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The school holidays are over. Carrie returns to school today. It is a busy morning, indeed!
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Carrie gets ready for school. She packs her pencil case and books into her orange schoolbag.
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Where is Carrot?
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Everybody is so busy that they forget all about Carrot. Carrie’s dad gets the car ready to drive Carrie to school.
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Carrie’s mum prepares her a lunch box to bring to school.
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“Arf! Arf!” barks Carrot as she leaps into her basket. She wants her breakfast. “Wait, Carrot,” Carrie’s mum says, “I’ll give you something to eat in a little while.”
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Carrot is sad. She doesn’t like to be ignored. Then, she has an idea! 9 9
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Carrie arrives at school on time. “Bye, Dad!” she says as she waves goodbye. “See you later, Carrie!” her dad replies, waving back.
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Carrie is happy to be in school again. She misses her friends. “Hi!” she says. “Hi, Carrie!” her friends answer. 11 11
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Carrie opens her schoolbag to take her water bottle out. Guess who she sees inside? CARROT! “Arf! Arf!”
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“Carrot, what are you doing here?” asks Carrie, surprised. “I guess she doesn’t want to be left at home, Carrie!” says one of her friends. Everyone laughs. 13 13
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“I’m so glad you’re here, Carrot,” Carrie says, “but you have to hide in my bag during class, okay?” “Arf!” Carrot agrees. She is very excited to be in school, too!
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While Carrie does her work in class, Carrot plays in Carrie’s schoolbag. It is dark inside the bag. Still, Carrot has fun wriggling in between Carrie’s things.
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Soon, Carrot falls asleep. She stays quite still in Carrie’s bag for several hours.
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Then, Carrot wakes up and needs to pee. “Arf!” she barks once so that Carrie can let her out.
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“What was that sound?” Carrie’s teacher asks the class.
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“Arf!” Carrot barks again. “Did anybody else hear that sound?” the teacher asks, somewhat confused.
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Carrie stands up to tell her teacher about Carrot. “Mrs Peterson, I...” she begins sheepishly, but then ‘RRR-I-N-G! RRR-I-N-G!’ “There’s the school bell, class!” the teacher says. “School is over. It is time to go home!”
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“Phew!” Carrie says to herself. Then, she turns to Carrot and tells her, “You are a very lucky puppy, Carrot! The bell rang just at the right time!”
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Carrie runs out of the classroom. Then, she quickly lets Carrot out of her schoolbag. Carrot is very happy to run about as she pleases!
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Carrie’s dad arrives to bring Carrie home. “Carrot, what are you doing here?” he asks, surprised. “Ha, ha!” Carrie laughs, “Carrot came to school with me today, Dad!”
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