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Opal “Grandma” Habisch Column 8/16/99



This story is about two dogs who were very good friends.

One day, Spot said to his friend, Limpy, “Lets’s go
to the park tomorrow morning.”

“It is too far for me to walk,” Limpy said.

“Oh, come on,” Spot said. “It’s not that
far and it’s fun to go there. If there are people at the park eating their
lunch, they might share some of it with us.”

“But I don’t like to go there,” Limpy said. “There
will be other dogs there and I am afraid of other dogs. Sometimes they make
fun of me because I limp.”

“I will take care of you,” Spot said. “There
is nothing to be afraid of. Let’s go early tomorrow morning.”

“Well, okay,” Limpy said.

Limpy was owned by a very nice man named Tim. Once, when
Limpy was hit by a car and hurt his leg, Tim had taken very good care of
him until he could walk again.

That night, Tim fed Limpy his supper, and after supper,
Limpy fell fast asleep. When he woke up, it was morning. Tim, was still
sleeping.

Limpy didn’t want to worry Tim by leaving so early in the
morning. He knew Spot would be waiting for him, but he just couldn’t do
that to Tim. So, he went back to sleep.

Later, when Tim woke up, he made some eggs for breakfast
and shared them with Limpy.

After breakfast, Limpy went to look for Spot. He found
him lying under a tree.

“I’m sorry I’m late,” Limpy said to him.

“That’s ok,” Spot said. “I don’t feel very
good today anyway. I don’t think we should go.”

“Oh, I’m sorry you are sick,” Limpy said. “Is
there anything I can get for you?”

“No, thank you. I think I just feel like lying around
today,” Spot said.

Then a little girl yelled, “Come on Spot, time to
go to the doctor.”

“You’re going to the doctor?” Limpy said. “I
didn’t know you were that sick.”

“Oh, I’m not,” Spot said. “But, you know
how girls are. If you so much as sneeze, they think you have to see the
doctor.”

When Spot came back from his doctor appointment, he told
Limpy that the doctor had given him some pills to take. The pills were called
vitamins.”

Spot explained that the doctor said he needed extra vitamins
because he was such an old dog.

“Wow,” Limpy exclaimed. I didn’t know you were
an old dog.”

“Well,” Spot said, “I don’t feel like an
old dog. I feel young. And you know what? You are only as old as you feel.”

Remember that, boys and girls. Whether you are 10 or 20
years old, it doesn’t matter how old you are in numbers – you are really
as young as you feel.

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