The Ransom of Red Chief
This is a classic American short story by O. Henry. Note: My young great nephew, Johnny, (he prefers to be called John), and I teamed up to record this audio story. Any profits that might result will go to Johnny, hopefully to inspire him to pursue further creative efforts - like fishing videos.
This is a short story by O. Henry about two kidnappers, Bill and Sam, who take the son of a wealthy man in Alabama for ransom, only to be terrorized by the boy’s wild behavior and ultimately forced to pay the father to take him back. The boy, Johnny Dorset, pretends to be a Native American chief named “Red Chief,” making the kidnapping a nightmare for the criminals, who find themselves in a classic ironic twist where the hostage is the one in control.
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