The Education of Little Tree

Two rival whiskey-makers from the city, Mr. Slick and Mr. Chunk, come to the cabin looking for Granpa, who is already at the still to protect it from anyone who might want to try and find it. Little Tree offers to guide the two men to Granpa, and they pay him a dollar for the work. However, realizing that they want to take advantage of Granpa, Little Tree guides them to the top of the mountain rather than to the still, because he knows that Granpa will easily find him there. When Granpa does, Little Tree tells him about what the two men have been saying. That night, Granpa sets a trap for the men. He scares them into wasting their bullets and leaves them alone on the mountain with no experience and no way to get back to town. The next morning, for good measure, Granpa sends Little Tree back to Granma, who prepares the men a special preparation of boiled fish with roots that cause bowel movements. Eventually, Granpa and Little Tree guide the two men off the mountain, and the men leave, furious at the treatment they received.