King Tut Helps Ming Stay Weird by Caryn Rivadeneira

Author:Caryn Rivadeneira [Rivadeneira, Caryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781634409285
Publisher: Red Chair Press
Published: 2021-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

One day, Ming suggested that I would make a good sheep-herder.

Eva huffed loudly.

“She would not make a good sheep dog,” she said. “The sheep would trample her. You are so weird, Ming.”

“Eva!” Eloise said. “That was very rude. Apologize to Ming.”

Eva said sorry. Ming looked down at his sketchpad as the kids laughed. I ran over to Ming and jumped up so my paws landed on his lap.

Ming smiled and reached down to pet me.

I took two steps back. He smiled and reached his hand forward.

Ming stood up and stepped toward me. I took two more steps back. Ming smiled again and walked forward.

Soon, Ming was up front with the rest of the kids. I sat. Ming sat criss-cross applesauce. I climbed into his lap.

“Looks like Ming was right,” Luis said. “King Tut herded him over here.”

Eloise nodded and thanked Luis for that “observation.”

But Ming wasn’t done with the suggestions.

“King Tut would make a good Helper Hound,” Ming said. “I read about them online. King Tut helps me, and she could help other people too.”

This time, no one laughed.

Luis was the first to yell, “YESSS!” But the rest of the class quickly joined in.

“But the Helper Hounds are much bigger than King Tut,” Eva said.

“That is true,” said Eloise.

“Every day you say it doesn’t matter that I’m different—or even weird,” Ming said. “I can do or be anything. I belong everywhere. That’s the same for King Tut.”

Eloise nodded.

That night Eloise called her sister. Hund Vests made the Helper Hounds vests. Eloise was sure her sister knew Mr. Tuttle, the founder of Helper Hounds.

Next thing I knew, I was off to Helper Hounds University with the big dogs.

Mr. Tuttle worried my small size would keep me from doing a good job. But I had survived living under a bridge. And now, I spent my days in a busy classroom. I knew being a Helper Hound would be no sweat.

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