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    Born Trouble
    Born Trouble
    Born Trouble
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    Born Trouble

    By Michael Allender

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    The 3d in a series of 14 short stories by Abbie Joules as she recounts the exploits of her and her brother, Bendigo, growing up on a farm in east Texas in the late 40's. A cow called Two-Banger goes missing, again, and this time it is young Abbie who is sent to retrieve her. Along the way Abbie discovers a nest of baby raccoons in a hollow tree, and unable to resist, she climbs into the tree only to find herself ensnared as the night comes on. Finally discovered by her brother, he and his father go to great and heroic lengths to free her. What would you have done?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Allender
    Release dateJan 22, 2014
    ISBN9781311946584
    Born Trouble
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    Michael Allender

    I was born in Dalhart, Texas, received degrees at Texas A&M in Wildlife Science and Psychology, and did post graduate work at Utah State in ethology. I worked as a professional photographer and wildlife artist, and authored "The Guadalupe Mountains Of Texas", published by the University of Texas Press, a coffee table book of a west Texas national park. I then worked for 25 years as a wood craftsman and entrepreneur. I currently live in Redmond, Oregon, and avail myself of every opportunity to paddle the wild rivers of the Pacific Northwest, from California to northern Canada and Alaska.

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      Born Trouble - Michael Allender

      BORN TROUBLE

      by

      Michael Allender

      Copyright 2014 Michael Allender

      Smashwords Edition

      (The third in a series of fourteen stories)

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Born Trouble

      (Story # 3)

      Two-banger is missing again.

      The purple-blue comforter of dusk is settling over our southeast Texas farm. The burgundy blooms of wine cups have folded their petals, and the lemon scented flowers of magnolias, just beginning to open, perfume the evening air. Tentative trills carry up from the stock pond, announcing the start of a lusty mating orgy of peepers. It's a languid time when regularly spaced bzzeerps from overhead draw the eye to the erratic flight of common nighthawks.

      Dad has finished milking most of our cows, with only two others waiting for their turn at relief and feed, their tails switching rhythmically at flies. We should be

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