McTavish Takes the Cake by Meg Rosoff

Author:Meg Rosoff [Rosoff, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781536218183
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2021-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

It made eating breakfast tricky. It made getting a glass of water or making a cup of tea tricky. It made having a sandwich or a piece of toast impossible.

Ma Peachey called Ava, Ollie, and Betty together and asked them to be patient.

“I am not saying that Pa Peachey’s dream is a sensible one,” she said. “But nonetheless it is his dream. And there is only one more week until the contest judging. So we must all be patient for a little while longer.”

“OK,” said Ollie. “But what if the Palace of Versailles encourages Pa to enter more contests? What if his next project is a life-size model of the Eiffel Tower made out of marzipan? Or the Empire State Building made out of cheese?”

“I don’t think—” began Ma Peachey.

“It’s possible,” Ava said.

Ma Peachey sighed. “I think we’ll have to cross that bridge when we come to it.”

“Don’t mention bridges,” Ollie warned. “Pa Peachey might decide to carve the Golden Gate Bridge out of a pumpkin.”

“Well, yes . . .” Ma Peachey said. “But Pa Peachey is a man of vision. He has big dreams, and it is wrong to destroy another person’s dreams.”

“Never mind,” Ollie said. “Pa Peachey is perfectly capable of destroying his own dreams.”

McTavish appeared with his leash in his mouth and stood in front of Betty.

“Woof!” said McTavish. “WOOF!”

“I think McTavish needs a walk,” Ma Peachey said.

Betty pulled on her jacket and clipped on McTavish’s leash.

Once out of the house, he began to run.

McTavish was not a large dog, but he was a determined and stubborn one. When McTavish ran, you had to run with him.

Together, he and Betty ran to the park. In the park, they ran up hills and down hills. They ran around trees and chased squirrels. McTavish found a ball, which he and Betty played with until dark. After all their games and exercise, they returned home flushed and happy, feeling a little bit healthier than they had earlier in the day.

Pa Peachey had placed a stack of rejected gingerbread in McTavish’s bowl, but both Betty and he ignored it.

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