Dawn Patrol – Conversations with Stella and Tiger

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I am Stella, Queen of the Olde English Bulldogges. Lady Human, go back to sleep.

Me:  Would love to, but Tiger is up and calling for breakfast.

Stella:  It’s dark. Too dark for breakfast.

Me:  Yeah, I know. But she’s up and she’s not gonna quit until she gets breakfast. All right, Tiger, all right. I’m getting your food.

Tiger:  Hungry. And potty. Don’t forget that.

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Me:  Everybody else in the house is asleep. Look outside. It is dark.

Tiger:  Not for long. Don’t you feel it?

Me:  What? Sleepiness?

Tiger:  The light in the sky. It’s coming. We will greet it.

Me:  Can we start greeting it when it’s higher in the sky?

Tiger:  This is the special time.

Me:  The sky is lightening.

Tiger:  What do humans call this time?

Me:  Dawn.

Tiger:  Dawn. A pretty time. Like no other time of day…Okay, that’s over. Let’s go back to bed.

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