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For the rest of the winter Patch just hung around the yard.
When it wasn't too cold, Katie came out to play with him. They invented
many new games; catch the snowball, bury the dog and jump in the
snow bank. It was fun, too, riding with Katie on her toboggan as they
slid down the small hill near the house. It was fun, but it wasn't work.
Days that were too cold for Katie to come outside to play, Patch just
stayed in his house and worried. If he couldn't be a useful working farm
dog he was sure that Farmer White would give him away. There was
no place on the farm for a too- little dog.
Patch was very afraid.
When spring came, things were no better. Now Farmer White
didn't even invite Patch to accompany him out to the fields. He was just
too- little. The other animals laughed at him, teased him and called him
' Runt'. Visitors would glance at him and make insulting comments like,
" What is that... a rat?" and " What does he do, herd grasshoppers?"
Patch tried not to let it hurt his feelings.
But it did.
Then, one day when Patch was lying in front of his house,
dozing in the sun, he heard a great commotion. Blaze and Bigfoot
came running up to him.
" Quick," they said, " let's go! Katie is missing and Farmer White
wants us all to go with him and Jim to look for her."
Frightened for Katie, Patch jumped up and started to follow the
others. In a very short time, though, he realized that he couldn't keep
up so he turned around and went home. Worried about his best friend,
Katie, and angry with himself that he couldnt help, he slunk into an old
abandoned tool shed where he could hide in shame.
As he lay there, sad and worried, he thought he heard a sound.
Yes, there it was again! It sounded like something under the floor. He
moved slowly around the shed, listening carefully. Then, in the back
corner, he heard it again. It was someone crying. Could it be Katie?
What was she doing under the floor?
He barked.
From under the floor, Katie sobbed," Patch, is that you? Oh
Patch, please help me. I'm stuck under here and I'm so afraid!"
Patch ran out of the shed and ran back and forth to the house
barking as loudly as he could but Mrs. White was busy on the phone
asking neighbours to come and help in the search and didn't pay any
attention to him. He ran back to the shed and tried digging through the
floor, but it was too hard. Katie cried even harder and begged him to
hurry. He ran outside and searched around the sides of the shed,
looking for a way in. There it was... a small opening in the foundation.
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| Title | Write On! |
| Language | en |
| Date | 2004 |
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| Title | Page 46 |
| Language | en |
| Transcript | For the rest of the winter Patch just hung around the yard. When it wasn't too cold, Katie came out to play with him. They invented many new games; catch the snowball, bury the dog and jump in the snow bank. It was fun, too, riding with Katie on her toboggan as they slid down the small hill near the house. It was fun, but it wasn't work. Days that were too cold for Katie to come outside to play, Patch just stayed in his house and worried. If he couldn't be a useful working farm dog he was sure that Farmer White would give him away. There was no place on the farm for a too- little dog. Patch was very afraid. When spring came, things were no better. Now Farmer White didn't even invite Patch to accompany him out to the fields. He was just too- little. The other animals laughed at him, teased him and called him ' Runt'. Visitors would glance at him and make insulting comments like, " What is that... a rat?" and " What does he do, herd grasshoppers?" Patch tried not to let it hurt his feelings. But it did. Then, one day when Patch was lying in front of his house, dozing in the sun, he heard a great commotion. Blaze and Bigfoot came running up to him. " Quick," they said, " let's go! Katie is missing and Farmer White wants us all to go with him and Jim to look for her." Frightened for Katie, Patch jumped up and started to follow the others. In a very short time, though, he realized that he couldn't keep up so he turned around and went home. Worried about his best friend, Katie, and angry with himself that he couldnt help, he slunk into an old abandoned tool shed where he could hide in shame. As he lay there, sad and worried, he thought he heard a sound. Yes, there it was again! It sounded like something under the floor. He moved slowly around the shed, listening carefully. Then, in the back corner, he heard it again. It was someone crying. Could it be Katie? What was she doing under the floor? He barked. From under the floor, Katie sobbed," Patch, is that you? Oh Patch, please help me. I'm stuck under here and I'm so afraid!" Patch ran out of the shed and ran back and forth to the house barking as loudly as he could but Mrs. White was busy on the phone asking neighbours to come and help in the search and didn't pay any attention to him. He ran back to the shed and tried digging through the floor, but it was too hard. Katie cried even harder and begged him to hurry. He ran outside and searched around the sides of the shed, looking for a way in. There it was... a small opening in the foundation. |
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