15 January, 2017
About three months ago, a female puppy was found in our area. Someone had left her on our road. For about two weeks, she hung around, cold and hungry. Then my mother and I took pity on her and gave food. That was when we noticed that she was very cute. Then onwards, it grew and followed us wherever we went. Finally, during one rainy night, my mother let her in for shelter. After that night, we kept the dog in our house. Our father hesitated, but finally agreed. We gave her an injection and later gave her a bath. We still haven’t given her a name, but my father said we will be going abroad in February. I know I will miss my dog when the date comes.
Methul Laksara Amarasinghe,
Grade 6,
Royal Institute,
Gampaha.