Trapping Rabbits

De: John Isaac Jones

Narrado por: James H Kiser

This short story is a testimony to the depths of parental love.

One day in June of 1951, Billy Johnson's father delayed plowing long enough to teach his son how to trap a rabbit. In the past, he had never seen his father delay plowing for any reason, especially when he was using black hired hands.

Over the years that followed, he always assumed the motive for the lesson was nothing more than a father who was an avid sportsman teaching his son to trap a rabbit. After his father died, he learned differently.

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I almost cried! Soooo good!

Here is a short punchy story that sold me in about two sentences.

Written well, narrated excellently. Potent little mystery story. It might make you almost cry unless you are a robot.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

More than I was expecting

I'm never sure what to expect from a story this short, but this one had far more impact than I was expecting.

Story of love and survival this is worth listening to, probably more than once.

The narration was delivered well with a smooth and natural sounding pace.

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Good read

Going Home by John Isaac Jones was a good quick read. Archie is preparing for his death in the electric chair. They were about to pull the switch when he remembered that there were some things he wanted to take care of.

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A great little short story. Well worth a listen. I found the narrator a tad monotone so it wasn’t my favorite. But still I loved the story.

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A generational passing of values.

This is a short story of the passing down of values, both spoken and unspoken, from father to son. It's a brief glimpse of a memorable day in the life of a young boy farming along side his father. It tells of the strength of the fathers practical example to his son as well as the imparting of a bit of training which takes the son a couple of decades to fully understand the significance of.

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Importance of Trapping Rabbits

Fabulous short story in which a dad takes time out of his work day to show his son how to trap rabbits. The son enjoyed the time with dad, but was a little confused about why this lesson happened. As with all short stories there is more than meets the eye (or ear, this is audio!) and the son learns just why this was a skill his dad wanted to pass down to him.
Family relationships, family history, love and survival are all themes to be found here. Great story!
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Cherish your memories 😢

This is a sentimental tale about the lessons passed from a father to his son. When Billy's father taught him how to trap a 🐇 he had no idea what a valuable lesson his father was giving him. After his father's death, Billy speaks with his aunt and the conversation brings to light the importance of this passed on knowledge.
I love book's with hidden meanings in them. This one makes you revisit your own childhood and value the wisdom you took for granted as a child. I voluntarily requested a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

short but good!

This is my 3rd book by Mr Jones. I have really come to I Appreciate his writing and his stories. I think you should definitely give them a try. I'm hoping at one point to see a book with all this short stories in it! Hint Hint
this is a great book about family family lessons and values.

James H Kiser did a fine job telling this story.

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A touching story of father and son

In this short story John Isaac Jones has crafted a touching story of father and son. It tells of a day in Billy Johnson's life where his father does something strange and out of character - stopping work for a while to teach his son how to trap rabbits. A strange day that always stuck with Billy, he only much later finds out the full reasons behind the lesson.

The story is heart warming in it's simplicity, with the ending giving information that colours the rest of the story. Due to the short length of it I went back and listened to it again, with full knowledge of the ending and it all works well together.

I actually found narration by James H Kiser to take away from the story a bit. He is fairly monotone in this reading (although not completely), but because of that he just breezes past the emotional cues in the story. The impact of the story and the revelation is actually lost in his narration because it makes it so hum drum. There is no emotion, no 'penny drop' moment in the narration.

He is clear and easy to understand, while on the slightly quicker end of the narration speed scale (which also make it feel like he is trying to rush past rather than emphasize the emotional impact).

Still, even with the lackluster narration I enjoyed this short story.

Trapping Rabbits

Sometimes there's more to an activity with a parent than what we understand at the moment. This is a beautiful story that really got me thinking about my own experiences.