Bow-wow! Who are you? I am only a little dog. My name is Dime. I am
not a cross dog. I have been a pet dog all my life. Shall I tell you
what I can do? I can sit up and beg. I can shake hands. I can jump
over a stick, O yes; and I can run very fast. I can run as fast as
Pomp, the baker's dog; and Pomp is a big dog.
[Illustration: {DIME AND POMP RACING EACH OTHER.}]
I like to run races with Pomp. He never bites a little dog. We like to
run after birds. But we never catch any birds. They fly away when we
come near. I wonder how the birds fly. Pomp and I cannot fly.
My master has a cow. Her name is Betty. She is a good cow. She gives
nice, white milk. I do not care much for milk. I like a bone better.
But old Tab, the cat, likes milk. I like to see Tab drink milk. She
laps it up very fast.
I drive Betty to pasture every day. John goes with me to shut the
gate. John is the boy who milks the cow. I wish I could open and shut
that gate. Then John would not go to the pasture. I should like to go
all alone. I think it would be fine.
[Illustration: {DRIVING BETTY TO PASTURE.}]
I take good care of Betty. When any one comes near her, I say,
"Bow-wow" very sharply.