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3. At Home
¡°7am¡ rise and shine!
Potty in garden¡¡±
¡°7.20am¡ breakfast. Nice hor, Kiyo!¡±
¡°7.40am¡ garden tour and potty. Walking exercises ¨C hmmm¡we must
practise more, Kiyo.¡±
¡°8am¡ play then
rest in crate.¡±
The little bear busily scribbled in his notebook. ¡°Meme says, we
must set up a daily routine together, Kiyo. It¡¯s the first step
in settling down you know.¡±
Kiyo wagged his
tail merrily, gave Kedou a nice, wet lick on his ears, causing
the little bear to chuckle. The puppy didn¡¯t understand all of
the strange sounds that his buddy was making, but he was
prepared to share any adventure with the cheerful little bear.
Even if it meant walking ever so slowly around the garden, when
really, one should just dash into the bushes, eat the flowers
and romp in the grass! Maybe next time¡
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Chapter 2. Adopted!
¡°Oh! My goodness, is he alright?¡±
Gasps of concern echoed around the small courtyard at the animal
shelter.
Kedou waved his tiny paws
awkwardly, trying to let everyone know that he was unharmed. Our
little bear was in Kiyo¡¯s kennel. The exuberant puppy had
pounced on Kedou as he entered, and gently grabbed hold of the
little bear¡¯s foot. In Kiyo¡¯s doggie way, he was telling Kedou
how happy he was to see him. Bear and dog were now doing a
staggering, hopping dance across the kennel floor, watched by
many pairs of anxious eyes.
Meme stood quietly, she was sure
that her little bear would remember how he had prepared for this
moment.
Kedou took a deep breath,
steadied himself against the wall, and resolutely turned his
head away from Kiyo¡¯s laughing eyes and wagging tail. Kiyo
wuffed, dropped into a play bow, inviting his new friend to
continue the game. Now that his foot was free, Kedou turned
completely around, facing away from the puzzled dog. Minutes
passed as dog pranced and jumped up playfully at the little
bear. Still Kedou stood with his back turned away, silent even
though his heart was beating away fast as can be, waiting for
that important moment. And it came. Kiyo dropped into a sit,
peering with questioning eyes at the little bear¡¯s back. Kedou
turned around, and remembering Meme¡¯s words not to fuss over
Kiyo, stretched out a firm paw and stroked Kiyo¡¯s head calmly.
The dog wriggled in delight, pink tongue sticking out in a wide
puppy grin, looking adoringly at his strange new friend. But he
remained in a sit, somehow sensing that that was what the little
bear was trying to tell him.
Kedou looked up happily at Meme
and she nodded ¨C the little bear and his buddy had passed the
first test of their friendship. They were ready to go home.
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1. At the Shelter
One day, Kedou and Meme went to the animal shelter. A quiet
whimper and a furiously wagging tail caught our little bear¡¯s
attention and he trotted over to investigate the kennel.
¡°Kiyo¡¡± read Kedou. The little bear looked into Kiyo¡¯s bright,
trusting eyes and knew there and then, that Kiyo¡¯s home was with
him. He scampered over to Meme, ¡°Meme, please, may I adopt
Kiyo?¡±
Meme chuckled as she knew her little bear would not be able to
resist Kiyo¡¯s charm. ¡°Are you sure, Kedou? It¡¯s not just fun and
games having a dog you know. Especially since we don¡¯t know why
Kiyo was left here."
¡±Yes, Meme, I¡¯m sure ¨C I promise I will take good care of Kiyo,¡±
the little bear solemnly replied.
Can Kedou live up to his promise?
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