A Nose for Adventure (2000)
“Frieda hangs on grimly. I practically have to run to keep up. The scene could be out of a Northern wilderness adventure story by Jack London or Farley Mowat, only our sled team is not in a blinding snowstorm in the middle of a six-month night. We are, in fact, in a crowded airport on a pleasant afternoon in early summer, and the dogsled is a wheelchair. Unlike the arctic travelers, I don’t trust the dog. I’m afraid that Sally will pull us into real trouble. The very last thing we want is to mee...t Earless without our police escort.
“Stop, Sally!” I call. No use. I try to slow down the wheelchair with my body weight by grabbing the handles, but our gallant sled dog is more than a match for my weight. The sled slips out of my hands, and I stumble. I straighten up and trot after it. “Can you get her to slow down, Frieda?” I shout.
“Where’s my mom?” she calls back. “Is she still here?”
“Or you could just let go!”
She doesn’t hear me. “I won’t let go!” she says.MoreLess
“Stop, Sally!” I call. No use. I try to slow down the wheelchair with my body weight by grabbing the handles, but our gallant sled dog is more than a match for my weight. The sled slips out of my hands, and I stumble. I straighten up and trot after it. “Can you get her to slow down, Frieda?” I shout.
“Where’s my mom?” she calls back. “Is she still here?”
“Or you could just let go!”
She doesn’t hear me. “I won’t let go!” she says.MoreLess
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