![]() Staring wide-eyed, Mama gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. "Look!" I said, pointing at the red fern. "What is it, Billy?" Mama asked, in a scared voice. Close behind her came Papa and my sisters. Holding her long skirt in her hand and with a frightened look on her face, Mama came puffing up the hillside. "I'm all right, Mama," I shouted, "but hurry. In a frightened voice, she shouted back, "What is it, Billy? Are you all right?" "Come here! And hurry! You won't believe it." Remembering the meaning of the legend, I turned and started hollering for Mama. The story went on to say that only an angel could plant the seeds of a red fern, and that they never died where one grew, that spot was sacred. In the spring, when they were found, a beautiful red fern had grown up between their two bodies. How a little Indian boy and girl were lost in a blizzard and had frozen to death. I had heard the old Indian legend about the red fern. It was fully two feet tall and its long red leaves had reached out in rainbow arches curved over the graves of my dogs. There between the graves, a beautiful red fern had sprung up from the rich mountain soil. ![]() When I walked up close enough to see what it was, I sucked in a mouthful of air and stopped. i took out my knife, intending to cut it down. It made me angry to think that an old bush would dare grow so close to the graves. It looked like a wild bush had grown up and practically covered the two little mounds. Nearing the graves, I saw something different. "Papa, would you mind waiting a few minutes?" I asked. ![]() He was in high spirits as we carried the furniture out to our wagon.Īfter the last item was stored in the wagon, Papa helped Mama to the spring seat and we were ready to go. He didn't have that whipped look on his face any more. She had a glow in her eyes I had never seen before and it made me feel good. I could hear her laughing and joking with my sisters as they packed things. Mama seemed to be the happiest one of all. THE DAY WE moved I thought everyone would be sad, but it was just the opposite. The Coldwell Banker System fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.THE FOLLOWING SPRING WE LEFT THE OZARKS. The Coldwell Banker® System is comprised of company owned offices which are owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Advisors LLC and franchised offices which are independently owned and operated. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker logos are trademarks of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker. Operating in the state of New York as GR Affinity, LLC in lieu of the legal name Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC. You are not required to use Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC as a condition of purchase or sale of any real estate. Learn more!Ĭoldwell Banker Realty and Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC share common ownership and because of this relationship the brokerage may receive a financial or other benefit. Protect your home and budget with an American Home Shield® home warranty. Finally, make a left onto Red Fern and the home will be on your right. Follow the road named Foxchase Way until you reach a roundabout. Then, make a left into the Fox Valley subdivision. Driving Directions: First take Hwy 85 and head west on P.J.Exterior Features: Fenced Lot-Part, Rain Gutter, Sprinkler System.Appliances: Auto Garage Door Opn, Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Security System, Smoke Detector, Smooth Stovetop Rnge, Stove/Oven Electric.Interior Features: Breakfast Bar, Ceiling Cathedral, Ceiling Crwn Molding, Ceiling Tray/Cofferd, Fireplace, Floor Tile, Floor Vinyl, Newly Painted, Pantry, Washer/Dryer Hookup, Window Treatmnt Some.Rooms/Areas: Bedroom, Dining Room, Kitchen, Laundry, Master Bathroom, Master Bedroom.
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