This story was about Ralph and his dog Peppy. Ralph's mother is a volunteer rescue worker. One day she receives and emergency call and Ralph decides to ride his bike to the fire. His friend Sally joins him and Peppy follows them. It is a big building on fire and Peppy runs toward it and gets his tail burned. Ralph's mother treats Peppy. Ralph feels bad because Peppy got hurt because of following him to the fire when Ralph wasn't suppose to go. This story teaches children that they can put others or even their pets in danger by deciding to go somewhere they aren't suppose to go.