Cottonmouth Creek by Ben Nussbaum

Author:Ben Nussbaum
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Published: 2019-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

against a tree.

“I think I can do this,” she muttered.

Another step, then another, then

another. She felt a wave of nausea

again, but this one she could not ght

back. She leaned on her walking stick

and threw up. She stumbled a few

more steps, and then the stick snapped

in two, throwing Samantha face down

on the ground.

For the rst time in her ordeal,

Samantha started to cry.

That’s when she heard the bark.

It was far away and hard to hear, but

it was denitely a bark.

After a few seconds, she heard

another one. Then, a third.

The barks seemed to be

getting closer.

That’s Hickory, she thought. I hope

he brought help!

Now, she could hear the dog

approaching, tearing through bushes

and barking the whole time. She lifted

her head and saw him bounding toward

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