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my dog never says Please by Suzanne Williams we just sat down to supper I was hungry enough to eat Snow White's poison apple pass the potatoes I called out more racing eyebrow minds her manners Guinea she scolded that's no way to ask then my pipsqueak brother Jack piped up I always remember to use the magic word he said like he had a little halo over his head threat that Jack sometimes I wish I were a dog my dog never says please and no one thinks anything about it easy life old red has got lying in the sun all day barking at cat's enjoying an occasional scratch I grabbed a as a platter went Sailing by and tore into it pretending I was a dog with a bone to with your mouth closed plus it's certainly no one wants he was going on inside your mouth and use your napkin added more you got gravy on your chin Denny's disgusting subject making a show of cutting his chicken in the Teensy little bites I spit out a piece of gristle and wiped my mouth with they doll they just leave me alone already eats with his mouth open and he never uses enough can they don't pick on him why couldn't I be a dog there was some of my sweet tasting mouth-watering cherry pie for Desert mine was gone in less time than it takes to treat Jax you ear I said running my tongue over my plate to get the last sticky drops of cherry pie you sure make the best fighter in the world ma how about a second helping Jenny Mae Perkins you're hopeless it's good manners to lick your plate and one helping of Pi to be good enough for a girl your size but I'm growing I said wondering why she hasn't noticed that it seems like she only looks at me to see my manners anyway what's wrong with licking your plate it's a sign of respect shows how much you like something my dog licks plates and everyone pets him and tells him he's a good boy lucky old red I excused myself and hightailed it out of there fixing to go play jump rope and go outside the law had other ideas she poked her head inside my room seeing how you're done with supper she said you can get started on this room of yours looks like a tornado went through here I said I liked it everything's right where I can see it instead of hiding away in my drawers mom just gave me one of her looks the kind that would burn a hole through an iron safe well I was picking things up over that helps himself to my bed he scrunched up in the covers and settle down for a snooze I scaled why don't you get out in the yard and clean up your dog house I told him but he just stretched and rolled over so I can scratch his belly I finished my room grab my jump rope and headed for the back door figuring to to sneak out quietly before Mom could see me and think something else for me to do I had one foot out the screen door when Jack that little toddler started hollering guineas going outside and her bare feet getting name called put something on your feet pause been hammering out back and there's likely to be Nails around first thing you'll go poking 1 through your foot shoot ma I said who's crowd my toes is I didn't know where my shoes were and now that my room was all cleaned up don't argue with your mama pasta and go put your shoes on I let go of the screen door already must have heard it squeal cuz all of a sudden street fights has he pushed it open and leave outside I sure didn't notice any shoes on his feet talk about unfair seems to me a dog's life is much better than mine and the more I thought about it the matter I got so finally I just sort of boiled over you treat old how you treat all red better than you treat me is correcting my manners and Mickey work on the time I hate wearing shoes I want to be a dog then try as I might hold them back tears poured out of my eyes like a darn waterfall not hurried over and laid her hand on my shoulder Jack snickered pause shut him up with a look scratched his head you want to be a dog yep I said still sniffling I sure do and that's how I get him a Perkins ended up sleeping in a dog house and begging for scraps old Red's real good about sharing so I think he's giving me some of his fleas but I do miss mom's cooking right now I hear pork chop sizzling through the open window must be getting her supper ready sure does smell good maybe she'll save me a boar with a little meat on it a little bone with a bone with a little meat on it there's lots of black cloud coming our way looks like it might rain I wonder if this dog house leaks bosses I can go back to being myself anytime I have mine too maybe I'll just saunter on in and wash up for supper but it's not brother of mine there's to say even one team to a little word why I might just haul off and bite him on the end

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