Can Fern Stay? - Chapter 1

"Mom, when is dad coming home?" Sarah asked her mom.
"Soon",....ding dong!
"I didn't know soon was that soon," Sarah teased, "Hello!"
"Hi," said Dad,  "I have a little secret."
"What?" Sarah begged.
"Here," he opened the door of a cage, out came hoping a little brown and white Chihuahua.

"A Chihuahua!?" Sarah yelled.
"I saw it in the window of the shelter," Dad explained.
"Ahw", Mom said.
"I couldn't resist," Dad said.
"I got a basket and put an old cloth in it for ... we haven't named it yet!"Sarah said.
"Well for now..." Dad said.
"How about Fern?" Sarah said.
"Sure, I like that name."
"Let's play!
"EEK!" squeaked the puppy who backed away nervously.
"It's okay cutey", Sarah said, "Here!" She bounced a little ball to her.
"Oh, you want to play," The puppy said in dog language and jumped to her eagerly. Sarah didn't understand her language but she knew he wanted to play.
So Fern started to roll around with the little ball.
"She's so cute!"