Lily to the Rescue: Two Little Piggies by W. Bruce Cameron
Author:W. Bruce Cameron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
“Do you think I could have some of those blueberries?” Mom asked.
Maggie Rose handed over the crinkly bag that had been so disappointing to me. Mom went to the refrigerator and pulled out a bottle. The refrigerator at home has wonderful smells that charge out into the room every time the door is open, but the one here at Work is much less interesting.
I perked up when I caught the scent of what Mom was pouring into the bowl on the counter. It was some of that rich, fragrant milk that the pigs were always eating. Food in a bottle might be for Scamper and Dash, but food in a bowl was for a good dog!
Scamper and Dash must have known this because they turned and headed out the door and down the hall, probably to jump on Brewster or knock over some furniture.
I was disappointed to see Mom toss some of Maggie Rose’s fruits into my bowl of milk. I decided, though, that I could lap up the milk and leave the little fruits. This is just one of the things dogs must learn to do.
“Maggie Rose,” Mom said. “Can you hold on to Lily for just a moment?”
I heard my name and figured that Mom was telling my girl that I was finally about to be fed some of the delicious milk. Then Maggie Rose wrapped her arms around me, holding me on her lap. That was a strange thing to do, because now I couldn’t get at the bowlful of milk!
“Good dog,” my girl said to me.
Good dog? Good dog? What happened next was not the sort of thing that should happen to a good dog!
“Okay!” Mom said. “Scamper! Dash! Come have some breakfast.”
My new pig friends had learned their names a little bit and came racing into the room, either because Mom had called them or because they just felt like it.
That’s how they did things. They were not like dogs, who must pay attention to what people want. They were just crazy pigs, who thought their job should be to run around and then have milk even though a good dog doesn’t get any.
Mom put the big bowl down on the floor, and I naturally surged forward, but my girl’s hands held me still. What were we doing?
Scamper and Dash shoved their noses into my dog bowl. Milk went flying everywhere, and my pig friends started to eat my treat! What were they doing?
“The blueberries worked!” Mom exclaimed.
Dad was smiling. “This could change our lives forever,” he said with a laugh. “No more bottle-feeding around the clock!”
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