HAPPYDRAGONS,SADDOGGIE

Oneday,adoggieshowedupatSnograds.Itlookedsad.TheAlphabetDragonsdecidedtocheeritup.

TheA-Dragonaskedthedoggie:“Wantabiteofmyamazingapple?”Butthedoggiedidn’tanswer.

“Ibetabathwillmakeyoufeelbetter,”saidtheB-Dragon.Butthedoggiejustlookedwet.

TheC-Dragoncouldn’tcheerupthedoggieeither.“I’mflyingthroughthecloudsnow,”thedragonsaid.“ButwhenIgetbacktoSnograds,I’lltrytohelp.”

Next,theD-Dragonaskedthedoggie:“Doyouwanttoeatmydeliciousdoughnut?”Butthedoggiedefinitelydidn’t.

“Everyoneenjoysmyexcellenteggandbacon!”exclaimedtheE-Dragon.Butthedoggiedidn’twantbreakfast.

TheF-Dragonfiguredthatitsfinefanwouldcoolthedoggie’sfur.Butthedoggiedidn’tfindthefantobeveryfun.

“Goon,grabagoldstar!”gushedtheG-Dragon.Butthedoggiedidn’tgoforit.

“Thishatwillmakeyouhappy!”holleredtheH-Dragon.Hewaswrong.

“Icecream?Icecream?”insistedtheI-Dragon.Thedoggiewasn’tinterested.

“Jarsofjamandjelly?”offeredthejollyJ-Dragon.Thedoggiedidn’tjumpforthem.

“It’sOKtoplaywithmykitty-cat,”saidthekindK-Dragon.Thedoggiecouldn’tcareless.

“You’lllovemylusciouslollipop,”laughedtheL-Dragon.Thedoggielookedbutdidn’tlick.

“Mymagicwillmakeyoufeelmarvelous!”saidtheM-Dragon.Butthedoggiewasn’tmoved.

“Youneedanicenewnewspaper,”notedtheN-Dragon.Thedoggiedidn’tevenreadthecomics.

“Isoatmealokay?”offeredtheO-Dragon.Uh-oh--Itobviouslywasn’t.

“Perhapsyoupreferpancakes?”persistedtheP-Dragon.Butthedoggiestillwasn’tpleased.

“Myduckisquackinghellotoyou!”quippedtheQ-dragon.Butthedoggiestayedquiet.

“Theseroundringsarereallyrare,”remarkedtheR-Dragon.Thedoggiedidn’treply.

“Somescrumptiousspaghetti?”suggestedtheS-Dragon.Thedoggiejuststared.

“TrysomeTV,”saidtheT-Dragon.Butthedoggiejustlookedtired.

“YoucanusemyUSAundershirt,”offeredtheU-Dragon.Butthedoggiewasutterlyuninterested.

“MyValentine’sDaycardwillmakeyouvery,veryhappy!”vowedtheV-Dragon.Butthedoggiestilllookedvery,verysad.

“Wanttowearawonderfulwatch?”askedtheW-Dragon.Thedoggiedidn’twantto.

“MyexcellentX-raywillexciteyou!”exclaimedtheX-Dragon.Thedoggiejustlookedexhausted.

“Youwanttoplaywithmyyo-yointheyard?”askedtheY-Dragon.Thedoggiedidn’tsayyes.

“Thiszebraisfromthezoo,”saidtheZ-Dragon.Butthedoggieshowedzerointerest.

WhentheC-DragonfinallyflewbacktoSnograds,hisfriendswereinamuddle.“Wecouldn’tcheerupthedoggie!”theycried.“Andhistearsarestillmakingapuddle.”Thenthedragonsmadeahuddle.AndanideacametotheC-Dragoninabubble.

“…CUDDLE!” THEEND.