The Adventures of Zelda_Pug and Peach by Kristen Otte
Author:Kristen Otte [Otte, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 22857366
Publisher: Kristen Otte
Published: 2014-08-12T00:00:00+00:00
9
The Race Track
After the brief respite from the cold and snow, both return with a vengeance. Peach and I return to our playdays inside. We stay out of the frigid tundra of a backyard and look for adventures inside the house. Itâs not too exciting until Ben begins assembling something in the living room.
Peach and I watch from the couch as he dumps the contents of a box on the living room floor. A bunch of parts and pieces scatter. I get up to investigate. They come in a few different shapes and sizes. When Ben turns his back, I grab one of the pieces and run into the corner and away from his gaze. I smell the piece first, but I donât smell anything I recognize. I slowly put it in my mouth. It doesnât have a good taste, but it feels a little like a Nylabone on my teeth. Although itâs much harder to chew. I spit it out and walk back to Ben.
I watch Ben take the pieces and smash them together. Somehow they stick to make a bigger piece. He repeats this process over and over. I am entranced by it; I canât look away.
âPeach, what do you have?â Ben asks. I see Peach in the corner, and I hear her teeth grinding. Peach ignores Ben and keeps chewing.
I donât think Peach should be chewing on that.
âPeach,â Ben says again. He walks to Peach and grabs the piece from her mouth. Peachâs big eyes follow him back to his spot on the floor. He continues smashing the pieces together. After a few more minutes watching Ben, my eyes start to droop. I lay my head on the floor.
Vrrooooom.
I am jerked awake from my slumber. I turn my head to the noise. Itâs coming from Ben, no wait, from the smashed pieces. But now the pieces are one giant, dark strip curving over the floor. Peach is staring at the strip like itâs a squirrel.
Wait a second, something is moving.
Peach leaps toward the black strip.
Is it a tiny squirrel?
I get closer, trying to figure out what is moving. Peach keeps leaping, and Ben is laughing at her.
I see it.
It looks like a miniature car. Whatever it is, I want to get it before Peach does. I set up camp opposite her and try to catch the car with my paw.
Itâs faster than I thought!
I better use my mouth. I chase the car around and try to nab it with my mouth. I feel the coldness and hardness of the car on my teeth for an instant before I lose it.
The car turns so quickly!
I wait and watch the car this time. I let it circle toward Peach before I go for it. Peach has a different idea, and we collide heads when we both reach for it. Both our heads are hard as rocks, but I have lots of wrinkles to cushion me from head-butts. Peach, on the other hand, looks dazed. I look for the car.
Vrrooooom.
âHere you go, Zelda and Peach, get it!â Ben says.
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