No Dogs Allowed by Stephanie Calmenson

Author:Stephanie Calmenson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

8

A Song Is Born

Lucie started to sing:

Doo-wop, doo-wop!

Do we adopt-adopt?

Doo-wop, doo-wop!

Do we not-adopt?

“That’s really good,” said Kate. “Keep going.”

“That’s all I have,” said Lucie. “I’m stumped.”

Suddenly, they heard a boy’s voice singing:

Tell me, can you be at home?

Can you buy me a bone?

The girls couldn’t believe it! The voice belonged to DJ. The girls glared at him.

“Excuse me! This is our song,” said Kate.

“We don’t need help from any goofy boys,” said Lucie.

“What’s the matter? Those were good lines,” said Danny.

Kate and Lucie thought about it. They didn’t like to admit it, but Danny was right.

“Hey, what were you two doing in the shelter?” said Danny.

“Um, we were just doing some research,” said Kate.

“That’s right, for the song contest,” said Lucie.

“What are you doing here?” asked Kate. “I hope you weren’t thinking of adopting dogs.”

“Nah. We were just passing by,” said Danny.

“But now that you mention it, maybe we should get a couple of puppies,” said DJ.

“Sounds good to me,” said Danny. “I want a shaggy one. Like that one we saw on the street.”

“And I’ll get a spotted one,” said DJ.

Kate and Lucie looked at each other.

“You saw dogs on the street?” said Kate.

“I bet they ran away from you,” said Lucie. “Any sensible dogs would.”

“The people at the shelter would never give innocent puppies to boys like you,” said Kate.

“Dogs need proper homes with responsible owners,” said Lucie.

“Owners who do not chew gum that will get stuck in their fur,” said Kate.

“Owners who will not give them a headache bouncing a basketball,” said Lucie.

“Do you think they’re talking about us?” said DJ, snapping his gum.

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