PeeWee's Tale by Johanna Hurwitz

Author:Johanna Hurwitz [Johanna Hurwitz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Published: 2000-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

I Meet a Group of Children

As I neared the children, I could hear their voices getting louder and louder. But soon a group of fat pigeons blocked my way. “Food, food,” they mumbled as they pecked at the dirt. The pigeons were bigger than any of the birds I’d known at Casey’s Pet Shop. They ate a lot more too. And unlike the parakeets at the pet shop, who could speak entire sentences, the pigeons had a very limited vocabulary. They said the same word over and over. “Food. Food.”

“I don’t want your food,” I shouted to them, although I was getting hungry and tired once again.

Finally, I could see the lake. It was like a huge shining water dish that could provide drink for every guinea pig in the world. In the play area, there were many children who were busy in a game of ball. Off in the distance, I could see Robbie running with the others. My heart beat fast with delight. As I rushed toward him, a breeze blowing the leaves sounded like cheers and applause.

“Hey, what’s that?” one of the children called out.

“It’s a rat!” shrieked one of them.

“No it’s not. It’s a guinea pig like we have at school.”

Someone scooped me up and held me tightly. All of the other children came running to get a good look at me. I could see their faces better now. When I looked at the boy who I’d been sure was Robbie, I saw I was wrong. He was the same size and had dark hair, but he didn’t have freckles. I know you can’t wash freckles off, because Robbie had told me that one evening when he was talking to me.

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