• One day, I was still in my bed, tired from swimming. My parents and brother had left to go to a soccer game in Georgia, and I was stuck alone. I wanted to just sleep, but hey, with my parents gone, I could do anything.
    "Hey, feed me!"
    "What? Who's there?"
    "Me! Paloma! Who else? Do humans always have to be this stupid?"
    "Oh, brother, stop that," I said, rolling my eyes.
    "I'm not your little brother! Now feed me or else!"
    And, to my surprise, I looked down and I saw my little dog, Paloma! She was actually talking to me!
    "Since when could you talk? You're a dog!" I said, startled.
    "Since now. Now get my food!"
    And, with that, she pranced away. I was scared. Dog and talking should not be two words that go together. I pinched myself, but I was still there. This was real. I slowly got out of my bed, when I heard whispering...
    "Oh, Chiquita, it'll be fine. Humans are so stupid."
    "Really? You sure sister?"
    I was really scared now. All FIVE dogs were talking? This was bad...
    "Behold! The meat machine 900! I will rule the meats of this world!" Paloma said.
    I saw Paloma and the others going out to the yard with a large machine. I guessed this was the meat machine 900 that was going to suck up all the meats in the world. Uh-oh. I was in big trouble.
    I ran out to the yard, screaming "Lomie! Stop! Or else no meat!"
    "What do you mean? I will soon have all the meat in the world!" she laughed.
    "We can help," I heard a tiny voice say. "We can help, here is our potion to make them stop."
    I looked down and saw my two pet frops, Candy and Sugar. "Just give us double the pellets," the frogs said with a tiny wink.
    "OK!" I said, giving them the pellets. I took the potion, and injected it in all the dog's mouths. And, just like that, they stopped talking! And the meat machine was soon destroyed by the frogs, who put the extra pellets in it.
    I will never forget that odd day...ever.