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Pip looked round and wagged his tail. “Pip, come!” said Grace.
“Grace, don’t!” said Jack quickly. “You’ll
confuse him if we both call him.”
Grace sighed. She knew her brother was right. “Sorry,” she said, poking her tongue
out at him when he turned away.
“Pip, come here!” Jack tried again. Pip ran over to Jack. “Good boy!” Jack made
a fuss of him and then took a treat out of a tin on the desk. He held it up. “Now sit.”
Pip sat at once. Jack gave him the treat. “Down,” said Jack, pointing
at the floor.
As Pip began to
lie down, a bird
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