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It was a June day in 1931, and a 12-year-old boy was drowning off the docks of the city of Swansea in Wales.

Who was drowning off the docks? A 12-year-old boy was drowning off the docks. When was a 12-year-old boy drowning off the docks? A 12-year-old boy was drowning off the docks on a June day in 1931.

The boy’s desperate cries were falling on deaf ears.

What was happening to the boy’s desperate cries? The boy’s desperate cries were falling on deaf ears.

Only an anonymous dog who lived in the dock area was listening.

What kind of dog lived in the dock area? An anonymous dog lived in the dock area.

When all looked lost, the dog was jumping from the dockside into the deep ocean.

What was the dog jumping from? The dog was jumping from the dockside. What was the dog jumping into? The dog was jumping into the deep ocean.

The dog was taking a firm grip of the panicking young boy and bringing him to safety.

What was the dog taking a firm grip of? The dog was taking a firm grip of the panicking young boy.

A few weeks later he was saving another person.

What was he doing a few weeks later? A few weeks later he was saving another person.

This time a crowd was watching when he rescued another struggling swimmer from the ocean’s grip.

Who was watching? A crowd was watching. Was the crowd watching the pigeon rescue a struggling swimmer? No, the crowd wasn’t watching a pigeon rescue a struggling swimmer. The crowd was watching a dog rescue a struggling swimmer.

The heroic dog was making a splash in the local paper.

Was the dog making a splash in national news? No, the dog wasn’t making a splash in national news. The dog was making a splash in the local paper.

They were calling him Swansea Jack. The paper was publishing a photo of Swansea Jack, and a legend was being born.

What were they calling him? They were calling him Swansea Jack. What was the paper publishing a photo of? The paper was publishing a photo of Swansea Jack. What was being born? A legend was being born.

For six years Swansea Jack was answering any distress call he heard.

How long was Swansea Jack answering distress calls? For six years Swansea Jack was answering distress calls.

In 1936, he was winning the London Star newspaper’s ‘Bravest Dog of the Year’ award.

What was he winning? He was winning the London Star newspaper’s ‘Bravest Dog of the Year’ award.

The Dog’s Trust, an organization that protects animals was giving him a record breaking two bronze medals.

What were they giving him? They were giving him a record breaking two bronze medals.

Swansea Jack was doing what dogs have been doing for thousands of years.

Who was doing what dogs have been doing for thousands of years? Swansea Jack was doing what dogs have been doing for thousands of years.

He was protecting our hides, saving our bacon and helping us prosper.

What was he protecting? He was protecting our hides. What was he saving? He was saving our bacon. What was he helping us do? He was helping us prosper.