Tall Ships and Small Ships
One night, Joe and Manny (the dog) were fast asleep. Suddenly they woke up to the sound of loud bangs. Joe ran downstairs to see what the noise was, then came Manny scrambling his way behind him. Joe went into the kitchen to get a cup of tea while Manny lay down on the soft turquoise carpet. When Joe came back, Manny was stood at the door barking furiously. Joe thought he just wanted a walk so he took him down to the harbour.
When Joe and Manny got down to the harbour, Joe tied Manny up and then he strode into the shop and bought a bone for Manny.
When he came out, Manny was gone. ‘He must have got scared by something.’ thought Joe. He was so worried at that point. Suddenly a big bang vibrated in his ears. He immediately looked up to where the sound was coming from…nothing was there. He heard it again… nothing there. He kept an eye on the navy blue sky this time. Bang! He saw an ocean blue swirl, shoot into the air. It was a firework. Suddenly a white sheet shifted into his sight, it made sense now.
A little while later, he saw Manny run across the road. He called his name and waved Manny’s bone in the air. Manny then came plodding along back to Joe, he was so happy. Then there were cheering noises, they understood exactly why. It all made sense now, the white sheet was a sail. It was the tall ships arriving. They saw more and more fireworks shooting into the air now. The sea shimmered in the moon light, making a bright light.
After a busy night, Manny got into his dog bed and Joe got into his bed. Just then ,the alarm clock buzzed. Time to get up!