Big dog Bumpy and little dog Anansi sit and chew cow hide. Anansi is happy. Bumpy is not. Bumpy bit of hide is too tough.
Bumpy looks about and spies the little strange pineapple in Dingo Pingo’s backpack. The little pineapple is visible and easy to grab. Bumpy grabs it. This pineapple is softer than that tough hide. Bumpy is happy to chew the pineapple.
Anansi sees what Bumpy has done. Anansi does not want Bumpy to take Dingo Pingo’s pineapple. Anansi thinks and thinks. Anansi ponders and wonders. Anansi wants to get the pineapple away from Bumpy.
Anansi watches Bumpy chew the pineapple. Bumpy chews and chews. Anansi wants that pineapple safe from Bumpy. Anansi wants to save the pineapple for Dingo Pingo. Anansi creates a plan. Anansi creates a trick. This is what Anansi does.
Anansi barks a sharp bark. Anansi barks the bark that dogs bark when they hear footsteps outside the house. Anansi barks the bark that means that someone has arrived at the door. Anansi barks the bark of protecting the house. Anansi barks the bark of the main job of the dog.
Bumpy knows the job of the dog. Bumpy knows what that bark means. When Anansi barks that particular bark, Bumpy drops the pineapple. Bumpy jumps up to run to the door. There is no one at the door.
Anansi knows this. But Bumpy does not know this. Bumpy does not know Anansi’s trick. Bumpy runs to the door to protect the house. Bumpy runs to warn the approaching stranger that a guard dog is here.
Anansi’s plan is working. Anansi now moves to the next step. Anansi leaves the soft hide. Anansi runs to Dingo Pingo’s pineapple, which Bumpy chewed. Anansi runs to the pineapple. Anansi grabs it. Anansi runs to Dingo Pingo and drops it at his feet. “Good dog! Thank you, Anansi!”
Dingo Pingo picks the pineapple from the verandah. Dingo Pingo examines it.
“Justi, come here! We have a problem!”
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