Page 8-The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, N.C., Thursdsy, December 25, 1975
SANTA'S PROBLEM PUP
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CHAPTER 4
By Bob Boyle,,
When they got to the kennel,
hundreds of little puppies
came running toward him.
"See, Peako, you'll have lots
of company here," Miss Kay
Nihn said. '
But evidently Peako didn't
want the company of hundreds
k of other puppies, '. .'.
He held his head high,
pranced off and ignored all of
them.
"Well you'll just have to get
i used to them," Miss Nihn said.
Peako went off to a comer by
; himself and sat down.
"Well, when I bring your
dinner you'll be friendly," Misa
i Kay Nihn called to Peako as
'V sheleft.
. After she had gone the other
. little puppies gathered around
Peako.
He sniffed at them and start
ed to lick a few.
But a8 soon as Miss Kay
Nihn returned he put up his
head and again ignored the
puppies.
"So, you're still being dif
ficult, Peako," she said. "Well
here is your supper."
The little pups all lined up
at their bowls as Miss Kay
Nihn put dogfood in each one.
Under her arm she carried a
new dish.
"This is for you, Peako," she
said. Your very own dish.
She put it down and placed a
heaping spoonful of dogfood in
the bowl.
Peako sniffed at it, turned
his head and walked away.
"Peako, Peako," she said.
"You better eat or the other
pups will finish it for you."
But Peako went to the comer
and refused to budge. '
"Okay, you'll go to bed
hungry," Miss Kay Nihn said.
"I can't give you special treat
ment." With that, she went out into
the howling North Pole wind.
As soon as Peako realized
that she was gone he went to
the door.
One of the puppies came up
to him and shook its head as if
to say, "It's dogproof, Peako,
you can't open it."
Peako didn't give up.
He opened his mouth and
grabbed the doorknob and
twisted. But still the door
wouldn't open.
He sat down and scratched
behind his left ear with his left
tront paw.
He got up and again took the
door latch in his mouth.
And with nnp hnundinff lean
. . i-
he made a complete somer-.
oauib. vvciii. lucuiaji. vy
Peako had -opened' the dog-
proof door.
The cold wind came howling
into the kennel.
Peako pranced out.
When be got out he seemed
to realize that the other pups
would freeze with the door
open.
Standing on his hind legs he
pressed against the door and it
shut.
, v; But as soon as he started to
walk away it opened again.
,i He stood up and shut it
-'again and realized the door
: latch would have to be turned
to keep it closed.
. He put his mouth to the door
, , knob, made a complete somer
"sault again and the door went
: "click."
He then started to walk up
the path to Santa's house.
When he got to Santa's
house, all the groundfloor win
dows were covered with snow."
Peako turned his back to one
. of the windows and started to
; wag his tail back and forth.
Like a big windshield wiper
I it cleared away the snow.
He peeked into the window.
The elves were getting ready
. to sit down to their evening
meal.
; Peako licked his lips and
started to bark for attention.
But the elves were so busy
, eating, and the wind was howl
. ing so loud that he wasn't
heard.
I With a prance he walked to
jthe front door..
v He breathed on the cold han
; die to make it nice and warm.
And, again he put his mouth
; on the handle, did a somersault
" and the door opened.
? Peako, knowing that he
wasn't to be away from the
' kennel, tiptoed toward the din-
ing room. .
When he was sure that no
one was looking, he crept to
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Santa's big chair and hid be-
neath it.
Boy, thia u a good meal,
Juniperperper aaid to Mrs.
Claua. "I love chicken-doodle-doo."
He reached for a piece and it
dropped on the floor.
"Pick it up," Mra. Claua
aaid.
Juniperperper reached down
to pick up the piece of chicken
; doodle-doo.
"Hey, what is going on," he
shouted. "It's gone. The piece
of chicken is gone."
: "Now .Juniperperper, it
couldn't be," Mrs. Claua said.
v "But it is, it ia," he aaid.
"Feel around and you'll find
it,"Mrs.Claussaid.
Juniperperper reached down
and felt around the floor.
Suddenly he shouted.
"A cold nose, I feel a cold
nose."
With that, Peako came out
from under Santa's chair.
CHAPTERS
By Bob Boyle
Peako ran around the table
and then jumped right up on
Santa's lap.
He started to lick Santa on
his big red nose.
