Where the Red Fern Grows
What was the outcome of Billy’s efforts?
Chapters 8-9
Chapters 8-9
Billy chops the tree, and by afternoon he has terrible blisters. He wants to give up, but he prays to God to give him the strength to finish the job. A breeze blows and the tree topples. The coon runs out and Little Ann grabs the coon, which viciously attacks her. Old Dan helps her, and the coon is soon dead. Billy returns home triumphantly. He tells Papa about the wind and how it only hit the big tree. He believes God helped him again.