The Missing Pup

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Four Boston Terrier puppies were born in the home of an elderly lady named Mildred Mango. She was an accidental Boston Terrier breeder. She raised her two Boston Terriers, one boy, named Dapper, and one girl, named Sweetie, since the time they were pups, and she never spayed or neutered them.

Around the time when Mildred found out Sweetie was “with pups” was around the same time she was thinking of ways to supplement her social security income. She planned to sell each puppy for $300. Since there were four puppies total, this meant a $1200 bonus for her. When the pups were five weeks old, she advertised the pups for sale in the local newspaper. One family responded quickly and took a pup to their loving home. One of the three other pups left behind became anxious when he saw his brother leave and not return the next day.

“Have you seen our brother with the white patch of fur on the top of his head?” the anxious dog asked his sister and brother who were still with him.

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What can I get for a penny?

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Photo courtesy of freeimages.com/Andrea Church.

“One Gooey Gumdrop, please,” Tommy Tomorrow said to Mr. Ed Grumble, who was standing behind the counter at the Gumdrop Shop, the penny candy store he owned.

“You know they come in a box,” Mr. Grumble replied frustrated as he placed both hands on the counter and stared into Tommy’s eyes. “Now, kid, you are testing my patience.”

“I didn’t know there was a test to measure patience,” Tommy said. “Is it like the Richter Scale that measures earthquakes?”

“Now you are opening up another can of worms!” Mr. Grumble said louder as his face turned red.

“Gummy worms!” Tommy said excitedly. Mr. Grumble had just reminded him of another great idea.

“I want some of those, too!” Bobby Bishop said quickly. He was standing next to Tommy.

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