Santa scratched Peako be
hind the ears with both hands.
"Santa, let's keep" Peako
here instead of the kennels,"
Jasman said.
"That's a good idea, Santa."
Jude said.
"Can we Santa, can we?"
said Juniperperper.
Mrs. Claus said, "Now I
don't think Miss Kay Nihn
would like that."
"That's true," Santa replied.
"Miss Kay Nihn has rules and
regulations and puppies, even
cute ones like this, belong in
the kennel."
"Phooey on Miss Kay
Nihn," Juniperperper said.
"Oh, I'm surprised at you.
Juniperperper," Mrs. Claus
said. "That certainly isn't a
nice way for one of Santa's
elves to talk."
"But she is so mean." Juni
perperper said.
"Now, now," Santa said.
"She isn't mean. She is simply
doing her job. She is in charge
of the kennels and we must
obey."
"But Santa. You're the boss
of the North Pole," Juniper
perper said. "You can tell her
what to do and she would have
to listen to you. You're in
charge and she isn't.
"I put her in charge of the
kennels," Santa explained.
, Ana i nave 10 ao as me ruira
gay t00 j ju8t cant g0 and
And I have to do as the rules
chance rules."
Just then the door to Santa's
house flew open and a piping
mad Miss Kay Nihn came
roaring in.
"What's going on here?""she
called. "What's going on here. I
see that dog. Who took him out
of the kennels? Santa, I will'
not put up with this. If an elf
left him out of the kennel, I
want that elf punished. I'm in
charge of the kennels and I will
not stand for misbehavior."
"Settle down. Miss Kay
Nihn," Santa said. "I know
you're angry but let's find out
what happened."
"All right, Santa," she re
plied. "But I don't want people
disobeying me."
Santa turned to the elves
and said, "Now did any of you
elves leave Peako put of the
kennel?
! "Not me," said Juniper
perper. "A likely story," Miss Kah
Ninhsaid.
"Miss Kay Nihn," Santa
said. "You should know that
elves don't lie. I have'never met
an elf who ever, ever told a lie. .
"That's right, Santa.' said
Jinkersnipes. "None of us let
Peako loose. Maybe Miss Kay
Nihn did."
, "Don't be silly," she said. "I
would never let a puppy run
loose. I still think that one of
the elves left him out."
' "I don't think so," Santa ex-'
plained. "All the elves were
here eating the ir supper'
; "Well they must be pun-,
ished," Miss Kay Nihn said.
"I can't punish them without
reason," Santa said.
Peako snuggled closer to
Santa and Santa continued to
scratch the back of Peako's ear.
' "See, Santa, even you are
spoiling that dog," Miss Kay
Nihn said. "And I still demand
good times! .
good cheer-, ..
at Christmas!
to know how he got out of the
kennel."
With that Peako jumped to
the floor and ran to the door.
He took the door latch in his
teeth and did a complete som
ersault and the door opened.
' "Oh, that was sweet the way
he opened the door," Mrs.
: Claus said.
"Let's keep him here," Jin
kersnipes said.
"No, no, no," Miss Kay
Nihn warned. "He must go
back to the kennel."
Peako, on hearing this, ran
to Santa and jumped up on his
lap. .
"He doesn't want to leave
Santa," Jinkersnipes said.
"Let him stay with Santa,"
Juniperperper pleaded.
"I said no, no, no," Miss Kay
Nihn said. "We MUST follow
the rules and Peako must be re
turned to the kennels.
"I guess you're right, M iss
Kay Nihn" Santa said.
"Well, I will take him now."
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Miss Kay Nihn replied. '
-She reached to pick up Pea
ko and he jumped down-front
Santa's lap and raced to the
other end or the table. . ..,
Then Santa aaid, "Come on,.
Peako. You better come here." .
With that, the little dog
came out from behind Juniper-,
perper's legs and went to Miss
Kay Nihn.
"He listens to you and not to
me," Miss Kay Nihn said to
Santa.
"That's because he likes
Santa," Juniperperper said.
"Yes, Santa is nice," Jin
kersnipes said, -t
"Not like some people," ad-,
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"You can take him back to
the kennels," Santa sadly said.
Peako licked Santa's hand.
Miss Kay Nihn put a leash
on Peako. ' -
As she tugged him away she
said, "Now this time stay in
the kennel."
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