Chapter 1: Clifford Grows

* This is my first "Clifford the Big Red Dog" Fanfiction story. I only own the ideas for the story. Also, this story takes place before Clifford, Emily Elizabeth, and the family moved to Birdwell Island, and is based on the TV series. "Clifford the Big Red Dog" belongs to PBS Kids and Scholastic Books. All Rights Reserved.*

Far away in a big city, Clifford the little red puppy was lying on the couch in the family room. His owner Emily Elizabeth and her parents were also in the house doing chores. Clifford loved everyone, especially Emily. In fact, the more Emily loved Clifford, the more he grew.

A few days later, Clifford was no longer a little red puppy; instead, he was the size of a good medium sized dog. After that, Clifford didn't grow as fast. Now he would only how a little bit, or stayed the same size each day.

Clifford was happy to live with his family, but also enjoyed having friends too. Sadly, Clifford knew that he was already bigger than his friends from his puppy days. Actually, it made Clifford wonder what his friends would think if they saw him now. Clifford needed to find some friends that weren't too small, but not too big either. But who would those friends be?

"Clifford! Come on! We're going for a walk!" Emily said, calling him over. Clifford's tail wagged as he walked up to the Emily and let her put his leash on him. Soon, Emily, Emily's mom, and Clifford all walked out the door, and into the fresh air.