The Big Swing

Midge and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk going to Jake's house.

“What are we going to do today?” asked Booker-T.

“Do you want to go to the little zoo building today?” asked Midge.

“Lets ask Jake what he wants to do,” said Booker-T.

They hurried through the gate at Jake's house, but Jake wasn't on the porch where he was usually napping.

“Jake!” called Midge. “Where are you, Jake?”

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE

 FROM THE JAKE AND MIDGE CHARACTERS..  HOPE YOUR

HOLIDAY SEASON HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE.. 

 


 LOVE ALL MY READERS..   HOPE YOU ENJOY  OUR STORIES


  JAKE AND MIDGE

   

The Bubbles

Midge Jake and Booker-T ran to the pond and sat under the tree near where Gabby sat on the rock.

“Do you know what they were doing, Gabby?” asked Midge.

“They were blowing bubbles,” said Gabby.

“They looked like balloons,” said Booker-T.

“Why were they making bubbles?” asked Midge.

“I don't know,” said Jake. “Just having fun maybe.”

“Lets go watch to see what they are going to do,” suggested Midge.

“You don't want to swim?” asked Gabby.

The Magic Show

Midge, Jake, Booker-T and Gabby all went to the park for a little swim in the pond. As they entered the park, Midge saw that many people were gathered in the picnic area.

“He Jake,” said Midge. “What are all those people over there doing?”

“I don't know,” said Jake. “Hey Gabby, you can fly faster than we can run. Go see what is going on over there for us.”

“Okay,” laughed Gabby. “Be right back.”

In a few minutes, Gabby flew back where the three sat and waiting on his return.

“They are having a magic show,” said Gabby.

“What is a magic show?” asked Booker-T.

What Did Gabby Learn

Midge crawled out the doggie door and ran around to the front of the house and met Booker-T coming through the front gate.

“Hi Midge,”said Booker-T. “Where are you going in a big hurry?”

“Hi Booker-T,” said Midge. “I was coming to get you.”

“Well, here I am,” smiled Booker-T. “What is going on?”

“Have you seen Gabby today?” asked Midge.

“No,” said Booker-T. “Not since he came to the zoo the other day to see the Macaw birds, why?”

“I want to see what they taught him to do,” said Midge. “They were going to teach Gabby some tricks after their show.”

The Colored Birds

The three crossed the street and hurried to the entrance of the zoo building. Right inside the door, they saw many people standing around and heard someone talking. They stepped inside to see what was going on.

“There are a lot of people here, Jake,” said Midge. “What are they doing?”

They moved between a couple of little boys, pushing their way to the front of all the people. In the middle of the room stood a young man and woman and each was holding a very large colorful bird.

“Wow, Jake!” said Midge. “They are really pretty and very big.”

“What kind of birds are they?” asked Booker-T.

“That sign over there says they are Micky and Margo,” said Jake. “It says they are talking Macaw birds.”

“Are we Macaw too since we talk?” asked Midge.

The Rope

Midge, Jake and Booker-T strolled along the sidewalk on their way to the little zoo building where the zoo animals are on their way to different zoos. Midge stopped and was staring at something she saw in the back yard of a house nearby.

“What are you looking at?” asked Jake as he tried to see too.

“What is that over there?” asked Midge.

“I don't know what you are looking at,” said Jake.

“What do you see Midge?” asked Booker-T.

The Tin Cans

Jake hurried along the sidewalk on his way to Midge's house. In the road he saw a couple of cans laying near the curb with a rope attached. He leaned over and nudged them with his nose. He stood staring at them a few minutes, then picked up the rope and started walking as he drug the two cans behind him. Clang, clang, bang went the cans as they bounced along behind him. They were heavier than they looked. Clang clang clang went the cans as he entered the yard at Midge's house. On the front porch sat Midge and Booker-T.

“Hey Jake!” called Midge. “You are making a lot of noise this morning.”

Human For A Day

Midge walked to Booker-T's house singing “Bibiddi Bobiddi Boo. Put them together and what do you got?”

“Hey Midge,” called Booker-T. “What are you singing? What are you putting together?”

“I don't remember,” said Midge. “I remember if you put them together, you get Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo.”

“What is Bibbidi Boo or whatever it is you are singing?” asked Booker-T.

“It's Bibiddi Bobiddi Boo,” said Midge.

“Where did you hear that at?” asked Booker-T.

Halloween Fun

“Hey Midge!” called Jake as he hurried through the gate to Midge's house.

Booker -T was sitting on the porch with Midge.

“What are you two doing?” asked Jake.

“We were talking about all the kids who came to the house on Halloween night,” said Midge. “Did any come to your house?”

“A lot of them came and my owner had this big bowl of candy and she gave the kids candy when they came to the door,” said Jake.

“My house too,” said Booker-T. “I saw kids dressed like Superman, like a ghost, batman, a funny minion and lot more.”

“Did you wear a costume too?” asked Midge.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERY ONE.

   IF YOU GO OUT TO TRICK OR TREAT BE SURE AND STAY SAFE..

   NEVER GO ALONE.  ALWAYS BE WITH FRIENDS. 

      DON'T STAY OUT TOO LATE...

HAVE FUN


 

Forever Rain

Midge sat on her front porch watching the rain as it poured down from above. Booker-T ran into the yard and hurried to the porch where Midge sat.

“What are you doing?” asked Booker-T.

“Sitting here watching the rain falling,” sighed Midge. “What are you doing out in it?”

“Don't you like to go walking in the rain?” asked Booker-T.

“I do too,” said Midge. “I want the rain to go away. Where is the sun?”

“Rain rain,” said Booker-T. “Go away. Come again another day.”

“How cute,” smiled Midge.

“Little Midge wants to play,” sang Booker-T.

