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Mary Jo and the Hairy Man

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 2, 3, 4, 5
Page count: 7

Author

Eric
Kimmel

Appeared in

Cricket Magazine Vol 29, Num 11, July 2002

Story Summary

Both Mary Jo's mom and granny warned Mary Jo not to go down Brushy Creek Road because Hairy Man would get her. Unfortunately that was the way Mary Jo's horse decided to go and sure enough, they met Hairy Man but Hairy Man met his match in a little girl and her horse.