Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Today we will listen to “The Ransom of Red Chief,” a short story written by William Sydney Porter, who used the pseudonym O. Henry. Even though this story was published more than 100 years ago (in 1910), mischievous and imaginative children are still the same! Sam and Bill think they have figured out the perfect plan to come up with an easy two thousand dollars: they will kidnap a little boy and force his parents to pay a lot of money to get him back. But when they lure little Johnny Dorset into their buggy with the promise of a bagful of candy, they soon find out they’ve taken on a lot more than they can handle. If you’ve ever had to take care of a wild and rambunctious child, this story will certainly make you laugh!
Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.
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