Shadow the Sheepdog

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Two sheepdogs cross in and out of the passing shadows. The clouds drift over the hill with a storm.

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Here is The Ninth Holiday Book version of the same story illustrated by 'Leo'.I really like the illustrations in this slightly later version. Wzruszająca opowieść (chociaż bez fabuły) o życiu na farmie z perspektywy psa. Bardzo dobrze opisane etapy nauki do przygotowania do życia przy pilnowaniu owiec szczeniaka o imieniu "Shadow". Cudowny psiak i bardzo inteligentny, od razu przypada do serca każdemu miłośnikowi zwierząt. Carnival 2 Armada 1 Collins 1 Curled up 1 Harpercollins publishers limited 1 Shadow 1 The crowood press ltd 1 The friday project 1 Walker books 1 My boys (6&3) absolutely loved this one! A 1952 version of the book was being passed around my wider family and all the nieces and nephews ended up talking like dogs when recounting the tales and adventures of Johnny and Shadow. Two sheepdogs cross in and out of the passing shadows. The clouds drift over the hill with a storm : Richard Long, Lisson Publications, Summer 1971Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 4to; hbk - picture boards with blue cloth spine; boards worn; especially at corners and very rubbed at edges; binding slightly loose; contains a shortened Blyton story - Shadow the Sheepdog' story & Pamela Brown - Toby takes a vow, amongst others; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. There is no plot to this story; every chapter is about what Shadow got up to that particular day. Towards the end of the book, the farm is struggling financially, and an American asks if he can buy Shadow, as he's just seen him winning at the trials. Enid I think wrote this in the book, so that the reader would be genuinely upset, and rather alarmed that the farmer could even consider selling such a wonderful dog. You can't put a price on the love that a dog gives you so unconditionally, but Enid does put a price on this, and I'm happy to say, that Shadow doesn't get sold. An unfortunate accident happens, that temporarily blinds Shadow, but the dog soon recovers, and stays with the family, where he rightly belongs. Johnny called the dog Shadow, as he was constantly by his side. He trained the puppy himself, and Shadow also learnt many ways from the other dogs on the farm. There was Jessie; she guarded the house and the yard. Tinker, Rafe, and Dandy were all sheep dogs. Bob was a mongrel, but still worked the sheep, and belonged to Andy the shepherd.

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A typical Blyton story with lots of adventures full of life lessons and values for young readers (and probably a few older readers also) to learn such as being honest, respectful, working hard to achieve your goals, the strong bonds of friendship, and being humble. Often think of it especially if i see a w Welsh Collie dog. Thought the book would have been long forgotten by people According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.

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As the title states, this story is about Shadow, a sheep dog, born on the farm from one of the other sheep dogs. Her name was Jessie and she had three pups, two were sold, and the third was also sold, but kept returning to the farm, and so the son of the farmer, a boy called Johnny was allowed to keep the pup, providing the dog worked for his living, as did the other dogs on the farm.