Winnie and Thunderose: An Illustrated Story About Friendship

By Herman Franck Esq.

Winnie asks,
"How many stars
are there?
Thunderose answers,
"What matters is not
how many stars are
in the heavens, but
whether you are a star
here on earth

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Feb 14, 2011
• ISBN: 9781426956485

Herman Franck Esq.

Herman Franck, Esq. is a Sacramento based trial attorney with his own law office, Franck & Associates. See www.entrepreneure-center.net for more information about his law practice. He is the author of 23 books, more coming...

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The series of story illustrations are by Maria Byerley [used with permission]. See www.mariabyerley.ming.com for more information or email her at [e-mail]

From the urban city to its suburban south, to ranch land from old ages, there is a place known as the Double QT Ranch.

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In the horse running corral, two colts, Winnie and Thunderose, run in circles. They stop to face each other, roll over from side to side, kicking up dirt in the process. They get back up and shake the dirt off like dogs shake off water.

Two children of the ranch, Randy and Paula, watch as Winnie and Thunderose continue in their playful rollings, prancings, runnings, and neighing.

Randy and Paula walk over and open the gate. They enter the corral and shoo Winnie and Thunderose out.

Winnie and Thunderose run at top speed out of the corral into the open land, the back fifty of dry wooded acres. They have done this many times before.

Over the streams, up the hill, they spray on the raw land at hyper speed, turning to dodge trees and bushes, each trying to beat the other up the hills, as though their lives depended on it.

After another big day, Winnie and Thunderose are in the calm of their stalls in the feeding barn, munching on oats and hay softened with water.

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It is evening. They look out the window at the stars twinkling above. One of the stars exactly matches the white splotch on Thunderose’s forehead. It is a bright white, almost rose looking splotch, which inspired the name Thunderose. A rose made of white lightning and thunder.

Winnie asks,

How many stars are there?

Thunderose answers,

What matters is not how many stars are in the heavens, but whether you are a star here on earth.

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One year later, at the food barn, Randy and Paula open a cabinet that has keys and clipboards. There is a phone. It rings. The boy answers.

It’s a phone call from the feed store just down the road.

The overweight accounts receivable manager is on the phone.

The manager says,

"It’s the feed