The story
9/23/08
By Juliana Carter
A very short story...
As everyone knows, dogs love birthday parties. Now, Hiccup, The
Burping Dog, loved birthdays as much as any other dog, but Hiccup,
as friendly as he was, was not very good at math. He had no idea
that this day, today, happened to be his birthday. Today, Hiccup
was turning five.
His little boy was very excited. The mom had invited the neighbors,
a family with too many children to count, and their friendly little
dog Ono.
Hiccup's little boy spent the whole afternoon making decorations.
He drew dog bones on construction paper, colored them in different
colors, then taped them around the house and back yard.
The mom made special dog cakes; individual bagels topped with cream
cheese, apple sauce, and peanut butter. Little boy wrapped
individual dog biscuits in tissue paper to give to Hiccup and
Ono.
The guests arrived. The little boy and the mom struggled to put
party hats on the dogs. They wore them for ten seconds, just long
enough for the dad to almost take a picture.
The children cheered as Hiccup and Ono ate their dog cakes. The
adults ate hot dogs.
When everyone was finished, Hiccup gave each guest a big lick. And
then, Hiccup let out the biggest, loudest, longest burp ever.
It was a great party.
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