Booker-T and Midge walked along the sidewalk to Jake's house. They strolled through the gate and found Jake sleeping on the porch swing. Behind him came Lucy wearing a pretty pink bow on her head with her pretty pink sweater.
“Hi Lucy,” smiled Midge. “I like your new sweater with the pretty pink bow.”
Jake and Lucy walked along the sidewalk on their way to Midge's house. As they past Booker-T's gate to his front yard, they saw him come running around the house to join them.
“Good morning,” smiled Booker-T. “Are you coming to see Midge's pretend tree?”
“Yes,” replied Jake.
“We want to see what a pretend tree looks like,” said Lucy.
Midge ran outside and out the front gate and hurried inside the yard next door looking for Booker-T. As she ran around the house, she ran into Booker-T's head.
“Ouch!” said Booker-T as he sat down. “Wow you were running fast.”
“Sorry Booker-T,” said Midge. “I didn't know you were coming around the corner. Is your head okay?”
“I think so,” said Booker-T shaking his head as he stood back up. Why are you running so fast?”
“I was coming to get you,” said Midge.
“Are we in a hurry today?” asked Booker-T.
They ran to the train and jumped into the back car when it stopped at the station and big humans got off the train and walked to the where the little humans were playing ball. A big human and a small human got on the train in the car in front of the one where the animals were sitting.
“Look at the animals, mom,” said the little humans. “They are riding the train.”
“Isn't that cute,” smiled the big human as she turned to look toward the front of the train. “Maybe their owners are riding the train also.”
“Here doggie doggie,” said the little human as he stuck out his hand toward the animals.
“Hey Midge!” called Booker-T as he ran into Midge's yard and around to the back door where he crawled into the house through the doggie door. “Where are you?”
“Hi there Booker-T,” smiled Midge as she entered the kitchen. “What are you doing?”
“I came to see what you are going,” said Booker-T. “What are we going to do today?”
“Well,” said Midge, ”I don't know. Think we need to ask Jake what he wants to do and maybe Lucy.”
“You don't have an idea!” said Booker-T. “Wow, Midge don't have an idea yet.”
Midge and Booker-T walked to Jake's house. When they entered the yard through the gate, they saw Jake and Lucy sitting on the porch swing.
“Hi guys,” greeted Midge. “What are you doing?”
“Hi Midge, Hi Booker-T,” said Jake. “We are talking about what we can do today.”
“Do you have any ideas?” asked Booker-T.
“We don't know,” said Lucy. “Do you guys have any ideas?”
“Winter is here now,” said Midge. “Soon we will have snow and we can ride the sled on the hill again.”
“Do you like Winter?” asked Lucy.
Midge woke up and stretched and sat on the edge of the bed. She looked around and her owner was no longer in the bed. She jumped down and ran into the living room and jumped into the chair near Snappy's tank.
“Hi Snappy!” said Midge. “Did our owner go to work?”
“Yes,” said Snappy. “She gave me some food and I saw her go to the car and drive away. Were you sleeping?”
“I didn't hear her get up,” said Midge. “I was real tired last night.”
Midge and Booker-T strolled along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house. At the corner when they started to turn the corner, they saw a strange looking bird standing in the back yard of the corner house.
“Look over there, Midge,” said Booker-T as he stopped to stare at the bird. “What kind of bird is that?”
“Where?” asked Midge looking around the sky.
“Over there in that yard,” said Booker-T. “I never saw a bird like that.”
“Is he wearing a hat?” asked Midge as she started to walk across the street toward the bird.
Midge ran outside and out the front yard gate, down the sidewalk to Booker-T's house. She ran though his gate and ran around to the back of his house. At the corner of the house, Booker-T was running to the front of the house and they ran into each other as they turned the corner. Booker-T fell backward and sat there staring at Midge.
“Hi Midge,” said Booker-T. “I didn't know you were coming.”
“I didn't either,” said Midge. “I had a dream that you were sick. Are you okay?”
“I'm fine,” said Booker-T. “Or I was until you hit me in the head with your head.”
“Oh,” sighed Midge. “I am sorry I hit you in the head.”
“It's party time!” sang Midge as she walked to Booker-T's house. “It's party time in the house tonight!”
