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1 " Lily is a rescue dog for two reasons,” Maggie Rose continued. I wagged again. “The first reason is that she was taken in by the shelter where my mom works, so she was rescued. And the second reason is that most days she goes back to the shelter to take care of all the animals there.” Maggie Rose started smiling and speaking a little more quickly. “Lily plays with the other dogs and helps them relax and not feel scared. She plays with the cats, too. She loves cats! Sometimes she curls up with the kittens and they sleep together. It helps because then the kittens don’t grow up to be scared of dogs, and they can get adopted into families with dogs. "
― W. Bruce Cameron , Lily to the Rescue (Lily to the Rescue! #1)
2 " The little chipmunk was safe! Not that it was paying any attention. It was so busy digging for nuts, it had never once bothered to look up at the sky. That’s just one of the many differences between squirrels and dogs: a dog always knows what is going on. "
3 " The crow had something in its mouth. It perched on the edge of the blanket, giving Maggie Rose one of those twisting-head looks that it must have learned from Casey. “Did you bring that for me?” my girl asked. Maggie Rose very carefully and slowly reached into her basket and brought out one of Casey’s peanuts. “That’s a metal washer. My dad has some in the garage. I’m sure he’d like another one. Would you like a reward for bringing it to me?” The crow dropped the metal thing from its mouth and bounced forward a few hops and very cautiously removed the peanut from Maggie Rose’s fingers. I followed the crow’s flight as it rose up into the trees and realized that all of its crow friends were up there watching this whole thing. “It’s a murder of crows, Lily,” Maggie Rose breathed. “And look how many of them are carrying something in their beaks! "