“Did you just make that up?” asked Midge.

The Lost Bone

Midge was running around the house looking under the furniture and in the corners.

“What are you looking for Midge?” asked Snappy.

“Do you know where I put my bone?” asked Midge.

“No,” said Snappy. “I didn't know you had a bone. Where did you see it the last time?”

“I had it two days ago,” said Midge. “I was laying here on the floor and chewing on it.”

“Did you finish the bone?” asked Snappy.

“I don't think so,” said Midge.

“Maybe your owner picked it up if you left it on the floor,” suggested Snappy. “She is always cleaning the house.”

“I don't know,” said Midge. “Do you think she would throw it away?”

The Sausage Man

Midge and Jake skipped along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house. They hurried across the street and ran through the gate. Jake was sleeping on the front porch swing.

“Hi there Jake!” called Midge as she got to the porch. “What are you doing?”

“I was napping,” said Jake.

“Did you sleep last night?” asked Booker-T.

“I slept,” said Jake. “I was just resting my eyes while I waited for you two to get here.”

“Today is the last day of the fair,” said Midge. “Lets go check out the food.”

The Plan

Jake hurried to Midge's house so they could go back to the fair. He poked his head through her doggie door and looked around the kitchen.. “Midge!” called Jake. “Where are you?”

“Hi Jake,” said Midge as she ran into the kitchen.

“Hey Midge,” said Jake. “You look nice with your bows in your ears.”

“Do you like my pink bows?” asked Midge.

“They are nice,” said Jake. “Why are you wearing your bows today? We are going to the fair, aren't we?'

Off to the Fair

“We're going to the fair, we're going to the fair,” sang Midge as she ran to Booker-T's house. “Hey there Booker-T. Are you ready to go?”

“I'm coming Midge,” said Booker-T as he ran around the house to the front yard gate. “You are really excited this morning.”

“We are going to the fair,” said Midge. “I've never been to a fair.”

“Do you think it will be fun?” asked Booker-T.

“There will be lot of things to do,” said Midge. “I hope we can find something to eat there.”

“What do you want to do there?” asked Booker-T.

“I want to ride on the carnival rides,” said Midge. “They are fun.”

Gone Fishing

“Hey Booker-T!” called Midge as she got to the gate at his house. “Are you coming?”

“Hi Midge,” said Booker-T as he ran around the house from the back yard. “What are you

dragging behind you?”

“It's a fishing pole,” said Midge.

“Why do you have a fishing pole?” asked Booker-T. “You can't fish.”

“I can fish,” said Midge. “We will go to the pond at the park and I'll show you I can fish.”

“How are you going to catch a fish?” asked Booker-T.

“I watched the boys fishing the last time we were at the park,” said Midge. “Wouldn't you like a fish to eat?”

“I like fish, but I don't think you can catch one,” said Booker-T. “Dogs don't go fishing.”

“I'll be the first fishing dog,” smiled Midge. “They will put me on the news and I will be famous.”

“How will they know?” asked Booker-T.

The Tracking Dog

“Hey there Midge,” said Booker-T as he entered the yard and joined her on the front porch. “What are you doing?”

“I'm tracking,” said Midge.

“Tracking?” asked Booker-T with a puzzled look. “What is tracking?”

“I'm trying to find someone,” said Midge.

“Who are you trying to find?” asked Booker-T.

“I don't know yet,” said Midge.

“How can you try to find someone if you don't know who they are?” asked Booker-T.

“I'm tracking the person,” replied Midge.

Midge's Adventure

“Hey Booker-T,” smiled Jake as he got to the gate.

“Hi Jake,” said Booker-T. “Are you going to Midge's house?”

“Yes,” said Jake. “Come on, lets go see her and Snappy.”

“Midge isn't home,” said Booker-T. “I saw her getting in the car and go away with her owner.”

“She didn't tell you she was going?” asked Jake.

“No,” said Booker-T. “I saw her going away early this morning.”

“Is this her vet day?” asked Jake. “I forget when it was.”

“I don't think so,” said Booker-T. “Maybe her owner took her to the kennels. Lets go see.”

The Flying Mouse

“Hey Booker-T!” called Midge. “Where are you? I'm ready to go now.”

“Hi Midge,” said Booker-T as he came running from the back yard. “Why are you in such a hurry this morning?”

“I want to go flying,” said Midge. “We can go to the park and I'll leap off the big hill and go flying through the air.”

“It didn't work last time you tried, Midge,” laughed Booker-T. “You can't fly.”

“Maybe I can this time,” said Midge. “Lets go see Jake and I'll tell you all about it.”

They hurried along the sidewalk and Midge rushed inside the gate...”Hey Jake! Where are you?”

“I'm right here on the front porch napping,” said Jake. “What are you doing?”

“Midge wants to fly,” said Booker-T.

Jasper the Moose

Midge started walking toward the doggie door in her kitchen door when Booker-T poked his head through the door.

“Hi Midge!” said Booker-T.

“Hey Booker-T,” smiled Midge. “Come on in and say hi to Snappy.”

Booker-T followed Midge to the living room and he leaped into the chair beside Snappy's tank. “Hi Snappy,” greeted Booker-T.

“Hi there,” said Snappy. “What are you doing?”

“I came to get Midge to go to Jake's house,” said Booker-T. “Midge said to come on in and say hi. What are you doing?”

“I am resting on this nice big rock,” said Snappy. “Do you like my pretty flowers in here?”

“They really look nice,” smiled Booker-T. “Do you want to come with us to Jake's house? Midge can pull you in the wagon.”

Going to Ride the Train

“Choo choo goes the little train,” sang Midge as she strolled along the sidewalk on her way to Booker-T's place. “Choo choo here it comes.”

“Hey Midge,” said Booker-T as he met her at the gate to his yard. “What are you singing?”