“Hi Midge,” smiled Booker-T. “What are you singing? What party?”
“Hi Booker-T,” said Midge. “My owner is having a party. It's party time tonight.”
“What kind of party?” asked Booker-T. “Can I come to your party?”
“Oh sure,” smiled Midge. “Come on over. It will be fun. My owner is having a costume party for this thing they call Halloween.”
Midge was sitting on the porch dressed in a pretty blue sweater and sitting on a warm blanket that laid on the swing. Jake and Lucy walked through the gate and ran to the porch. Behind them, Booker-T ran through the gate.
“Hi Midge,” said Jake.
“Are you cold?” asked Lucy.
“No,” said Midge.
“Why are you wearing the sweater?” asked Booker-T.
“Did you hear the weather this morning?” asked Midge. “I'm ready.”
Midge, Jake and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to the park where they are to meet Lucy. They turned the corner and saw these little humans playing on the sidewalk and they were drawing squares on the sidewalk.
“What are they doing?” asked Midge. “Why are they drawing squares?”
“I don't know,” said Booker-T.
“Maybe they are drawing some buildings on the sidewalk,” suggested Jake.
“It's a funny looking building,” smiled Midge. “I never saw any buildings with the numbers in them like that.”
“Our houses have a number on the door,” said Booker-T. “Maybe those numbers are the address of the buildings.”
Lucy, Midge and Booker-T laid down under the tree and took a nap in the shade. It seemed like a long time that they slept when Booker-T stood up and stretched and looked around the pasture for Jake.
“Hey, Midge, Lucy!” called Booker-T. “Wake up you guys. Where is Jake?”
Midge stood up and stretched and looked around and Lucy looked around and no one saw where Jake was.
“Did Jake go home?” asked Lucy.
“I don't think so,” said Midge. “He would have woke us up if he was going to go home. He never would have gone without us.”
The four friends sat staring at each other trying to find a fun idea they can do.
Booker-T jumped up and said, “I got an idea!”
“It is a fun idea?” asked Midge. “I want to have fun.”
“Me too,” said Lucy. “Can we have human fun? I like human fun.”
“Me too,” smiled Midge. “Lucy and I like human fun. Like dancing, fishing, bungee jumping.”
“Skateboarding,” said Lucy. “I haven't tried that one. They are building something again near the farm.”
“What are they building?” asked Jake.
Midge was sitting on the front porch in the swing watching the little humans walking past the house on their way to the school.
“Have a good day,” said Midge as Booker-T ran through the gate into the yard and came up on the porch.
“Who are you talking to?” asked Booker-T. “Were you talking to me?”
“No,” said Midge. “I was wishing the little humans a good day.”
“They don't hear what you say,” said Booker-T. “Only we animals understand you when you talk.”
“I know,” sighed Midge. “Everyone is my subject. You are my subject.”
Midge ran out of the bedroom and leaped into the chair next to Snappy's tank and jumped onto the back of the chair. She stuck her nose over the top of the tank and looked around the tank for Snappy.
“Hey there Snappy,” said Midge. “Where are you?”
Snappy poked his head out from under the log and then crawled up the log and sat on top.
“Hi Midge,” smiled Snappy. “What are you doing?”
“I just woke up and ate my breakfast,” said Midge. “Did you see outside?”
Midge, Jake, Booker-T and Lucy all walked to Jake's house to find the reading book that his owner's niece used to learn how to read. They all followed Jake into the house through the doggie door. Jake went to the bedroom and on the table lay a book with two little humans on the cover.
“What is the name of the book?” asked Midge.
“It is called the “Little Reader,” said Jake as he picked up the book in his mouth and walked back to the living room.
Midge and Booker-T sat on Midge's front porch watching the neighborhood kids walking along the sidewalk with backpacks on the backs and little lunch boxes. Lucy and Jake entered the gate at Midge's house and sat down with them on the porch.
“What are you doing?” asked Lucy.
“We are sitting here watching the kids walking to school,” said Midge.
“Did school start today?” asked Lucy.
“I think today is the first day,” said Jake. “Now it will be quiet at the park when we go to swim in the pond.”
