Reading a Novel While Shucking Corn

As a youngster, I used to love to read books, especially ones about adventure or animals. I was about in the sixth grade when I came across a book titled “Smokey, The Cow Horse.” I could usually read a short novel in one or two days, but I had already read most of the smaller books. This particular book came from a higher shelf of our small library and it was about 500 pages. When I started…