"My dog, Nancy loves it when i 

rub her tummy!" Ryan 

beamed.

Andy sure envied Ryan

Because all Andy wanted was a furry companion, 

just like Ryan

He decided it was time to ask Mummy for one 

when he got home.

“Mummy, can I have a pet dog 

please? I promise I’ll take good 

care of it!” Andy said.

Mummy scratched her chin, “I 

don’t know, Andy. I don’t think 

you’re ready for one.”

Andy’s face fell.

“But, I promise I will have something for you tomorrow!” Mummy 

exclaimed.

“Something better than a pet?” Andy’s eyes glistened with 

excitement.

The next morning couldn’t come soon enough. Andy leapt out of bed.

“Good morning Mummy! Can I have my surprise now?” 

Andy asked, jumping around.

“Yes you can, if you stop jumping around like a monkey else 

you’ll break something!” Mummy laughed. “Here you go Andy!” 

she said, thrusting her arms out.

“This is your new pet!” 

Mummy replied.

Andy studied the silver circular object. 

“But this is an alarm clock!”

“Well, yes it is, but I want you to 

think of it as a real pet!” Mummy 

said, smiling.

Andy raised his eyebrows, confused. 

“What’s this Mummy?”

Andy agreed but it was obvious he was disappointed.

“How am I supposed to take care of this?” he thought. “Oh! I could 

just ask Ryan in school!” 

At school, Andy approached Ryan.

“Ryan, so my mummy gave me an alarm clock instead of a pet dog that 

I asked for. Could you give me some suggestions on how to take care 

of it?”

Ryan was deep in thought.

“Well, i suppose you could pat your clock? Perhaps walk it, feed it and 

wash it! Well, that’s what I do for my dog!” 

Andy decided to follow Ryan’s advice when he got home.

Andy patted his clock. His hands started to 

hurt from continuously patting it.

Andy took the alarm clock for a walk. 

He tied the alarm clock with a rope and 

dragged it along the rocky pavement. 

Andy fed the alarm clock. 

He stuffed any pieces of any food he could 

find into the openings of the alarm clock.

Bread, noodles, biscuits and 

burgers! How yummy! 

He soaked the alarm clock in a bathtub full of soap, 

rubbing its surface with all his might to clean it.

Andy grinned.

He was satisfied with how well he took care of the 

clock.