Ted and Peely's Great Adventures
'Get away from him,' Ted growled, took off his collar, and chased them out of the park. Peely was shocked and in a frightened way he said, 'Thank you. Would you like to come to my house to play?'
They were calmly walking when Peely tripped over a curb and hurt his knee. 'I think I need a rest,' thought Peely to himself. When Ted was helping Peely up, they stumbled across some footprints. The footprints looked like ginormous, purple paws.
'This looks like one of my old friends,' said Peely ...
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- Irish Times
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- Irish Independent
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