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The three children looked To their surprise, Uncle Quentin
doubtfully at George her plans usually was not at the table. “I remember now,
involved them and a lot of the time it Father is not to sit at the table
would mean them getting in trouble. because he gets his meals delivered to
“I don’t like the sound of this”, him what a big worry over nothing”,
said Anne looking down at the Border said George.
collie with great disappointment. “We They sat down at the table but
will take the dog home, just hide him dinner had not yet been served, what
so Mommy and Daddy don’t find him”, luck.
suggested George. “I knew you all would be late so I
“We can’t do that”, said Dick. “The put the dinner on as soon as I heard
Dog will have a bad habit of barking you coming up the path, but what
and beside how are we going to afford where you doing when I heard you
him he will cost a lot to keep, you come up the path it took you so long
know”. to get to the door why was that?”
George thought for a moment Dick asked Aunt Fanny putting down the
was right but then……………………. chicken on the table.
“We can put him in the shed, it “Um”, said the four children but
may not be big but it’s quite then George spoke again. “We found
comfortable there are sheets and it is the shear gutters on the grass, so we
sound proof shed to and I’m pretty put them back in the shed”.
sure that they sell doggie biscuits “So that’s where they went I have
down at the pet store cheap, and the been meaning to cut the grass, you lot
rest, well, we’ll think of something, I finish your dinner and I’ll have my tea
know we will.” letter I’m going to go cut the grass”,
After a while, the three children said Aunt Fanny. The Four children
gave in and they didn’t want to gazed at each other in great horror. If
disappoint George either let alone Aunt Fanny found the dog, all of their
leaving the dog out in the woods all work would be ruined.
alone and very, very cold. “Hey George “No don’t do that”, said Julian
I just thought I bet that dog is that rushing to the door so Aunt Fanny
thing that had disappeared when we could not get out.
tried to find it, poor thing it must have “Why ever not?” asked Aunt
been scared to death”, said Julian Fanny.
looking down at the dog. “Because we want to do it for you”,
When they arrived at Kirrin said Julian. The others looked at each
Cottage they slid round to the back of other with relief when they heard that
the garden and into the shed, while Aunt Fanny said that would be very
George and Anne where doing that helpful, George was angry how she
Julian and Dick ran down to the pet didn’t think of it first.
store and bought some doggie biscuit After tea the children had went
and also a little squeaky toy for him so outside to cut the grass while George
he could chew to his heart’s content. ran over to the dog and gave him his
When they all met in the front garden dinner of doggie biscuits.
they imagined what their Uncle would She laughed as she saw him eat.
say when they showed up late for “You are rather hungry aren’t you”,
dinner. laughed George.
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