Page 24 - A Hope Springs Christmas Tail

Sophie scratched the Dogmother's legs in the hopes she'd be picked up and
Chloe and Fluffy were seen walking and talking animatedly to one another.

Charlie made sure that everyone

knew that he had a sore leg and
showed his bandaged foot to the
others over and over. "Have I told

you I've got a sore foot," he'd say to
any dog that would listen. "It's really sore, look".

After dinner, the Dogparents were busy cooking stuff for their friends and

for a big, planned day on Boxing Day - so the dogs all settled down in the
lounge. "Do you all know it’s Christmas Eve?" started Uncle Kentucky.

All the dogs gathered round as they sensed that one of Uncle Kentucky's
stories were about to begin. Everyone thought that Uncle Kentucky was

probably as old as a dinosaur bone. He was a very wise old dog and he had lots
of great stories.

Uncle Kentucky's eyes took on that dreamy faraway look that often happens

when we are thinking about or remembering something. All the dogs settled

down around him as he began:

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