Little Otter and Talking Wren

By Ron Mueller

Talking Wren was in one of her unusual quiet moments. She had just pulled Little Otter to safety. She suddenly realized that Broken Spear, the seer of the other had warned her and told her where she should stand at this precise moment.

An eagle let out a cry. She looked at Taelo and saw him nod. He had made sure s

• Language: English
• Publisher: Around the World Publishing LLC
• Release date: Jun 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781682232187

Ron Mueller

About the Author Ronald E. Mueller [e-mail] Ron grew up in what is now Flint River State Park in Southeast Iowa. The 170-year-old house Ron lived in is built into a hillside. It faces a 125-foot-high cliff towering over the little Flint River. The house and the land talked to him about; the passing of time, the struggle to conquer the land, the struggles people faced and the wonder of nature. He climbed the cliffs, crawled into the caves, dove from the swimming rock, collected clams from the bottom of the pond, gigged and skinned frogs for their legs. He trapped muskrats for fur, hunted raccoon in the dead of night, and with only a stick hunted rabbits in the dead of winter. His young life was outdoors, and nature tested him. He walked to a one room stone schoolhouse uphill both ways. A stern but warm-hearted teacher, Mrs. Henry was instrumental in shaping his character as she shepherded him from the fourth to the eighth grade. A Montessori before its time. It was a great way to grow up. His experiences inter-twined with snippets of fantasy lend themselves to the adventures he leads the reader through.

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Little Otter and Talking Wren

By: Ron Mueller

Around the World Publishing LLC

4914 Cooper Road Suite 144

Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-9998

This story is a work of fiction.  Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.  Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

A Taelo Story: Little Otter and Talking Wren

by Ron Mueller Copyright © 2019, © 2021

All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction, in whole or in part in any form.

ISBN 13: 978-1-68223-218-7

ISBN 10: 1-68223-218-2

Distribution By: Ingram

Cover Design: By: Ron Mueller

Cover Picture By: Hien Mueller

Dedicated to the odd but lifelong couple.

Little Otter and Talking Wren

Talking Wren had informed her parents of her desire to be part of the long hunt team.  They at first questioned her desire but they knew that her two friends had chosen to be on the hunt team.  Talking Wren listened as each of her parents gave their version of approval.

Her mother focused on being careful and being safe.

Her father spent time with giving her hunting tips and showing her how to use a spear.

He was Impressed when she showed him the spear made by Taelo, Golden Hawk and Burley Bear.  He commented on both its good balance, the quality of the wood and its beauty.  He said that such attention to detail and the fact that the three were looking out for her was a good sign.

His comments seemed to help her mother accept the hunting arrangement.  Her mother gave her a large sleeping hide and a soft