Dedication

Once a puppy named Rufus

It was white and fluffy with long, beautiful ears

Rufus belonged to Ifeoma but a lot of kids wanted to play with it.

But, only Ifeoma could choose who got to play with Rufus

One day, Ifeoma was playing with Rufus and Ayo wanted to play too.

"may I play with Rufus a little?" Ayo asked

"NO!" Ifeoma said,

"ok, maybe I'll come back later," Ayo said as he skipped away

It was a sunny day and Ayo saw Ifeoma playing with Rufus

"hello Ifeoma, may I take Rufus for a walk?"

"yes," said Ifeoma

As Ayo started walking away happy with the puppy,
Ifeoma yelled, "Ayo Bring him back!"

"But you said I should play with him," Ayo said sadly

"Yes, but I want to play with Rufus now," said Ifeoma

Ayo had no choice but to return the puppy to Ifeoma

"Mummy, Ifeoma said I could play with Rufus today but she took him back" Ayo said to his mother that night

"Well, Darling, the puppy belongs to Ifeoma, she determines who plays with it" his mother replied.

The next day, Ayo saw Ifeoma and her puppy sleeping on the balcony.

He walked closer and whispered "Ifeoma, can I play with your puppy?"

But Ifeoma was fast asleep and didn't respond

Ayo was tempted to take rufus but he decided to wait until Ifeoma wakes up.

As Ayo walked away Ifeoma and her puppy woke up from their slumber

"hello Ayo, do you want to play with Rufus?" Ifeoma said

"Yes! ", replied an excited Ayo

"ok, we can play with him together," said Ifeoma
Ayo was very excited and brought out all his treats and gave to Rufus.

Ayo and Ifeoma played with Rufus all-day

They all went home tired but very happy.