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Inspirational Short Stories
Donald Ray "Butch" Smith
Copyright © 2020 Donald Ray “Butch” Smith
All rights reserved
First Edition
Fulton Books, Inc.
Meadville, PA
Published by Fulton Books 2020
ISBN 978-1-64654-289-5 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-64654-290-1 (digital)
Printed in the United States of America
Table of Contents
NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND HER FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD BROTHER
THE EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD MAN AND THE ROBBER
THE NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY NAMED TIM
THE BRAGGING MAN AND THE OLD MAN
THE EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD COUNTRY BOY
THE UNSATISFIED WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND
JESUS CHRIST, THE BEST INSURANCE POLICY
THE HUNGRY LITTLE BOY AND HIS FAMILY
THE NINETY-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AND THE YOUNG ROBBER
Acknowledgement
I’d like to thank, Sam Spears, Eddie Jackson, Elbert Garder, Moses Savage, Batasi Longmire, Diane Smith, Brenda Smith, Curling Todd, and the Trout Creek Baptist Church for all their great help during my time of illness. And thank you to, Darla Cornelison and Brook Smith at the LaSalle Parish Library for all their help.
chapter 1
GEORGE
This is a story about an eleven-year-old boy named George who was reared by his grandmother after his parents had abandoned him.
George was a slow student who made Ds and Fs in school. One day, George’s teacher told him in front of the entire class he needed to make an A to be promoted to the next grade.
After hearing this, the entire class started making fun of George. George became embarrassed and laid his head down on his desk.
When George got home, he told his grandmother that he had to make an A on his test to go to the next
