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pats, and lap time with the parents prior to retiring to bed for the evening.

"Oreo," said Tiika. "You better be
quiet tonight. Last night you were

barking and woofing and running in
your sleep. And Ewok- will you

please not sleep on my head tonight!
You do have your own bed, you
know."

"It’s just lucky my sense of smell
and my hearing are fading" said

Uncle Kentucky. "It means that
I’m bothered little by your family

ructions and can still get my
beauty rest."

"Well how about what I have to put up with?" said BJ. "Rosie thinks she’s

Goldilocks and wants to sleep in everyone’s bed. There was very little room
left for me. And Charlie’s just as bad - he wants to sleep in everyone’s bed but
his own."

"Well, you don’t have to put up with as much as me," said Soph. "I have to sleep

at the foot of the Dogparents bed and they sometimes kick me during the
night. Is it any wonder I grumble?" - she grumbled.

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