Dottie's Day Dreams - The Red Cape

Dottie curled up on her soft blanket beside the Dressing up Chest and she listened to the whirring of Mum’s sewing machine. 

Dottie was particularly tired after her walk.  She had met a German Shepherd in the park.  Mum reassured Dottie that he was friendly but he looked a bit too much like a wolf for her liking. This reminded Dottie of the day Pip took her red hooded cape from the dressing up chest.  She pulled a white dolls bonnet over Dottie’s head at covered her with a blanket (Dottie didn’t mind this bit).

“What big ears you have” Pip said to Dottie.  Dottie thought  “Don’t be cheeky, I have got neat little ears”.  “What big eyes you have” Pip said.” Big enough to see the biscuits you have in that basket Pip”, Dottie thought.  “What big teeth you have” Pip said.  Dottie thought to herself – "Yes, just the job for eating those biscuits".

At this point Wilf burst into the room.  “Did somebody say biscuits” said Wilf.  Pip Shrieked “Oh Wilf! You have got it all wrong you are meant to be a wood cutter today not a pirate”. “I haven’t got time for all that” Wilf replied “let’s eat those biscuits”.  Dottie agreed that this was a good idea.  She wasn’t in the least bit big or bad like the wolf in Pip’s story.

And so they sat together on the blanket and shared the yummy biscuits.

All this dreaming about biscuits had made Dottie’s tummy rumble so when Mum called “dinner time” Dottie woke up very quickly!

I wonder what Dottie will dream about next time.

Image courtesy of The Graphics Fairy 

Dottie's Day Dreams - At the Seaside

Dottie curled up on her soft blanket beside the Dressing up Chest and she listened to the whirring of Mum’s sewing machine.  

                                    

She started thinking about the day she went to the seaside.  She enjoyed sniffing the salty sea air and paddling in the rock pools. 

Dottie was so busy playing in the pools and jumping from rock to rock that she didn’t notice the sea water getting deeper and deeper.  The tide was coming in - Dottie doesn’t know about things like tides.

Soon she realised that she was standing on a rock surrounded by the sea.  The beach looked far away and she didn’t know how to get back to safety. She began to feel frightened and she barked at the waves as they crashed against the rock and the water got closer and closer to her paws.

After what seemed like a very long time Dottie heard voices calling her name “Hold on Dottie we are coming to rescue you!”  She looked up and saw a small boat bobbing up and down on the waves.  As the boat came nearer she could see a boy and a girl dressed in red waistcoats. “Woof woof” she barked when she realised it was Pirate Pip and Pirate Wilf.  As they steered the little boat close to the rock Dottie was standing on she prepared to jump aboard.

When she was safely in the little boat she nuzzled up to Pirate Pip who gave her a comforting pat on her head and she knew that she was one very lucky pup.

“Dinner time” Mum called.  Dottie yawned and stretched and thought to herself “Phew! It was just a dream”.

I wonder what Dottie will dream about next time.

Illustration by Claire Keay

Dottie's Day Dreams

Dottie does a lot of day dreaming.  Welsh Terriers don’t have much to worry about!

Every morning, after her walk in the park, which is an adventure in itself, Dottie curls up on her blanket beside the Dressing up Chest and, while Mum gets on with her sewing, Dottie dreams.

I wonder what Dottie will dream about today?