![]() Mondays were something he couldn’t wait for. He was always excited when Mondays were fast approaching as he knew his personal job on the Tokarski family farm changed. Cabbage always looked forward to three events during the school year: holiday vacations, his birthday, and, most of all, summer vacations.Ĭabbage always liked Mondays-when school was out, not raining, and when the neighborhood bullies weren’t trying to torment him. How Cabbage loathed the first day of school because of new teachers, new students, and having to come out of his comfort zone. It couldn’t be! It shouldn’t be! It mustn’t be!" But there in black and white, was the first day of school. Ugh! I can’t believe it! Why, of all days, does this have to be Monday? I hate Mondays! And it’s raining, and- Deep in the pit of his stomach, Cabbage had another dreadful feeling. "M onday? Cabbage groaned, looking at the wall calendar in the barn where he slept. To my daughters Connie, Iris, Hannah, and Cathylynn: my passion for whom I write. Read moreįirst originally published by Newman Springs Publishing 2022 Join Cabbage in his first adventure where he discovers the meaning of his given name, where he learns to stand up to bullies without the use of physical force, how to not judge another wrongly without knowing who they are and where they came from and, finally, accept his given name with pride. The new school year for Cabbage and his friends will undoubtedly teach them a lesson none was expecting but will leave a lifelong impression. Cabbage's closest and best friend is a Chihuahua with the ferocity of one hundred pit bulls and rottweilers put together. ![]() Daily, Cabbage faces two bullies, Psycho and Manage, two brothers who make it their aim to daily torment Cabbage because of his small size and because of his nickname. Such is the dilemma of Cabbage, a golden retriever, whose given name is Wyatt Lucas but who prefers to be called Cabbage. But what happens when one is given a name that they don't like? Or it makes them uncomfortable or, worse yet, teased? What if they would rather be called by a nickname they came up with or a friend gave them? Others might have been named in honor of a close friend who died. ![]() Some of us when we are born are named after one of our parents, maybe even a grand or great-grandparent. ![]()
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