Pikelet's Gift (ePub)

Pikelet was a little dog who lived with three big dogs. Being little, but with a big doggie ego, Pikelet tried to boss the big dogs around with his yapping and his attempts to dominate the food bowls. When the big dogs finally got sick of Pikelet's bad behaviour, they ganged up on him. They leased him. They snapped at his tail and stood on his toes. Pikelet got so miserable that one day he decided he had had enough, so he left home and went looking for a smallness cure.
At first Pikelet enjoyed being free. A little boy decided that Pikelet was going to be his pet. But Pikelet would have none of that so he took off. Then came the evening, Pikelet was cold, hungry and miserable. He went looking for food in a cafeteria, but the crumbs that fell to the floor were too few to satisfy his hunger. He wandered the streets some more, jumping in fright at every loud sound.
Then Pikelet encountered a homeless man. The man gave him bit of food and a warm bed for the night. He told Pikelet that he's better get used to being small as nothing would ever change that. When PIkelet woke up that morning he decided that leaving home had been a bad idea. He realised that he was going to be small for the rest of his life and that he had better get used to it. When he got home he was welcomed by the big dogs. There were apologies all round. After that the yard was a peaceful place and they all got along very well together.