There’s nothing quite so funny as a Cornfield. Especially a Cornfield living on Coaley Creek. With more cut up, back talk, and dander raising than you can wag a dog at, Teed Cornfield and the rest of the Coaley Creek crowd are once more dashing full tilt into all sorts of mischief and adventure. This fourth in a series about life in the Appalachian Mountains will tickle you funny till your ears turn red.

You will learn that treating tapeworms, while none too savory, requires no more than a chunk of fat meat, a strong pair of pliers, and a sturdy grip. Extracting a stubborn tree stump, however, is a more delicate operation, requiring shovel, sweat, and as much high explosive as can be obtained without notice by the grown-ups. Other humorous short stories tell of cowboy wanna-bes, cold snaps, rascally roosters, a hunting dog that won’t hunt, a 160-year-old box turtle, and more.