The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob
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The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob is the seventh in the Hank the Cowdog
Hank the Cowdog
Hank the Cowdog is series of humorous children's mystery novels, written by John R. Erickson and illustrated by Gerald L. Holmes.The series began in 1982 with a couple of short stories about the proud but bumbling Hank, the self-styled "Head of Ranch Security"...

 series of children's novels by John R. Erickson
John R. Erickson
John R. Erickson is an American cowboy and author, best known for his classic children’s series, Hank the Cowdog.Erickson has written and published 75 books and more than 500 articles, and is best known as the author of the Hank the Cowdog books, audio-books, and stage plays...

. It is preceded by Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie is the sixth book in the Hank the Cowdog series of children's novels by John R. Erickson. It is preceded by Faded Love and followed by The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob....

and followed by The Case of the One-eyed Killer Stud Horse
The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse
The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse is the eighth book in the Hank the Cowdog series of children's novels by John R. Erickson. It is preceded by The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob and followed by The Case of the Halloween Ghost....

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Like almost all the Hank the Cowdog
Hank the Cowdog
Hank the Cowdog is series of humorous children's mystery novels, written by John R. Erickson and illustrated by Gerald L. Holmes.The series began in 1982 with a couple of short stories about the proud but bumbling Hank, the self-styled "Head of Ranch Security"...

books, this one begins with Hank saying, "It's me again, Hank the Cowdog."

The characters are: Hank the Cowdog, Drover, Pete the Barncat, High Loper, and Sally May.

Plot summary

The story begins with Sally May feeding Pete, Drover and Hank , two corncobs, and some steak fat. Hank and Drover get the and corncobs with Pete getting the rest. Hank wants the steak, but then Pete says he trade the steak for the corncobs. Hank just gets mixed up and says to Drover that the corncobs must be priceless if Pete was going to trade them for steak fat. So Hank and Drover each get one of the "Priceless Corncobs" and walk away. The next morning Hank and Drover quit being ranch dogs and go into the wilderness. But then while walking through a sleeping coyote brotherhood, Hank steps on Snort's paw, which awakens the whole brotherhood, which plan to eat them. But Hank escapes with his "Priceless corncob," leaving Drover to be eaten. But then Hank realizes that the whole "Priceless Corncob" thing was a curse. So he sacrifices the corncob to save Drover's life. They return to the ranch unnoticed and find another "Priceless Corncob."
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