Come Back, Bones! UFLI Foundations Lesson 83

Skel and Bones walk on a dirt path in the morning. Bones trots by Skel with his red scarf on. Bones is a smart dog. He is glad to be with his best friend.

Then a dark storm starts. Crash! Bang! Bones stands still by a big trunk. He shivers and shivers. Bones is not brave in a storm.

Crack! Bones darts off in a panic. He runs fast in the storm. Skel calls for him. But Bones is far, far off in the dark.

Skel hunts for Bones for a long time. He calls, but Bones is lost. At last Skel turns back home in the dark. He is so sad.

Back home, Zom brings Skel a hot dish for supper. But Skel is sad. He just sits and looks at the dish. 'Bones is lost,' says Skel. 'He is not safe.'

'Rest, Skel,' says Zom. 'I will go and hunt for Bones.' Zom steps into the cold, dark evening. Skel rests by the dim lamp.

Bones is lost in a dark forest. Then he spots them. Wolves! The wolves look at Bones, and Bones looks back. Then the wolves turn, and Bones trots after them.

Bones hunts with the wolves for a long time. He runs fast in the forest, just as they do. Bones is part of the pack. Or so he tells himself.

Bones runs faster and faster with the wolves. Snag! His red scarf catches on a branch and falls in the dirt. But Bones will not stop. He runs on with the pack.

Zom finds Bones in the forest. 'Bones! It is time to go home!' says Zom. But Bones snarls at him, and his sharp fangs flash. Bones is wild, and he will not go home.

So Skel walks into the forest by himself. He does not call. He just stands still. Bones hides behind a big trunk. Then he sees Skel. Bones remembers his friend. He misses Skel so much.

Skel and Bones walk home under the gold sun. Skel pats Bones and grins. Zom hands Bones a snack. Bones licks his hand and wags and wags. Home is the best spot of all.