Rover's Squirrel Deal

Jimmy was a twelve-year-old boy who attended a writing class. Being due the next day, his assignment was to write about a pet that he owned. Since he had a dog, Jimmy planned to write about how he cared for his dog and taught him how to obey. Creatively, Jimmy added the word, “ravenously” to describe how his dog had eaten the Thanksgiving turkey quicker than a racing African cheetah. During dinner, Jimmy worked on his paper, since he wanted to go to bed early that night. Jimmy enjoyed his writing class.

             After a lot of hard work, Jimmy had finished his paper, with enough time to read it to his dog. Rover, who was Jimmy’s dog, listened intently to his master. Although Rover was mostly an obedient dog, Jimmy wrote about when Rover ate the thanksgiving turkey and was sent to his doghouse. Being angrier than a raging bull, Jimmy took Rover’s bone and put it in the tree house. Eventually, Jimmy finished reading his paper. He then looked up to see what his dog thought of it. Rover did something unexpected.

            The dog walked away. Jimmy didn’t know it, but Rover could actually understand what Jimmy said. Remembering the bone, Rover now knew where his master had hidden it. When Rover got to the tree house, he knew that he could not climb it. Cleverly, Rover looked up and spotted some crafty squirrels, which were cuter than fluffy, baby kittens. Rover told the squirrels that if hey gave him the bone, he would tell them where the birdseed was kept. After the squirrels got the bone for Rover, both the squirrels and Rover had a feast. Rover made a deal with the squirrels, got his bone, and walked away from it scott-free