The dog did not know the woman was blind, but every day they went to the park together.

The dog never needed a leash; it was always at her side. Besides, a leash would have been too much of a hassle. The woman could not see so how was she supposed to put a leash on the dog? Nevertheless, the pair made their way onto the sidewalk in front of the woman’s house.

Careful not to walk in the road, the two traveled to the local park. Along the way, they met their friend, Jim. Jim was a carpenter and he was heading to the park to improve the playground for the children.

“Hello, Mrs. Wester!” Called Jim. “Mind if I escort you to the park?”

“Not at all, Jim,” she replied. “You know how much I enjoy our walks together.”

“I’ve got Jasper,” he said, lifting the small pooch.
“Thank you,” said Mrs. Wester.

Jim the carpenter took old Mrs. Wester by the arm and guided her until they reached the park. The large sign at the entrance read Cityburg Park.
“Well, I need to run Mrs. Wester. Have a nice day! You too, Jasper.”
“Yip, yip!”
“Goodbye Jim.”
As they waddled into the park, they both heard the scuffling of shoes on a sidewalk. The sound of chirping early morning birds reached their ears. The two also listened to the creak of a swing set as children flew back and forth on it. CREAK! CREAK!
Mrs. Wester loved these sounds. Jasper did too.
Deeper into the park, the woman and her dog found Sam the ice cream man. Sam was Jim’s brother and he was as just as kind to her. He offered a free cup or cone to both the dog and woman each.
“There you are, Mrs. Wester,” said Sam, happily handing Mrs. Wester a double scoop of strawberry ice cream in a cone. “And one for Jasper.” He laid a single vanilla scoop in a bowl on the ground.
“Thank you,” said Mrs. Wester as the she sat on a nearby bench with Jasper at her feet.
She liked the taste of the ice cream. The sweetness overwhelmed her and the coldness overcame her. It tasted very delicious. It reminded her of the times when she was a small girl and would always eat ice cream every summer.
They walked around the park some more, on the trail that led into the forest and to the picnic area. They stopped and ate lunch from the basket she had brought. A bowl of dog food and ham and cheese sandwich with mayonnaise. After lunch, they sat and listened some more to the birds. They heard the swings again and the shuffling of sneakers on the sidewalk.
Then, as it was getting late, the walked back the path they came. Past the forest, through the picnic area, around the ice cream stand, until they stood at the park entrance yet again. There, they met up with Jim and he guided her home once again.
The woman did not know the dog was blind, but every day they went to the park together.