Part 11 (1/2)
”Hu-u-u, hu-u-u, hu-u-u!” And any one would have loved Pedro.
One day Pedro was lying on his front steps in the warm, warm sun. He put his nose on his little fore paws and went to sleep.
”Bzbzbzbzbzbzbzbzbz!” went a little fly in his ear.
”Yap, yap!” went Pedro's jaws as he snapped at the fly. But he missed the fly.
”Bzbzbzbzbzbzbzbzbz!” went the little fly.
”Yap, yap!” went Pedro's jaws. But he missed the fly again.
”Bzbzbzbzbzbzbzbzbz!”
”Yap, yap, yap!”
”Bzbzbzbzbzbzbzbzbz!”
”Yap, yap, yap, yap!”
Up jumped Pedro. ”I can't sleep with that fly in my ear! I'll take a walk!” Down the steps he went. Skippety, skippety, skippety, skippety.
He reached the sidewalk. On the sidewalk went his feet. You could hear them as they beat. Pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter patter down the street.
When he came to the end of the block, he started across the street.
Pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter pat----
”Honk, honk! Look out, look out! Honk, honk!”
Jump-thump! went Pedro's feet. Jump-jump jump-jump, jump-jump, thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump, jump-jump, jump-jump, jump-jump, pitter patter, pitter patter,--he'd reached the other side! And the auto hadn't hurt him!
Again on the sidewalk went his feet. You could hear them as they beat pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter patter down the street.
When he came to the end of this block, he started across the next street.
Pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter pat----
”Clopperty, clopperty, clopperty, clopperty! Get out of my way, get out of my way! Clopperty, clopperty, clopperty, clopperty!”
Jump-thump! went Pedro's feet. Jump-jump jump-jump, jump-jump, thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump, jump-jump, jump-jump, jump-jump, pitter patter, pitter patter,--he'd reached the other side! And the horse hadn't hurt him either!
Again on the sidewalk went his feet. You could hear them as they beat,--pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter patter down the street.
When he came to the end of this block, he started across the next street.
Pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter pat---- Pedro stopped with one little front foot up in the air. In the middle of the street stood a man. He had on high rubber boots and he held a big hose.
Shrzshrzshrzshrzshrz--came the water out of the hose. It hit the street.