The-boss-dog-of-Blossom-Street

1、The boss dog of Blossom Street1. Snap was a small black and brown dog. He was the boss dog of Blossom Street.One Saturday morning he walked up and down Blossom Street as usual.He sniffed all the doorsteps and lampposts. He wagged his tail at all the children who saved scraps for him. He poked his he

2、ad into baby Kellys pram. Kelly laughed and touched Snaps wet nose.Then Snap made sure that the dogs and cats on the street were in their places. Dogs had to stay in their own back yards and cats had to sit on the back yard walls. Thats if they dared to come out at all.Snap trotted back to his own d

3、oor. Everything seemed fine on Blossom Street. But everything was not fine.Snaps owners, Ada and Harry, were at home. This was odd. They always went to work on Saturday mornings. There were boxes everywhere. Harry was taking a bed apart. Ada was putting cups into a box.“Hello, Snap,” she said, as he

4、 came in. Snap sniffed the boxes. “Youd better have your Doggy Chunks before the van comes.”“What van?” Snap thought. He soon found out. A big van came to the front of the house. Two men helped Harry and Ada to put all their things in the van.“I cant move away!” thought Snap. “Whos going to look aft

5、er Blossom Street? Who will play with the children and keep the other dogs off the street? Who will make sure the cats stay on the back yard walls?”“Come on, Snap,” called Harry. “Say goodbye to Blossom Street.” He picked Snap up and put him in the front of the van.The children on Blossom Street cam

6、e out to wave as the van set off. Kellys mum gave Snap a bit of cake.As he looked out of the van window Snap thought, “If I move away, how can I do my job? Im the boss dog of Blossom Street, but I cant stay behind. I cant leave Ada and Harry. Dogs stay with their owners. Not like some cats I know. T

7、heyll go anywhere for a warm fire.”2, The van had to go slowly all the way to the new house. There was a big orange bus in front of it. Snap watched the bus and it gave him an idea. By the time he got to the new house he had a plan.The plan could help him to be boss dog of Blossom Street, even if he

8、 didnt live there any more.Snap felt a bit happier when he jumped out of the van. He went to sniff every corner of his new home.The next day was Sunday and Ada and Harry had to unpack things. The new house had a garden at the back instead of a yard.“The dogs round here stay in their own gardens,” Ad

9、a told Snap. “Theres no strutting about being boss dog. Ill take you for a walk later.”Snap went to see what was at the end of the garden and he heard of a yapping sound. Something was trying to get through the fence. It was a little Yorkie dog with a red ribbon tied in a bow on top of its head.Snap

10、 couldnt believe it. “Ugh!” he thought. “What a wimp! Thats not a teal dog! They wouldnt have a dog like that Blossom Street.”He didnt even bother to bark at the little dog. He heard its owner call, “Foofoo, Foofoo pie! Come to Mummy.”“Yuk!” thought Snap. “Let me get back to Blossom Street.”O(jiān)n Monda

11、y morning Harry and Ada went to work. “Ive left a key next door,” said Ada to Snap. “Foofoos owner will let you out in the garden, and well be home at five oclock.”“Will you stop talking to that dog as if he understands?” said Harry.“What do you mean? Of course he understands, dont you, Snap?” said

12、Ada.Later, Foofoos owner unlocked the door into the garden.“Good,” thought Snap.He ran into the garden and started to dig a hole.“Gad doggie,” called Foofoos owner. “Dont teach my little Foofoo bad tricks.”Snap tried to talk to the dog on the other side. He was a large bulldog with droopy eyes.This

13、looks better,” thought Snap. He barked in a friendly way. But the dog said nothing at all.I cant stand this much longer, thought Snap. I must try to get back to Blossom Street.That night he fell asleep thingking of his plan for keeping his eye on Blossom Street. As soon as Harry and Ada had driven o

14、ff in their car the next day, Snap started to work on his plan. Opening doors was easy for a clever dog like Snap.He set off down the path and out of the front gate. He stopped at the bus stop and stood near a man and a woman.When the big orange bus came he jumped on behind them so that the bus driv

15、er didnt notice him. He sat up at the back and watched out of the window.Soon they came to Blossom Street and Snap got off behind a man with a shopping bag. The driver just saw his tail disappearing. “Whose dog is that?” he shouted. “Has anybody paid for him?” But it was too late.3. Snap was already

16、 running down Blossom Street. He sniffed at all the doorsteps and the lampposts. He chased a cat back on to the yard wall. He put his head into Kellys pram. Kelly laughed so much that her mum looked to see what was happening.“Snap!” she cried in surprise. “What are you doing here?” Snap wagged his t

17、ail and looked hungry.“Come inside,” said Kellys mum. “Theres some meat left from yesterday. You can eat that.”When the children came home from school they yelled, “Snap! Snap! We thought youd gone for ever.” They patted him and hugged him. He played with them until they were called in for tea.“Its

18、five oclock,” said Kellys mum. “Id better take Snap back to his new house.” She went to the door and called, “Snap! Snap!” but Snap was not there. The children looked up and down Blossom Street. But they could not see him. In the end, Kellys mum set off to Snaps new house.Ada and Harry were glad to

19、see Kellys mum. “Hello, Irene. Its nice of you to visit us,” they said.“Ive come about Snap. Oh, hes here!”“Of course hes here,” said Ada. “He lives here. He was fast asleep in the kitchen when we came home. I think he likes his new home.”“Then why was he in Blossom Street all day? I came to tell yo

20、u,” said Kellys mum.“Blossom Street? How could he be? It must be a dog that looks like him,” said Harry.“Oh no, it was Snap all right. Ask the children.”“Just come in the other room a minute,” Ada whispered. “Snap understands every word, you know.”“Rubbish!” said Harry, but he went into the other ro

21、om to hear Adas plan.“Ive got a day off tomorrow,” said Ada. “Ill pretended to go to work as usual but Ill hide and see what he does.”Next day Ada watched Snap get on the big orange bus. She wanted to laugh. “What a clever dog!” she thought. “He does understand.she went to Blossom Street and watched Snap from Kellys mums front room.At half past four Snap trotted off to the bus stop and caught the bus home.The bus driver said,” Its you again, is it?” and let him on without paying.When Ada and Harry got home Snap was curled up, fast asleep. “No wonder you feel tire