Amanda Wants a Puppy  

One day Amanda told her Mommy, "I want a puppy.  I will take care of it and be good to it and I promise Mommy I will feed it so good. Well Mommy didn't seem to think she was old enough so she told her maybe later on when she was older. Amanda ran to the couch and climbed upon it and buried her head in the cushions "no, no, no Mommy, I want one now" she cried, I promise. Poor Mom, she didn't know what to do so she thought for awhile and said " I will think about it and we will see So she told Amanda, " I have a deal for you, if you will pretend Hobby is real and let me watch you take care of him for two weeks I will think about it."  "But Mommy Hobby's not real and how can I feed him and take care of him and love him?" Mom sat down and told Amanda the story of the little boy made of wood and how one day he became a real boy. Wow, thought Amanda if I take good care of Hobby, maybe he will become real and I will have a pony. Now, Now Amanda, I know what you are thinking and the answer is No, Hobby will not become real and you can't have a pony.

Well the next day she started to care for Hobby and she really enjoyed it. As soon as she woke up she took Hobby out for a walk and then brought him back in and fed him. Mom was so proud of her.  Amanda said, Mommy, if I let Hobby sleep with me will I get fleas in my bed?   They  both laughed and giggle at the thought.  Amanda got a leash and put it on hobby's neck, well just in case she got her puppy she wanted to know how to do that. She hugged on him and petted him and Mom was watching everything she did. The only thing wrong was Hobby heard what they had said and he was sad because she was getting a real puppy and he was afraid she wouldn't play with him anymore.

You see our toys are good to us, they are always there for us to play with and Hobby had been with Amanda since she was born. Anyway that's a whole new story.  The big day came and Amanda and her Mommy went to pick out a puppy. They went to the pet store, my goodness Amanda had never seen so many puppies, and they all gathered in front of the glass. "Pick me....Pick me"  they all cried.  There were so many different kinds of puppies and dogs to choose from.  Amanda  was really mixed up, but all of a sudden in a special little cage off in a corner sat a sad little puppy. She went over to it and the puppy looked up at her with big brown eyes. "Oh you poor little baby said Amanda,  are you lonely, do you need a home?  The little puppy wagged its tail.

Well as you can guess that's the one she picked and as you can see in her picture album she is the happiest little girl around.

There's a picture of Amanda and her puppy in her Photo Album

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