The Rooster Who Thought He Was a Dog


"I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. " Dr. Seuss


     When I was a little girly girl, I would go to Grampie's farm.  It was far, far

away and up a hill, then around a big bend in the road.  Grampie had lots and lots

of animals.  Like  b e a u t i f u l  horses and mellow cows and all colors of chickens.

And he had a brown rooster, named Ruddy.  Now, Ruddy really, REALLY liked me,

and he thought he was a dog.  He followed me around the farm all day. He was no

normal rooster, he was a roosterdog!



     In the barn and out of the barn and all around the barn.  One day he followed

me into the house at lunch time.  Grampie said, "NO, no roosters in the house!"

But Grammie smiled and said, " its okay, if he is good."  Ruddy stayed under my

chair and was good except for the cluck (CLUCKING) gulp.



    When I watched television, so did Ruddy, curled up beside me like a dog.  And

when I went to bed, Ruddy followed me upstairs and down the hall to my room.

Grampie would say, in his big voice, "NO, no roosters in your bed!" But Grammie, 

said, "oh its okay, he can listen to the bedtime story too."  Grampie would just huff, 

like Grampie's do sometimes.



     After I fell asleep, and Ruddy was all curled up beside me snoring, or was that 

clucking, Grampie would tip toe into my room and snatch the roosterdog.  " Back

to the barn, my friend, for the last time, you are NOT a dog!"



     The next morning, Ruddy would be waiting for me at the door and it would all

happen again for me and the rooster who thought he was a dog.   The End



"Don't cry because its over. Smile because it happened." Dr. Seuss.


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May 20, 2016

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