Lily to the Rescue: The Misfit Donkey by W. Bruce Cameron

Author:W. Bruce Cameron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates

“Be careful, Lily!” Maggie Rose warned.

One of the big donkeys put her nose down so we could sniff. Then the others did the same thing.

I sniffed all the noses. Then I ran a little way into the grass and looked back. Did they know what that meant?

They did! One trotted forward. I ran more, and she came after me.

The others seemed to get the idea. They followed, lowering their heads. I ran in a circle, and the donkeys came with me—all but one, a big male. I could smell that he was very old, and maybe (like Brewster) he would rather nap than run. He dropped his head to snatch a mouthful of grass with a dandelion in it.

I looked up and saw the people and Burrito on the other side of the fence. Burrito was watching us run and chase and chew dandelions. But the little donkey was all by himself.

That was sad. I had all these donkeys to play with, and Burrito had nobody. I squirmed back under the fence and ran up to Maggie Rose.

“Good dog, Lily!” she praised.

I love being told “good dog.” Next, I hurried over to Burrito.

Burrito put his head down to meet me and sniffed me all over. I thought he probably liked the smell of donkey that was painted on my fur, just as I loved the smell of pig that was painted on his.

“The donkeys are friendly to Lily,” Maggie Rose said. “Why don’t they like Burrito?”

“I don’t know,” Mom said, shaking her head. “I really don’t know what’s going on.”

“Lily likes Burrito,” Maggie Rose pointed out.

“Poor little Burrito!” Kelly said, stroking Burrito’s nose and rubbing him behind his ears. “First Ringo didn’t like him, and now these other donkeys don’t like him, either. What am I going to do?”

“I guess it’s time to go get my dad,” Kurt said. He looked at Bryan. “You ready?”

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