“And little kids who don't go to school yet will be there sometimes to ride the train through the park,” said Midge.
“Do they have schools for animals?” asked Lucy.
“I don't know,” said Booker-T. “Do they have them, Jake?”
“I think they have schools for dogs,” said Midge.
Jake and Lucy walked to Midge's house. Booker-T ran out his gate and caught up to them as they entered the gate at Midge's house.
“Hi Guys!” smiled Booker-T. “What are you doing?”
“Hi Booker-T,” greeted Lucy. “We came to ask Midge what she wants to do today.”
“There she is sitting on the porch,” said Jake. “Hey there Midge.”
“Hi you guys,” smiled Midge as she jumped up. “What are you doing?”
“We came to see what you want to do today,” said Lucy. “I want to do something fun.”
Booker-T walked over to Midge's house and Midge was not outside yet. He walked around to the back door and crawled through the doggie door and ran into the living room. He leaped into the chair and climbed onto the back of the chair. He stood on his hind legs and peaked over the top of the tank.
“Hey Snappy,” said Booker-T. “Where are you?”
Snappy poked his little head from under the big log inside his tank.
“Hi Booker-T,” said Snappy. “What are you doing here?”
Booker-T strolled into Midge's yard and looked around for Midge. She usually was sitting on the front porch early in the morning enjoying the cool air. But no Midge was there. He walked around the house to the back door where the doggie door was and he crawled into the kitchen. He went to the living room and jumped into the chair next to Snappy's tank. He climbed onto the back of the chair and put his front paws on the top of the tank and peaked into the tank.
Midge and Booker-T walked to Jake's house where they found him sitting with Lucy.
“Hi Jake, Lucy,” smiled Midge. “What are you doing?”
“Just sitting here waiting for you to come,” said Lucy.
“We made it!” laughed Booker-T. “What are we going to do today?”
“I don't know,” said Jake. “Lucy wants us to come to the farm and swim in the pond.”
“I like that idea,” said Booker-T. “How about you Midge? Do you want to go swim in the pond with Lucy?”
Booker-T walked over to Midge's house and found her on the front porch looking at a strange picture on some paper.
“What are you looking at?” asked Booker-T.
“I don't know,” said Midge. “I found it in the closet in my owner's bedroom.”
“It looks like a picture of a bunch of footprints,” said Booker-T. “Why does she have a picture of footprints?”
“I don't know,” said Midge. “I don't know what that says at the top of the paper.”
“Hmmm,” said Booker-T staring at it. “I don't either. Maybe Jake can tell us what it says. He can read.”
Midge and Booker-T were sitting on the front porch at Midge's house waiting for Jake and Lucy to come.
"What are we going to do today?" asked Booker-T.
"There you go again," laughed Midge. "Asking me what we are going to do."
"We are the only two here," said Booker-T. "Who should I ask?"
"I don't know," said Midge. "We need an event planner."
"What is an event planner?" asked Booker-T.
Midge and Booker-T strolled along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house.
"What are we going to do today?" asked Booker-T.
"I don't know," laughed Midge. "You always ask me and I don't know sometimes."
"But sometimes you know," said Booker-T. "Do you have any ideas for today?"
"No," said Midge. "Do you?"
Midge and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house. Midge started to walk into the street.
“Where are you going?” asked Booker-T.
“I see something laying on that other sidewalk,” said Midge.
“Another funny animal? Asked Booker-T.
“No,” said Midge. “It looks shiny.”
The two stood looking at the object and walked around it and Midge reached out and touched it with her foot.
“What is it?” asked Booker-T.
“I don't know,” said Midge. “It looks like a bunch of wires.”
“Midge!” called Snappy. “Come see.”
“What is it?”asked Midge as she jumped into the chair.
“Look outside,” said Snappy. “It is half a house coming down the street.:
“Wow,” said Midge. “What happened to the other half?”
“Do humans live in half a house?” asked Snappy.
“I don't know,” said Midge. “I never saw a half house before. Maybe I should follow the house.”
“Where is Booker-T?” asked Snappy.
Midge hurried out the doggie door and ran around the house and out of the front gate. Booker-T stood at his gate waiting for Midge so they could go to Jake's house.
