old dan died first in where the red fern grows.
old dan died first in where the red fern grows.
which dog dies first in where the red fern grows?
old dan
on the final night of the coonhunt, a blizzard blows up. dan and ann tree one coon and are on the way to another one when grandpa trips and sprains his ankle. nobody notices as they chase after the dogs. dan and ann have three raccoons up a single tree. just then, billy notices that grandpa is missing. he calls the dogs off the coons, even though papa tells him it's impossible, and sends them to find grandpa and they succeed. the next day is the awards ceremony. mr. kyle is given the prize, but he gives it to billy instead, saying that he earned it but not to get too cocky because he and his walkers were going to whip billy and his redbones next year. not long after the championship hunt, billy is out hunting with dan and ann when they start barking up a cliff. a mountain lion jumps off and the dogs attack him before he can get to billy. during the fight, billy manages to get out his hatchet and kill the lion, but not before it mortally injures old dan. billy carries dan home but he dies on the kitchen table. they bury him down by the river. after dan's death, little ann loses the will to live and dies on his grave a couple of weeks later. billy buries her beside him. billy's parents decide to use the prize money from the coonhunt to move the whole family to tulsa to operate a store. on the day they're leaving, billy walks down by the river to dan and ann's graves. a red fern, which according to american indian legend can only be planted by an angel, is growing between the two and billy calls the family down to see it. seeing the red fern satisfies billy that what happened is for the best and he goes to tulsa with his family.
where the red fern grows (1974 film)
in 1992, a sequel entitled "where the red fern grows: part two" (alternately titled "where the red fern grows 2: the homecoming") was released by mccullough family media, inc. and red fern ii ltd. in it, billy returns home as a veteran from world war ii, bitter and sad at having lost a leg. his ailing grandfather gives him two new puppies which he is reluctant to accept, but his sister sarah convinces him to do so. later, he befriends a neighbor boy named wilson. the film starred wilford brimley, doug mckeon, chad mcqueen and lisa whelchel.









































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where the red fern grows (1974 film)