Old Yeller Old Yeller Old Yeller is a 1956 children's novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger. It received a Newbery Honor in 1957. The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of the book's story. In 1957, Walt Disney released a film adaptation starring Tommy Kirk, Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, and Beverly Washburn. In the late 1860s in Texas, young Travis Coates has been left to take care of his family ranch with his mother and younger brother, Arliss, while his father goes off on a cattle
The dog who carries his master’s dinner round his neck The dog who carries his master’s dinner round his neck The dog who carries his master’s dinner round his neck is one of La Fontaine's Fables (VIII/7) published in 1678. A story of relatively recent origin then, it was directed against city authorities who defrauded the public funds. The fable concerns a dog who has been taught to control its appetite when delivering its master’s dinner while he is at work. It defends its load when attacked by another dog but, when other dogs join the fight, proposes that they share in the spoil and seizes a large piece for