"Yep," Finn mumbled to himself. Not quite upon the bedlam, like a pair of Latin maracas at an all night party, the snake's rattle could be heard loud and clear. Good at their jobs, giving the rattler a wide berth, King and Bo had the few cows too indifferent to do more than give the snake a dirty look, moving away from striking distance. Truth was around this part of the country more dogs than cows got bit by snakes, and the last thing Finn wanted was for either of the dogs to get bitten.
"That'll do, Bo. That'll do, King." Like the well-trained cattle dogs they were, the two quit and hurried to Finn's side. At least real life wasn't like an old cowboy movie. He'd be able to shoot the hissing thing from where he stood and the worst that would happen is a dirty-cow-look would be flashed in his direction. The stampede of cattle because of a gun shot in the distance was all Hollywood hooey.
Not wasting time, he brought up the rifle, took aim at the angry reptile, and fired. Still squirming and wiggling, like a fish out of water, the snake hit the ground hard.
His eyes on the intruder Finn called over his shoulder, “Hey Sam, bring me that shovel.”
Shovel in hand, Sam ran up to him. "Nice shot!"
"Lets get his head chopped off and buried before one of the dogs tries to play with him and gets bit.”
With a nod Sam took off a few feet to where the rattler had finally stopped moving.
Turning toward where his dad and aunt watched the excitement, Finn did a double take. Off in the distance a gray shadow streaked across the pasture. A suspiciously four legged furry shadow.
"Oh, man. Fourteen buttons on the tail." Sam shook his head. "This guy must have really made some noise. Just thinking about it makes my hair stand on end."
Finn nodded. He felt the same way, except the shiver going up his back didn't have a blessed thing to do with the rattler.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty - Epilogue
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