by Bobbie Pyron
Scholastic Inc.
October 2012
Lexile measure: HL610L
DRA: 50
Guided Reading: U
TODO - RELATED RESOURCES
There was a hard day, a bitter cold
day I sat huddled next to a steam grate in the sidewalk. The cold made my nose and
eyes stream tears. I told myself they were not tears for my mother. They were not
tears for the weeks it had been since I had slept in a bed and taken a bath. Perhaps
it had been months or only days. I didn't know or care anymore. The tears were only
for the cold. I bowed my head and rested it on my knees.
Something warm
pressed against me. Warm breath stroked my cheek. I lifted my head. There beside
me stood a large brown and black dog.
The dog sniffed my hair and ran
his warm, wet nose across my cheek and ear. I held my breath. Did the dog think
I was something to eat?
Satisfied, the dog curled up at my feet next to
the steam vent with a sigh and closed his eyes.
We sat like that together,
the dog and I. People rushed past us and around us and stepped over us. Coins dropped
at my feet and in my hand. One coin, two coins.
I smiled at the dog. I
reached out and touched his shoulder. "You've brought me luck today," I said. He
licked my fingers. I laughed. "I'm going to call you Lucky...."
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