Hobbes and Sam: The Adventures of Two Friends

By Rick Taylor

A very small dog and a very large cat meet by accident and become close friends thanks to the dog's fearlessness and her willingness to accept the cat as a friend. They care for each other while working as a team to protect each other and the human family with whom they live.

Their adventures expose them to the dangers of the forest, where they help a turtle and chase away a coyote which was about to attack the rabbit. Later when Sam and her family go camping, Sam becomes a hero by rescuing a small boy lost in the woods. At home Sam and Hobbes carry out a plat to stop a neighborhood burglar who breaks into their house.

Hobbes and Sam entertains young children and teaches them the importance of friendship,
loyalty and courage. It can be read by children, or read by the parents of children too young to read.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 17, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493184378

Rick Taylor

Author Rick Taylor grew up in the East End of Pittsburgh and graduated from Denison University, where he majored in English with an emphasis on writing. He authored several short stories before and after transitioning to writing legal briefs following his graduation from Pitt Law School. But the writing bug never left him. He has published several collections of poetry and a novel, Curse of the Klondike. Ida Mae and Her Passage to Chautauqua is his second novel. For more information, please visit: www.readricktaylor.com

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Copyright © 2014 by Rick Taylor. 553040

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014904824

ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4931-8435-4

EBook 978-1-4931-8437-8

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

Rev. date: 03/10/2014

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Contents

SAM MEETS HOBBES

SAM AND HOBBES GO EXPLORING

THE CAMPING TRIP

THE BURGLAR

SAM MEETS HOBBES

Sam was a little tan colored Chihuahua. She lived in the country with Mr. and Mrs. Tyler. There was a large yard, a garden, and also a forest which Sam liked to explore.

Sam was only about half as big as a cat, but she thought she was a big fierce dog. She was a fearless little dog who would challenge much larger dogs and other animals when they came onto the Tyler property. More than once Mr. or Mrs. Tyler had had to come to the rescue when Sam was about to fight with a large dog.

The Tylers had a large garden with many different vegetables. One fine summer morning after the Tylers had gone to the city, Sam went out to the garden. Although she did not like vegetables, she knew her owners liked them. She decided to make it her job to keep rabbits and other animals