The young dog ran wildly around in the forest. All the surroundings were new to her. She jumped over bushes and ran under a fallen tree, held up by the tree next to it. She came to a sudden stop when she saw a stream full of rushing water in front of her. The current of the stream was too strong for her to swim through. She had to go around. The black and white, husky looking mix turned left and walked parallel to the edge of the stream. The stream had a rocky edge. One false move and she would go plundering into the raging water below. She continued her walk. The young dog walked calmly on the edge. Her mind went wandering and before she knew it, her paw landed on a sharp rock that was lying in her path. “Ow!” She barked, losing her balance. She felt the ground underneath her paws give away and felt the ice cold water of the stream come over her fur as she fell into the stream below. She tried to swim for the shore, but the current was dragging her down, below the surface of the water. “Help!” She screamed, “Help!” But she knew that there was no one around. She gasped for air as the water dragged her under again. She tried to swim for shore again, but gave up because she knew she was fighting a losing battle. She yelled for help again and looked around to see if anyone was around. Soon she felt her eyelids closing. Her mind was racing, she knew she was going to drown, then and there. But she had to hang on to her life. She grew more and more tired each time she moved or tried to swim. She tried to relax, but it was really hard because the water kept pulling her under. She saw a big rock coming up out of the water ahead. She turned her body and started swimming with the current. She used the last of her strength to haul her almost-lifeless body up on top of the rock. She knew it wasn't going to be easy, but she kept thinking that she might be able to live if she would just get on the rock. She pulled with all her might; she was almost there. She saw a waterfall almost ten feet in front of the rock. She had to move. She felt her back paws giving away and started slipping. Right when the current was pulling her back down in the water she felt something grabbed her collar. The collar her abusive owner had tied around her neck was now going to save her life. The strange dog pulled her up on top of the rock. When she knew she was finally safe, when she knew she was alive, she laid her head down on the rock and fell in to a deep sleep.
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