One day Rufus was enjoying a peaceful slumber when he was
awoken by a crash upstairs! “Oh shoot!” Came Tom’s muffled voiced. “I dropped
the bag on my head!”
What an odd thing to do! Rufus ran up the stairs to find Tom.
He bounded into the spare room and saw Tom in the corner, standing on a chair!
As Rufus watched he pulled big bags out of the high cupboard and he and Nic
filled them with clothes and shoes and many other things.
Tom and Nic carried the bags outside and put them in the
car. Then they took Rufus’ bed, bowl and toys in the back where he always rode.
“We’re going on holiday” they said. Rufus was very excited; he had never been on holiday before!
He leapt into the car and off they set. They drove for hours and hours. Rufus was
very bored, so he curled up in his basket to sleep.
The sudden gust of fresh air and the smells of a farm woke
Rufus as the door was opened. He looked around to see what he could see. There
were cows, sheep and goats! Ducks waddled by the pond and a cat stretched
lazily out of reach.
Nic and Tom took the bags and all of Rufus’ things from the
car and carried them into a little cottage next to the farm. It had a lovely
slate roof and a big garden with lots of big green plants and a pond full of
red and gold fish.
Rufus trotted into the cottage after his humans and there he
saw Annie and Granny Frani! He was very happy to see them and wagged his tail.
Annie gave him a big lick and they ran around the dining table! Rufus scampered
into the kitchen and saw Emma! He ran around her ankles and sat down ready for
a cuddle. Rufus liked Emma, she was Granny Frani’s sister and knew lots about
maths!
One by one he saw all of the family; everyone had come to
stay at the cottage. Rufus played with all the children and chased his ball up
and down the garden! Annie joined in and round and round they scampered,
enjoying all the sounds and smells of the farm.
Eventually the sun went down and the children went to bed.
Rufus and Annie were sleepy, so they went inside and cuddled up with all the
adults. I love holidays in Cornwall,
Rufus thought. I wonder what we will do tomorrow…
