Kelpie Letters

We are kelpies, Suzy said proudly. Australian working dogs. Eight months old. Puppies forever in the art of this farm.

Spike spelled it. K-E-L-P-I-E.

K kick of a start. E. L long. P paw. I. E end.

Not collie. Not generic dog. Kelpie, he checked. Words keep identity true — like forehead markings on cattle.

Suzy traced the letters in dust beside Spike’s. Two sets. Same word.

Finish: K-E-L-P-I-… E.

People sometimes misspell us, Suzy winked. We do not. We live here.

Adventure Cap for trying the word aloud. Thinking Cap for checking each letter. Characters still write it.

When you write Spike & Suzy, remember Suzy is S-U-Z-Y — and kelpie is K-E-L-P-I-E.

Spell your kind truly. Then do your job.

K-E-L-P-I-E. Spell what you are.