Going Overboard! by Nancy Krulik

Author:Nancy Krulik [Krulik, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101575383
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2012-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Katie! What are you doing in there?”

Suddenly Katie heard Steve calling to her. She looked up from the water and smiled. “Hi, Steve,” she said.

“You shouldn’t be here by yourself,” he said. “And you shouldn’t be alone with Flippy.”

“Why not?” Katie asked. “He seems really sweet.”

“Well, he is, usually,” Steve said. “But Flippy is an animal. And animals are unpredictable. He’s done some very strange things today. I’m wondering if maybe his days of swimming with guests are over.”

Oh no! Katie felt terrible. She knew that none of what happened was Flippy’s fault. It was all her fault. But of course she couldn’t tell Steve that. He wouldn’t believe her even if she did. Katie wouldn’t have believed it, either, if it hadn’t happened to her.

Katie scrambled back up onto the dock. She shook her head. Water flew out of her hair as if she had a blowhole up there.

“Flippy flipped your mother in the water,” Steve said. He shook his head. “I don’t get it. He usually follows directions perfectly. After all, he knows he’ll get a treat if he does the right trick at the right time.”

Katie made a face. “You mean those little, squishy fish?”

Steve laughed. “Dolphins love those little, squishy fish.”

“Are you sure about that?” Katie asked. “Maybe if you gave him a different treat, Flippy would do anything you told him to.”

“Well, we do have a little bit of squid in the refrigerator,” Steve said slowly. “It’s worth a try. At least I’ll see if he’s ready and willing to do his tricks.”

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