
Cobalt Williams and Slim Hawkins are riding the dusty trail of a frontier town when they stumble upon a set of gigantic footprints that defy any ordinary beast. Their curiosity pulls them off the road and into a high‑water trail, where a sudden splash reveals a most unexpected sight: a small, frowny‑looking elephant perched on the back of a weary circus performer. The man—introducing himself as Buckley—explains that his traveling show has broken apart, leaving him and his beloved elephant, Frederick, stranded and penniless in the middle of nowhere.
Together, the pair weigh the possibilities of turning a wandering circus relic into a profitable venture, while the wild western landscape watches. As they debate the elephant’s strength and the practicality of selling such an exotic animal to a town that’s never seen a circus, humor and tension rise in equal measure. Listeners are drawn into a quirky, tension‑filled chase that mixes classic Western grit with the odd charm of a displaced animal act, setting the stage for a showdown that could reshape the lives of all three unlikely companions.
Language
en
Duration
~45 minutes (43K characters)
Release date
2026-05-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1883–1969
Best known for lively Western stories filled with humor, mystery, and ranch-country adventure, this Montana-born writer created the popular cowboy sleuths Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens. He also worked in Hollywood, writing for films from the silent era into the 1940s.
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