“Good morning, Booker-T,” greeted Midge. “Are you ready to go to Jake;s house?”
“I'm ready,” said Booker-T. “Lets go.”
They walked along the sidewalk when they saw something laying in the middle of the street.
“What is it?” asked Booker-T.
“I don't know,” said Midge. “Lets go see.”
“Do you think it's a big turtle?” asked Booker-T.
“Maybe,” said Midge. “ But I don't think so. It don't look like Snappy.”
“Hi there guys,” said Betsy as she met the four coming out of the barn. “What are you guys doing?”
“Maybe we should ask what did they do?” said Daisy. “They came running out of the barn fast.”
“Hi Betsy,” smiled Midge. “We came to the farm to play with Lucy and we wanted to say hi to you while we were here.”
“Lucy is lucky to have you guys as friends,” said Daisy. “She was lonely till you came to meet her.”
Midge came out of the bedroom and jumped into the chair next to Snappy's tank. She pressed her nose against the glass and looked around for Snappy. She hopped onto the back of the chair and poked her head over the top of the tank.
“Hi Snappy,” said Midge. “Where are you hiding?”
Snappy poked his head out of the little house that sat behind his big log.
“Good morning, Midge,” smiled Snappy. “What are you doing?”
“I'm going to Booker-T's house,” said Midge.
“That's okay,” smiled Booker-T as he entered the room. "I'm here.”
Midge walked next door to Booker-T's house. At the front door she called out to him.
“Hey, Booker-T!” called Midge. “Where are you!”
In a few minutes, Booker-T ran around the house to the front where Midge was waiting.
“Hi Midge,” said Booker-T. “Are we going to Jake's house now?”
“Yes,” said Midge. “Do you know what we are going to do today?”
“No,” said Booker-T. “Do you have any ideas what we can show Lucy?”
“I know what you can do, Midge,” said Gabby as he flew down from the trees and landed in the yard.
Midge walked into
the living room singing, “Hickory Dickory Dock.
The mouse ran up the clock,”
“What are you dinging,
Midge?” asked Snappy.
“I think it is
called Hickory Dickory Dock,” said Midge.
“Our owner's little niece was singing it yesterday.”
“I didn't hear her
singing,” said Snappy. “Did she sing her
little song outside?”
“Yes,” said Midge.
“Why did the mouse run up the clock, Midge,” asked Snappy.
Midge, Jake, Booker-T and Lucy walked over to the other cage and stood staring at the animal in the cage.
“What are you guys
looking at?” asked the animal inside the cage.
“What kind of
animal are you?” asked Midge. “You sure
have long back legs.”
“I'm a kangaroo,”
said the animal. “My name is Joey,
What's yours?”
“I'm Midge,” said
Midge. “And these are my friends, Jake,
Lucy and Booker-T.
“What are you doing here?” asked Joey. “You aren't in a cage like me.”
“Look at the teddy
bear,” said Lucy as she walked toward the back cage. “Isn't he cute. My owner's little girl has a teddy bear that
looks like this.”
“He's a living
teddy bear” laughed Midge. “I think he
is sleeping.”
“The paper on the
cage door says he is a Koala bear,” read Jake.
“I think he looks
like a teddy bear,” said Lucy. “I think
my owner's little girl would like to have a living teddy bear.”
“I think the little
humans like teddy bears,” said Midge.
“My owner's niece has one she carries with her all the time. Her little teddy bear is brown.”
“My owner's niece
has one too,” said Jake. "Her teddy bear is black and white. I think my owner called it a panda bear."
“Why do they always
have teddy bears?” asked Lucy. “Why not a nice doggy?”
“I think that is a
good question” said Midge. “Do you know
why Jake?”
“I don't know,”
said Jake. “I think the humans always
buy teddy bears.”
“That's kind of sad,” said Midge. “I never thought about that. Lets go check out that big hippo. The Koala bear is still sleeping. He must be really tired.”
Midge and Booker-T were sitting on the front porch at Midge's house. Gabby flew down from the tree above and landed on the porch railing.
“Hi guys,” greeted Gabby. “What are you guys doing?”
“Just sitting here,” smiled Midge.
