The Bounce

The Bounce Author: Liza Esterhuyse Illustrator: Candice Botha

In a little yellow house, lived a big black dog.

The big black dog loved to bounce.

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He had everything he could ever need, but Black Dog was unhappy.

His human worked most of the day, so they could only play late in the afternoon.

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In the big house next door lived a little girl and her two spotty dogs.

One morning when Black Dog’s human left for work, he heard the little girl laughing.

“It would be fun to have someone to play with,” Black Dog sighed.

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So he started to bounce.

He bounced . . . and bounced . . . and bounced . . .

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. . . until he bounced so high that he landed in the little girl’s garden.

At first Black Dog had loads of fun.

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But then the little girl started pulling tails and twisting ears.

“This is no fun!” Black Dog yelped.

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So he started to bounce.

He bounced . . . and bounced . . . and bounced . . .

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. . . until he bounced so high that he landed back in his own garden.

In the big house on the other side lived an old lady with a little yellow dog.

“I’m sure she won’t pull my tail or twist my ears.

It would be great to play with her,” sighed Black Dog.

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So he started to bounce.

He bounced . . . and bounced . . . and bounced . . .

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. . . until he bounced so high that he landed in the old lady’s garden.

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At first, the lady scratched Black Dog behind his ears and rubbed his tummy. But after a while, the old lady sat down in her rocking chair and Black Dog got really bored.

Yaaaaaawn...

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So he started to bounce.

He bounced . . . and bounced . . . and bounced . . .

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. . . until he bounced so high that he landed in his own garden again.

When Black Dog’s human came home she didn’t pull his tail orsit in a chair scratching his ears.

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They played his favourite game and she told him how much she’d missed him all day long.

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“I love her and she loves me. I am a lucky dog after all!”

Black Dog sighed happily, as they curled up on the couch together.

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Images Attributions: Cover page: A shaggy black Dog, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: A Dog peeking from a yellow house, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: A Black dog inside a kennel, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Blue Sky, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: A Dog jumps over a fence, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: A Dog meets other dogs, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

Page 7: A Spotted dog, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: A Dog lunges over a fence, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: A Dog peeks from behind a fence, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: A Dog in midair, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: A Dog jumping over a fence, by Candice Botha © Book Dash, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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The Bounce (English)

Black Dog is unhappy. He is lonely and everyone seems to be having more fun. So, he bounced … and bounced … and bounced …

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

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