Jasper and the Old Boots - Chapter 2

‘What is that?’ Jasper asked himself as he gazed down into the valley below.  Ever the curious dog, he quickly darted down towards the two moving objects.

            As he got closer he slowed his pace till he was walking slowly behind, what appeared to be, a pair of old, black leather boots.  Now Jasper had seen many boots in his time, but this pair of boots was different.  They were not lying motionless on the grass… they were walking!

            ‘I can hardly believe my eyes!’ Jasper woofed in disbelief.  ‘Am I really seeing this?  Boots walking by themselves… with no feet inside them!’

            The boots were marching along as if they had a purpose, somewhere to go.  Jasper, although confused by this strange sight, followed the boots.  They were walking at a steady pace, which was no trouble for the sprightly dog.

 

            Jasper was beginning to enjoy this unusual occurrence.  He gazed around at the sights of the flowers, the trees and the clouds in the sky before he looked back at the boots in front of him.  But as he looked back he was shocked to see that the boots were no longer immediately in front of him, they were now a dot in the distance.  The boots were running!

Jasper fixed his eyes on the speedy boots and ran as fast as his little legs could carry him.

‘I can’t let them get away!’ he barked.  ‘I’ve got to know where they are going!’

The boots ran up a large hill disappearing out of view.  Jasper reached the top of the hill to see the boots now jumping over a stile near the bottom of the hill.  Jasper continued to give chase as he squeezed his small body under the fence by the stile.  He was led into a forest where he could still see the boots running down the path before them.

Suddenly Jasper stopped himself as he reached the end of the wood and stood on the edge of a very high drop.  The boots had jumped over the edge.  Jasper’s eyes watched in amazement as the boots landed upon…

[Your turn!  What was it that the boots landed upon?]

[Chapter 3]