“I want to ride the train,” said Midge. “Lets go ride the train.”

“But we can't ride the train,” said Booker-T. “If they see us, they will make us get off and we would have to walk home.”

“We can hide on the back of the train like we did the last time,” said Midge. “They won't see us back there.”

“Why do you want to ride the train again?” asked Booker-T.

Space Aliens Arrived

Midge skipped along the sidewalk going to Booker-T's house. “Hey Booker-T!” called Midge as she entered the yard. “Where are you?”

“Hey Midge,” smiled Booker-T as he came running around the corner of the house from the back yard. “Hi. What are you doing?”

“I'm coming to see you,” smiled Midge. “What are you doing?”

“I just finished my breakfast,” said Booker-T.

“Me too,” replied Midge. “Are you ready to go to Jake's house?”

“Lets go,” said Booker-T as they started for the gate. As they left the yard, they saw Jake hurrying along the sidewalk. The stood at the gate and waited for Jake to join them.

“Hi Jake,” said Midge. “We were just going to come to your house.”

“I hurried as fast as I could to beat you,” said Jake.

“Why?” asked Booker-T. “Is everything okay?”

Welcome All

Hello everyone.. hope you all are enjoying our stories..  I'm Midge and my friends Jake, Booker-T and Gabby are happy to see you when you visit our blog.  I love doing things that humans do and some are very hard for us to do because we are different. 
    If any of my wonderful readers have any ideas that my friends and I can do that is fun, send us an email and we will maybe use your idea in a story for you.. 
    Enjoy the stories..


Love you all,
   Midge

The New Zoo Animal

“Hey Jake!” called Midge as she and Booker-T entered the yard and found Jake sleeping on the front porch swing. “Wake up Jake!”

“Hi Midge and Booker-T,” said Jake. “What are you two doing?”

“We came to see you,” said Booker-T. “What are we going to do today.”

“Lets go to the skateboard park,” said Midge. “I want to try the skateboard again.”

“Its too dangerous Midge,” said Jake. “Last time, you fell on your back.”

“But I was okay,” said Midge. “I want to do it again.”

“I think we need to find something safer to do,” said Booker-T.

“But that's no fun,” said Midge.

Fun at the Pond

“Hey Midge!” called Jake as he entered the front yard at her house. “Where are you hiding? I don't see you.”

Jake stood in the front looking around and no Midge. “Hey Midge!” called Jake again. He walked to the back of the house and poked his head through the doggie door. “Hey Midge! Are you in there?”

Everything was quiet. He crawled into the house and hurried to the living room. “Hi Snappy,” said Jake.

“Hi Jake,” greeted Snappy. “What are you doing?”

“I was looking for Midge,” said Jake. “Where is she?”

“Our owner took her to the vet this morning,” said Snappy.

“Was Midge sick?” asked Jake.

Ride the Merry-go-round

“Hey Midge!” called Jake as he hurried through the front gate to the yard. “Midge, where are you?”

“I'm here,” sang Midge. “What are you doing?”

“Do you want to go to the zoo again?” asked Jake.

“I want to go ride the merry-go-round,” said Midge.

“We can't get into the amusement park,” said Jake.

“They have a small carnival now at that new little town,” said Midge. “I saw it when my owner took me for a ride with her last night before we went to bed.”

“They don't have it fenced in?” asked Jake.

“No,” smiled Midge. “We can walk right in.”

“But they will catch us,” said Jake. “They always do.”

“We can try,” said Midge. “I want to ride the horses on the merry-go-round.”

Funny Town named Tombstone

“Hey Jake,” said Midge. “Look at the funny doors on that one. We can crawl under it.”

“The sign on the building says Tombstone Saloon,” said Jake.

“What is a saloon?” asked Booker-T. “Is that one of those things my owner goes to and gets her hair done?”

“No,” said Jake. “That is a salon.”

“What do they do in a saloon?” asked Midge. “Do they sell tombstones for the cemetery?”

“I think Tombstone is the name of this town,” said Jake.

“That is a funny name for a town,” laughed Booker-T. “Sounds like you are living in a cemetery.”

“What do they do in a saloon?” asked Midge. “Lets go look inside. We can just crawl under the door.”

They saw two people walk into the saloon. “That door swings,” said Booker-T. “Lets go look inside.”

They walked to the saloon and stood under the swinging door and looked around inside. “Oh wow,” said Midge. “It is a place to eat and drink something. Think we can go in and get something to eat. I'm hungry.”

“How would we pay for it,” said Jake. “We don't have any money.”

“I don't know,” said Midge. “Lets go inside and see what they are eating.”

“Looks like a bunch of old wood tables and chairs in here,” said Booker-T. “Look at the long counter over there and all those bottles behind it.”

“I think they call that a bar,” said Jake.

Midge started laughing.

“What is so funny Midge?” asked Booker-T.

“I remember something from a movie my owner was watching,” said Midge. “and it was so funny.”

“What?” asked Jake.

“Something about your belly up to the bar,” laughed Midge. “Why do they want to put all those bellies on the bar. That would be hard to do.”

“I don't know,” said Jake. “ We could jump up onto the bar and lay down and then our bellies would be on the bar.”

“That's funny,” Laughed Booker-T. “Lets go see what the other buildings are.”

They walked outside and looked around the little town. “Look Jake,” said Midge. “No one has their doors shut in this town.”

“Do you see any of those tourists they talked about?” asked Booker-T.

“They said this was going to be a tourist town,” said Midge. “So maybe all these humans walking around are tourists.”

“Maybe,” said Jake. “They look like regular humans.”

“Hey look at that barn over there,” said Booker-T. “We can go into the barn.”

“It says Livery Stables on the sign,” said Jake.

