Lost and Found

17 Lost and Found One day, while Chris and his friends were playing soccer, a little dog wandered into his yard. After watching the boys play, the little dog stood up and wanted to play too. Chris kicked the ball and the dog ran down the field trying to catch it. He ran very fast and almost hit the fence. Everyone laughed. This little dog made the game a lot more fun to play. When the game was over, all of Chris's friends went home, but the dog stayed behind with Chris. Chris sat on the step with the dog, hoping his parents would let him keep it. It was his dream to have a little dog like this one. As soon as his parents came home, Chris ran towards them. “ Mom, look at this little dog, " he exclaimed. " He likes me and wants to stay. May I keep it?" he asked eagerly. " Oh, it's a lovely dog, " his mom replied. " But, you know the dog is not ours. The owner of the dog must be very worried. Don't you think so?"

“ Yeah, I did not think about that, " he replied. “ What should we do then?" Mom asked. “ We should. . . return him to his home, " Chris said slowly. He knew it was the right thing to do. The next morning, Chris made some posters and put them up around town. Soon, a young girl called saying that her puppy was lost. She was sure that it was her dog in the poster. Chris gave her his address and invited her to come by. Thirty minutes later, a car stopped in front of his house. A young girl and her mother got out of the car. The dog started to bark and bark. He ran towards the girl. She picked up the little dog and hugged it over and over again. The puppy was really happy to see the girl. They thanked the young boy for finding their dog. Of course, Chris was sad to see the dog go, but he knew he did the right thing. And who knows? Perhaps one day he too will have a dog of his very own.