Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs. They loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses. One evening, Brownie's family noticed that their dog hadn't returned home. They went looking for him, but with no success. Brownie didn't show up the next day, and by the next week he was still missing. Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie's house alone. He barked loudly. But busy with their own lives, Brownie's family just ignored their neighbor's nervous little dog. Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take "no" for an answer. He followed Ted, Brownie's owner, everywhere he went. He barked, then rushed towards a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, " Follow me!" Finally, Ted followed the dog across the empty lot. The dog led the man to a tree a half-mile from the house. There Ted found Brownie alive. One of his legs was crushed in a trap. Ted wished he had taken Spotty's earlier appeals seriously. Then Ted noticed something amazing. In a circle around the injured dog, he saw a lot of dog food. They were the remains of lots of meals. Spotty had been visiting Brownie every day. He had stayed with Brownie to protect him, snuggling with him at night to keep him warm and nuzzling him to .
Who caused the path in the grass?
Who are they?
How do they know each other?
Where did they make the path?
Who was missing?
How long was he gone?
Who looked for him?
Where was he?
What had happened to him?
Who showed Ted where he was?
How did Spotty try to tell them?
What did the family do?
How did he get them to listen?
What else?
Did Ted listen?
What did he do?
Was Brownie living?
was he hurt?
Who had been watching Brownie?
What did Scotty take him?
Brownie and Spotty
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs. They loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
dogs
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs
they're neighbors
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs
between their houses
that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
Brownie
Brownie's family noticed that their dog hadn't returned home.
at least a week
Brownie didn't show up the next day, and by the next week he was still missing.
his family
They went looking for him, but with no success
a half-mile from home
 The dog led the man to a tree a half-mile from the house. There Ted found Brownie alive.
he was caught in a trap
One of his legs was crushed in a trap.
The dog
 The dog led the man to a tree a half-mile from the house.
barking
Spotty showed up at Brownie's house alone. He barked loudly.
ignored him
 Brownie's family just ignored their neighbor's nervous little dog.
followed Ted everywhere
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take "no" for an answer. He followed Ted, Brownie's owner, everywhere he went
barked and rushed back and forth to a lot
He barked, then rushed towards a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, 
yes
Finally, Ted followed the dog across the empty lot.
followed him
 Ted followed the dog across the empty lot.
yes
There Ted found Brownie alive. 
yes
One of his legs was crushed in a trap
Spotty
Spotty had been visiting Brownie every day.
meals
They were the remains of lots of meals. 