On the first warm morning of summer, Deborah carried a giant green watermelon into the kitchen and set it on the counter with a thump. Ripley and Ollie skidded in behind her, ears flying, tails wagging like windshield wipers.
“Is it time?” yipped Ripley.
“Is it snack time?” panted Ollie.
Deborah smiled. “Almost. This is my first watermelon of the season, and I can’t wait!”
Instead of cutting it, she poked in a striped straw and took a big, happy sip. Ripley and Ollie gasped. A watermelon with a straw? That was magic.
“Go, Deborah, go!” barked Ripley, bouncing on his paws.
“Spill a little! Just a little!” cheered Ollie, nudging their tiny pup cup closer.
The pup cup sat between them, fluffy with whipped cream and waiting for delicious drips. Ripley stared at Deborah. Ollie stared at the watermelon.
Then they both stared at the cup.
Deborah slurped. Nothing spilled.
Ripley sighed dramatically. Ollie flopped down for three whole seconds, which felt like forever.
Finally, Deborah laughed and spooned a juicy pink bite into their cup.
“Hooray!” barked the pups.
Patience was hard, but watermelon was worth waiting for. Especially when a sweet surprise landed right where they hoped.
“Is it time?” yipped Ripley.
“Is it snack time?” panted Ollie.
Deborah smiled. “Almost. This is my first watermelon of the season, and I can’t wait!”
Instead of cutting it, she poked in a striped straw and took a big, happy sip. Ripley and Ollie gasped. A watermelon with a straw? That was magic.
“Go, Deborah, go!” barked Ripley, bouncing on his paws.
“Spill a little! Just a little!” cheered Ollie, nudging their tiny pup cup closer.
The pup cup sat between them, fluffy with whipped cream and waiting for delicious drips. Ripley stared at Deborah. Ollie stared at the watermelon.
Then they both stared at the cup.
Deborah slurped. Nothing spilled.
Ripley sighed dramatically. Ollie flopped down for three whole seconds, which felt like forever.
Finally, Deborah laughed and spooned a juicy pink bite into their cup.
“Hooray!” barked the pups.
Patience was hard, but watermelon was worth waiting for. Especially when a sweet surprise landed right where they hoped.
