2. The night was cold and bitter. A man and his dog Mandy were out for an
evening jog, loving listening to the waves whispering together and tasting
the salty flavour of the sea. Mandy was happy to be out exploring until a
huge wave came.
3. CRASH! The man dropped Mandy’s lead and she ran away, disappearing
into the distance. The man protected himself from the wave. He was
shocked and so sodden. The pounding waves roared to his right as he
hurried away.
4. Suddenly he looked down at his feet. Where was Mandy? The man looked
everywhere for her. He looked behind him but all he could see were the
twinkling bright lights far away. There was no sign of Mandy. The man
was worried and sad. As he walked along he forgot about the wave. All he
worried about was Mandy. The thrashing waves were still beating against
the boardwalk and when the man turned to look at the ocean he wondered
if Mandy was still alive. He stood there waiting for any sound, but the
only noises to be heard were the crashing waves. The man sighed. Was he
ever going to see Mandy again?
5. Mandy was panicking as she raced along the boardwalk. The huge wave
had hit her, and her golden fur was wet with salty sea water. She didn’t
like the sea grass stuck behind her ears, and Mandy shook herself to flick it
off. Her heart was beating as loud as a drum. She was painting and her
tongue was hanging out of her mouth. Mandy kept running until she could
no longer hear the breaking waves. She was so exhausted she walked to a
chestnut coloured bench, jumped up and lay down for a rest. Mandy rested
for quite a while. When she finally woke up, she wanted to go back home
But where was Jim? Mandy barked for ages, but no one came.
6. Jim began to call frantically. He was rushing here and there, whistling for
Mandy. Jim raced off in the direction Mandy had gone, but he couldn’t
find her. After several hours of searching he went home, hoping Mandy had
found her way there.
7. The next morning there was still no sign of Mandy. It was sunny and calm
so Jim went back to the beach for a swim. But where was his Mandy” As
Jim neared the boardwalk he saw a man was leading a dog. When the dog
spotted Jim, it started jumping and yaping, leaping towards Jim. He knew
it was his Mandy as he sprinted towards her. The leash dropped and
Mandy barked and jumped all over Jim. She covered Jim with sloppy doggy
kisses. The man explained to Jim how he had found Mandy on a bench in a
park. H knew Mandy had found her owner so she was delighted.
8. Jim and Mandy celebrated by splashing and laughing in the cooling water.
