Page 10-The Perquimirn Weekly, Hertford, N.C.. Thursday, December 25, 1975
SANTA'S PROBLEM PUP
CHAPTER 8
By Bob Boyle
'"Settle down. Miss Kay
Nihn," Santa aaid. "Have a
nice cup of tea. It's good orange
pekoe tea."
"Peako, that name. I can't
atahd that name," she said, -
''Oh, come on, Miss Kay
Nihn," Santa said. "It's really
not as bad as all that. I believe
you're making an avalanche
out of a snowball. Certainly a
little pup like Peako isn't caus
ing you that much trouble."
VWell, all right." she said. "I
will have a cup of tea but we
must decide what to do with
THAT dog." -
"By the way, where is Pea
ko?" Santa said, I
Santa looked beneath his
chair and there was Peako with
both front paws covering his
ears.
"I don't think he wants to
hear this," Santa laughed.
Miss Kay Nihn looked down
and said, "Oh, well, I must ad
mit he is cute, Santa, but he
isn't obeying the rules. " ,
"He is only a pup." Santa
said.
"But he sneaked through one
of my windows," Miss Kay
Nihn said. "And two poodles
helped him."
"Oh, then you know how he
got out," Juniperperper said.
"And you know we didn't help
him. My. my, my. Miss Kay
Nihn."
Miss Kay Nihn started to
blush.
"Yes, I know how he got
out." she said. "But I'm sure
you elves put him up to it. I
don't think he would have left
otherwise."
"He is such a loving pup,"
Santa said. "I think he just
wants to be around us."
With that, Peako jumped up
on Santa's lap and began to
lick his face.
"He is a nice pup,'" Santa
said.
"But Peako must be pun
ished," Miss Kay Nihn said. "I
can't have him disturbing my
kennel and getting the other
pups into mischief. I have to
punish him some way."
"What do you suggest. Miss
Kay Nihn?" Santa said.
"I know," she said. "I'm not
going to allow him to stay in
the kennel any longer. He is of
ficially evicted. He can't stay
with the other dogs."
"But where will he stay?"
Santa said. -
"That is your problem,"
Miss Kay Nihn said. "I wash
my hands of the whole thing. It
is definite. Peako cannot stay
in my kennel. I have to leave
now, so whatever you decide is
all right with me."
After she was gone Juniper
perper said, "Gee, Santa,
where will we keep Peako."
.V "I think I have the answer,"
Santa said.
"What, Santa, what?" the
elves asked. '
"Peako can stay right here
with me until Christmas eve."
, The elves cheered.
"That's a great idea, Santa."
v "Thatls wonderful."
"Hurrah for Santa."
. Juniperperper walked up to
Peako and patted him on the
head. "Welcome to Santa's
house." .'
"Boy, that Miss Kay Nihn is
"dumb," Juniperperper said.
- "She is dumb, Jinkersnipes
said.
"Dumb, dumb, dumb," said
Jasper.
"I don't know about that,"
Santa said. "I think Miss Kay
Nihn is pretty smart."
"How could she be?" Juni
perperper said. "She said she is
punishing Peako and after all,
he is getting what he wanted in
the first place."
"That's what I mean," Santa
said. "I'm sure Miss Kay Nihn
saw that Peako really wanted
to stay with us but because she
didn't want to say yes, she had
to come up with an excuse. Her
excuse is that she is punishing
Peako. Actually she is doing
Peako a favor and she knews
it."
"Santa, that old meanie .
doesn't like dogs," Juniper
perpersaid. :
"I think you're wrong," San
ta said. "Miss Kay Nihil loves
dogs and that is why I put her
in charge of the kennel.
"She sure doesn't act that :
way, Santa," Jimmy said.
"Yes she does," SanU said.
"Then why is she mean?"
Juniperperper asked. '
, "See, it is like this," Santa
said. "Misa Kay Nihn does
love all her puppies. But she
can't get too attached to them
because we give them to the
good boys and girls on Christ-'
mas. It is a sad time for her. So :
she pretends to be mean. But
underneath it all,' Miss Kay
Nihn is a very loving person." ,
"She doesn't act like a loving
person," Janiperperper said.
"Suppose she cuddled and
loved each and every puppy,"
Santa said. "Why on Christ
mas her heart would break as
the pups left. No, Miss Kay
Nihn must act like she acts.
She really does like dogs."
"Then that is why she let
Peako stay here?" Jinkersnipes
said.
"That is why," Santa re
plied. "She knew Peako would
be happier with us, so Miss
Kay Nihn let us make the deci
sion. So you see, she is not an
old meanie, but an old nicie." ,
Santa lifted Peako the pup
and said, "Come on, fellow, let
me show you the North Pole. "
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