![]() ![]() Travis grows to love Old Yeller, and they become great friends. ![]() Though Travis initially loathes the "rascal" and at first tries to get rid of it, the dog eventually proves his worth, saving the family on several occasions rescuing Arliss from a bear, Travis from a bunch of wild hogs, and Mama and their friend Lisbeth from a loafer wolf. ![]() The name has a double meaning: the fur color yellow pronounced as "yeller" and the fact that its bark sounds more like a human yell. When a " dingy yellow" dog comes for an unasked stay with the family, Travis reluctantly takes in the dog, which they name Old Yeller. In the late 1860s in the fictional town of Salt Licks, Texas, young Travis Coates has been working to take care of his family ranch with his mother and younger brother, Arliss, while his father goes off on a cattle drive. In 1957, Walt Disney released a film adaptation starring Tommy Kirk, Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, and Beverly Washburn. The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of the book's story. Old Yeller is a 1956 children's novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger. ![]()
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