Meigs Public Library, Meigs, GA

It's a Dog Gone Shame

by the Meigs Library Readers

"It's gone!" declared Buddy the big, brown space dog. Buddy was a friendly dog who had spent most of his life on this strange planet. Even here, though, he could find comfort in an old blanket, a squeak toy, and his favorite, a jumbo alien bone that he loved to chew on.

The bone was gone! Buddy couldn't believe his eyes. What could have happened? Buddy called his neighbor the space flea, who was the smartest friend he had. When Buddy told the flea about the missing bone, the flea said, "There is one logical conclusion. A big bone like that must have been taken by a big animal. It was probably NOT one of your friends. My guess? That big black and white spotted space cat that lives a couple of blocks away."

Buddy and the flea hurried over to the cat's house and a big fight began. Even though the bone was not there, the cat said, "You'll never find it where I hid it!" During the fight, the cat ate the flea whole and Buddy was so upset, he chased the cat off a cliff.

Did the cat land on his feet? Will the flea survive? Will Buddy ever find the bone?

Can you finish the story? These library writers decided to leave this story with a cliff hanger ending and let YOU come up with the rest of the story.

You can finish the story in the comment box below.