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For good dogs everywhere
NOW
Stones mark an old grave. An important one.
Who’s buried there? A prince? A king?
Read on. The answer may surprise you.
THEN
It was a bad winter that year. Cold.
Grey. Wet.
Snow, then rain. So much rain.
Water fell from the skies day after day. Night after night.
And then spring came. A dry, sunny day. The air clear and fresh.
The prince wanted to go on a hunt.
“It’s a good day to be alive!” he shouted.
“A good day to ride!”
“A good day to hunt!”
