A young mountain boy's high-jumping mule proves its worth on a stormy night ride to fetch a doctor.

Holidays in No-End Hollow

by May Justus

Published 1 January 1970
Four short stories tell how Thanksgiving, Christmas, a housewarming, and a school's birthday are celebrated in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains.

Eben and the Rattlesnake

by May Justus

Published 1 January 1969
The hoe used to kill the rattler swelled to the size of a giant log from the snake's poison and it became downright tiresome telling the story to people who came to see the corn crib built from it.