The Lady and The Goats

By Dennis deFreitas

Do goats and humans have similar qualities? This short story fictionalizes some historical figures during the California gold rush and compares some actions to a herd of goats. Goats and humans are more similar than we think. Of course, we can't talk to goats, but we can observe them. After becoming annoyed with people Jacqueline (The Lady) decided to bring in goats. Goats from all over the world. She watched closely as her goats interacted but she couldn't see what happened to them as they passed over the hill

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dennis deFreitas
• Release date: Jul 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005553548

Dennis deFreitas

Dennis de Frietas isn't an author. He's a retired guy that writes things for his own pleasure. Much of what I write is based on life experiences that I convert to fiction. Originally from Portland, Oregon after graduating from Portland State University, I began my carrier with Procter & Gamble in various positions in Customer Business Development. Those responsibilities included far-reaching thigs like helping to start a new business adventure into Hospital Operating Rooms to dealing with State Governments ensuring they provide our products on their formularies and working with associations that lobby to allow us to compete in the marketplace.

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THE LADY AND THE GOATS

A SHORT STORY

By

Dennis de Freitas

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Published by Dennis de Freitas at Smashwords

ISBN: 9781005553548

© 2020 Dennis de Freitas, All rights reserved.

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For Mom

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The snowcapped Sierra Mountain peaks generated a majestic backdrop for the foothills below. To the west, the valley farmlands meandered from the base of the Siskiyou Mountains to the Tehachapi’s over four hundred miles to the south. Those golden foothills, lit by the summer sun, slumbered peacefully after shedding their green spring coat. To non-Californians, the hills were merely brown, but not to locals. To them, they were golden. But few tourists ventured into this far northeast corner of the Central Valley, so the secret that they weren't really gold was safe. And that was true even in the great gold rush of 1849 when Henry Comstock first obtained land there, trading it for a nonproductive gold claim up in the hills.

There were only a few farms in the area. Now owned by the Lady, Henry's land had magnificent views. She wasn't a