Lola And Marco"s Adventure Chapter 1

 It took only a bit of flirting with the handsome dog to get him to do what she wanted; to knock down the royal fence and let her ride on his back. She didn't know where or how to go, but she did not want to be locked up in a pen for the rest of her life. Marco was big, his brown coat was beautiful and he was willing to carry out her dream; a trip to the New World that she had heard about.

Just imagine a brand new place far far away from the royals who wanted nothing but for her to perform her tricks and to have puppies for them to fawn over some day. That kind of life was not for her. She wanted excitement and action. Marco was the perfect way to get to the sea. She was a little bit scared. She had been lost before, but the old woman had taken really good care of her. When she went with the angels a kind man had picked her up and taken her to the palace. But she had been there way too long. It was her time now; time for adventure!

She hugged her hero, Marco, as tight as she could. He was running and dodging carriages and going through dark alleys at night. He seemed to know just how and where to go. How she hoped that they would reach the sea where the big ships were before they left for the New World. She was sure she could sneak on board, but she worried about Marco because he was so big. It seemed to her that they stopped too many times so that he could look for food. She didn't eat much, but he sure did. Would there be enough food for them on the ship? Would the men be kind to them? What if they threw them overboard?  She buried herself into Marco's fur as close as she could. There was no sense in worrying. She just knew that this was what she was born to be; a canine explorer. She smiled to herself. She might go down in history known as the first C.E. of the New World. She probably needed a human at some point to write down things she and Marco had discovered. Maybe little humans would read about her! Humans did such things. She just knew she was going to be famous. But first they needed to get to the shipyard. The only way she knew to get there was on water. She had seen paths of water called canals. She told Marco, "Look for water. Maybe we can get on a small boat and float to the big sea. I think they call them gondolas."

Marco said, "We need to wait until it gets dark. Then we will find our way to the small water. Hopefully we can jump on a small boat and the man that uses the stick to make the boat move can get us to the sea without throwing us in the water. You must be very careful and do just what I say."

It seemed like they waited forever before Marco said, "It's now or we have to wait another day. Now get on my back and hang on with your paws as tight as you can!"

"We made it! Lola whispered, I can hardly believe it. Maybe dreams do come true."