The Writer's Apprentice

This is one of my reading responses. I acted out a scene from a book. It was from the “Ranger’s Apprentice” Series by John Flanagan. I choose a part from “The Siege of Makindaw”.

This is the manuscript.

Horace: ‘I heard you have a dog these days, what’s his name?’

Will: ‘He’s a she, and I haven’t got around to choosing a name yet.’

(Hmm Horace looks at the dog thoughtfully)

Horace: ‘Blakie would be good,’

Will: That’s an original thought, how in the world did you ever think of that?’

Horace: ‘It’s better than calling him “The Dog”.’

Will: ‘Her. He’s a she remember?’

Horace: ‘Whatever, a dog should have a name . And you can‘t criticize me  for being unoriginal if you haven’t thought of a name yet. Blakie is better than nothing.’

Will: ‘That’s debatable,’

Horace: ‘Well I’m going to call him…sorry, her… Blakie,’

Will: ‘If you choose but she’s an intelligent animal. I doubt  that she’ll answer to such a mundane name.’

Horace: ‘Blakie! Stay, girl!’

(The dog stops)

Will: ‘That doesn’t prove anything! She heard the whistle, that’s all! You could have called out…Bread and butter pudding and she would have stopped!’

Horace: ‘Bread and butter pudding? That’s you suggestion for a name, is it? And you have the nerve to criticize Blakie?’

Will: ‘I simply meant, she stopped because you whistled.’

Will: ‘Traitor.’

Horace: ‘Well that’s a slight improvement on Bread and butter pudding, isn’t it Blakie?

I chose this scene because I found it really funny. It also gives you a very good idea of the personalities of the two characters, Will (The Ranger’s Apprentice) and Horace (Will’s friend). It shows how Horace is quite relaxed. He also has quite a sense of humour.

Will, on the other hand, likes precision and accuracy. He also is alot more stern than Horace. Even though he dose like to have fun.

I think that Will was pulling Horace’s leg a bit. (He likes to do that somtimes).