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Santana's
Magical Adventure
MY MAGICAL ADVENTURE
Dictated by Santana to Simone Mullin
A little background…
Hey there!!! My name is Terrarust N Beaubri’s
Magical Me. I’m known as Santana to my friends. I am a six-month-old
black and white female Basenji. I know I’m
magical because I have one white front leg and the other one is
black.
A few of my “Basenji” friends, Farlap, P.D. and Callie said I should share
my Magical adventure…
I live in the basement
suite of a two-story farmhouse with my Mom ‘Gizelle’, my Dad ‘Jambo’,
and my human Mom 'Simone'. One day my human Mom let myself, my Mom and my Dad upstairs to play in the “great room”. Now you must
understand, this room is HUGE! There are 2
big couches, a coffee table, end tables, a dining table, a bunch of
chairs, and six dog beds, all to do the Basenji 500 around!!!! And run I did.
I chased my 'B' mom all around the room. My tongue was hanging out so
I thought I’d stop for a drink of water to re-fuel. After I filled
my tank, I realized I had to go potty! Found a really nice spot in
front of the patio door windows. Didn’t want to go outside as it was
raining!! You all know us Basenji’s MELT
in the rain.
So I turn around and around trying to
find that “right” spot. Boy, did that feel good! As I’m revving up to start the B-500 race again I see my human
mom come running over with a not too happy look on her face! ‘OH
NUTS,’ I think to myself. You see, I know
I’m in trouble as I know I’m not supposed to go on the carpet. We
have had talks about this before when I was really little. But it WAS raining outside. So I quickly think
to myself “how am I going to get out of this?”
I know!! I’ll give her one of those cute puppy
yodels that she always laughs at!!” I take a deep breath and let go
the loudest little yodel I’ve ever belted out. Well Mom doesn’t
seem to be too impressed with my vocal skills!
“Young Lady” she says, “That’s nothing to be proud of!” I’m thinking to myself, “Why not? That was a GREAT
yodel!!” Then I remember, oh yeah, I piddled where I shouldn’t
have………
Next thing I know I’m airborne in-between mom’s
hands and in one swift motion I’m now standing on the deck on the
OTHER side of the patio doors! “But it’s raining” I whine! “I’m not
staying out here!!” As I turn to run back in for cover I do a header
with the glass door. You know, the makers of these things should
really make them coloured so people like me can SEE them!! Anyway
there’s my human mom telling me I have to stay outside to potty. I
think to myself “Is she kidding!! I just went!” What do I need to be
out here for???? Fine. I’ll just sit with my back to the door and
teach her! A minute later I turn around in hopes of seeing a look of pity on her
face so that hopefully she’ll let me in
and lo and behold she’s nowhere to be
found!!!!! ‘Oh bummer’ I think, I’ve just wasted a good pout!! So I
turn my attention to the space I’m in. ‘NOT bad’ I think. Pretty
big. Oh is that a plant? YES!! A potted plant!! Maybe I can see what
holds it up! As I dig to find out where the bottom is, I look down
and see my white leg is now turning colours! Pretty neat! I really
am Magical!!! I look good with one black and one brown leg!! With my
new colours and a new attitude, I really take a
survey of where I am.
Pretty big place. Nice railing. Wonder what’s on the other side?? I
strut on over to the railing. Nice stuff. Made of wood, about 3 ½
feet tall. I peer through. Boring!! Nothing but grass and farmland. What’s the view like from the other side? I saunter over. Oh look!! Lawn chairs. They look
comfy. As I jump up on a chair, I realize
I can see over the railing. If I put my front feet on the ledge, I
can see dogs in a fenced area. “Hi guys!” I yell. Three heads look
up at me. It’s Farlap, P.D. and Callie!!!!! I call out to my
friends. “ Hey amigo’s!! You look small!!” “Wait” I say. “Maybe I
can get closer”!! Using the back of the lawn chair as a ramp, I
scurry up onto the railings edge. As I’m walking along the 4
inch wide ledge, I figure I look like a cat. After all Basenji’s are
‘cat like’. Wonder if my ancestors walked along this ledge. “Nah” I
think. ‘I’m Magical!! Only I can do this!!’ Of course I am kind of
high up. Remember it is a 2-story house and I’m on the second story!
But no worries. I’m Magical Me. My name came from a book about
wizards and spells from my favourite movie ‘Harry Potter’. Now if
Harry can fly on a broom, surly I can do better!!
As I’m looking around a raindrop hits me. Then
more. It’s raining again. ‘You know’ I think, ‘I’ve had enough of
this wet stuff’. I turn my attention on how to get back inside.
After all, my Mom and Dad are waiting for me to continue the race!
OK. How am I going to rectify this situation? Oh look. There are stairs. But wait. They don’t seem to
connect to where I am. That’s odd. They lead from the ground up and
away from me to the back of the house to the kitchen. But they are
stairs after all. And I’d like to check out the kitchen!! Good
smells live there.
‘OK’ I think. It’s not that far of a leap. With
the way I bounce off furniture, this should be easy. And remember
I’m Magical Me. As I ponder my situation, I come up with an idea.
Harry Potter flies with a broom. Now to my thinking, brooms are for
witches. THAT I’m not. So who needs a broom? If I angle it just
right, put a little spin on it, a little air time, stretch my
body……………I should be able to do this!!!! Yeah, I’m sure I can!!!!
Now for those of you with a faint heart, you may
not want to hear anymore. Those who have adventure and believe in
Magic, listen up!
With a determined mind set, (the kind only us
puppies can have) I wrinkle my brow, hunch down and straighten my
tail. Now poised and ready, I throw caution to the wind. Oh, and
also myself!! Off the ledge I go!!!!!!!!!! I sail thru the air like
a kite!!!! All I am thinking of is DON’T LOOK DOWN!! As I’m flying
(sans broom) through
the air, I see the back steps coming at me quite quickly!! ‘OK.’ I
think. Shift the body a little to the left. Not too much now….
Extend the front legs…….. easy does it………. hunch the back, get
ready…. CONTACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COOL!!!! An Eight Foot Leap!! Must be a record!!
Up the rest of the stairs I go, just trucking
along. Boy, won’t my human Mom be surprised to see me! I
think as I rip down the hallway at full speed,
into the living room, passing my 'B' Mom to continue the Basenji 500!
So, for those of you who don’t believe in
Magic………believe in
Magical Me!
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