
The Black Fawn
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The Black Fawn
by Jim Kjelgaard
To my wife - because, in twenty years together, the longest days I've ever spent were those when we were not together
The Black Fawn
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A shy, newly orphaned teenager steps off a rattling bus and into the sprawling Bennett farm, clutching a bundle of rags as his only possession. The evening shadows stretch long over the fields, mirroring Bud’s own doubts as he tries to hide his fear behind a rehearsed mantra. At the kitchen table, Gram’s gentle coaxing offers a fragile lifeline, while Gramps’s booming voice makes clear that this new world demands toughness.
As Bud navigates the rhythm of farm life—cattle grazing, horses watching, pigs snorting—he wrestles with the pressure to appear brave in a place where weakness is quickly spotted. The old farmhouse, with its back door that leads straight into work, becomes both a sanctuary and a test of his resolve. In the days ahead, Bud must decide whether to let his hidden anxieties define him or to find the courage needed to belong among the Bennetts.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (234K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Ross Cooling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net
Release date
2011-03-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1910–1959
Best known for stories where kids, dogs, and the outdoors are inseparable, this mid-century American writer brought wilderness adventure to generations of young readers. His most famous novel, Big Red, became a Disney film after his death.
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