Most scenes together: Travis Coates & Arliss Coates (3), Travis Coates & Katie Coates (3)
Burn Sanderson You can't hardly tell at first, not till they get to the point of slobbering and staggering around. When you see a critter in that fix, you know for sure. But you want to watch for others that ain't that far along. Now, you take a bobcat or a fox. You know they'll run if you give 'em the chance. But when one don't run, or maybe makes fight at you, why, you shoot him and shoot him quick. After he's bitten you, it's too late.
How fer off is heaven?
Oh, I don't know, in a fer peace, I guess.
What's Papa gonna sell our steers for?
For money, of course.
What's money?
That's what you buy things with.
What do you mean by buy things?
Well when you have money, you give it to people for stuff. They say you can get anything for money.
Anything? What's it look like?
I never seen but one piece. A dollar bill Papa had.
What'd Papa buy with his dollar?
Nothing, it wasn't no good.
But you just said you could get anything with money.
Well, you can, but Papa's was Confederate.
What's Confederate money?
Confederate money? Well, it's...
Well?
Don't you ever run out of questions?
Why did you shoot Rosemary?
She was sick.
Well, you were sick. How come we didn't shoot you?
Well, that's some different.
If that don't beat all. I never saw such a dog.
And you won't never see another one like him.
Lisbeth Searcy Travis? If you could just come to like the pup. He's - he's part Old Yeller.
Maybe part Old Yeller, but he ain't Old Yeller.
Papa, you ain't forgetting the horse.
What horse?
Now Papa, you know I've been aching all over for a good horse to ride. I've told you time and again.
What you're needing more than a horse is a good ride.
Yes sir, but what I'm wanting most is a horse.
Alright, you act a man's part and I'll bring you a man's horse.
What happened?
It was so sudden, I don't hardly know. The wolf came leapin' out at us.
Lucky you had Old Yeller.
It was lucky for us, son, but it weren't lucky for Old Yeller.
He's chewed up some, but he ain't bad hurt.
No wolf in his right mind would've jumped us at the fire... not even a loafer wolf. That wolf was mad. I'll shoot him... if you can't. But either way, we've got it to do.
Mama, listen. Old Yeller just saved your life, and Elizabeth too! And he saved mine and Arliss'! We can't! We don't know for certain. I'll pen him up where he can't get out. And-And then we'll wait. We can't just shoot him like he was nothin'. Don't you understand?
Alright, son. If you think there's a chance.
No, Mama!
There's no hope for him now, Travis. He's suffering. You know we've got to do it.
Yes, Mama. But he was my dog. I'll do it.
Now and then, for no good reason, life will haul off and knock a man flat.
