The Shelter
By Briea Jaeger
A long time ago a wild dog got rescued and brought to an animal shelter. They named it Ryder. He learned basic dog skills like sit, fetch and roll over. But he had one dream, to be adopted. So, he just laid there hoping to be adopted. But he couldn’t wait any longer hoping someone would want to adopt him there. So, he ran away.
But outside the shelter there was a forest. He didn’t know where to go! In the forest he found a fox. But the fox was mean and growled at him, so he ran! Then he met a squirrel. But this time he was prepared, so he leaped at the squirrel but the squirrel simply said, “I am not here to hurt you. I heard you needed help.”
“Oh, thank you! I am very lost.”
Ryder and the squirrel traveled to the town. But the squirrel said, “I cannot go any further.” So, Ryder went to look for someone to adopt him.
As he was walking, he almost got ran over by a car! Luckily a little girl found him lying on the curb. She picked him up and walked to the vet. He was all good, so she brought him home. And they lived together forever. The End.