Retelling By: Mr. Arbaugh

 The main characters are Little Willy, Searchlight, Grandfather, Doc Smith, and Stone Fox. m/worksheets/coloring/images/dog_sle dding.gif

 The story takes place on Grandfather’s potato farm in Wyoming.  It also takes place in the city.  It is probably the 1950’s. arm.jpg

 In the beginning, Little Willy finds that his grandfather won’t get out of bed or talk.  Little Willy gets Doc Smith so she can find out what is wrong with grandfather.  Doc Smith says that grandfather doesn’t want to live anymore.  Little Willy figures out that grandfather owes a lot of taxes.

 The problem is that Little Willy must find a way to raise money so that they don’t lose the farm.  Little Willy tries to get a loan from the bank, but they won’t give it to him.  Little Willy doesn’t give up. He uses his college money to enter a dog sled race.  Stone Fox, an Indian, enters the race.

 Stone Fox always wins the races he is in.  Little Willy doesn’t care, and still enters the race.  Little Willy heard dogs barking and found Stone Fox’s dogs in a barn.  Stone Fox punches Little Willy in the eye because he thought Little Willy was trying to hurt his dogs.

 The problem is solved