Treasure Hunt by Paul DuBois Jacobs & Jennifer Swender

Author:Paul DuBois Jacobs & Jennifer Swender
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

CHAPTER

8

“Whoa!” shouted Cassie. “It’s windy out here!”

She was having a hard time holding on to the leashes and keeping her hair out of her eyes.

“You walk ahead,” Mom called to Cassie. “You don’t want to be downwind of Felix.”

Poor Felix. He had probably just wanted to play with the skunk but had gotten a little too close. Now you could smell him a mile away.

“Let me put Felix in the play area,” said Mom. “The fresh air will do him good.”

Afterward she slid open the heavy barn door. The wind rushed in, blowing bits of hay into tiny cyclones.

We all piled inside. Mom slid the large door closed. Cassie undid all of our leashes. Shadow scampered straight to the loft. Coco flopped onto a mound of hay. I stayed close to Mom.

The building had once been a cow barn, but today our only guest was a beige-colored alpaca named Dandelion. She was staying with us while her owners repaired her shelter at home.

Mom raked out Dandelion’s stall. She gave her fresh water. Cassie brought over some hay.

“Sorry I haven’t gotten you out to the pasture today,” Mom said to Dandelion. “It’s been busier than I expected.”

“I think Dandelion’s happy in here,” said Cassie, gently stroking her neck. “It’s too windy out there.”

“She’s right,” Dandelion whispered to me with a toothy smile. We could all hear the wind blowing.

Coco and I followed Mom and Cassie to the back of the barn. Mom opened the door to the kennels. Each dog gets a private enclosure with a door to an outside run. On nice days the dogs are free to go in and out whenever they choose.

I always enjoy visiting the kennels and meeting new guests. Our current guests included a hound named Houdini, a Portuguese water dog named Walter, and a Pomeranian puppy named Penny.

The cats have smaller enclosures, each with its own window to see outside.

We had only one feline guest, a cuddly calico named Cassandra.

I could hear Penny, the puppy, quietly crying in her kennel.

“What’s wrong?” I asked her.

“Are you hungry?” asked Coco.

“I’m scared,” Penny whimpered. “Too many strange noises.”

The wind whistled. A tree branch cracked nearby. I was little scared too, and the pirates hadn’t even arrived yet.

“It’s just the wind,” I said, trying to comfort her.

“I want to go home,” Penny said.

Mom gave the dogs fresh water. Cassie refilled their food bowls. Then Mom noticed Penny cowering in the corner.

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