Today I read the opening of “His Mate,” the first chapter of Albert Payson Terhune’s Lad: A Dog (1919). Lad was Terhune’s own collie at Sunnybank, his home in New Jersey. In this chapter a month-old puppy named Lady arrives in an overcoat pocket, steals his bone, and learns the house rules—including staying well clear of the stuffed eagle in the Master’s study. Before the reading, I tell my mom, Kathy, about Simon, our Brittany spaniel, and afterward I introduce Olivia, the Chihuahua and pug mix who runs our house now.
Reading: Albert Payson Terhune, Lad: A Dog (1919), chapter 1, “His Mate” (opening). Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #38777.
Narration: An AI clone of my own voice, made with MiniMax on Magica.
Music: Original bumper made with Eleven Music on Magica.
Runtime: 7:18
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