Puppies on Board

Puppies on Board — page 1

Puppies on Board — page 2 — What was that noise Mollie listened closely to the familiar sounds of morn ing on the wharf Water lapped against the hull of the boat halyards slapped against masts rubber bumpers squeaked seagulls squawked and boat engines roared but the strange snufﬂy sound was still there It could only be one thing

Puppies on Board — page 3 — Mollie tiptoed past her sleeping mother and peeked into the wheelhouse Sheba was in her pen where they had left her the night before But the night before she hadn’t been licking and nuzzling a heap of damp squirming puppies At ﬁrst Mollie could count only four or ﬁve but as Sheba cleaned each one Mollie counted six then seven then eight nine and ﬁnally TEN wriggling noisy hungry puppies

Puppies on Board — page 4 — Then Mollie noticed something else a tiny scrap of scraggly black fur tucked into the far corner of the pen Ever so carefully Mollie reached in and scooped up puppy num ber eleven He was too small and weak to compete with his brothers and sisters but he ﬁt snugly into Mollie’s cupped hands I think I’ll call you Wilbur she whispered as she moved one of his greedy little brothers aside Eat your breakfast now and don’t worry I’ll look after you

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