Arts, Crafts, Music, & Events of Breckinridge County Issue 2, July 2015 | Page 43

the sleepy child barely stirred as she was tucked into a
cozy bed for the night.
She was sitting up in the bed next morning when the
young woman quietly pushed the half opened door to
enter the cheerfully light, and child-like decorated room.
She sat down on the bed beside the child and decided
now was the proper time for formal introductions.
Before a word had been spoken a huge, long-haired
golden retriever came bouncing into the room, launched
itself onto the foot of the bed, and to the little girl’s
delight, crawled quickly between the woman and herself.
“Well hello Sam,” said the young woman. The dog
lay still, moving its eyes back and forth between the child
and woman. The child reached out and laid her hand on
top of the dog’s head. The animal’s eyes became
instantly transfixed on the child’s face and neither made
a movement. The young woman smiled and said, “Nancy,
this is Sam. Sam this is Nancy.”
The child’s hand lifted and dropped several times,
patting the dog’s head. The retriever’s great tail began to
wag. An instant friendship was formed. The little girl who
had just lost her mommy and daddy, and the loving