Kate and Buster
All summer Kate and her dog Buster played in the backyard. One day, Kate sat on her back porch step with Buster. School was starting the next day. Kate thought about how unhappy Buster would be in the house all day long. Then she got an idea. Kate raced to the kitchen and got a length of rope and Buster’s leash. She tied one end of the rope to the back porch railing. She put the rope through the loop at the end of Buster’s leash. Then, she stretched the rope across the yard and tied it to a tree. When she put Buster on the leash, he could run up and down the yard. The leash, which was attached to the rope, kept him safe.
“Now you can run and play until I come home from school!” Kate said.
1. What is the first thing that happens after Kate realizes that Buster will be lonely when she goes to school?