“Why?” asked Gabby.
“Why not?” asked Booker-T.
“I don't know,” sighed Gabby. “You guys are always doing something.”
“I know,” said Midge.
“Are you being lazy today?' asked Gabby.
Midge followed her owner to the kitchen early in the morning and sat near her bowls waiting for breakfast. After feeding Midge and Snappy, she left for work. Midge jumped into the chair near Snappy's tank. She looked out the window and saw Booker-T and Jake walking along the sidewalk and coming through the front gate.
“Here comes Jake and Booker-T,” said Midge
“What are you guys going to do this morning?” asked Snappy.
“I don't know yet,” said Midge.
“Is Lucy going to play with you today?” asked Snappy.
“I think so,” said Midge.
“Hi Snappy,” greeted Booker-T as he entered the room followed by Jake. “Hi Midge.”
“Hey guys,” smiled Midge. “What are you doing?”
Midge sat on the end of her owner's bed waiting for her to get ready for her work day. She always gave midge fresh water and food before she left the house. She jumped to the floor and followed her owner to the kitchen where her owner filled her blue bowl with food and her white bowl with fresh water. When she set them on to the food mat with Midge's name at the top, she patted Midge on the head. “There you are girl,” said Midge's owner. “I need to go into work early this morning. I'll see you later, girl.”
After taking Lucy to Jake's house and then to Midge and Booker-T's house, the three took Lucy to the park where they liked to play in the pond on warmer days. They told her about the little train that runs around the park.
“Come on Lucy,” said Midge. “Lets go ride the train around the park and you can see everything.”
“Will the humans let us ride the train?” asked Lucy.
“Hi guys,” greeted Gabby as he flew down from above and landed on the fence post near the barn.
“Hey there Gabby,” said Jake. “What are you doing?”
“I was flying around and saw you guys here at the farm,” said Gabby. “What are you doing?”
“We came to take Lucy to the park,” said Midge. “Did you forget? We are going to show her where we live also.”
“She looks a little like Midge,” smiled Gabby. "Midge and Lucy are both the same kind of dog.”
“What kind of dog are we?” asked Lucy.
“They are more alike that you know,” laughed Booker-T. “Lucy is just like Midge.”
Midge ran out of the bedroom and leaped into the chair and pressed her nose against the glass of Snappy's tank.
“Hi Snappy!” smiled Midge.
“You look happy this morning,” said Snappy.
“I'm always happy,” said Midge.
“But this morning, you sound excited,” said Snappy. “What are you guys going to do today?”
“We are going to the farm to see Lucy,” said Midge. “And take her to the park if she wants to go.”
“I thought you met Lucy yesterday,” said Snappy.
“Hey Midge!” Called Snappy. “What are you doing?”
“I was eating breakfast,” said Midge as she hurried into the living room and jumped into the chair near Snappy's tank. “Are you okay?”
“Look out the window,” said Snappy.
Midge pressed her nose to the window and saw a lot of humans coming down the street. Suddenly music started to play.
“What are they doing?” asked Snappy.
“I don't know,” said Midge. “It looks like some kind of parade.”
Midge, Jake and Booker-T visited with Snappy for a little while and then decided to walk to the farm to meet Lucy. Oscar had invited them to come and meet her.
“We will see you later Snappy,” said Midge as she jumped out of the chair.
“Bye, Snappy,” said Booker-T.
“See you later,” smiled Jake. “You can go with us if you want, Snappy.”
“Oh, no,” said Snappy. “The farm will be a really big place. I might get lost out there.”
“You can stay in the wagon,” suggested Midge. “You will be safe in the wagon.”
Midge stood on the bed and stretched before jumping to the floor and followed her owner to the kitchen. She sat on the floor near her bowl as she watched her owner putting water into the coffee pot that sat on the counter. She waited patiently as she got the pot started. In a few minutes, her owner got the bag of dog food from the pantry closet and filled her bowl. She then patted Midge on the head. “Good morning Midge.” smiled her owner. “Here's some fresh water also for you.”
Midge, Booker-T and Jake went to the petting zoo which was now inside a new area behind the zoo transfer building.
