welcome to storyline online brought to
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foundation
i'm betty white
and i think we're going to have a good
time today at least i know i am because
i'm going to be reading you a book
okay i love animals all animals but
maybe dogs in particular
so today i'm going to be reading you a
story about harry the dirty dog
it's by jean zion pictures by margaret
bloy graham
harry was a white dog with black spots
who liked everything
except getting a bath
so one day when he heard the water
running in the
tub he took the scrubbing brush
and buried it in the backyard
then he ran away from home
he played where they were fixing the
street and he got very dirty
he played at the railroad and got even
dirtier
he played tag with other dogs and became
dirtier still
he slid down a cold chute and got the
dirtiest of all
in fact
he changed from a white dog with black
spots
to a black dog with white spots
although there were many other things to
do
harry began to wonder if his family
thought that he had really run away
felt tired and hungry too
so without stopping on the way he ran
back home
when harry got to his house
he crawled through the fence and sat
looking at the back door
one of the family looked out and said
there's a strange dog in the backyard
by the way has anyone seen harry
when harry heard this he tried very hard
to show them he was hairy
he started to do all his old clever
tricks
he flip-flopped and he flop flipped
he rolled over and played dead
he danced and he sang
he did these tricks over and over again
but everyone shook their heads and said
oh no it couldn't be harry
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harry gave up and walked slowly toward
the gate
but suddenly he stopped
he ran to a corner of the garden and
started to dig furiously
soon he jumped away from the hole
barking short happy barks
he found the scrubbing brush
and carrying it in his mouth he ran into
the house up the stairs he dashed with
his family following close behind
he jumped into the bathtub and set up
begging with the scrubbing brush in his
mouth
a trick he'd certainly never done before
this little doggie wants a bath cried
the little girl and her father said
why don't you and your brother give him
one
harry's bath was the soapiest one he'd
ever had
it worked like magic
as soon as the children started to scrub
they began shouting mommy daddy look
look come quick
it's hairy
it's
it's hairy they cried
harry wagged his tail and was very very
happy
his family combed and brushed him
lovingly and he became once again
a white dog with black spots
it was wonderful to be home
after dinner harry fell asleep in his
favorite place
happily dreaming of how much fun it had
been getting dirty
he slept so soundly
he didn't even feel a scrubbing brush
he'd hidden under his pillow
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did you like that well you're gonna like
this even better this is my friend ringo
i just met him but he's a shelter puppy
who found a wonderful forever home
so he has a happy ending
just as harry the dirty dog had a happy
ending
thank you
okay