“ Well,” said Midge. “I know what a stable is I think. Isn't that a place where horses are?”

“Yes,” said Jake.

“But what is this Livery,” said Booker-T. “They have funny buildings in this town.”

“I never hear of Livery,” said Jake. “Must have something to do with horses. I don't know.”

“Lets go see what is inside,” said Midge. “The big doors are opened.”

They hurried inside and stood near the door and looked around the room. “Hey Jake,” said Booker-T. “There are some fake horses over there.”

“Why do they have fake horses?” asked Midge. “Did the real horses not want to live here?”

“They have that fake horse hooked to that real wagon over there,” laughed Jake. “Do the humans think that fake horse is going to pull the wagon?”

Midge raised her eyebrows and started laughing. “Humans are funny. They should be as smart as we are.”

“But they can talk and we can't talk,” said Booker-T.

“We are talking,” said Jake. “Don't you hear us talking?”

“But the humans don't understand when we talk,” said Midge. “We are smarter because we hear each other talking and we hear the humans talking. They aren't too smart because they can hear

each other talking but don't hear us.”

“Maybe Livery Stable is a place for fake horses,” suggested Booker-T.

“Maybe,” smiled Midge. “Lets go see what the other buildings are.”

“Look Midge,” said Jake. “It is a gift store.”

“Do they have gifts for dogs and cats?” asked Booker-T. “Lets go see.”

They hurried across the street and stood in the doorway of the gift store. There were many things in it and lot of people walking around in it.

“There is no room to walk in there,” said Jake. “Too many tourists in one spot. How do they move around?”

“Look over there,” said Midge. “It's a jail. Wonder if any tourists are in jail. Lets go see.”

They hurried over to the jail and walked inside. Sitting at the desk was a stuffed man with a star on his shirt. “They must not have too many arrests in this town,” said Jake. “That sheriff isn't real.”

“This is a really strange town,” said Booker-T. “How does anyone live here?”

“I think this is a fake town,” said Midge. “Why do they want a fake town?”

“Maybe that is what a tourist town is,” said Jake.

“Hey Jake!” called Gabby as he flew down and landed on the ground next to Midge. “What are you guys doing?”

“Hi Gabby,” said Midge. “We are looking around at this funny town. “It is all fake.”

“They do have real food here and gifts,” said Jake.

“But they have fake horses,” laughed Booker-T. “They won't get too far trying to ride a fake horse.”

“It is just for show,” said Gabby.

“What show?” asked Jake.

“It is to show people how they lived in the old west days,” said Gabby. “Tourists like that kind of stuff.”

“Tourists are funny if they like fake stuff,” laughed Midge.

“It has a strange name too,” said Booker-T. “I don't think I want to live in a town called Tombstone. I would feel like I was living in a cemetery.”

“There really is a Tombstone town,” said Gabby.

“Can we go see it?” asked Midge.

“It is too far away from here,” said Gabby. “It is too far for me to fly.”

“Why is this a tourist town?” asked Booker-T. “If they can't live here.”

“It is to show people how the people of the old west use to live many years ago,” said Gabby.

“Little sad,” said Midge.

“Why is it sad?” asked Gabby.

“They had fake horses,” said Midge.

“Ha ha ha,” laughed Gabby. “You are so funny.”

“I'm hungry,” said Jake. “Lets go find something to eat.”

The three started walking back to Jake's house with Gabby flying above them.

 "We will come again another day," said Midge.

Snappy's New Friend

“Hey Midge!” called Booker-T as he poked his head through the doggie door. “I'm coming in wherever you are.”

“Come on in,” smiled Midge as she entered the kitchen after hearing Booker-T call out. “Com say hi to Snappy. He will be happy to see you.”

Booker-T followed Midge to the living room and leaped into one of the chairs next to the table where Snappy's tank home sits.

“Hi Snappy,” greeted Booker-T as he pressed his nose against the tank.

“Hi Booker-T,” replied Snappy. “What are you doing this morning?”

“I came in to see you,” said Booker-T. “It's been a long time since I came in to see you. We miss you at the park pond.”

“I'm happy to see you too,” smiled Snappy. “I see Midge every day. Do you like my new home?”

“You have a new home?” asked Booker-T.

“See it?” asked Snappy. “Our owner got me a little bigger one with a really nice pond for me to play in. I really like it. She is so nice.”

“It looks really nice Snappy,” said Booker-T. “I didn't notice it was bigger. Do you miss the pond at the park?”

“Sometimes I miss playing with you guys,” said Snappy. But I am in a safer place now and the weather is much better here.”

“Winter is too cold for a little guy like you, Snappy,” said Midge. “Here you stay warm all the time. No season changes.”

“What are you guys going to do today/” asked Snappy.

“I think we are going to the new little town Gabby told us about,” said Booker-T.

“You are going to another town?” asked Snappy. “How are you going to get there?”

“We will walk,” said Midge.

“Is it very far from our town?” asked Snappy.

“Not far at all,” said Booker-T. “It is inside our town.”

“Wow,” said Snappy. “A town inside a town. Where is it?”

“Someone built a little town of old buildings for tourists and we want to go see it,” said Midge. “We want to see what a tourist looks like.”

“Have you ever seen a tourist before?” asked Snappy.

“I don't know,” said Midge. “Maybe we did and maybe we didn't. We might have seen one and didn't know it was a tourist.”

“How will you know if you see one?” asked Snappy.

“I don't know,” sighed Booker-T. “How will we know if we see one, Midge?”

“Maybe a tourist is an alien from another planet who will come to live in the little town or maybe it is some kind of strange animal that some humans have.”

“Do you think the humans will have the tourists on a leash?” asked Booker-T.

“I hope so,” said Midge. “They might be dangerous.”

“Who might be dangerous?” asked Jake as he entered the room.

