{"id":424,"date":"2016-02-07T20:38:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T20:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=424"},"modified":"2022-01-04T19:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T19:24:06","slug":"what-the-dog-ate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=424","title":{"rendered":"What the Dog Ate &#8211; by Catherine Brierley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Received Highly Recommended at the Cambridge Writers Short Story Competition 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\n.work .text p.no-indent {<br \/>\n  text-indent:0em;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n.work .text p.tab-indent {<br \/>\n  text-indent:0em;<br \/>\n  margin-left:4em;<br \/>\n  display:inline-block;<br \/>\n}<\/style><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A true tale of gluttony<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom was a big black dog. She had long black legs and spotty white paws. She had a big black body and a spotty white chest. She had a long black tail with spotty white tip so you could find her in the long grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">She had a long pink tongue and big shiny white teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom loved people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom loved going for walks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">But most of all Blossom loved FOOD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom loved PEARS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">The pear tree in the garden dropped its pears. Blossom ate the pears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">It was the season for pears. Every day Blossom ate the windfall pears. The pears sat in her tummy. Blossom\u2019s tummy grew fat. Then \u201cPhhhhhooooof\u201d she farted, Ohhh\u2026\u2026Smelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOOOHHHhhhh! Blossom!\u201d we said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom did not like apples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Until she had eaten all the pears. Then she liked APPLES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">The apple tree in the garden was still dropping its apples .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom ate the apples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom got fatter. Then \u201cPhhhhhooooof\u201d she farted, Ohhh\u2026\u2026Smelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOOOHHHhhh! BLOSSOM!\u201d we said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom liked CHOCOLATE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Dogs must not eat chocolate, it is very bad for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom ate the chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom ate the chocolate that was a present for a very dear friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We did not eat the chocolate, we were very good because it was a present for a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We put the chocolate in a safe place, high on a shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom climbed on the chair that was next to the table that was next to the work top that was next to the shelf that held the chocolates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom ate ALL the chocolates. And the wrappers. And some of the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom felt a bit poorly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Then \u201cPhhhhhooooof\u201d she farted, Ohhh\u2026\u2026Smelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOOOHHHhhh! BLOSSOM!\u201d we said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom liked CAKE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We made a cake. It was a lovely cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We put it in a different safe place, out of Blossom\u2019s reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">There is no safe place when Blossom is there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom leapt at the safe place. Her paw reached the plate and pulled it a little bit closer. She leapt again. A little bit closer. One more leap. Now she could reach the plate with her long pink tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We came home, to eat the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">The plate was empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">The cake was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom was very happy, she was full of cake. Cake crumbs on her whiskers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOOOHHHhhh! BLOSSOM!\u201d we said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom liked DOG FOOD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We kept the dog food safe in a sealed container in a cupboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">One day the lid was loose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom opened the cupboard door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">She pulled off the lid with her big white teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">She pulled over the container.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Dog food all over the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom ate as much as she possibly could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We came home. Blossom was lying on the floor among little bits of dog food. She wagged her tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Then \u201cPhhhhhooooof\u201d she farted, Ohhh\u2026\u2026Smelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOOOHHHhhh BLOSSOM!\u201d we said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom Liked TOMATOES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We had a tomato plant. It grew in the garden. Every morning there was a nearly ripe tomato. Every evening it was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We blamed the birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We blamed the squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We blamed the neighbours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">One day, out of the window we saw Blossom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Ever so carefully Blossom bared her big white teeth. Ever so delicately she reached for the ripe tomato. Ever so carefully she plucked the ripe tomato. And ate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOOOHHHhhh Blossom!\u201d we sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom liked TRIFLE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">It was Christmas day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">It was a bright sunny Christmas day. Someone left the back door open. Someone left the gate open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Someone said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhere\u2019s Blossom?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">She was not in the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">She was not in the garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Later,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom came home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom came home with cream on her nose and jelly in her whiskers and custard in her eyebrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom was very pleased with herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOOOHHHhhh BLOSSOM! What have you done?\u201d we said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">And closed the back door and the garden gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf anybody asks,\u201d we said \u201cBlossom has been here ALL DAY\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom sometimes ate things she didn\u2019t like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">She ate things that she thought might be food. If she wasn\u2019t sure she ate it just in case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom ate a T-SHIRT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">It was a red t-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhere\u2019s my red t-shirt?\u201d was the question<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI Don\u2019t know.\u201d was the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Days later we found it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">On a dog walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">It was embarrassing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom did a poo. A long, red poo. A very long, very red poo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tab-indent wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOOOHHHhhh BLOSSOM!\u201d we wailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">We had to pick it up off the pavement. Then try to get a whole poopy t-shirt into a poo bag to throw it away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">Blossom ate a WHEAT BAG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-indent wp-block-paragraph\">It was a cotton bag to warm in the micro wave to warm your hands, or your feet, or your back. 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