Snowflake Cookies

and a Christmas story

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Photo taken by me of my family dog, Junie (the inspiration for this story).

This short fiction piece is inspired by my love for The Chronicles of Narnia and whimsical stories. I hope you enjoy it!

Words

In a big brown house with a great grey roof, there lived a big brown dog with large grey patches across her back and sides. People usually said the word “German” when they looked at her. She had enormous brown eyes, and when people looked into them, they said the words “people eyes.”

In addition to her people eyes, she possessed a nose of unrivaled prowess. When she wanted to find one of her people, she put her nose to the ground and followed their path through the house exactly, diverting here and there as they’d done, until she caught up with them.

All she wanted was to be with her people. She loved her people. They moved quickly and did many things, so she had to be ready for anything anytime. She wore many hats throughout her days. She switched from personal secretary, sitting patiently under her person’s desk so as to provide emotional support, to head of reconnaissance, hiking for hours on end with her people, helping them find beautiful new places, with ease. With a swish of her tail and a few jumps up and down, she transitioned from job to job. She even served as a member of the pest control team. At the first sign of varmint, up she’d pounce to chase it off the premises. She was the best, as she was often told, and she took great pride in this.