Tagging Along with Muffy
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Chapter 15
Our Tire Goes Flat
Sometimes we take rather long trips (for us, anyway). I never complain about the trip being too long because I just love to ride! Well, one day we were a long way from home (fifteen miles), and it was too far for Daddy to walk back if we were to run into trouble with the bike. Well, our trail had just changed from pavement to gravel when I heard Daddy exclaim, “Oh no!” That’s never a good thing to hear Daddy say because it usually means trouble! He stopped the bike and got off to look at the tires. Sure enough, our back tire had gone completely flat! We found out later that a thorn from some kind of plant had punctured our back tire. Well, Daddy had planned for just such an event; he had packed a spare inner tube and took the right tools to change that tire. In just a few minutes, he had the tire fixed and was ready to pump it up with the tire pump we carry with us on the bike. What he hadn’t planned on was that our pump didn’t fit the new tire stem! He was stumped! Just at that moment, a young man rode up and asked if he could help us. It turned out that his pump fit our tire stem, which let us pump up our tire, getting us back on the road again. Daddy thanked this young man for his kindness! Have you ever been helped by a stranger? Sometimes the Lord sends just the right helper into your life to get you back on your way! Anyway, that’s what happened to us that day!
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About the Book
Tagging Along with Muffy is the storied tale of a little toy poodle who rides with her owner on a recumbent bicycle. She has ridden over twenty-five thousand miles during a period of about fifteen years at the time of this writing. Her story is told through her eyes as she journeyed along these many miles.
Chuckle with Muffy as she is chased by an big angry German shepherd, attacked by a mother goose, is drenched in a thunderstorm, and experiences a flat tire many miles from her home. Ride with her through our flood-ravaged town after a major river overflows its banks. Laugh at Muffy as she sneaks into her “mommy’s” purse and runs off with a loot of cash! Feel the panic of her owner after she runs away from home. Cringe with her as she avoids being the victim of a car crash. These are but a few of the stories we will share in Tagging Along with Muffy.
As Muffy and I rode along, I was amazed at how many smiles of delight I witnessed as we encountered other cyclists passing by. I remember in particular one little boy who exclaimed to his mother, “Mommy, there is a real doggie on that bike!” A friend of mine with whom we often ride, told me one day that someone stopped him on the trail and asked him, “Where’s your dog?” He has a bike similar to mine. Comments like these encouraged me to put into print our little story of Tagging Along with Muffy. We hope you and your children will be delighted by them too.
About the Author
Larry Mann is a retired aerospace engineer who is an animal lover and an avid cyclist. His love for bicycling and his love for his best friend, Muffy, led to wonderful adventures as the two of them rode local trails together. Larry is the father of two grown children and a loving grandpa of five grandchildren.