Pizza Galore

Midge crawled out through the doggie door and ran next door to Booker-T's house.

“Booker-T!” called Midge. “Where are you?”

“I'm right here,” said Booker-T as he came around the corner of the house.

“Lets go,” said Midge.

“What is the hurry, Midge?” asked Booker-T.

“The pizza place opens today near Jake's house,” said Midge. "I want some pizza.”

“And how are we going to get some pizza?” asked Booker-T. “We can't walk in and buy it.”

“I know that,” smiled Midge. “We can sneak in with some people and sit near the counter and beg.”

“They will just kick us out,” said Booker-T. “They won't let us in the place.”

“We can sit at the window with our little noses pressed against the glass,” suggested Midge.

“They might get angry if we mess up their clean window,” said Booker-T.

“We will think of something,” said Midge. “Remember that hot dog place that gave us some hot dogs for dancing?”

“I remember,” said Booker-T. “Do you think they will give us some pizza for a dance?”

“We can try,”s aid Midge.

They hurried along the sidewalk to Jake's house and entered the yard. Jake was napping on the porch swing.

“Hey Jake!” called Midge. “Wake up, Jake. I want some pizza.”

“Hi Midge,” greeted Jake as he sat up in the swing. “Look what I found.”

“What is it?” asked Booker-T. “Looks like a piece of paper with a picture of a pizza on it.”

“It is what my owner calls a coupon,” said Jake. “It is for one free pizza.”

“Can we use it?” asked Midge.

“We can try,” said Jake. “ They can only say no.”

“I sure don't like that word,” said Midge. “I really want some pizza. Lets go try.”

Jake gave the coupon to Midge who carried it carefully in her mouth as they went around the corner to the new Pizza Galore place.

“Look Jake,” said Midge. “There are many humans lined up outside the place. We can sneak in with some of them.”

They walked close to the door and watched as the humans entered the door to get their pizzas.

“Lets go, Jake,” said Midge as she got behind a woman and her two little boys.

They followed them to the counter and Midge sat in front holding the coupon in her teeth.

“Lady,” said the man behind the counter. “You can't bring your dogs and cat in here.”

She looked behind her and saw Jake, Midge and Booker-T sitting there waiting.

“They aren't my animals, sir,” said the lady. “I don't know who they are.”

The counter man asked, “Do these animals belong to anyone here?”

“No one answered. Midge sat up on her hind legs still holding the small coupon for the free pizza.

“Hey look,” said a young girl. “The dog has a coupon for the free pizza.”

“Isn't that cute,” said her mother. “They want pizza. Why not just give them a pizza and maybe they will go home. They do have a coupon for it.”

The young man took a small pizza and put it into a box and reached out with it to the dogs. Jake gabbed the box and the three hurried out the door as he heard someone say. “I bet someone trained them to do that, They were really smart.”

Jake smiled as they left the pizza place with their free pizza. They carried the box to Jake's house where they enjoyed the free pizza.