By Charlotte Bailey
Hi, I’m Shadow, the dog.
I’m a gray Labradoodle and I go on many mischievous adventures, like, when I ran around the neighborhood looking for some hot dogs.
First, I went to one house that looked a little haunted. No one was there except some little humans that looked kind of plastic. They didn’t do anything except just stand there. They didn’t even blink! They did not have any hot dogs.
I went home because I was thirsty and hot. After I drank, I went to ask my sidekicks, Cupcake and Brownie, the cats, what to do next. Brownie is the brains of the operation, and Cupcake looks out for people who may be watching when it’s go-time.
Brownie told me of a not so far away land that had no hot dogs but many more things that I could eat like biscuits. It was called, “Red Lobster.”
I told Brownie that that idea was perfect. When everyone was out of the house, I’d sneak away to Red Lobster. Brownie printed me a map to Red Lobster so I knew where to go. Finally, it was time. Brownie wished me good luck, and Cupcake was outside standing there looking out for people just in case. Then I made my move. I passed many houses on my mission. On one of the house’s front porch, I saw a grill heating up. I made myself remember to check on that house on my way back. In one house’s front yard I saw a lady gardening. Then she looked up and yelled something and waved her shovel. I walked a little further until I was almost there. No one else saw me.
When I got there I was amazed by the smells. They were so good I could practically taste the food! But, there was one problem I did not think about… how could I open the door to get into the restaurant? I waited patiently until someone came to open the door for me.
Finally, someone came! But they didn’t look too happy to see me. I thought that was crazy since I was super sweet and gentle. I tried to tell her that I just wanted some food, but she didn’t understand me. She got on her phone and was talking to someone. I had no idea what they were talking about, but I heard the word dog!
A little while later, some more people came up to me. I thought I could smell food! I wagged my tail. I was so happy that they were here. Maybe they would understand and open the door for me!
But, then the guy just shoved me in the back of his truck and said he was going to take me home! Then I remembered that I thought I heard the lady who talked on the phone say the words “animal control.”
I had no idea who these people were, but I wasn’t happy. Then I realized that I did something wrong. I felt guilty the whole way back home and when I got there, I acted guilty to the people at the house. I found Cupcake and Brownie and said, mission failed.
No hot dogs and no biscuits for me.