“Hi Jake,” greeted Midge.

“I didn't see you outside,” said Jake. “So I came inside to see if you were in here. Who might be dangerous?”

“We were talking about seeing a tourist,” said Booker-T.

“Do you think they might be dangerous?” asked Midge.

“I never saw a tourist,” said Jake. “I don't know if they are or not. I don't even know what they look like.”

“Maybe the humans will have them on leases,” suggested Midge. “Or maybe they are aliens from another planet and they came here to live in that little town.”

“Hi Snappy,” said Jake. “Sorry I forgot to say hi when I came in. Did you get a new home? It looks bigger to me.”

“Our owner set it up for me last night,” smiled Snappy. “Do you like it?”

“It looks really nice,” said Jake.

“I have a new friend too,” said Snappy.

“Do you have another little Ant in there?” asked Booker-T.”

“Where is your new friend?” asked Jake as he pressed his nose against the glass. “Is he in there with you?”

“Tiny!” called Snappy. “Come out and meet my good friends. Don't be scared.”

From under the rocks, a small little green turtle crawled out to join Snappy on the large branch.

“They are really big,” said Tiny. “They don't look like you and I.”

“They are different,” said Snappy. “But we are all friends. They used to come swim in the park pond with me until Midge got her owner to give me a nice home when it was really cold outside.”

“Hi Tiny,” smiled Midge. “I'm Midge and this is Jake and that's Booker-T in the chair.”

“It is really nice you have a little friend to play with,” said Jake. “How did he get here?”

“Our owner brought him home last night when she got me the bigger tank,” said Snappy. “Now you can come visit me and Tiny. And I won't be lonely when you are all out there playing.”

“We will come back again to visit,” said Booker-T.

“Are you going to look for the tourists at the little town now?” asked Snappy.

“Yes,” said Jake. “Do you and Tiny want to come along? I can pull you in the wagon if you want to come with us.”

“Thanks,” said Snappy. “But we will stay here. You can tell us all about the tourists when you come home.”

“We will do that,” agreed Midge. “Come on Jake and Booker-T. Lets go check out this new little town and try to find some tourists. I want to see what they look like.”

“See you later guys,” said Snappy.

“Bye,” said Jake as the three of them hurried through the kitchen and out the back doggie door.

“How will we know if we see a tourist, Jake?” asked Midge. “We don't know what they are?”

“I don't know,” said Jake. “Maybe Gabby knows what they are.”

“Is Gabby going to come to the little town?” asked Midge.

“I think so,” said Jake.

“Hey Jake!” said Booker-T. “Is that the town over there?”

“I think so,” said Jake. “Lets go into the town.”

They hurried across the street and stood staring at all the buildings and all the people walking around.

“Okay,” said Midge. “Lets go in.”

The New Little Town

“I'm an old cowhand,” said Midge as she skipped over to Booker-T's house. “From the Rio Grande.”

“Who is from the Rio Grande?” asked Booker-T as Midge entered the yard. “I hear you singing about someone.”

“Some cowhand is from the Rio Grande,” said Midge. “Did your owner watch the news last night?”

“No,” said Booker-T. “Was the guy from the Rio Grande on the TV and where is the Rio Grande?”

“I don't know where it is,” said Midge. “They were singing the song on TV last night when they did the show about the new Western Town that they are making.”

“What is a cowhand?” asked Booker-T.

“I don't know,” said Midge. “Maybe Jake knows. Lets go to his house and go see how they are doing with the western town.”

“Do you know any more of the song?” asked Booker-T as they walked along the sidewalk.

“Lets see,” said Midge. “I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grand. But my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tan.”

Fun Things To Do

“Hey Jake!” called Booker-T as he and Midge came through the gate at Jake's house.

“What are you doing?” called Midge as they walked to the porch where they found Jake laying on the swing.

“Hi you two,” smiled Jake. “What are you doing?”

“We are coming to see you,” said Midge. “What do you want to do today?”

“I don't know,” said Jake. “What do you want to do?”

“I don't know either,” said Booker-T.

“Let me think,” said Midge. “I'm sure we could find something to do. We always do.”

Lets Go Flying

Midge was sitting on the front porch waiting for Booker-T to come to the house so they could walk to Jake's house together. Suddenly Jake came running into the yard and hurried to the porch.

“What are you doing Jake?” asked Midge. “Why are you in such a hurry?”

“We should go to the Big hills near the farm,” said Jake.

“What is over there?” asked Midge.

“They are flying over there,” said Jake. “I heard it on the TV last night when my owner was watching a movie.

“Who are flying?” asked Midge. “Can we go fly too?”

“I don't think they will let us fly with them,” said Jake. “We can go watch them.”

“Who are flying?” asked Booker-T as he joined Midge and Jake on the front porch.

The Shoes with the Blades

“Hey Jake!” called Midge and she and Booker-T hurried through the gate at Jake's house. “Hey Jake! What are you doing?”

“Who wants to know?” laughed Jake.

“Booker-T and I do,” sang Midge.

“You are in a good mood this morning,” said Jake. “What are you two up to?”

“We are always in a good mood,” said Booker-T. “Aren't we always in a good mood?”

“Oh,” said Jake. “I guess we are. So what are you two doing?”

“Did you see that new building near the gym?” asked Midge.

“I think they just finished building it last week,” said Jake.

“It opened today,” said Booker-T. “Midge and I saw lot of people going inside. Do you know what it is?”

“Gabby said it was a skating rink,” said Jake.

“What is a skating rink?” asked Midge.

The Strange Tortoise

Jake, Midge and Booker-T along with their new friend, Mickey

“Do you go to the zoo all the time?” asked Mickey.

“It's fun to talk to the animals at the zoo,” said Midge.

