Tony Beaver, Lumberjack
Long ago, there lived a family called the Beavers. There was Paw and Maw Beaver. They named their children Tony, Betsy, and Molly. The family had a tiny log cabin deep in the mountains of West Virginia.
Each day, Paw gave Tony a chore to do.
“Go on and chop down a tree. Maw needs some wood to build a fire.”
Now, the one chore Tony enjoyed most was chopping trees. So, he picked up his ax and walked on a path to a wooded area. His little sisters tagged along. There, Tony chopped down a hickory tree. He did it with just a few mighty swings! After, he and his sisters hauled the wood back to the cabin.
One day, Tony went to the town of Turtle Cove. There, he spotted the best lumberjack around. His name was Big Bill Simpson. Big Bill was having a tree-chopping contest that day. He was giving an award for the mountaineer who could chop faster than him.
Tony loved the idea of contests. So, he decided to enter. When his name was called, he sauntered over to an ax and then strolled to the tree.
Big Bill shouted, “On your mark, get set, chop!”
Whack, whack, whack! Tony got into a fast-paced rhythm. It was like the beat of a drum. He was so fast that he chopped that ol’ hickory tree into matchsticks! It only took him a minute! He won the contest easily.
From that day forward, Tony never stopped chopping down trees. Soon, he started his own lumberjack business along the banks of the Eel River.
Over time, Tony perfected his skills. He was known as the best lumberjack in the land. Tony’s fame entitled him, or gave him the right, to be proud. He definitely deserved it!
People were amazed that he could chop down so many trees so fast. On the back swing, he cut down the tree behind him. On the down swing, he chopped down the tree in front of him. When Tony got bored, he set his ax down. With one mighty yank, he pulled out a tree by its roots!
Even to this day, Tony Beaver is famous. He is the best mountaineer to ever live in the hills of West Virginia.
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