CHAPTER 2
A
few days after these strange events, Charlie took Turniphead for a
walk again. They walked on the beach.
Charle let Turniphead down from his arms. Turniphead crawled quickly to Walt, who was playing with Vincent.
Charlie ran after Turniphead. Turniphead was riding on Vincent and laughing.
Charlie took Turniphead off Vincent.
"Sorry,
Walt. So what are you 2 doing?"
He put Turniphead down on the
sand.
"Im trying to teach Vincent some tricks, but he wont
pay attention. Look."
He called
Vincent to him.
"Vincent, sit. Vincent, stand. Vincent, play
dead. Vincent, roll over."
But Charlie wasnt looking at VIncent. He was staring at Turniphead.
Turniphead was looking intently at Walt, and then at Vincent.
Then he would perform the tricks.
"Walt, look
at the baby. Bloody brilliant!"
"Wow, Charlie, thats
amazing! See Vincent, look at what the babys doing. YOU, a dog,
should be doing tricks. SHame on you."
Vincent bowed his head, as if in shame.
Vincent and Turniphead became best buds after that.
"We should
be going," said CHarlie.
He took Turniphead to Claire and
told her what he had done.
Claire smiled and said, "Well then, it looks like Ive got me a special baby."