They walked to the door of the zoo and Jake said. “Look, they have a new sign out front with the name of the animals inside.”

“We see who is here before we go inside,” said Booker-T.

“What kind of animals are inside?” asked Midge.

“The sign says there are meerkats, chimpanzee, a brown fox, a falcon and a pancake tortoise,” said Jake.

“A pancake tortoise?” asked Midge.

Meeting Mickey

“Hey there Booker-T!” called Midge as she walked through the gate at Booker-T's house. “Booker-T, where are you? I'm here but I don't see you anywhere. Hello there.”

Booker-T came running out the little doggie door and around the house to the front where he found Midge standing in the front yard calling his name.

“Booker-T, I'm here,” said Midge.

“So am I,” said Booker-T. “I'm here now. What are you doing?”

“Are you ready to go to Jake's house?” asked Midge. “We are going to the zoo today.”

“I like the zoo,” said Booker-T. “Maybe they have a tiger today. I like tigers.”

“I know,” laughed Midge. “Orange and black ones.”

Midge and Booker-T, walked along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house.

“Look Midge!” said Booker-T. “That house is going down the street.”

The Tourist Spot

“Hey Midge!” called Booker-T as he walked into the yard at Midge's house. “Hello!”

He didn't see or hear Midge so he quickly walked to the back yard and poked his head through the doggie door. Looking around the kitchen, he didn't see Midge. Her bowl of food sat on the floor near the refrigerator. He crawled into the kitchen and hurried to the living room.

“Hi Booker-T,” said Snappy as he pushed his nose against the glass. “What are you doing?”

“Hey there Snappy,” smiled Booker-T as he leaped into the chair beside the table where Snappy's home tank sat. “Where is Midge this morning?”

“I think she is still sleeping,” said Snappy. “She hasn't come out of the bedroom.”

“Is she sick?” asked Booker-T. “It is not like Midge to sleep this late.”

“She was awake late last night,” said Snappy.

“What was she doing?” asked Booker-T.

“She was watching TV with our owner,” said Snappy. “They were talking about something called a tourist spot.”

“What is a tourist spot?” asked Booker-T.

“It is a place for tourists to come and visit,” said Midge as she entered the room. “Hi Booker-T. I heard your question to Snappy.”

“What is a tourist?” asked Booker-T. “I never heard of a tourist.”

“I don't know,” said Midge. “I think they are people or animals.”

“What kind of people or animals are tourists?” asked Booker-T.

“I don't know,” said Midge.

“Can we go see the tourists?” asked Booker-T. “I want to see one.”

“Lets go see if Jake wants to go with us,” said Midge.

“Maybe he knows what a tourist is,” smiled Booker-T.

“Okay,” said Midge.

The two hurried through the kitchen and out the doggie door. “Don't you want to eat your breakfast first?” asked Booker-T as they stood outside in the back yard.

“I forgot about breakfast,” said Midge. “Come on back inside so I can eat first.”

They went back inside and Booker-T sat down and waited for Midge to eat before they went to Jake's house. As they walked along the sidewalk, Booker-T kept looking around at the people they saw walking along the sidewalks.

“What are you doing?” asked Midge.

“I was trying to see if anyone was a tourist,” said Booker-T.

“How do you know if you see one?” asked Midge.

“I don't know,” said Booker-T. “Do you think a tourist is one of those aliens you wanted to see?”

“Maybe that is what they are,” smiled Midge. “

“Do we have a tourist spot here in our town?” asked Booker-T.

“I don't know,” said Midge. “Maybe Jake will know. Lets hurry. I want to see on of those tourists.”

They hurried in through the gate at Jake's house and ran to the porch where they found Jake sleeping on the swing.

“Hey Jake!” said Midge. “What are you doing?”

“My favorite thing,” smiled Jake.

“What is your favorite thing?” asked Midge.

“Sleeping,” laughed Jake.

“Do you want to go to the zoo today and see what animals are there?” asked Midge.

“Maybe they have tourists at the zoo,” said Booker-T. “Do you know what a tourist is Jake?”

“No,” said Jake. “What kind of animal is a tourist?”

“Maybe that is what they are, Midge,” said Booker-T. “Some kind of animal that we haven't seen before.”

“I wonder if Gabby ever saw a tourist before,” said Midge. “You know he goes all over town and maybe he has seen a tourist.”

“He might know,” said Jake. “Lets go to the zoo and see what animals are there.”

“Do you think Gabby will be at the zoo?” asked Midge.

“Maybe,” said Jake. “Sometimes he goes to see what animals are there.”

“Lets go,” said Booker-T.

The three hurried along the sidewalk going to the zoo. They stood at the door of the zoo and looked around for Gabby. “I don't see him anywhere,” said Midge.

“Do you want to see what animals are in here?” asked Booker-T.

“Lets look outside first and see if Gabby is out there,” said Midge. “Gabby! Gabby! Are you here somewhere?”

They stood looking at the trees but no Gabby. As they started to walk back inside the zoo, Gabby came flying down out of the tree and landed on Jake's head. He leaned over and looked in Jake's face.

“Hey Jake,” laughed Gabby. “What are you doing?”

“We were looking for you, Gabby,” said Midge.

“Well, here is am,” smiled Gabby. “What is going on?”

“Do you know what a tourist is?” asked Booker-T.

“A tourist?” asked Gabby.

“Yes,” said Midge. “Do you know what a tourist is?”

“I never heard of a tourist,” said Gabby. “What is it? A different kind of animal?”

“We don't know,” said Midge. “We were hoping you knew.”

“Where did you hear about a tourist?” asked Gabby.

“On TV when my owner was watching a show,” said Midge.

“Did they show what a tourist is?” asked Gabby.

“No,” said Midge.

“We came to the zoo to see if there are any animals here called Tourist,” said Booker-T.

