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Dream Dog

Hello! My name is Spot. I am five years old. My owners are Vernon and Irene Evan. I live near their home. My house is the bow of a boat. I am not married and have no pups. But I have a neighbor whose name is Super Boy.

When I get up in the morning I am fed by my owner. Then after that I watch children walk by while I am in my house. I stay in there until I feel like going out. Then later on during the day I watch a lot of people walking up and down the road. I've always wondered why they keep on passing by? I still have not found the answer to that question. I would see big people, little people, big moving things and small moving things. I7ve never found out what the big and little things were. But I know what people are because my owner explained it to me.

I would get fed again just about when the sun is half- way up in the sky. The road would be quiet and hardly any people would be passing. Even the big and little things. Then it would start up again, until it is very dark outside. Then it would get very quiet and I would get very lonely and start to howl. My neighbor, Super Boy, would follow along with me. When we finally get tired we say good night to each other and go to sleep.

While I am sleeping I dream a lot of both good and bad things. I dream of having a family some day and of being very happy with them. I dream that I am a great and powerful dog(which I wish I was) like my neighbor ,Super Boy. And I dream of warm weather all the time.

In the morning when I get up from my sleep my day starts out the same. Only the seasons change it and sometimes make it a little different. Most of the time though my days are just the same as they always are -- pretty boring.


Thank You!!!!


By Palassa Sergie
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