I know the book The Egg and I was a true story on which a movie was based. In the book and also the movie, there were a couple of interesting characters that were the neighbors of the author of The Egg and I and her husband. They were the Kettles. Several movies were made about Ma and Pa Kettle, but The Egg and I was where we first heard of these wonderfully funny people. I was just wondering if there were ever any books written about them, they would make for a lot of fun reading if there were. Patti I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source. Doris Day