“Did you see any?” asked Gabby.

“No,” said Midge.

“Maybe the tourist is a house pet like you are,” suggested Gabby.

“I didn't think of that,” said Jake. “Maybe it's some kind of dog.”

“Or it could be a cat,” smiled Booker-T.

“How will we know?” asked Midge. “We can't ask our owners.”

“I don't know,” said Gabby. “I will listen around and maybe someone will be talking about this tourist animal.”

“Maybe you can find them at the tourist spot,” said Jake.

“Where is a tourist spot?” asked Gabby. “I don't know if we have a tourist spot here in town.”

“How do we know where it is if we don't know what it is?” asked Booker-T.

“What did they say on TV about the tourist spot?” asked Jake.

“They said something about a tourist spot opening here in town,” said Midge. “But they didn't say where or when.”

“I'll fly around town and see if they are doing any building somewhere,” said Gabby.

“Is the water park across from my house a tourist spot?” asked Midge.

“I think it is just a water park,” said Jake. “I never heard anyone call it a tourist spot.”

“You know Jake,” said Midge. “People sure confuse me. Lets go see the animals here in the zoo and then go home and eat.”

“Okay,” said Jake. “Lets go.”

They went inside to see what animals were there.

The Alien Landing Strip

Midge was on the sidewalk in front of her house, when Booker-T walked up and joined her.

“What are you doing?” asked Booker-T.

“Looking at this strange drawing on the sidewalk,” said Midge.

“Who drew it?” asked Booker-T.

“I don't know,” said Midge. “I just saw it here and came out to see what it is.”

“Do you think it's code?” asked Booker-T.

“Code for what?” asked Midge. “Is it a small landing strip?”

“A landing strip for what?” asked Booker-T. “Maybe it is for birds to land on.”

Here Comes Summer

“Summer is coming,” sang Midge as she danced around on the porch. “Old man winter is going away and summer is coming.”

“What are you doing Midge?” asked Booker-T as he walked up to the porch.

“I'm dancing and singing,” sang Midge.

“Why are you singing and dancing?” sang Booker-T. “Stop that, you got me doing it now. Why are you singing and dancing?”

“Because winter is going and summer is coming,” said Midge. “No more cold weather and no more snow.”

“I thought you like the snow,” said Booker-T.

The Funny Ballgame

The three walked to the school trying to decide what they wanted to do today.

“What are those kids doing?” asked Booker-T.

“I don't know,” said Jake. “Looks like they don't want to play with the ball and they keep hitting it all the time away from them.”

“Why don't they just go sit down,” said Midge. “It's a big ball. It must be hard to catch.”

“They could play with a smaller ball, suggested Booker-T.

“Here comes Gabby,” said Midge. “Maybe he knows what they are doing.”

“Hey there Gabby,” greeted Jake. “What are you doing?”

“Just out for some flying exercises and to see what is happening around town” said Gabby. “What are you three doing?”

Midge And The Kite

Midge, Jake and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to the park.

“Hey look guys,” said Booker-T. “The kids are flying kites.”

“They are pretty,” smiled Midge. “I want to fly one.”

“How can you fly a kite?” asked Jake. “For one thing, you don't have a kite.”

“I could get one,” said Midge.

“Where?” asked Booker-T.

“I don't know yet,” said Midge. “Maybe one of the kids will lay one down and forget it or maybe they will lose one.”

“You are just hoping they do,” said Booker-T.

“Maybe I am,” said Midge. “I can hope.”

“Look Midge,” shouted Booker-T. “That kite got away from that boy over there and is flying away.”

“Come on lets run after it,” said Midge.

Sing a Little Song

Midge sat on the front porch looking around the neighborhood. It was early and all was nice and quiet.

“This is a good time of day,” thought Midge. “I love the quiet time.”

Booker-T came strolling to the house singing “Does your chewing gum lose it's flavor on the bedpost over night?”

“Hi Midge,” greeted Booker-T with a smile.

“What are you singing?” asked Midge.

“Isn't it silly?” laughed Booker-T.

“It sounded silly,” said Midge. “What is it? Sing it again.”

Pee Wee Carnival

Jake, Midge and Booker-T strolled along the sidewalk on their way to the park.

“Hey Guys!” said Baggy as he swooped down from above them. “Where are you going?”

“Hi Gabby,” smiled Midge. “We are on our way to the park. Come with us Gabby.”

“Are you going to see the carnival?” asked Gabby.

“What carnival?” asked Jake.

“They set up a small carnival in the park last night,” said Gabby.

“Is it one of those traveling carnivals that always come here for short time and then go?” asked Jake.

“I don't know,” said Gabby. “Maybe. They have a small train ride, a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round and a couple other small rides.”

Worried Midge

   Jake walked to Midge's house and along the way, he stopped to smell the hamburgers at the corner cafe.

   “They sure smell good,” thought Jake.  “Every time I walk by here I get hungry.”

      Booker-T walked to the gate of his yard and stood watching Jake at the corner.  In a few minutes, Jake stood up and walked away from the cafe and met Booker-T at his front gate.  

    “You are always stopping to smell the hamburgers cooking when you come over here,” said Booker-T. 

   “I know,” said Jake.  “They sure do smell good and I'm hungry.  Don't the smell make you hungry?”

   “You could try begging like Midge does all the time,” said Booker-T.  “Maybe they will give you one.”

  “Midge is really good when it comes to begging,” smiled Jake.  “I'm not that good.”

The Strange Ball

    Midge and Booker-T walked through the gate at Jake's house, but he wasn't on the swing where he could usually be found napping. 

   “Jake!” called Midge.  “Where are you?”  

   No answer came.

   “Jake!” called Booker-T.  “Lets go check the back yard.”

