Page 38 - A Hope Springs Christmas Tail

"We all enjoyed a good
feed and shared some

stories about funny
things that had

happened to us growing
up. We had a good laugh

together and all felt
the first bonds of
friendship beginning to

form.

After we’d finished
eating, my two new pals

decided they might
need to retire for a

good lie-down - they were that full! That, of course left us to continue on our
merry way unhampered after lunch, and I reflected, not for the first time,
that friendliness and kindness seemed to achieve a great deal more than

retaliation and retribution."

By the time Uncle Kentucky got to this part of the story - the dogs were all
feeling quite sleepy and each drifted off to their own doggy dreams and

whiled away the afternoon, until Rosie
heard the return of the Dogparents and

alerted all the others with some excited
yapping. Everyone tripped over each other
in their haste to be the first out of the

dog-door to say hello to the Dogparents.

After dinner, a pleasant evening interlude
was enjoyed by all down the back - before

coming in and sharing snuggles, cuddles,

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