Scamp and Colette's Street Adventure
Street Family
It had been two weeks since Scamp's meeting with Buster, Tramp walked with his family down to the train station where he had been born. Entering the station Tramp led them to where the Station Dogs lived.
"Tramp" looking round they saw Orfeo, Cosma, Rohan, Val, Tam, and Tara in front of them.
"Hi guys long, allow me to introduce my son Scamp and my daughters Annette, Danielle and Colette" Tramp said smiling.
"So these are my Grandpups, it is nice to finally meet you, I am your Grandpa" Orfeo said walking up.
"I am so glad to meet you, Dad has told me so much about you" Colette said smiling.
"Yeh he said you are a great street dog" Scamp said.
"Did he now, well I do know some tricks, I will have to show you them."
"That would be great Grandpa."
"So we meet again Scamp, I heard about your adventure with Buster" Val said walking over.
"Scamp this is your Uncle Val" Tramp said.
"Valentine, Val was a pup's name I am a dog. I've heard about your adventure Scamp, pretty brave of you to face Reggie."
"I wanted to show I was cut out for street life."
"I say you passed with flying colours, not many pups I know would be brave enough to face him. Not bad at all for a house pet, obviously take after your Dad"
"You think so?"
"Sure do with some training you could be a great street dog."
Looking round the three saw Colette and Danielle chatting happily to Tam, Orfeo and Tara, with Lady talking to Cosma. Turning to Annette they saw she was sat next to Lady but was not joining in with the conversation.
"So you must be Scamp then" looking up they saw Tam walking over. "Hi I am your Aunt Tamora."
"Nice to meet you" Scamp replied.
"So Tramp think we should give them a tour?"
"I think so Tam, be nice to show them my old haunts."
"Its Tamora, I no longer go by Tam, I am no longer a pup."
"I know trust me, turning up with Cahir showed me that."
"So then are we giving them a tour?" asked Orfeo.
"Yes we are, come on I want to show you my old home" Tramp said turning to his family.
"I have always wanted to see where you lived, come on Annette, Daneille" Lady said looking at the two pups.
"Will we get dirty?" Annette asked as they walked.
"We could do" Cosma replied.
"Ann that does not matter you can have a bath, what was Grandma like Aunty Cosma?" Colette asked
"I was wondering when you would ask, she was the kindest dog you could meet. She took such good care of us all as pups."
"She was a wonderful dog who was always smiling, she was a great street dog" Valentine said walking up with Scamp.
"She was, amazing to think she had lived her first two years as a house dog" Cosma said.
"She was a house dog, but you were born on the streets."
"She was born a house dog but she got thrown out when her owners had a baby" Cosma replied as they reached a grave.
"She died last year a month or so before you were born" Orfeo whispered.
"I am proud to have her name, I wish we could have met."
"So do I but I am glad you have her name, in fact you have her eyes."
"I am glad I met you Grandpa."
"Me to Colette" Orfeo replied looking at his family.
Walking through the station Tramp told his family about his early life, all his adventures with Tara, Orfeo, Cosma, Tamora and Valentine chipping in. Reaching the carriages Tramp and Tara helped Colette and Scamp onto the roof, giving them an excellent view of the station.
"Can we going into the station?" Scamp asked.
"Not tonight, tomorrows market day and there will be all sorts coming in, better stay out of the way" Tara replied.
"She's right we get sheep, cattle, goats, tons of vegetables, fruit, furniture, you name we get Friday night" Cosma said from below.
"It sounds like an interesting place" Colette replied.
"It is, say it's about supper time" Valentine called looking up as the station clock struck seven.
"It is to, we should eat together" Tramp replied getting down.
"We should go to the bakery, all the unsold bread is put out about half past" Tara said as the group left the station.
"Will eating together mean we will have to steal?" Annette asked.
"Course it will that's show street dogs eat, we don't get fed like you" Valentine replied.
"I cannot be part of that."
"Annette you don't have to worry stealing is part of street life, besides we need to eat" Tramp replied smiling at her.
"I cannot eat stolen food, if I was found out."
"Oh please calm down, no human will find out, even if they do it doesn't matter. We need to eat and the best way of getting good food is to steal" Tara replied looking at her.
"But it is wrong."
"Oh please house pet spare me, one night is not going to hurt, besides you are with us" Tamora said.
"I cannot do that I have a reputation, I have a home where I will get fed."
"Should have known, typical house pet" Valentine said as they arrived at the bakery.
"Come on then round the back" Tamora said leading them round where they saw the unsold bread laying in baskets.
"Help yourselves."
"This is great, we never get cakes at home" Scamp said a short time later as he ate a piece of shortbread.
"They do make a change" Colette said as she ate some iced fruit cake.
"Becoming street already" Orfeo said grinning at his grandson.
"It is nice that they give you this" Lady said.
"Well they like dogs and they would rather leave it for us then throw it away" Tara replied.
"Not hungry Annette?" Cosma asked noticing she had not touched a thing.
"This is stolen food I cannot touch it."
"Oh please, they give us this, it is not stealing" Tamora said.
"My friends would see it as such; I could not bear the scandal."
"You worry too much about what others say Annette, it does not matter, not like your life depends on it" Tamora replied.
"One has to keep a good reputation."
"You house pets are all the same, I though you would be different, being Lady and Tramps daughter" Tara said.
"I am a house dog, I do have some level of class" came to reply as they walked through town.
As they walked Tara, Valentine and Cosma pointed out landmarks and told the pups stories that happened there. Reaching Snob Hill a while later the group saw Jim and Charles Junior sitting on a rug under the tree while Eliza painted them.
"So these are your humans" Cosma said looking at them.
"They are, it has been great seeing you all again" Tramp replied.
"Same T, I'll see you around" Valentine called as the others headed home.
Sitting with Lady that night as the pups slept Tramp looked over at Annette.
"Ann's nothing like me Pidge I thought she would accept my family, but what she showed shocked me. Valentine, Tamora and Tara were all shocked; I think she has turned them against her."
"It surprised me also, I accepted you and I though she would love meeting them. I did used to be like her before we met, but Ann is part street dog."
"What she is everything that Valentine, Tamora and Tara hate about house dogs, they hate dogs that look down on them. Ann seemed prissy today, that she was ashamed if my family."
"Oh Tramp I know it is her friends I think, no matter how many times I tell her they are the kind of pups who hate streets dogs" Lady replied as they fell asleep.
