Freedom Pen

Bein' mean ain't in nobody's blood.Reckon folks will argue that one until there’s no more moonshine on the moun- tains. But that’s not what my my uncle says about our new pups, Tonto and Silver. He wants me to train them to be fierce like their pop, Fury, a dogfighting champ. I’m sure hoping meanness ain’t in me. Still, what am I to do, with my sister begging me to figure a way to help Tonto and Silver out of this fighting business, while at the same time my...
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Bein' mean ain't in nobody's blood.Reckon folks will argue that one until there’s no more moonshine on the moun- tains. But that’s not what my my uncle says about our new pups, Tonto and Silver. He wants me to train them to be fierce like their pop, Fury, a dogfighting champ. I’m sure hoping meanness ain’t in me. Still, what am I to do, with my sister begging me to figure a way to help Tonto and Silver out of this fighting business, while at the same time my uncle’s telling me to tough it up, be a man, and get the job started? Will I end up the pups’ hero or someone I don’t want to be?