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How Hugo Became Our Friend

I'm a flower fairy, And my name is Carrie, My best friend is Barry; All flowers, we do tend, Sunrays, on them we send, Make sure petals opened; Treasure hunt when we're free, Found silver coins shiny, A button, lace rosy; We heard barking one day, A huge dog came to play, We hid ourselves away; A great Dane, huge he was, 'Neath our tree, he did pause, And bared his teeth and jaws; We hid till he was gone, Then rushed to flowers drawn; Tired, they stifled a yawn; No treasure did we find, Only an old bone shined, We left it there resigned; On flower beds, we slept, Till the morning sun crept; To our duties, we left; Sometime around noontime, We heard the barking chime, And on our tree, we climbed; Huge Hugo came running, Sat there with eyes cunning, We, the dog, we're shunning; His master, Samson came, Calling out Hugo's name, When he went, we exclaimed! The sun already set, We closed flowers, upset, All covered up in sweat! We had to do something, This dog was upsetting, And flowers were dying; Barry said, "Tie him up", I asked, "How?" He shut up, "We could distract him, yup"; "How long can we do that?" So there we thought and sat, How to make Hugo scat? "I have an idea, Let's make him our friend, yeah, Our bone panacea"; Next day, we tried it out, He came to our hideout, We placed the bone, did shout, "We want to be your friend, Don't chase us, we can spend Time playing, let's amend." He replied with a "Woof", Licked Barry to the roof, No more he stayed aloof; Thus began our friendship, Lasting relationship, Unending partnership; No troubles thereafter, Air booms with our laughter, Happy ever after. 5th April 2023 "Write a sweet fairytale for children with a good outcome ending, i.e., nobody gets hurt" Contest Sponsor: BJ Legros Kelley