What was the cave called where Billy spent the night?
Robber’s Cave
What words did Grandpa not want to hear Billy say?
What words did Grandpa not want to hear Billy say? That he gives up. 14. What did Mama make out of Billy’s first coon hide?
Why did Billy stop and wait at the campground?
What did Billy do at that campground, and what decision did he make? He stopped to think and to let the pups run about. He decided it would be best to tell the truth about his pups.
What did Billy call the tree that the dogs chased the raccoon up?
What did Billy call the tree that his dogs chased the raccoon up? The Big Tree.
What bargain does Billy make with little Ann and old?
Billy accepts the reasonable deal. He doesn’t know this plan will be useful the very first night he hunts. The family sees Billy off as he, Old Dan, and Little Ann go into the woods to hunt ringtail raccoon for the first time. Billy is confident they will bring back a coon to hang on the side of the smokehouse.
Why did Billy refuse to let his father help him cut down the tree?
On the first night, his dogs tree a coon in the biggest tree imaginable. Billy has always admired the “big tree” of the bottoms; it is gigantic, so he decides he won’t be able to cut it down. He becomes determined to cut it down, because he told his dogs that if they could tree a coon he would take care of the rest.
Why does Billy not want to kill the ghost raccoon?
The ghost coon then escapes up a tree. Billy climbs the tree but, when the injured coon cries out, knowing that it is about to be killed, Billy cannot bring himself to do it. He believes that a coon that has such a reputation and has lived such a long life does not deserve to die.
What happened to Little Ann after old Dan died?
The dogs manage to save Billy by killing the mountain lion, but Old Dan later dies of his injuries. Over the next few days, Little Ann loses the will to live and finally dies of grief atop Old Dan’s grave, leaving Billy heartbroken.
What promise did Billy make to the lantern?
Billy is so thankful for his lantern. He promises to keep it clean and rust-free forever. He goes home and does not mention any of what happened to his parents. He does not want to worry them.
How did Billy save little Ann?
When he no longer hears the bark of Little Ann, his blood freezes. Billy realizes he can curve the lantern handle into a hook and fish Little Ann out of the river with a long stick. He saves her. When he goes home, he thinks about the lantern handle that fell as he prayed.
What happens to little Ann?
Little Ann only has her shoulder wound, but Old Dan is hurt all over. Billy cries, and uses the dog’s blood to make mud which he uses to fill up the deep cuts long enough to get the dog home. She dies too, and he buries her next to Old Dan. Billy is heartbroken; he says that God is not fair.
What did little Ann do every night?
A Partner to Her Boy and Old Dan Of all the traits that Little Ann has, her greatest is her devotion to the men in her life, Billy and Old Dan. Billy discovers this when he sees that Little Ann spent the night sleeping by Old Dan’s side as he protects the tree where their first raccoon hides.
Why did Billy enter Little Ann instead of old Dan in the beauty contest?
When he gets back to their tent, his grandpa tells him the hunt is holding a best-looking hound contest in the morning. Billy decides to enter Little Ann, because Old Dan has too many scars from tangling with coons.
What is the difference between Old Dan and Little Ann?
Little Ann is one of Billy’s red bone coonhounds. She is smaller but smarter than Old Dan. She is a beautiful hound, and will not stop hunting until she knows exactly where the coon is hiding. For a hound, she is extremely playful.