Helper Hounds: Robot Helps Max and Lily Deal with Bullies
RED CHAIR PRESS HELPER HOUNDS HELPER HOUNDS HELPER HOUNDS Robot Helps Max and Lily Deal with Bullies Caryn Rivadeneira Illustrated by Priscilla Alpaugh Egremont Massachusetts
CHAPTER 1 A flash of brown rumbled past the window I stretched my paw and rolled my best tennis ball toward my mouth I chomped the ball into position and jumped onto the window seat I knew it The brown truck was right in front of Ms Chen’s house The lady in brown shorts ran toward Ms Chen’s house Ms Chen Ms Chen I chomped and barked my best warning But it was no use Ms Chen opened the door smiled and took a tan box from the woman in brown Noooooo Robot Samuel said What’s going on 1
Samuel put his hand on my back and leaned into the window with me Ms Chen waved at the woman in brown shorts Aah worried about Ms Chen Robot Samuel said Good thing she has you to help scare away those trucks Samuel scratched my ears and told me to sit I sat He wiggled my best ball out of my mouth and tossed it across the living room Get it Samuel said I sprung off the window seat and got the ball I plopped it at his feet and sat Samuel turned the ball in his hands He squeezed it A crack opened into a wide smile Sure you don’t want to play with a new ball Samuel said I was sure I stuck my tongue out and wagged my stubby tail Samuel shook his head He and I had been over this before Sometimes Samuel would 2
