The Kingdom of the Doberman

Once upon a time in a far, far away land, in the heat of a summer night, there was a black Doberman puppy born, named Prince Warrior.

He was the first of the litter of puppies, followed by two brothers and two sisters.  Now this first born was someday to be called King Warrior, but for now his parents would call him Prince Warrior.

Prince Warrior was very tiny at first.  His coat was black all over, with rusty brown spots on his chest, ears, and paws.  Prince Warrior’s father’s name was King Sampson and his mother’s name was Queen Delilah.  King Sampson was one of the biggest and most feared Dobermans in the kingdom.  He was very muscular and weighed about one hundred pounds.  He was also was very meek and a very noble Doberman.  Queen Delilah was a very small doberman and she was very quiet and extremely shy.  She weighed about sixty pounds. 

As King Sampson gazed proudly upon his newborn children, he quickly noticed that his first born son, Prince Warrior had enormous paws.  With much enthusiasm and pride, he smiled to know that his first born son had inherited his own big feet.   King Sampson knew that this was a quality that would make Prince Warrior a fine Doberman King someday.

As King Sampson gazed upon his other children, he decided that his second son would be called Prince Bruno because he was the biggest in the litter, and he was always tormenting his brothers and sisters.   His third son he named Prince Max.  Prince Max was a very mischievous puppy.  He was always getting himself into some sort of trouble.  King Sampson named his daughters Princess Sheba and Princess Zion.  They were both very tiny and extremely shy like Queen Delilah.  King Sampson was pleased with the names he had chosen for his children, and Queen Delilah just sat there smiling as each of her newborn lay sleeping soundly against her.

Prince Warrior may have been the smallest of the litter, but he grew very quickly.  His tiny body grew a little, and then his paws grew a lot.   He grew and grew and grew.

Prince Warrior was a very loving and joyful puppy; as well as a clumsy puppy.  He loved playing with his brothers and sisters every day.   Prince Warrior ran with them, chased them, and eventually tumbled over the top of them because his paws always seemed to get in his way.

Prince Warrior enjoyed his evening walks with his father, King Sampson.  Prince Bruno and Prince Max were always able to tag along.   They all went prancing down the road with their heads held high.   And they always played follow-the-leader, with King Sampson in the lead.