Arts, Crafts, Music, & Events of Breckinridge County Issue 2, July 2015 | Page 44

retriever who had a lonesome heart were now
inseparable.
The young woman laid her hand on the little girl’s
atop the dog’s head and said, “Nancy, my name is Ann,
and if you don’t mind, you can stay with us for a while.”
Nancy looked at Ann and said, “Can Sam and I be
friends?” Ann turned to Sam, then back to Nancy and
said, “I think you both need a friend,” nodding her head
with approval. For the rest of the day the dog never left
Nancy’s side.
Around one o’clock, after Nancy’s favorite lunch of
grilled cheese and peaches, Nancy and Sam curled up on
a blanket looking at a Madeline book which Nancy loved.
Ann smiled at the two of them laying at her feet in front
of the couch where she was sitting. Nancy was ‘reading’
her version of the story to Sam, and Ann stifled a giggle
as the dog’s eyes seemed to be watching and listening to
the story as each page was turned. When the end of the
story was announced, Nancy turned on her side and put
her little arm over Sam’s back. She closed her eyes, and
after a few minutes the two friends were fast asleep.