Thursday, 30th
August 2018
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WEEKLY COLUMN ROCKYTOTHE RESCUE
By Anne F. Healy Rocky lay stretched full
length across the fire rug, his tummy turned to the fire, his head, lying com- fortably on Aisling’s slip- per. He was nearly asleep, but would jump up quick- ly, ready for anything, if Aisling moved.
“Oh shut up Rocky!”, Aisling said mildly.
“It’s
only Ciara and Kate com- ing from school.
“Only Ciara and Kate”, But the
little girl was quite happy to sit with the small dog’s head on her feet, as she looked through the picture book her big sister Kate had brought
she was on her tour.
her when school
Aisling wasn’t great
at reading yet, but Kate and Ciara, her terrific big sisters, had read the sto- ry so many times that she now looked at the pictures and ‘read’ the story to little Rocky.
“And the prince rode up
on a shining white horse with silver bridle and saw the princess lying on the ground, fast asleep. She looked so beautiful that the prince kissed her and she woke up. And they lived happily ever after.”
Aisling closed the book
with a sigh and thought about the story, until a sound from outside the room made Rocky jump up and begin barking ex- citedly.
Mum opened the door
and Rocky rushed out to greet the visitors. “Hey, I hope the gate is closed,” said Mum. “Yes it is,” said Uncle David.
arrived home from school and the three
Uncle David and
thought Rocky scornfully. “Only Ciara and Kate.” Now I can have some fun in the garden and may- be Ciara will take me for a long walk and I might meet some new friendly dogs.
Kate.
But it wasn’t Ciara and It was Uncle Da-
vid and Fionn come to visit.
Aisling jumped up
and ran to say hello to her little cousin. Fionn was only two and Aisling and her sisters loved him very much.
Fionn and jumped up and wagged his tail excitedly.
Grainne arrived to play with the girls and Rocky and Fionn.
Suddenly Kate turned
around to see Fionn run- ning as fast as his little legs would take him towards the gate. “Oh Grainne, you never closed the gate”, Kate said as she started to run after Fionn. But she knew she would not reach him before he was on the busy road outside. They all started to fun but they were down at the back of the garden and they knew they could not reach him in time. Suddenly they could hear a huge lorry driving fast down the road. They were horrified.
Rocky too loved
Just then Uncle David and mum came out
of
the kitchen and saw what was happening.
Mum
screamed in shock as Da- vid raced
But “I closed it
after me.” Soon Ciara and Kate girls had
great fun in the garden with Fionn and Rocky while
Mum had tea in the kitch- en. Soon Kate’s friend
towards the
road. They all knew that they wouldn’t be able to reach Fionn in time.
there was someone else nearer. Rocky.
thought it was a game as he raced after Fionn, ears pressed back against his head, passing out Kate and Ciara and Aisling, Uncle David and Mum, all try- ing to reach Fionn before he got to the busy road. They could hear the noise
He still
of the lorry coming near- er. Fionn was on the kerb now trying to get down onto the road. He had no idea that the big lorry was coming.
The lorry was
just rounding the bend in the road and the driver saw, to his horror, Fionn was down from the foot- path, frightened now at the sound of the big lorry coming. The driver stood hard on the brakes but he knew he wasn’t going to be able to stop in time.
then Rocky came racing out
toward Fionn. grabbed
Just He
Fionn’s jumper
with his teeth and pulled hard.
Fionn didn’t move.
He pulled again, harder this time as the great big lorry roared towards them. Just in the nick of time, Rocky managed to pull Fionn back onto the foot- path where the little fellow fell with a thud onto the ground and began to cry.
Uncle David reached
them and scooped the little fellow up in his arms as the driver of the lorry jumped down and came towards them, his face white with fright. Rocky lay on the ground, exhausted from his exertions
as Ciara
fussed around him, hug- ging him and patting him and telling him what a brave, good dog he was.
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“Yes”, said Mum as they “Is he OK”, asked the
driver of the lorry, anx- iously.
“He’s fine, thank God”, said David as Mum came running up to examine the little fellow.
“Thanks to the lit-
tle dog”, said the driver, stooping down and rubbing Rocky. “Only for him, I don’t want to even think about what might have happened.
“We owe the little rascal a great deal of thanks.
And they all agreed. I
am so happy that we
all turned and walked back into the kitchen.
“Do you know what?”, asked Mum.
“What?” said Kate,
looking at her curiously as she fed Rocky some treats.
decided to get a dog.
And what a dog.” “He must be the best-
est dog ever!” said Aisling hugging him tightly.
“And we much.”
“He is”, said Ciara, love him very
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he’s
alright?” “Yes”, said David, “and
you’re right. Rocky here is definitely a hero. We owe him a great debt.
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