Booker-T Gets Tricked

   “Hey Jake! Where are you?” called Booker-T as he came up the sidewalk to the front porch.
   “I’m back here!” called Jake from the back yard.  “Come on back here.”
   “What are you doing back there?” asked Booker-T.
   “What are you doing here so early in the morning?” asked Jake. “You don’t usually come over here this early.”

Jake and the Kitten

   “Jake! Hey Jake!  Where are you?” called Midge as she entered the front gate and strolled up the front porch steps.
   “Hi Midge,” said Jake as he came around the corner of the house.  “I’m back here. Come on back.”
   “What are you doing?” asked Midge walking down the steps and going to the back yard.
   “I’m watching this little kitten that is staying with us for the week,” said Jake.
   “Oh, isn’t he cute.  Who’s kitten is it?” asked Midge.

Midge Waits for Jake

   Midge skipped along the sidewalk as she sung a little song to herself.  She was in a happy mood this morning on her way to see her friend.  The sun was bright in the clear blue sky and the birds were singing merrily high above in the trees.  She was on her way to get Jake to go to the park with her.  Jake lived a couple blocks from Midge.  When she reached the house, she ran up the sidewalk to the front porch, expecting to see Jake laying in the big lounge chair on the porch enjoying the sun.  Jake was no where to be seen and the front door of the house was closed.  By this time in the morning, the front door of the house was always open.  Midge right away thought something was wrong.  She looked up at the window in the door and whinned.

Midge and friends Find A Bottle

   Midge started up the sidewalk to her friend Jake’s house.  The morning was cloudy and the wind blew though the trees rustling the leaves high above.  The birds this morning were quiet.  Midge ran up the sidewalk to the front porch and there she found Jake laying on the lawn chair taking a nap.
   “Hey Jake!” called Midge as she stepped onto the porch.  “You are napping already?  You just got up.”
   “Hi Midge,” replied Jake.  “I was up early this morning when the baby started crying again.”

Booker-T Gets Jake's Help

   "Jake!" shouted Booker-T as the big cat came aroudn the corner.
   "What is up Booker-T?" asked Jake.  "What are you shouting?"
   Booker-T hurried up the sidewalk to the front porch where Jake was laying in the sun.
   "Will you help me out?" asked Booker-T.  "I need your help, please."
   "What can I help you with?" asked Jake. "You know I will help with whatever you need.  Midge will too."

Jake Measures the Yard

    Booker-T came up the sidewalk to where Jake was pacing by the tree in the front yard. “What are you doing Jake, my boy?  Why are you pacing back and forth in the front yard here?”
   “Hi ya Booker-T,” answered Jake. “I’m trying to measure the distance from this tree over to the fence post over there.’’ 
   “What for?” asked Booker-T with a puzzled look on his face. “Why are you measuring the yard?”

Midge Has New Friend

   “Midge!” called Jake as he approached the house where Midge lives.  “Where are you this morning?  Hello Midge!”

   “Hi Jake,” answered Midge as she came around the corner from the back yard. “I'm back here in the back yard Jake.  Come on back here.”
   “What are you doing back there?” asked Jake as he walked to the back to join Midge. "You usually wait for me on the front porch."