Publisher's Synopsis
Tommy Tyler asks his eccentric grandfather, Pop-Pop, to tell stories at the Thanksgiving table. Against the wishes of Tommy's mother and grandmother, Pop-Pop dishes out four tales not suitable for a young boy nor reverent for Thanksgiving conversation. He tells of the town's people acting greedily and jealously, committing crimes and adultery, and attempting suicide.WHISKY - Sheriff Wilburn bets his reputation on his new rescue dog, Whisky, in an effort to settle, once and for all, his longstanding cold war with Fire Marshall Don Tay.REVEREND BOERSMA - Popular pastor, Reverend Boersma, becomes too popular for his own good. Elder Thomas sets out to take him down a peg.GREAT GRAND-POP SCHICHTE - Great Grand-Pop Schichte makes a mess of the immigration process, then defies Prohibition to establish a new local tradition.FANNY VAN ASSE - Devout and religious Fanny Van Asse struggles to commit suicide without losing salvation.