   They ran to the back yard and found Jake sitting in the back watching some kids in the next yard.

  “What are you doing?” asked Midge.  “We called but you didn't answer.”

  “I was watching the kids playing with that strange ball,” said Jake.

  Midge walked over to where Jake was and sat down beside him.

   “What kind of ball are they playing?” asked Midge.  “That is a very funny looking ball.  What is it?”

Down on the Farm

Midge sat on the front porch waiting for Jake and Booker-T to come to the house so they could go to the farm today.

“Old McDonald had a farm, sang Midge. “E I E I O”

“Who is McDonald?” asked Booker-T as he walked up to the porch and heard Midge singing.

“I don't know,” said Midge. “Some guy who has a farm.”

“There is a song about his farm” asked Booker-T. “Wow, he must be famous farmer.”

“Yes,” said Midge. “He has cows and pigs and ducks on his farm too.”

“Who?” asked Jake as he came into the yard and joined Booker-T and Midge.

“I don't know,” said Booker-T. “Some old man named McDonald.”

“Who is McDonald?” asked Jake.

New Friends at the Zoo

The three friends walked along the sidewalk to the zoo building. In the yard next to the building, they saw many people gathered there.

“What are they doing?” asked Booker-T.

“I don't know,” said Jake. “Lets walk over there and see.”

They hurried across the street as more and more people continued to come to the area. In the yard were several walk-in pens. In one pen, they saw three little billy goats. In another pen they could see two baby pigs and the third pen had two donkeys and a pony. Kids were inside the pens petting the animals.

“What are they doing?” asked Midge.

Who is Jason

Jake sauntered along the sidewalk on his way to Midge's house singing, “Zipidity do da, Zipidity yay,”

When he got to the gate at Booker-T's house he saw Booker-T walking around the house.

“Hey, Booker-T,” called Jake.

“Hi Jake,” said Booker-T. “What are you doing?”

“I'm on the way to Midge's house,” said Jake. “Do you want to go to the little zoo and see what animals are there today?”

“Sure,” smiled Booker-T. “Maybe they have a pretty tiger. You know I like the tiger's color.”

“I know Booker-T,” smiled Jake. “ Because they are the same color as you are.”

“Orange is pretty, don't you think?” said Booker-T.

A Wish

Midge poked her head out of the doggie door and looked around the back yard. The yard was covered in a white blanket of snow.

“Oh,” thought Midge. “I guess it snowed all night.”

She ran out to the back of the yard to take care of business and hurried back inside to the warmth of the house. In the living room she leaped into the chair near Snappy's tank.

“Hi Snappy,” said Midge.

“Hi Midge,” greeted Snappy. “What are you doing?”

“Everything is white outside Snappy,” said Midge. “I think it snowed all night long.”

The Big Announcement

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

“Hey Midge!” called Booker-T. As he crossed the kitchen to the living room and leaped into the chair next to Snappy's tank.

“Hi Booker-T,” greeted Snappy.

“Hey Snappy,” replied Booker-T. “Where's Midge this morning?”

“Maybe sleeping,” suggested Snappy. “I didn't see her come out of the bedroom yet. Where are you going today?”

“Did Midge tell you about the strange vehicle we saw yesterday with a robot in it?” asked Booker-T.

Strange Vehicle

The three friends hurried along the sidewalk to the site of the new community pool. When they reached the place, they found a huge fence around the place. They walked round the fence looking for a hole that they could see inside from.

“Jake, there's no pool here and look,” said Midge. “There is no building with an inside pool either. I really wanted to go swimming.”

“What does the sign say Jake?” asked Booker-T.

“It says the pool and building will be ready in June,” said Jake. “They just started to build it Midge.”

“I thought it was ready,” said Midge as she peaked through the hole in the fence. “Look at that big hole in the ground.”

The Bull Fight

Midge and Booker-T slowly walked along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house.

“What are we going to do today Midge?” asked Booker-T.

“I want to check out that community pool,” replied Midge.

“Why?” asked Booker-T.

“I want to swim in the pool,” said Midge.

“It's too cold right now to swim,” said Booker-T. “It's winter time, remember.”

“I know,” said Midge. “I think Jake read on the sign that it will have an outside pool and an inside heated pool for winter.”

“But no dogs are allowed inside,” said Booker-T.

The Resolution

Jake met Booker-T on his way to Midge's house. “Hey Booker-T!” called Jake.

“Hi Jake,” greeted Booker-T as he came running from the back of the house. “What are you doing?”

“I want to visit Snappy,” said Jake. “And of course Midge.”

“Me too,” said Booker-t. “I'll go with you.”

The two of them walked the short distance to Midge's house and hurried through the gate.

“Hey Midge,” called Jake. “What are you doing?”

“It's the new year and I'm trying to decide what I want to do,” said Midge. “We need a resolution.”

“We need a what?” asked Jake.

“Why do we want a revolution?” asked Booker-T.

Bungee Jumping

 Jake was sitting on his front porch swing watching the kids riding their new bikes up and down the road. Midge and Booker-T entered the yard and went to the porch.

“Hi Jake,” greeted Midge as she sat down on the ground in front of the porch. “What are you doing?”

“Hi Midge, Booker-T,” said Jake.

“Hi Jake,” smiled Booker-T.

“I was watching all the kids riding around on their new bikes they got for Christmas,” said Jake.   "There sure are a lot of them today.  Nice they can ride with no snow on the ground."

“Lot of kids on our street got new bikes too,” said Midge.

“Christmas is over and now we are starting a new year,” said Jake. "The year went by so fast Midge."

“Remember all the fun we had this past year?” asked Booker-T.

“Oh yes,” smiled Midge. “I'm ready for some new adventures and maybe try some of the old ones again.”

“What kind of new things you want to do?” asked Jake.