The Old Yeller Edition
“Now the thing to do,” [Pa] went on, “is to try to forget it and go on being a man.”
“How?” I asked. “How can you forget a thing like that?”
He studied me for a moment, then shook his head. “I guess I don’t quite mean that,” he said. “It’s not a thing you can forget. I don’t guess it’s a thing you ought to forget. What I mean is, things like that happen. They may seem cruel and unfair, but that’s how life is a part of the time.
“But that isn’t the only way life is. A part of the time, it’s mighty good. And a man can’t afford to waste all the good part, worrying about the bad parts. That makes it all bad…You understand?”
“Yessir,” I said. And I did understand.
HT Suzanne, who talked about listening to this book on CD and who inspired us to do the same. Great book; great narrator; great (if difficult) theme for us all.
We are listening to an audio book now and all the children miss my reading. I miss it, too, except… well, I can't read AND drive. That is the one bonus of audio books. Happily, we don't drive so far or so often that audio books need be a regular part of our read-aloud diet. 🙂
We're nearly done listening to Hans Brinker, which has very little plot. I think it was written by the Holland Tourism Board. 🙂 After that, I just might give Old Yeller a go. I'm pretty sure we have a copy sitting on the shelf.
We love good audio books. Thank you for this.
Now I really need to get the van CD player fixed. You know those 3 year olds who LOVE to put pennies into the CD slot? Yes we all have at least one 🙂
i needed this today…thank you, dear margaret.
and i love george's squeaky pony!
once upon a time i had a little boy who loved his pony…
*sigh*
that was many long years ago though.
thanks for posting this, especially today. It's just . . .well, too much to into in the combox. So thanks. 🙂