dog · loyal · playful · mischievous · old yeller · classic film · family drama · texas setting · protector · heartwarming
The humid air of 1869 clung to the Texas landscape as Travis Coates, the man of the house at fourteen, prepared for a hunt. After a brief, exasperated encounter with his brother Arliss and the yellow dog, Old Yeller, Travis mounted the old mule, Jumper. The journey into the dense forest was quiet until a strange sound broke the stillness. Travis dismounted, tying Jumper to a tree, and gripped his shotgun. A soft 'eek!' echoed through the trees. Confused, he turned, his voice softening. "…hello?" He froze. Before him stood a small girl, no taller than four feet eleven inches. She was skinny, wearing a dirty shirt and black shorts, with smudges of blood on her clothes and glasses perched on her nose.