| Last Friday my dad came home from work and said that he had a surprise for us. |
| We tried to guess what the surprise might be. |
| My brother guessed that we were going out for dinner. |
| My dad said “no.” |
| My other brother asked if my father had tickets to a hockey game. |
| My dad said “no.” |
| My sister asked if we were going on a trip. |
| My dad said “no.” |
| My mother knew what the surprise was, so she just stood and smiled at us. |
| I guessed that we might be getting a swimming pool. |
| My dad said “no.” |
| We were getting very frustrated trying to guess what the surprise might be. |
| My brother asked how big the surprise was. |
| My dad said that the surprise was quite small. |
| We were not sure what the surprise could be. |
| “Will we all like it?” I asked. |
| “Yes” my dad replied. |
| Every one of you will love this surprise. |
| We heard a noise. |
| It was a crying noise. |
| “Your surprise wants to see you,” my dad said. |
| He opened the door to the bedroom, and a tiny puppy came running out. |
| We were all very excited. |
| Our surprise was a puppy. |
| It was a little baby spaniel. |
| The puppy loved all of us. |
| She ran around and licked all of our faces. |
| We had always wanted a dog. |
| We take turns feeding the puppy and taking her out for walks. |
| She is growing quickly and will soon be an adult dog. |
| We all agree that the puppy was the nicest surprise that my dad could have given us. |
