a tomatoe about to eat a person

by mimi burdick
(new york)

boy#1 here Dexter, come here Dexter.
dog#2 hey, Tommy, why you treating me like a baby. i deserve some respect here. i protect you from bad stuff like a big fat tomato that's about to eat you.
boy#3 wow, um, you cant talk. aren't you supposed to bark not speak?
dog#4 what u talking bout boy, your the one that gave me this devise thing pierced to my tongue that makes me talk human. duh!
boy#5 oh ya! well i guess ill just have to get used to it and didn't you say there was a big tomato bhind me that wa about to eat me?
dog#6 yes i did.
boy#7 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh help me!