Journal #1- How the Dog got its Tail

A long time ago the dog had no tail. The dog would get excited whenever it was going to get food from its master, but the master could not tell. The master would take the dog for a ride, and the dog would get excited. The master could not tell. The master would take the dog for a walk; the dog would get excited; and the master could not tell. This would happen with everything that the dog liked. The master could never tell when the dog was happy, so he assumed the dog was always miserable. The master started to feel disappointed in himself because he felt as if he was not taking good care of his pet. Although the dog was completely satisfied by the master's care, and he was actually very happy. One day the master finally decided that he could not leave the pet in misery, and took the dog to a farm to live with other animals. The dog was sad that the master left him, and he was stuck with other animals. He was miserable at the farm because all the other animals would take the food that was given to them. He could not compete with the bigger animals. He also had no one to pay attention to him. He had to walk himself; eat scraps of leftover food; and he never got to go for a ride in a car. He thought about his master everyday, and hoped that he would come back. After one month the master realized that he was missing something, and went to check on the dog at the farm. The dog saw the master, and this time the dog had another appendage that was wagging when the master showed up. The master could see that the dog was happy on the ride home because his tail wagged. Then he fed the dog, and his tail wagged again. The master knew that he was treating the dog right,and the two of them lived happily ever after.