(Dorothy and Toto)
*June 4th, 1900*
*10:00am*
The prairies of early twentieth century Kansas were rather beautiful at least to the eyes of an eight year girl named Dorothy Gale as she called this home.
Dorothy had a merry laugh, chubby little hands, big earnest sapphire blue eyes filled with awe and wonders. And a round, rosy, sunburned face from living on the hot prairies of Kansas, and of course, she was not exactly beautiful but still has a very certain and great style of prettiness and loveliness.
"Another beautiful morning in Kansas. I bet Uncle Henry and Aunt Em are already up I bet" Dorothy had spoken out as she yawned to herself while getting up from her bed and from there, she made her bed and once we was done with that, Dorothy had freshen herself up as she went outside to see her Uncle Henry.
Uncle Henry was already doing his farm work which consisted of him being on his tractor, tending to the farm animals, and other such vigorous work and despite it all, his spirit never wavered or became broken, possibly to keep Dorohty's spirits high.
"Good Morning, Dorothy. How did you sleep last night?" Uncle Henry had called out to the young girl as he let out a smile while waiting for his answer.
"Good Morning, Uncle Henry. I'm also doing quite well and do you know where Aunt Em is?' Dorothy had answered back in joy as she saw Uncle Henry pointing his finger to the single bench as this made the young girl turn around to see her Aunt Em who was gently humming to herself as this humming was rather gloomy which made Dorothy rather concerned for her.
"Aunt Em, Is anything okay? You seem sad…" Dorothy had asked her aunt in a tone of concern as she looked up to see the woman nod her head slowly; however she didn't smile.
"I'm fine. I'm just bearing for another hot day that's expected to come later today but nonetheless, I'm fine, dear" Aunt Em had responded back in the same gloomy tone of voice as she was met with a hug from Dorothy.
"Oh, okay but like Uncle Henry says, we should always smile and have hope through the dark times" Dorothy had responded back in a comforting tone of voice while Aunt Em had simply nodded her head but not in agreement but rather to not make Dorothy feel discouraged as thoughts began to race through her head.
"This girl, she's only eight years old yet is so wise for her age. She truly gets it from her mother.." Aunt Em had thought to herself as she let out a sigh while looking over to see Uncle Henry approaching the pair with a smile on his face.
"Now there's my favorite people in the world. I was thinking of going to the market to pick up some vegetables since I have spare change left and I was wondering if I can use some company" Uncle Henry had offered'' as this made Dorothy jump up and down in joy as she always wanted to go to the market.
"I would love it too! I promise I won't cause trouble or anything" Dorothy had promised to her uncle as she quickly ran to the truck that wasn't that far.
"Dorothy now don't run off too far! We can't afford to lose you now…" Aunt Em had warned the young girl in a rather cautious tone of voice as she had gotten up from her chair to follow Uncle Henry and Dorothy to the truck as the trio was ready to depart for the market.
"I wonder, what's beyond these endless prairies…" Dorothy had thought to herself as she got in the trunk of the truck while Uncle Henry and Aunt Em entered the front as the vehicle proceeded to move to its destination.
*10:35am*
Dorothy, Aunt Em, and Uncle Henry had arrived at the nearest town as it appeared to be old fashioned but quite lively as this made Dorothy awestruck.
"Wooow, so many people. I've always heard stories of this town but I never thought I'd see the day!" Dorothy had spoken out in a joyful tone of voice as she leaped from the trunk with no trouble while her Uncle and Aunt exited the vehicle.
"Now don't run off now, okay? You must stay with us at all times since the there's many people here" Aunt Em had advised to Dorothy as the young girl nodded her head in agreement as she, Dorothy, and Uncle Henry made their way towards where the vegetables are usually sold at.
Along the way, Dorothy could hear faint sounds of barking which prompted her to turn around to see a dog being chased by some troublesome boys.
"Hey! You boys leave that poor dog alone!" Dorothy cried out while running towards the direction of the ordeal to confront the boys as one of them began to speak.
"And what are you gonna do about it? Just run along and play with your dolls!" The young boy with red hair and freckles called out to Dorothy in a mocking tone of voice while the other two boys nodded their heads in agreement as they approached the young girl.
Dorothy of course wasn't a fighter by physical means however she only glared at them with such intensity that this caused the three boys to concede.
"Um, Look, we don't want any trouble so you can have the dog, brat.." The red haired boy had called out as he and his cronies quickly ran away from the scene.
"Whew, I'm glad that's over with.." Dorothy had spoken out to herself as she slowly approached the dog before eventually picking it up as she stared at the little black dog with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.
"I wish I could keep you but my Uncle Henry and Aunt Em wouldn't allow it…" Dorothy had spoken to the dog as she looked over to see the two adults busy with buying vegetables as they hadn't noticed that Dorothy was gone as she had an idea.
"Wait, If I can ask Uncle Henry and Aunt Em to keep you despite what they said than I could provide you a warm shelter but in the meantime, I should give you a name…" Dorothy had spoken to the dog once more as she thought of a name before one peculiar name popped in her head which made her smile.
"That's it! I shall call you Toto, how does that sound?" Dorothy had spoken out once more as she smiled warmly at the dog before making her way towards where her Uncle and Aunt were as she appeared next to them.
"It's pleasure doing business with you, I hope I can catch you again…" Uncle Henry had spoken out to the person whom he purchased the vegetables at as he looked over to see Dorothy with Toto, her new dog as he began to question her.
"Dorothy, we told you that we can't have any dogs at the farmhouse so I'm afraid you must let it go.." Uncle Henry had advised Dorothy in a rather sympathetic tone of voice as he was met with Dorothy shaking her head no which caught him and Aunt Em by surprise.
"Dorothy! Listen to your father. You know we can't have any dogs since we can't afford to feed it" Aunt Em had chimed in with a stern tone of voice as Dorothy once again shocked her head.
"Please, I promise to take extra care of it! I can even share some portions of my food if it means taking care of him, I've found him all alone and I just don't wanna leave him.." Dorothy had pleaded with her Uncle and Aunt while walking to the truck however Aunt Em remained firm on her word while Uncle Henry seemed like he was slowly changing his mind.
"I'm afraid we have to say no, We don't want you starving over a dog, I'm sure he can find owners that'll be happy to take care of him without having a price to pay.." Aunt Em had spoken back but of course, Dorothy remained firm on her stance as well.
"I don't care. He needs a loving home, good food, and all of the care that he needs. I'll even do chores around the house if it means me keeping Toto…" Dorothy had spoken back to Aunt Em as the middle aged woman thought about what had been said to her.
"These words, I said those exact words eight years ago when me and Henry wanted to take her in after what happened to her parents…" Aunt Em had thought to herself as she finally conceded to Dorothy which made Uncle Henry smile.
"Yes, you may keep Toto BUT you have a huge responsibility so be sure to take care of it as if it's me or Henry taking care of you, okay?" Aunt Em had advised Dorothy as she was met with the young girl smiling brightly.
"Thank you so much Aunt Em! I promise you that Toto will be treated well!" Dorothy had spoken out in joy as she hugged her Aunt Em while Uncle Henry chuckled to himself as she got in the truck which was followed by Aunt Em getting in as well and lastly, Dorothy and Toto hopped in the truck as the vehicle made its way towards home.
"Welcome to your new family, Toto…" Dorothy had spoken out to Toto in a gentle tone of voice as she gently hugged her new dog which was followed by some rather strong yet gentle wind breezes….