“Look Jake,” said Midge. “This is a nice area now for all the animals. They can be inside from the bad weather now.”
“Do you see the baby donkey?” asked Booker-T as he looked around the area where all the animals are.
“Not yet,” said Midge as she also stood looking around at all the animals in the corral area.
Midge went back to sleep on the end of her owner's bed after she left for work. He house was quiet and Midge slept an hour longer. She stretched and jumped down to the floor after she woke up. She hurried to the living room and jumped into the chair beside Snappy's tank.
“Good morning, Midge,” greeted Snappy “you slept late this morning.”
“I know,” smiled Midge. “I think Booker-T is waiting for me so we can go to Jake's house.
“Yes,” said Booker-T as he entered the room and heard her talking to Snappy. “I was waiting for you. What happened to you?”
"Good morning, Snappy," said Midge as she hurried through the living room and into the kitchen. She hurried up and ate her breakfast and started to crawl through the doggie door, but when she hit the door with her head to push it open, it didn't move.
"Ouch," said Midge.
"Is that you Midge?" asked Booker-T from the other side of the door.
"Hi Booker-T," greeted Midge as she poked her head out the door. "I think you were trying to come in same time I was trying to go out."
Hello everyone... Sorry for the late posting from Jake and Midge.. We were traveling and didn't get the story posted before we left for the trip...
Now, Here is the story "The Torn Paper"
Midge entered the living room and jumped into the chair next to Snappy's tank.
"Good morning, Snappy," said Midge as she poked her nose to the glass looking for Snappy in the tank. "Where are you? I think you are hiding again."
"Hi Midge," smiled Snappy as he crawled onto the log. "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to go to Jake's house with Booker-T," said Midge.
"Are you going to the zoo building again?" asked Snappy.
"I don't know yet," said Midge. "You should have seen the giant turtle we saw when we were there the last time. Wow, Snappy, he was a really big turtle."
Jake, Midge and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk to the zoo transfer facility to see what animals were there being transferred to or from their city's big zoo across town. They stopped at the corner, checking to be sure there were no cars coming and hurried across the street. They saw the zoo train pull into the station and several humans got on for the ride to the zoo across the city.
"I wish we would ride the train to the big zoo," sighed Midge.
"I know," said Booker-T. "It would be fun to go see all those animals there, but if they saw us, they would toss us off the train and it's a really long way for us if we have to walk home."
Midge sat up on the end of the bed when her owner woke up for the day and got cleaned up and ready for work. She followed her owner to the kitchen where she gave her fresh water and food.
"There you are Midge," smiled her owner as she set the bowls on the floor mat.
She turned and went back to the bedroom to finish getting ready for work as Midge ate her breakfast and drank some water. When she finished, she ran to the living room and leaped into the chair beside Snappy's tank. She stood on her hind legs and put her paws on the table where the tank stood. She pressed her nose against the glass looking for Snappy.
Midge woke up when she heard a tapping on the window outside. She jumped into the chair next to Snappy's tank and looked out the window. Sitting on the windowsill was Gabby. She leaped out of the chair and ran through the kitchen to the doggie door and crawled outside. She ran to the front of the house and found Gabby sitting on the porch railing.
"Hi Gabby," said Midge. "What are you doing?"
"I was looking for you guys," said Gabby. "Where is Jake and Booker-T?"
"Here comes Booker-T now," said Midge. "We are suppose to walk over to Jake's house. Do you want to come with us?"
"The sun is out, the sun is out!" sang Midge as she hurried into the living room and leaped into the chair near Snappy's tank.
"You sound happy this morning," said Snappy.
"I am," smiled Midge. "Jake said we could go sledding when the sun came out and it's a little warmer out there."
"Does Jake want to go sledding?" asked Snappy.
"He said we would go," said Midge. "I will bug him all day long if we don't go."
"Good morning Midge," said Snappy as Midge entered the living room.
She ran and jumped in the chair and put her paws on the top of the tank. "Hi Snappy," said Midge. "Good morning."
"You slept late today," said Snappy. "Are you okay?"
"I am good," said Midge. "I was sleepy last night."
"What are you going to do today?" asked Snappy. "This is still the new year, isn't it?"
