Cowboy Tex and the Christmas Surprise

It was Christmas time on the Tangled Bramble Ranch. Cowboy Tex was excited. Today he was going out with Farmer John, his two kids Bill and Tori, and Davis, one of the cowboys on the ranch. Mrs. Snoopy, Farmer John’s wife, was staying at home and would have hot chocolate and Christmas cookies waiting for them when they came home with the Christmas tree.

“Come on Tex,” Bill’s voice tore through Cowboy Tex’s thoughts. Pretty soon Farmer John and Davis picked out a pretty fir tree. While they cut the tree down, Cowboy Tex wandered off into the woods with Bill and Tori. Suddenly, Tex heard a twig snap loudly. He looked up and around and gave a warning woof. “What’s the matter, Tex?” Bill questioned worriedly. Tex woofed again. “What’s going on kids?” came a voice from the trees behind them. Farmer Brown and Davis were back from the tree. Tex woofed a third time. “Dad, I think Tex is trying to tell us something,” Bill said. “Come on Tex,” Farmer John motioned toward the trail, “Let’s go.” Tex growled. “Woah, Tex,” Davis backed toward the trail a bit. Tex ran behind him and growled. Finally, they waited until Tex let them go.

When they finally got home, Mrs. Snoopy met them with hot chocolate and Christmas cookies, as she had promised. They ate them by the big window in the kitchen. As they talked, the ordeal with Tex was brought up. “I don’t know what got into him,” Bill marveled. “It was really weird,” Farmer John added. Suddenly, Tex growled. “Woah, Tex!” Out the window Tex had seen a person all bundled up in furs. “What’s going on, Tex?” Bill asked. Before anyone could do anything more, there was a knock on the door. “I’ll get it,” Tori yelled, running for the door. Then she screeched, “Gran!” They gave her cookies and stocked Tex full of biscuits. “He was sensing you all the time,” Tori praised.