1. Written by John Reynolds Gardner
Stone Fox
Written by
John Reynolds Gardner

2. Story Elements Setting Characters Problem/Conflict Solution/Climax
Point of View

3. Setting
Potato Farm
State of Wyoming
Teton Mountains
Snowy and Cold

4. Characters Little Willy ~ Searchlight ~ 10 year old boy
Determined, responsible, and respectful
Cares for his family
Demonstrates perseverance
Searchlight ~
Little Willy’s dog
Loyal

5. Characters Grandpa ~ Stone Fox ~ Potato farmer Became sick
Owes $500 in back taxes
Lost his will to live
Stone Fox ~
Shoshone Indian
Giant of a man
Shows no emotion/is disrespectful
Shows respect
Shows generosity

6. Problem/Conflict Little Willy’s grandfather is sick.
Little Willy’s grandfather owes $500 in taxes. If it is not paid he will lose the farm.

7. Problem/Conflict
Little Willy must compete against Stone Fox and his team of Samoyeds, who have never lost a race. 
  Searchlight collapses and dies just before the finish line.

8. Solution/Climax
Ten-year-old Little Willie will not be stopped.  He is determined to keep the farm going and give Grandfather a reason to live.
With the help of Searchlight, his sled dog, they plow and harvest the potato crop, but it still isn’t enough. 

9. Solution/Climax
Little Willie enters a sled dog race to win the prize money to save the farm and Grandfather.
Stone Fox stops the other racers from crossing the line and Little Willy carries Searchlight across the finish to win the race.

10. Point of View
How does the point of view of Stone Fox change from the beginning of the story?
Who was the hero of the story? Explain your opinion.
Little Willy
Stone Fox
Searchlight