Humor

The Loaded Dog

Henry Lawson · Narrated by Jack Breaker Sullivan

Andy and his mates set up camp in the Australian bush and decide to celebrate with a bang. They pack gunpowder into a kerosene tin with a length of fuse, planning nothing more dangerous than a satisfying explosion. But their idiot dog sees the hissing, sputtering fuse as the best retrieval opportunity of his life. What follows is one of Australian literature's most perfectly constructed pieces of comic chaos, as three men flee through the bush screaming at each other while a delighted retriever chases after them, convinced everyone is having the time of their lives.