BY MAE
(Sniff Sniff) What is this? Today, all the boxes before May 8th are crossed off on what the two leggers call a تقويم, I think, where they put all kinds of weird writing like
(sniff sniff sniff) I know the two leggers are hiding behind the corner, but why? and what is this colorful square thing with a plastic leaf on it? I try chewing on it. One of the two leggers sighs and comes and rips off the color and the leaf. It is a plain cardboard box.
(Sniiiiiffff) I inhale the scent. The two legger then opens the cardboard. My tail starts wagging. It is a heavy blue foam ball.
“اذهب واحصل عليه!” says the two legger in their unknown language. I don’t know what is means, but my paws know what to do when she throws is to the other side of the room. I buff (Bark and Woof) as I chase it, my tail wagging so hard I am almost thrown off balance. As I sink my teeth into it, I feel pure joy. It tastes like the colorful paper I found in the yard on one of my walks, but the texture! It is bold, heavy but squishy, and super fun to play with. As the day zooms by, I barely notice when they put me in the office with the tall female two legger and the pups leave to school.
But then I hear it.
“RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR”
“Buff buff! GRRRRRRR RAWURF!”
I leap up from the slice of heaven as a feel a quacking under my paws. I zooooooom down the stairs and to the door which leads to the dirty room the two leggers use to exit their cave.
“BUUF BUUF GROWL WOOOO”
I howl and scratch at the door. I hear two uneven step and stop suddenly to ponder how the two leggers balance-
“ماي! ها، دائما هنا للترحيب بي في المنزل.”
The tallest pup opens the door. Oh! it is the family. I loll my tongue out and loop around her legs, my tail beating her legs like a drum. But-wait- wasn’t there something I like? Something I was enjoying? I sit down on the floor trying to remember. I hear footsteps.
“THUMP THUMP THUMPA THUMPIDY” the two legger pup rushes upstairs. Then…..
“THUMP THUMP THUMPA THUMPIDY” She rushes down the stairs. She is holding… THE BALL!
“AWROOOOOO”
I howl in joy, chasing her around the house and running after the ball as she throws it.
As I fall asleep, I remember the joyous day. I wonder though… there was another symbol on the تقويم. It was
Wonder what that means. Oh, well. She you later!
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