The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob

"The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob" is the seventh in the Hank the Cowdog series of children's novels by John R. Erickson. It is preceded by "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" and followed by "The Case of the One-eyed Killer Stud Horse".

Like almost all the Hank the Cowdog books, this one begins with Hank saying, "It's me again, Hank the Cowdog."

The characters are: Hank the Cowdog, Drover, Pete the Barncat, High Loper, and Sally May.

Plot summary

The story begins with Sally May feeding Pete, Drover and Hank some potatoes, two corncobs, and some steak fat. Hank and Drover get the potatoes and corncobs with Pete getting the rest. Hank wants the steak, but then Pete says he trade the steak for the corncobs. Hank just gets mixed up and says to Drover that the corncobs must be priceless if Pete was going to trade them for steak fat. So Hank and Drover each get one of the "Priceless Corncobs" and walk away. The next morning Hank and Drover quit being ranch dogs and go into the wilderness. But then while walking through a sleeping coyote brotherhood, Hank steps on Snort's paw, which awakens the whole brotherhood, which plan to eat them. But Hank escapes with his "Priceless corncob," leaving Drover to be eaten. But then Hank realizes that the whole "Priceless Corncob" thing was a curse. So he sacrifices the corncob to save Drover's life. They return to the ranch unnoticed and finds another "Priceless Corncob."