Murphy and the Great Surf Rescue by Gill Lewis

Author:Gill Lewis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Round and round and round and round and round he spun, until the wave tumbled him all the way back to the beach and dumped him on the hard sand.

Murphy opened his eyes to see Major Bones, Rodrigo, and all his friends staring down at him.

“What happened?” said Star.

“Are you okay?” said Rodrigo.

Murphy groaned and closed his eyes. He’d made a fool of himself again. He couldn’t get anything right.

Major Bones leaned down. “Up you go, Murphy. Let’s get you back into the sea.”

Murphy looked at the waves. They looked even bigger than before. He didn’t want to face the waves ever again. Not even the little ones. He didn’t want to mess up again in front of his friends. He wasn’t sure he even wanted to be a surf rescue dog anymore. He had to face it: he was scared of the sea. “I think I’ll be a lifeguard at a swimming pool instead,” he said.

“Don’t be silly,” said Star.

“Have another go,” said Scruff.

“No!” wailed Murphy.

Boris pushed his way through the pups. “Do you want to try that again?”

Murphy covered his face with his paws. He’d failed in front of his hero. What if he failed a second time? “I’m not going back out there.”

“Amigo,” said Rodrigo, patting Murphy’s back, “do it for your friends.”

Murphy looked at them all and then glared at Rodrigo. “They don’t need me now, anyway, because they have you.”

“Murphy—!” said Star.

“Just leave me,” Murphy blurted out. He flung off his water rescue jacket, pushed his way through the pups, and ran and ran to the far end of the beach. He sank down behind the rocks, closed his eyes, and pressed his head against the sand, hoping it would swallow him up. His friends wouldn’t think he was a hero anymore. It was all over. His dreams were crushed. He’d never be a surf rescue dog—not now, not ever.

Everything had gone horribly, horribly wrong.

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