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- Silence rules the night... Ronnie and Rex are trying to sleep in their dog house, until... -
"Hey, did you hear that?" – Ronnie lifts his head.
"Yeah, what was that?" – Rex asks with curiosity in his eyes.
"It's called a thunder... at least that's what humans say. But if you ask me, it's definitely a warning... a foreshadow of the coming war."
"A war?"
"Yup."
"But where's the enemy? I can't see anyone here..."
"Of course you can't! That's because they're disguising themselves." – Ronnie explains.
"They are hiding? What a coward behaviour!"
"Right?"
"Yeah, so if they're invisible, how do we know when to strike?"
"We don't... we just listen and follow the threatening signs."
"But it's scary..."
"That's exactly what they want you to be. Scared. Fear makes you weak. It paralyzes your body. But we aren't scared, are we?"
"No!"
"Great! Now here's the plan: first they'll try to fool us with a bright fake sign up there... a beautiful illusion. However as I said, it's a trap and if you run out too soon, it's gonna blind you. But we'll be smarter and more careful than that! We'll patiently wait in our place until they strike again. This time with a sharp, deafening noise. And that's when we'll attack and make them shut up. You got it?"
"Totally." – Rex agrees with his buddy.
"Okay, good. I'll run first, you'll follow and fight right behind me."
"Copy that."
"One last thing: after some time they'll probably cry and beg for grace. Don't let them mislead you, no matter how many tears they'll shed. Show them no mercy!"
"I will."
"Look! Here's our sign! Ready? And three... and two... and one..."
Thunder shakes the stormy sky, and the two dogs run out from their house, straight into the heavy rain, trying to bark over the loud rumbling.
"LET'S GOOOO! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! GET OUT OF OUR PROPERTY!"
They make so much noise in the middle of the night, that no one in the neighbourhood can sleep peacefully. But they're just doing their job, aren't they? You can't blame them for helping get rid of the heavy storm. And it seemes like they're succeeding! Good job guys, you did great, but now it's really time to go to bed!
Word count: 380 words
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Written for Belle's Inside the Animal's Mind Unofficial Challenge.
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Comments (11)
My dogs also bark at the thunder....I can't get mad at them because, that's their jobs...to alert me of danger
🎉🥳🎉 THE RESULTS ARE IN! 🎉🥳🎉 The results for "Inside the Animal's Mind [an unofficial challenge] have been posted! You can view them here! https://vocal.media/writers/results-inside-the-animal-s-mind-an-unofficial-challenge
I love your creativity! Your fictional story about how dogs might perceive thunder is incredibly imaginative.
Very cute and imaginative, Anna! I love seeing the perspective of a barking dog during a storm! This take is really quite well done! Thank you so much for entering my challenge!
It really natural and I can live within it!!!
Our loving fur babies are our dearest friends
Great job on this one. The dialogue was really well done, and I believe it. We dogs hate storms. These guys are fighting back..
Awww, Ronnie and Rex are so adorable! Loved your story!
I loved This! It so explains how dogs are thinking - probably hate the thunder but if they bark the “owner” could be more understanding! They should give this story to adoptive dog parents!!
I like it so much! My dog get crazy during storms I need to keep him with me... sleepless nights!
You describe the nature and setting so well, I felt like I was there! Loved it.