Lulu and the Dog from the Sea (8 page)
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Authors: Hilary McKay
Last of all, Sam.
Sam did not run to the rescue; he walked.
Sam was only a little way along the journey when they all came back. He stopped when he saw the dog from the sea.
The dog from the sea stopped when he saw Sam.
But Lulu’s father (who was carrying Mellie) said, “Don’t be silly, you two!”
And Lulu’s mother (who was carrying the kite) said, “You might as well make friends!”
And Lulu put them each on a kite-tail leash and led them back to the cottage, where Mellie’s sprained foot was bathed and bandaged with an ice pack.
“There’s no time for telling you off!” said Lulu’s parents, as the bandaging took place. “But if there was...”
Luckily there wasn’t. There was only time to fling the last things in the car and somehow find an extra place on the backseat for Sam, because...
“You’re never going to leave with that dog!” demanded the cottage owner, arriving just in time to see the dog from the sea being coaxed into the car.
“We are,” said Mellie, smiling up at her. “Aren’t you happy?”
“Happy! What are you thinking? Isn’t one dog enough?”
“The more the merrier,” said Lulu’s mother.
“He’s been wonderful,” said Lulu’s father.
“Well, good riddance, I say,” said the cottage owner, glaring. “But don’t say I didn’t warn you! He’s trouble, that dog! He’s a thief! He’s a menace!”
“He’s a hero,” said Lulu, and she gave the dog from the sea one last hug before she climbed into her seat beside Mellie and Sam. “He’s ours and we love him, and we’re taking him with us!”
Bump!
went the car, through the first of the potholes, and then they were on the way home.
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Text copyright © 2011 by Hilary McKay,
Illustrations © 2011 by Priscilla Lamont
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