The Case of the Night-Stalking Bone Monster
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The Case of the Night-Stalking Bone Monster is the 27th book in the Hank the Cowdog
book series.
s, later on Hank goes with Slim and High Loper to check the mail, Hank then tries to figure out what IRS means. Later on Hank tries to get scraps and Pete the local cat
tries to trick Hank into the giving him the food. Later on one of Hank's bones disappears. Later on Hank asks Drover if he knows where his bone, Drover says that a bone monster took it. Later on Hank tries digging through Sally May's garden, and he swears he saw the monster and describes it to Drover. Later on a truck comes up the road and in the back is the basset hound
Ralph who is a friend of Hank for a long time. Later on another truck comes up the road and in the back is the beagle
, Miss Scampers. While Miss Scampers is here Drover, Hank, and Ralph all fall in love with her. Later on when Ralph's owner is leaving and Ralph falls out of the back of the truck. It is then when the two turkey vulture
s Wallace and Junior come down and say they can fix Ralph up. Wallace says that there's no hope for Ralph when he wakes up, and says he's a chipmunk
and he's in love with a beaver
disguised as a beagle who is Miss Scampers. Later on Ralph goes back to normal and something scares the three dogs and sends them into hiding, they saw its the night-stalking bone monster. Hank and Ralph hide under a gunny sack, and Drover keeps watch. Drover tricks them into thinking that the monster is all around them. They then all go running, and they see yellow eyes all around them, they say that it smells like sausage. The next morning Hank finds Slim eating sausage, the book then ends.yep
Hank the Cowdog
Hank the Cowdog is series of humorous children's mystery novels, written by John R. Erickson and illustrated by Gerald L. Holmes.The series began in 1982 with a couple of short stories about the proud but bumbling Hank, the self-styled "Head of Ranch Security"...
book series.
Plot
Starts out with Hank spying on turkeyTurkey (bird)
A turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris. One species, Meleagris gallopavo, commonly known as the Wild Turkey, is native to the forests of North America. The domestic turkey is a descendant of this species...
s, later on Hank goes with Slim and High Loper to check the mail, Hank then tries to figure out what IRS means. Later on Hank tries to get scraps and Pete the local cat
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
tries to trick Hank into the giving him the food. Later on one of Hank's bones disappears. Later on Hank asks Drover if he knows where his bone, Drover says that a bone monster took it. Later on Hank tries digging through Sally May's garden, and he swears he saw the monster and describes it to Drover. Later on a truck comes up the road and in the back is the basset hound
Basset Hound
The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt rabbits and hare by scent. Their sense of smell for tracking is second only to that of the Bloodhound....
Ralph who is a friend of Hank for a long time. Later on another truck comes up the road and in the back is the beagle
Beagle
The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound, but smaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, and other game...
, Miss Scampers. While Miss Scampers is here Drover, Hank, and Ralph all fall in love with her. Later on when Ralph's owner is leaving and Ralph falls out of the back of the truck. It is then when the two turkey vulture
Turkey Vulture
The Turkey Vulture is a bird found throughout most of the Americas. It is also known in some North American regions as the Turkey Buzzard , and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John Crow or Carrion Crow...
s Wallace and Junior come down and say they can fix Ralph up. Wallace says that there's no hope for Ralph when he wakes up, and says he's a chipmunk
Chipmunk
Chipmunks are small striped squirrels native to North America and Asia. They are usually classed either as a single genus with three subgenera, or as three genera.-Etymology and taxonomy:...
and he's in love with a beaver
Beaver
The beaver is a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, North American Beaver and Eurasian Beaver . Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges . They are the second-largest rodent in the world...
disguised as a beagle who is Miss Scampers. Later on Ralph goes back to normal and something scares the three dogs and sends them into hiding, they saw its the night-stalking bone monster. Hank and Ralph hide under a gunny sack, and Drover keeps watch. Drover tricks them into thinking that the monster is all around them. They then all go running, and they see yellow eyes all around them, they say that it smells like sausage. The next morning Hank finds Slim eating sausage, the book then ends.yep
Major characters
- Hank- Head of Ranch Security
- Drover- Hank's assistant
- Pete- barncat
- Ralph- basset hound
- Miss Scampers- beagle
- Slim Chance- ranch-hand
- Wallace- turkey vulture
- Junior- turkey vulture, son of Wallace