Boo the Big Black Dog
Boo is a big black dog. He lives in the very big back yard of his friend, Emily. Ghost, the cat, also lives in the yard. Boo loves Emily and Ghost, the cat. Emily loves Boo, the dog, and Ghost, the cat. Ghost, the cat, lets Boo and Emily live there, but she pretends not to love anyone very much.
One day Boo, the dog was jumping up and down and running all around the yard. Ghost just sat in a chair. She was cleaning herself. She could not be bothered with Boo just then. She did not even look at him.
Boo was saying, “There is a squirrel! There is a squirrel!!” But Ghost, the cat, did not care. Ghost did not like squirrels. They ran too fast and they weren’t worth catching.
“I must catch the squirrel,” yelled Boo. “I must warn Emily that it is here! Help me, Ghost! You have to help me!”
Ghost did not listen to Boo. She looked the other way.
The Squirrel’s name was Nutmeg. She lived in the yard, too. She tried to get Boo to calm down, but Boo could not hear her. He was making too much noise. “Stop yelling,” said Nutmeg, the squirrel. “You will wake up my babies.”
Boo ran too close to the pond and fell in. “Help me! Help Me,” he yelled. “The side is too steep. I cannot get out. Please, help me.” He yelled louder than before.
“You silly dog,” yelled Nutmeg. “You will wake up the babies with so much noise. Cat! Cat! Please help the dog so he will be quiet.”
Ghost looked at Boo. She stretched in the sun and tried to think of a way to help. “I’m too small,” she said to Nutmeg. I cannot help the silly dog.”
“Maybe if you pushed that branch into the water, he could climb out,” said Nutmeg. “It is on the other side of the pond.”
Ghost looked across the pond. She walked slowly to the other side. “It looks too big for me to move,” she said to Nutmeg.
“At least try,” yelled Nutmeg.
Ghost tried to move the branch. It was very big. She was right. She could not move it. Just then Emily came out the back door. “What is all this noise out here?” she said. Then she saw Boo in the pond. She ran down to the branch and moved it into the water. Boo grabbed it and pulled himself out of the water. He shook himself off and got everyone wet.
Emily laughed. Ghost jumped in Emily’s lap and started to purr. Nutmeg went back to her babies. Boo wagged his tail so fast that he got Ghost wet again. Ghost ran back to her spot in the sun.
Boo licked Emily and thanked her again and again. Emily laughed and ran around the yard with Boo until he dried off.
The End