“What are you doing, little one?”
“I’m wondering if we should play ball.”
“I don’t know. The grass is pretty wet from the rain.”
“Yeah, but we can still play.”
“You better check out this grass. I know how you hate to get a wet ball.”
“It doesn’t feel that wet to me.”
“Well, stand there a while and let the water seep into your paws. Then tell me.”
“There sure is no sun, so we might as well make the best of it.”
“I’m walking away, so you’ll have to speak up.”
“Oh, look in the sky. I think it’s an eagle.”
“Get on the porch then.”
“It’s a vulture. He won’t bother you.”
“You sure? I don’t feel like being picked on.”
“If I didn’t know better, I would say that vulture spooked you.”
“Nope, just keeping up with my exercise program.”
“There is one more thing to watch out for. A spider.”
“Yikes. I don’t even like the looks of him.”
“They are good things to have. They eat insects.”
“You have to walk carefully around them for sure. Insects? Yuk.”
“So the final final on the ball game?”
“All this talk about eating makes me want a snack. Let’s pass on ball and go for food.”
“Who was talking about eating? I just mentioned the diet of spiders.”
“Did you mention the word, ‘eat?'”
“Yes. . . Oh, for heaven’s sake.”
“Just beat on the door. You are bigger.”
