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Once upon a time there was a dog named Mitzi who lived in a small village by the sea in Ireland.


Every morning Mitzi loved to run in the park and play with her friends.


She also liked to climb on the rocks by the sea although she was always careful not to go too close to the edge.



One day after she finished running on the beach,







She saw something peeking out of the bushes.


What was it?

IT WAS A CAT!!


They stared and stared at each other. Mitzi wanted to chase the cat but she couldn't squeeze through the fence. And the cat knew it.

Finally, Mitzi decided she needed to get help to catch the cat. She ran up the path to her friends.
There's a cat down at Badger's Cove. Come and see!

There's a cat down at Badger's Cove. Come and see!


But Mitzi's friends only wanted to play in the park, they didn't want to see the cat.

So Mitzi went home to bed.











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