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Cornered in the Outhouse

I was five years old and cornered
in our little outhouse by the neighbor’s red rooster. Every time I opened the
door to go out, he flew at me. I screamed and cried until finally the rooster’s
owner rescued me. He walked me to our door with that horrible creature tucked
under his arm, and told my mom, “He wants to fight anything today. I
killed one of his favorite hens this morning for chicken and dumplings.”

Norma Moore
Belleville, Illinois


Back in 1955 a call
went out from the editors of the then
Capper’s
Weekly
asking for readers to send
in articles on true pioneers. Hundreds of letters came pouring in from early
settlers and their children, many now in their 80s and 90s, and from
grandchildren of settlers, all with tales to tell. So many articles were
received that a decision was made to create a book, and in 1956, the first
My
Folks title – My Folks Came in a
Covered Wagon – hit the shelves. Nine
other books have since been published in the
My Folks series, all filled to the brim with true tales from Capper’s readers, and we are proud to
make those stories available to our growing online community.