Winn Dixie

But it wasn't much of a ponytail, it was mostly ribbon and a few strands of hair. "Yes," I told her.

"I seen it," she said. She nodded her head and put her knuckle back in her mouth. Then she took it out again real quick. "I seen that dog in church, too. He was catching a mouse. I want a dog just like it, but my mama won't let me get no dog.

She says if I'm real good, I might get to buy me a goldfish or one of them gerbils. That's what she says. Can I pet your dog?" "Sure," I told her. 58