Saved By The Dog

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Saved By The Dog
Darn. For the second time that day, Alice’s crayon had broke. It was the final day before the competition was over, and she didn’t have her project finished. Betty, her best friend and neighbor, had finished hers already. It was a horse standing in the backdrop of the red mountains. “I wonder what I could do?” thought Alice. She was sitting underneath a cactus. Her dog ran out to her with something in its mouth. Reaching out, the dog dropped it in her hand. A paintbrush. Then an idea came to her. She had been working so hard on crayon art, why not do something she was really good at? Running inside, she grabbed her paints and went back outside. Setting up her easel, she wondered what to paint. She looked to the cactus she was just sitting by. Her dog was there, with a flower stuck on her head. She was running in circles, then layed down. Alice started to paint.
       -The Next Day-

Alice’s painting was set up next to thirty others, all from her school. Everyone's art was really good and she was getting nervous. The crowd quieted. Then, the announcer walked onto the stage. “We had many wonderful pieces of art this year! It was very hard for the judges to make a decision, but without further ado…  the winner of this year’s Young Artists Of Arizona contest is Alice Macinier! Alice could hardly believe it! And it was all thanks to her dog.

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