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A CHRISTMAS PUPPY:
The next story is called A Christmas Puppy, but ....
It's also about a child. Well, actually, it's about two children. And their family. Well, actually, it's about two families, with two children. Each. And their dog. Well, actually, one family has the dog and the other family doesn't. Except that sometimes, it's the other way around, as we'll see. In one family, the names of the children are Laura and Sammy. The mother's name is Mom; the father's name is Dad; the grandfather's name is Grandpa. The story begins one Christmas morning....
A CHRISTMAS PUPPY:
The next story is called A Christmas Puppy, but ....
It's also about a child. Well, actually, it's about two children. And their family. Well, actually, it's about two families, with two children. Each. And their dog. Well, actually, one family has the dog and the other family doesn't. Except that sometimes, it's the other way around, as we'll see. In one family, the names of the children are Laura and Sammy. The mother's name is Mom; the father's name is Dad; the grandfather's name is Grandpa. The story begins one Christmas morning....