Carolyn’s Puppy & Visit from Death

Image created by our friend Daniele Montella

Our friend Carolyn was thrilled to get a Cocker puppy for her 11th birthday.

The dog always slept on a little rug in Carolyn’s bedroom.

Carolyn got a terrible fever from an infection after tonsil surgery. It was so bad that she slept most of time and was too weak even to leave her bed for a couple of days. The dog was there every time she awoke, lying on the rug next to her bed.

One night she had a terrible nightmare that death was coming in her door. He looked like Death in all the movies, had a black cloak and glowing eyes, he had no scythe, but he did have bony skeleton fingers that slowly pushed open her door.

She was unable even to breathe as the vision entered her room and moved silently toward her, staring strait into her eyes the entire time.

Carolyn began to pray, not the usual prayers children say, but urgently crying to God for help. Her fear was unbearable.

As the shadow of Death crept across her floor it soon reached her puppy, and the dog whimpered softly, and at that moment Death turned and left.

When Carolyn awoke the next day her puppy was gone. Her mother sadly admitted that her new dog had died during the night with no apparent cause.