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
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