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Hank the Cowdog goes to the rescue as a wild, one-eyed horse creates havoc on the ranch but some of his outrageous stunts get him into more trouble than he bargained for.Tags
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Alas, my local library doesn't have a copy of the audio edition, so I had to check out their printed copy of The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse. While it was nice seeing more of the illustrations than the cover, I really missed Mr. Erickson's narration, the old-time background music, and the sound effects. I wish I could have heard Hank singing, 'Thank You, Lord, for Making Gals,' and Sally May singing 'A Fundamental Disagreement'.
Still, I got to laugh at Hank's misinterpretations of situations. (Yes, Hank, it was partially your fault that Sally May got hurt. If you'd heeded her warning, you wouldn't have been in her way -- even if her reaction would have gotten her in trouble with the SPCA.) Had to feel for Sally May -- that show more dedication was the least Mr. Erickson could do after what he put her through in this book. On the other hand, I didn't feel sorry for Pete the Barncat, even though I like cats more than I like dogs.
Little Alfred's cousins are nice girls (enjoyed Hank's remark about Little Alfred by way of contrast). I liked Grandma Loper as the Voice of Experience, especially the remark she made about her son, High. show less
Still, I got to laugh at Hank's misinterpretations of situations. (Yes, Hank, it was partially your fault that Sally May got hurt. If you'd heeded her warning, you wouldn't have been in her way -- even if her reaction would have gotten her in trouble with the SPCA.) Had to feel for Sally May -- that show more dedication was the least Mr. Erickson could do after what he put her through in this book. On the other hand, I didn't feel sorry for Pete the Barncat, even though I like cats more than I like dogs.
Little Alfred's cousins are nice girls (enjoyed Hank's remark about Little Alfred by way of contrast). I liked Grandma Loper as the Voice of Experience, especially the remark she made about her son, High. show less
Hank must defend the ranch against Tuerto, the one-eyed killer stud horse from the ranch next door. I love the part where Hank throws up on Sally Mae's shoe, just as Sally Mae is preparing for a visit from her mother-in-law.
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John Richard Erickson was born in Midland, Texas on October 20, 1943. In 1966, he received a B.A. degree from the University of Texas in Austin and studied for two years at Harvard Divinity School. He began to publish short stories while working full-time as a cowboy, farmhand, and ranch manager. In 1982, he started his own publishing company show more called Maverick Books, which published the first Hank the Cowdog book in 1983. He is the author of the best-selling Hank the Cowdog series, which won an Audie for Outstanding Children's Series from the Audio Publisher's Association in 1993. His stories have also won Oppenheimer, Wrangler, and Lamplighter Awards. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse
- Original publication date
- 1987
- People/Characters
- Hank the Cowdog (Head of Ranch Security); Drover (dog, Hank's little assistant); Tuerto the Killer Stud Horse (belongs to a neighbor but has strayed into the Loper home pasture); High Loper (ranch owner); Sally May Loper (High's wife); Little Alfred Loper (Sally May and High's son) (show all 10); Pete the Barncat; Grandma Loper; Amy (Little Alfred's cousin, has hair the color of a field of ripe wheat); Ashley (Little Alfred's cousin, younger than Amy, has eyes the color of the sky on a still afternoon in the fall)
- Important places
- Lopers' Ranch, Ochiltree County, Texas, USA
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to all the farm and ranch wives who have to put up with noisy kids, ornery husbands, and sorry dogs.
- First words
- It's me again, Hank the Cowdog.
- Quotations
- Those gals were quite a contrast to Alfred, the ornery little stinkpot, who was your typical three-year-old boy made of snails and rails and puppy dog tails, gunpowder, lizards, toad frogs, and a dash of alligator juice. [Han... (show all)k, chapter ten]
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And, fellers, when the girls are crying when they leave you, that's got to be a happy ending.
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