Even Uncle Poser was making a present for Lucille. He swam in the pond every evening and collected water lilies in his mouth. By Saturday he would have a big bouquet of flowers for Grandma. The other pups each gave up their playtime to search the land for possible gifts. Zach and Maribel found four pine cones and wrapped them in an old, red cowboy's bandana they found miles from the farmhouse.
Cattle Dogs love pine cones.
Popper and Nugget took pine needles and stuffed them in an old horse blanket to make Grandma a soft bed. Miles, Slooper, and Daisy saved the milkbones Farmer Johnson gave them each evening after supper to make a big milkbone pie. But there was one dog who didn't take time to make anything at all. She ate them quickly, as if they were grapes. She would think of a gift later, tomorrow, or the next day.