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     Once upon a time there was a princess named Fred.  No i’m
just joking.  I’m writing about something totally different. (I
bet you fell for it)
     Well, there was this dog named Henry and his sister named
Cloe.  They had a nice family, with a dad named Brian, a mom
named Manuela, a baby named Laurie, and a teenage-age girl named
Xitlalitl.  Now these dogs were NOT normal dogs, because they
had the WORST teeth in the world (Does it even matter if a dog
has bad teeth?).  Their parents were really concerned for them,
but they knew there were no orthodontists for dogs.
     On the other side of town there was a man who was also
concerned about his dog’s teeth.  So what he did was open up and
orthodogtist (orthodontist for dogs).  Now back to the family.
When the family heard about the orthodogtist they immediately
took Henry and Cloe in for an appointment (against my will, even
though I kept barking).  Cloe went first, and all she needed was
plain old braces to fix some minor problems. Then Henry went.
Everything went great (not that great actually)  That is until
Henry got the BAD NEWS.
PART 2
THE BAD NEWS
     So Henry liked his orthodogtist, a lot.  That is until he
got the bad news.  Henry had the worst teeth in the ENTIRE
UNIVERSE. (A total exaggeration)  The orthodogtist told Brian
and Manuela that Henry would need braces, a bar, and a HEAD
PIECE.  And the worst part was that he was only allowed to take
the head piece off to eat.  (That was practically 24/7.)
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     Henry started to feel anger towards his orthodogtist,  and
he started to feel very depressed.  The only person who
understood how Henry felt was his sister Cloe. (Well not really,
because her teeth turned out better than mine)  Henry started to
wonder if dogs should even get their teeth fixed.  Maybe there
was a reason why there had never been an orthodontist for dogs.
Anyways who had ever heard of a dog with braces, it was the
craziest idea around.
     When Henry and cloe got home, they immediately started to
think of a plan to get rid  of their orthodogtist.  They acted
natural, as if they weren't planning on offing their
orthodogtist. (Ok maybe not offing, I mean i would settle for
him to go out of business and turn into a hobo)  Henry and cloe
thought for a whole 7 days an entire week, but they weren’t
getting anywhere with their plan.  Finally they decided what
they were gonna do.
     The plan came to Henry in a dream.  So of course he was
sleeping when it happened.  And then all the sudden he got up
and jumped off the bed.  Cloe was worried for her brother so she
got up too.  When Henry saw her, he got excited and told her the
plan. First they were gonna wait for the day of the appointment
to come, then when the whole family was busy, they were gonna
take the truck go to the orthodogtist’ office and tie up
orthodogtist and his assistants. (Great plan!  Right?)
     The day came, and the dogs wanted to follow their plan but
the were scared. (Well not scared, we were just too polite.)  In
the end they never went along with their plan.  Henry let them
put the braces on.  And honestly he didn’t mind the braces, or
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the bar. (They tasted good)  But then it came the FINAL STEP in
getting his teeth fixed.
PART 3
THE FINAL STEP
     On his next appointment Henry overheard the orthodogtist
say they were ready to put the head piece on.  Henry got scared,
and tried to get out of his seat, but they had tied him to the
seat to make sure he stayed. (He was captured by the enemy, now
they were gonna torture him)  Henry struggled to get out for
about 10 minutes.  His orthodogtist came back with what looked
like a big pointy needle.  That made Henry faint (hey its not my
fault those things are incredibly scary), so the family had to
take him home, but not before they made another appointment for
tomorrow.  Henry had a lot of nightmares that night, and he kept
getting up to drink cold water.  The next day Henry was shocked
to see that he was at another appointment.  (Man, these humans
are persistent!)
     They had to put Henry to sleep in order to work on him.
First Dr.Flucy polished his teeth nice and white Then he
measured his back teeth and put some stuff on them.  Then he put
a bar in his mouth.
     Dr.Flucy said that he was gonna have to come back next
month to get it removed and put the head piece on.  Henry was
starting to wake back up when he said that.  He got so scared
that he fainted again.  (Yeah i know i have a bad habit of
fainting)
     Henry tried really hard to enjoy himself before his life
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was ruined.  But apparently he tried too hard, so he didn’t
enjoy himself, and he fainted a few more times.
Next month came. Henry was so scared that he fainted again, but luckily he fainted in time not to be put to sleep. When it was time for his appointment Dr.Flucy measured his mouth. Dr.Flucy disappeared for a few minutes, then came back with a giant metal thing, the head piece. Dr.Flucy was ready to put the head piece on, but Henry started to wake up. Dr.Flucy was tired of of waiting, so he put Henry to sleep. Two minutes later Dr.Flucy was done and the head piece was on. Dr.Flucy said, “Henry will need to wear this when he sleeps, while playing, he can only take it off to eat.”
     When Henry woke up he was at home, on the couch, but he was
wearing a nightmare!  Henry decided to go to his friends house,
because he knew Ronald wouldn’t mind his head piece.  Afterall
Ronald was a trustworthy friend, they had known each other for
years.  He walked to his house feeling very self-conscious all
the way.  (Well, in my defense you would feel self-conscious
too)
     When Ronald opened the door, he spit his soda out and
started laughing.  Henry felt like the most disappointed dog in
the world.  He was so embarrassed, and angry.  He told Ronald
that their friendship was over.  Ronald started begging Henry,
he got down on his little doggie knees.  (That must have hurt,
dogs don’t have knees)  That made Henry even more embarrassed
than the head piece had, so he forgave him.  Ronald apologized
for his rudeness.  He told Henry it was his first time seeing a
dog with a head piece.  He felt so bad he invited Henry to the
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puppy dog ice cream place, AND he would pay.  (Umm, of course he
would pay)
     When they got to the ice cream parlor, Henry saw his
girlfriend there.  He knew what she would say, how she would
react.  He knew she would laugh her head off when she saw him.
(Afterall, that’s what he would have done)  AND he knew that
none of what she would do would his already low self-confidence.
But he was wrong!  He was so wrong!  He was incredibly happy
about HOW wrong he was (Yeah I KNOW most people don’t react this
way when their wrong, but hey I AM a DOG)  She thought he looked
cuter than ever.  (Actually, now that I think about it maybe I
wouldn’t have laughed)  Henry was SO shocked with that response,
that he didn’t even know how to respond.  All he could think to
say was “Ah?”  Over and over again.  (So stupid!)  But when she
said that she loved him for wearing his head piece out in public
( Ha she thought i had a choice, better that she thinks that
actually, makes me seem more noble?) Henry knew she was the dog
for him.
Then they Lived Happily Never After.
THE END
(By the way in case you never caught on, everything in the
parenthesis is from me, Henry, the dog, the main character)
THE END (Again)
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