TO. Winn-Dixie FROM. India Opal

Dear, my best friend Winn-Dixie

Hey! Winn-Dixie, I was so please to meet you you at the Winn-Dixie store. I went that store for my dad, but fortunately, I met you! At that time you play with the store manager. It looked like so funny, also in deep in my mind I thought you wanted to friend with. Before you became my dog I was lonely too. My mother ran away from me and preacher, and you helped me to know about my mother. I was so thank ful to you. Also, you made me frieand with Ms. Franny, Otis, Gloria Dump, and Sweetie Pie. Because of you I learned many things. I was so lonely, but because of you , I am not that lonely.

I became friendly with Ms. Franny because of you! She thought you were a bear. She told me story. When she was young, she was reading a book. Then the big bear was came to her library. Then she throw the big thick book to bear then bear went out. I thought wow, but kind of I couldn't believe her story, because it was kind of unbelivable. Also I kind of felt bad because Ms. Franny thought bear. I didn't like the way she said that you are a bear. I really hate it. You don't like the way she looks like a bear? Don't you?

You know, how I became friend with Gloria Dump? She was really kind old lady. When you go in to deep inside forest, we met Gloria Dump. She gave you peanut butter, you remember, and you loved it, she was really good lady, but she drank alchole past. Then I learned I can't see people with what they did in past, and I think you have to know about this too. Otis was prisoner. He was prisoner before but he is doing good things to animals now. I thought I can't be friend with prisoner. However, Gloria said We can not say he is bad, because of what they did before, I learned I have to see what they are doing now. Gloria drank alcholes and that alcholes ghosts her still, and she don't know why she did alcholes, when she said that I thought about my mama. She did alchole very much too.

Also, you know I became friend with Otis. We went to the Pet shop. And how Otis was nice he let us work and sweep the floor, and get us have a leash. Otis was really good person. However I surprised because he was criminal, but he didn't act like criminal. So, I don't care because he is doing good thing to animals. I happy about that. Otis have a bird and that bird alway go on you. I don't like it. But you liked it right, but I don't care because it's your feeling.

Winn- Dixie! Stay with me forever, don't run away from us when you are scared of thunder. I will be with you. Don't scared. Winn- Dixie! You can do it whatever you want to do. Bye reply me. Or else I will read your mind. Bye Winn- Dixie~

Sincerly, Your friend India Opal.