It's your birthday.....

Fae really enjoyed having Tyson stay over at her house on the night before her Birthday. It was her 1st Birthday on the 1st of November. Fae was born on the magic date of 1.11.11. That is really why she was so special. There was just a little bit of Fairy dust around on that day.

Fae's person called her into the house and sat her down by the couch and told her about her birthday, and her birth parents and family and she listened quietly. Then her person told her that they didn't give presents on birthdays in this family, but that she could have a wish come true, if it was a simple wish. Also that there would be some goodies on the lawn for her and the rest of the dogs. Fae was over the moon. She ran out of the house and told all the dogs and the cats and the cow and donkey and ducks and goats and chickens that on her birthday tomorrow there would be a big party and everyone would get a good feed. Well this wasn't strictly what she had been told but she wanted everyone to celebrate her birthday.

'When is your birthday Midge'. asked Fae. Midge the old pig dog replied 'We think it is on 1st January because we don't really know, I was found on the side of the road so we had to take a guess but we do know I will be 14 years old on my next birthday'. 'When is your birthday Beckiboo' asked Fae. Beckiboo the Foxi cross rolled her eyes and looked in Midges direction. 'Actually we don't know my birthday either because I came from the SPCA and nobody knew when I was born so they made my birthday the same day as Midge's. We have our party on 1st January, I will be 8 years old'. 'When is your birthday Chan', asked Fae. Chan the Sharpei cross looked around at her and put his ears back, 'Well I was about six months old when I came here from my other family who didn't want me anymore, and they decided it would be easiest to call 1st September, the first day of Spring and new beginnings, my birthday. Nobody could remember exactly when it was. I was 5 on 1st September, don't you remember my birthday day, we all had a big bone each'. 'Oh yeah' said Fae vaguely and realised that other people's birthdays are quite hard to remember while one's own birthday is very important.

Fae also realised that she was the only dog in the family with a proper birthday and then she looked at Tyson and didn't even bother to ask him, he had no proper family, no proper home, he had to name himself so there was no point asking him when his birthday was, he probably didn't even know how old he was. Then she felt really sad. 'Birthdays are stupid anyway' she said 'who cares'. 'Don't be like that little girl' said Chan 'Think of the big juicy bone we will get extra on your birthday, that is worth celebrating, isn't it?

Everybody panted happily and they all ran around on the front lawn to work up a good sense of excitement, maybe birthdays weren't so bad afterall.

So on the birthday morning Fae got up and put on her pink tutu, which was her favourite thing, and her pink collar with white spots and her person brushed her hair and wished her a happy birthday. 'Now Fae' asked her person 'Have you decided on a birthday wish?'

'Yes' said Fae. 'On the day after my birthday I want us to take Tyson back to the dump, because he wants to go there and I want to go with him and meet all the dogs and people there'.

'Mmm' said her person,'you know Fae you are very precious to us all, I know you are being a very good little dog wanting to help Tyson. Let's see, we can drive to the dump tomorrow, but I can't leave you alone there just with Tyson. How about I leave you there with Chan as well if he is okay with that. You know he came from tough beginnings and he may know more about the dogs and people at the dump than you. I will leave you there for two days, how will that be.'

'Wonderful' said Fae, and she ran out of the house to tell Tyson that they would be going to his home at the dump tomorrow. Tyson was really excited as he did want to get back and see his mates Scratch the Cat and Woofer and Boney his best mates. His dump people Big Man and Dump Mama might still be there as well.

'Hey Chan' called Fae 'Will you come with me and Tyson to the dump to live for two days'.

'What, play gooseberry with two idiotic terriers for two days, and at the dump as well. Don't you realise I left that life behind and turned over a new leaf four years ago, why on earth would I want to go back there'. said Chan.

'Oh please Chan' begged Fae. 'It is my Birthday Wish'. With that the Fairy God Dog appeared looking a fright in purple tights.

'Now Chan' said the Fairy God Dog 'Do you remember I granted your wish to have a new family a few years ago'. Chan looked at the ground and lay down. He remembered. He looked up and POOF the Fairy God Dog was gone.

'Okay' said Chan to Fae 'I will come and be your guardian but that Fairy God Dog had better make sure we all make it back.'

'Thank you Chan' said Tyson 'I could have looked after Fae on my own, it is your Person's idea that you come'.

'Could have looked after her on your own eh' said Chan 'Yeah right'.

Anyway at that point the carrot cake with icing and one candle was brought out onto the lawn along with a big bucket of juicy bones that had been marinating in the sun all day and some cat biscuits and a scoop of yummy pellets for the chickens and ducks. The cows goats and donkey shared the carrot cake, the cats ate their biscuits, the dogs ate their bones and all the birds pecked up their treat food.

On the count of three HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAE YIPPEE YAP YAP MIAOW QUACK COCKADOODLE DOOO EEYORE MOOO BAAA.

It was one of the best birthdays on Puddlduck Farm ever and Fae was allowed to take her leftover bone to bed with her and fell into a smiley sleep in her tutu.