Dog and Bear: Do Good Suff
April 5, 2020
Aunt Lucy the Llama
Ring! Ring!
“Hello,” said Bear.
“Hi, this is your Aunt Lucy.”
“It’s great to hear from you Aunt Lucy!”
“What are you and Dog up to?” asked Aunt Lucy
“Oh, we’re keeping busy. You know…”
“Are you two really busy? Or are you just being lazy and watching TV?”
Aunt Lucy was one smart llama. She knew Dog and Bear could turn on the TV and lose track of time. They would start their day with a cartoon, then watch the news (maybe), then watch a show on the History Channel, then a ball game, then a Lego Movie, then a Hallmark movie, then some crazy stuff on Youtube and on and on and on.
Dog and Bear’s idea of busy. 🙂
“Aunt Lucy, we’ve been pretty busy,” protested Dog.
“Dooooog.”
“Ooookaaa. You’re right. But, with this Covid-19 pandemic, we can’t go outside and play with our friends. It’s just boring.”
“I know it’s hard. But, you two need to get busy. There’s stuff you can do in the house.”
“Like what?” protested Bear.
“Think hard. What can you do around the house that keeps you busy?” suggested Aunt Lucy.
“I dunno,” replied Dog and Bear.
Sometimes Dog and Bear could be very creative. They would build tents in the basement with sheets, they would draw pictures and make little books, they would help their Mom and Dad… they found many things to do.
Other times they were lumps on a log.
“Dog and Bear, if you can’t think of anything, I’ll give you some ideas. The first one… do you want to know what it is?”
“Yeh, we do!” shouted Dog and Bear.
“Be helpful. Do something good around the house to help,” suggested Aunt Lucy.
“Ugh…”
“You heard me. Be helpful. Do something nice and then we’ll talk. I’ll give you some fun ideas.”
“Ok.”
Dog and Bear got up and started to…
(To be continued.)
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This is great!!!! Look forward to the next one!!!!!!
Thanks. I think you will like the story as it continues…
Papa, I like this story! I wonder what’s going to be next. Dog and Bear should probably just have fun and help their parents. They could clean up their room and then put on a play! Thanks for writing this! -Julia
Glad you like it. It is a good idea for them to help their parents. I will let them know.
Thanks for your nice comments. Please keep reading. Dog and Bear have more adventures coming!!
I will check it out right away!
I hope Dog and Bear can find something good to do. They are really likable little guys.
Thanks.