Thunder And The Great Race

 

            It was a pleasant, sunny day outside with a temperature of seventy-five degrees outside.  

Thunder was outside taking a break from his therapy sessions drinking a diet soda.  When all of a 

sudden his next-door neighbor a two-year, golden poo (named Lilly) came over to him.  Thunder rolled 

his eyes to the heavens and asked what she wanted.  To which Lilly said, "I'm bored, there is nothing to 

do around hear."

           Thunder looked at her in disgust and said, "What am I supposed to do about that, am I your 

entertainer?    You could always go read a book, or play on a computer which you kids are so fond of 

these days.  Don't you have any friends to socialize with?  You kids these days get bored awful easy."

           Lilly jumped back a little bit.  Then she said, "I have an idea we could have a race.  I could 

invite some of my associates, and you could invite some of yours.  We could call it The Great Race!

We could even invite WPAW to cover the event."

           Thunder just gave her one of his quizzical looks, as if to say oh boy.  Then he finished his diet

drink, and explained to her that such things take time.  They then agreed to have the race on June 15th.

That would give them time to raise money, advertise, and get contestants for the race.  Thunder just

 went off shaking his head wandering what he had allowed this young pup to get him into.  Lilly on the 

other hand left rather excited, but still said she was bored. 

            

           Time passed, and the night before the big race was a thunderstorm that shook the hills.  Thunder

wasn't sure if the race would go on after the night's thunderstorm.  So, he called everyone he knew 

(Including Lilly) to make sure the race was still on.  Everyone assured him that it was still on. 

 Thunder put his running shoes on and went to the races.   Doctor Kroger did a health check of all the 

contestants to make sure they were physically fit for The Great Race.     Even though one of the army 

ants were not fit due to a heart condition, Thunder was fit. 

          WPAW's own sport's announcer Paw Havey was there to cover the event.   He made it none to 

one and all that there was all kinds of animals at the race.  It was explained, however, that anyone seen

 flying would be disqualified.  Paw Havey told his viewers, "There are. 

                                                             chicks, and ducks, and geese 

                                                                                         and such....

                                                              hogs, cats, and dogs,                      

                                                                                          and the like...

                                                                and yes there are even,

                                                                     lions, and tigers, and bears

                                                                                              Oh My!

                                                                     What a race we have for you today."

              Thunder ran as fast as lightning.  He outran Lilly outran Lilly and got to the finish line first.

At the finish line he was given a bottle of water and a banana to eat.  Then as a trophy he was given 

the golden banana

Paul D. Eccles