Project Gutenberg 2010-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 174 Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir 1860 1943 Roberts, Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir Roberts, Sir Charles G. D. 16023022 The Secret Trails The black boar of Lonesome Water -- The dog that saved the bridge -- The calling of the lop-horned bull -- The aigrette -- The cabin in the flood -- The brothers of the yoke -- The trailers -- Cock-crow -- The ledge on Bald Face -- The morning of the silver frost. Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Secret Trails" by Charles G. D. Roberts is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives within the book likely delve into encounters with nature and wildlife, exploring themes of adventure and survival through the eyes of various characters, including a black boar and woodsmen." The opening of this collection introduces "The Black Boar of Lonesome Water," where we meet the inhabitants of a remote village grappling with the realization that their livestock are inferior compared to those in surrounding areas. Morgan Fluellyn, the hog reeve, is tasked with improving the pig breed and ends up purchasing a challenging and rebellious black Berkshire boar. The story unfolds humorously as Fluellyn contends with the obstinate creature, leading to a series of comedic misadventures, including a dramatic tussle between man and beast that leaves Fluellyn injured and the boar escaping into the wilderness. The narrative sets the tone for the collection with its blend of humor, rural life, and interactions with nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Animals -- Anecdotes QL Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 270500 2025-07-14T06:35:32.795124 text/html 271079 2021-01-07T06:36:22 text/html 1239822 2025-07-14T06:35:38.613068 application/epub+zip 1240244 2025-07-14T06:35:34.706119 application/epub+zip 181134 2025-07-14T06:35:33.526112 application/epub+zip 1372001 2025-07-14T06:35:41.563048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1342419 2025-07-14T06:35:37.804086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261208 2022-09-15T15:49:10.967729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243731 2025-07-14T06:35:32.299102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243529 2021-01-07T06:36:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243520 2021-01-07T06:36:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21671 2025-07-14T06:35:41.691056 application/rdf+xml 11611 2025-07-14T06:35:34.014092 image/jpeg 3092 2025-07-14T06:35:33.771085 image/jpeg 95077 2021-01-07T06:36:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 1160292 2021-01-07T06:36:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 95054 2021-01-07T06:36:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 1227536 2025-07-14T06:35:32.841156 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia