Slim Randles' Home Country
Billy's busy day
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[February 20, 2016]
Billy
slowly raised one eyelid and looked around. Boots and Desdemona,
Aunt Ada’s cats, were curled up, one against his belly and one
against his back. Billy hated to wake the cats, but when a guy has
to go find a tree, well, call it collateral damage. He got up,
stretched and yawned and trotted out to the kitchen. Aunt Ada
greeted him with ear rumples and a bowl of kibble, and then opened
the door so he could go to work. |
Being the official town dog isn’t always the easiest job, Billy
thought. I mean, not if you take it seriously.
Billy went down to where his dog house was by the elementary school.
He cleaned up some scraps that some good soul had left for him, then
rested his chin on his paws and waited. The blue car came, and
Martin´, the crossing guard, emerged with his smile, his sign and
his whistle.
Billy greeted Martin´ and the two of them waited. Two third graders
arrived. Martin´ walked to the center of the street, held up the
sign and blew the whistle. Billy walked the children across the
street, then returned. Martin´ returned to the safe shore with his
paddle.
There wasn’t a car in sight, but you never can tell.
Half an hour later, all the kids were safely at school and the blue
car went away.
Billy wasn’t sure, but he thought this might be sale day down at the
cattle auction. It … seemed … like that kind of day, so he headed
toward the edge of town. He stopped at the back door of the Soup ‘R
Market and scratched. Sure enough, Annette opened the door, gave him
an ear rumple and a bone, and went back in.
Yes, it felt like sale day. You know, something in the air. But what
if it isn’t sale day? What if none of the other dogs show up today?
Oh well, there’s always a nap at the dog house and before you know
it, the kids would need his help crossing the street to go home.
Life is good.
[Text from file received from
Slim Randles] |
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