I’m not an ordinary dog. I have a unique talent that sets me apart from my other furry friends.
I can write stories.
My human mother teaches me words, but sometimes I get stuck trying to find the right ones for a particular story. I leave those parts blank.
Fortunately, my keyboard has a Story button. When I press it, words fill my story’s blank spots. Sometimes I only get abbreviations though. They’re just shorter words.
For example, DFE. It means Dog Friendly Establishment. But who would know that.
Or DWA (Dogs With Attitude). Yes, most dogs have strong opinions.
OC (Obedience Champion). Certainly not me. I flunked my obedience class.
LOP (Leader of the Pack). I think some dogs are naturally bossy.
LMA (Leave Me Alone). All dogs should know this one.
Stories from other dogs
I don’t think there are other dogs who can write stories like I do. So sometimes a dog will share a story idea with me. Then I write it.
For example, a small brown dog from the Dog Library told me his story. It went like this:
‘I licked the maple syrup. Then I ate a pancake. Then I got in trouble.’
It was an easy story to write. Except the end. What kind of trouble? I pressed the Story button.
The words got changed to ‘Then they put me in my crate.’
I think dog crates are only meant for naughty dogs, so that worked.
Here’s another dog’s story:
‘I chased a cat. The cat ate a mouse. The mouse was dead.’
Sort of a dead-end story, if you know what I mean.
I pressed the Story button and got something slightly different.
‘I chased a cat. The cat chased a mouse. The mouse disappeared.’
A little more appealing. But then what?
I pressed the Story button again.
This time, I got a strange answer.
‘Go find your own ideas.’
I had to use my imagination after that.
