Adventures of Jake the Snake: Case of the Discontented Cow

In the second book in the series Adventures of Jake the Snake, the story continues about the friendly snake who lives on the Mack Farm in Kentucky. In this volume, he tries to advise Freckles, the milk cow, not to try running away to join the cows on the open range in Texas. Freckles refuses to listen to Jake's advice and finds herself in serious trouble. As usual, Jake is blamed for the situation, but all comes out well in the end.

Adventures of Jake the Snake books teach lessons about kindness, friendship, and cooperation as Jake continually is blamed for most everything that goes wrong on the farm. He is not guilty and only wants to be friends with all the barnyard animals.

Merritta Joyce Mck-Hammers, fondly known as, Mrs. Joyce, was born and raised in western Kentucky. She attended Bowling Green College of Commerce, Murray State University, and Austin Peay University. She has an Associate Degree in Business Education. Mrs. Hammers is author of the children's books series, The Adventures of Jake the Snake and the romantic mystery novel, Remembering ... the Wonders of Me. Mrs. Hammers has ministered in church children and youth programs for over fifty years. She was a member of Hillsong Church, Sydney, Australia, and hosted a Bible study for Hillsong Youth Group at her home in Australia. She currently enjoys serving as the Student Intercessory Prayer (SIP) leader and singing in the choir at Abba's House, Hixson, Tennessee. She and her granddaughter, Brianna Crisp, (voice of Jake) present Jake the Snake puppet shows for various events, which include skits and music written by Mrs. Joyce. Mrs. Hammers began her business career as a legal secretary for various law firms in Kentucky; Washington, D.C.; San Diego, California; and Memphis, Tennessee. She also worked in crime-scene records for the District Attorney's office in Memphis, Tennessee. She was employed by the State of Tennessee in Nashville, Tennessee, for seventeen years. She worked in all three branches of Tennessee state government. Primary positions included Legislative Liaison for the Supreme Court and the Department of Insurance, Administrative Assistant to the Chairman of the House Education Committee, and Senate and House Judicial Committee, and Comptroller of the Treasury. In the 1990's, Mrs. Hammers business career continued in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was Manager of the Domestic Violence Shelter and Administrative Assistant to the Director of the Sexual Assault Crisis Center at Family and Children's Services of Chattanooga. She was owner of Something Different Book and Gift Shop in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is founder and owner of JoyWriter Books and Hammers' House of Joy located in Hixson, Tennessee. Mrs. Hammers is a seasoned traveler and has vacationed in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, Hawaii, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, and Canada. Her domestic travels include most of the United States. Mrs. Hammers lives in Lakesite, Tennessee, with her husband, Lewis. They have four children, fourteen grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.

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