Sunny and the Snowy Surprise by Laura Dower

Author:Laura Dower
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Chapter Book
Publisher: Disney Book Group

Needless to say, the plant incident made a little bit of noise—and mess.

In two seconds flat, Annie, James, and the others raced upstairs to see what was the matter.

Princess Annie stood there with a shocked expression on her face.

James stood next to her, looking twice as surprised.

“Arf!” I barked, first meekly. I didn’t know what else to say or do. A little farther down the hall, the huskies rolled around on the carpet with one of Annie’s scarves that had been left out.

Fitzsimmons went up onto a chair, flicking his tail with pleasure. That cat sure loved to watch me squirm.

Nanny Fran pushed her way to the front. “Where’s the disaster?”

The huskies stopped rolling around and sat at attention in the middle of the hall. They looked up at Nanny Fran and Annie with those big blue eyes. I sat beside them. My eyes got wide, too.

“Oh, my stars!” Nanny Fran exclaimed, clapping the palm of her hand over her mouth.

“What happened?” James asked, laughing.

Nanny Fran said, “What happened here, puppies!?”

James kept right on laughing. “Rex, did you do this?”

“Oh, Rex!” Annie cried.

Everyone glared at Rex, the usual suspect.

I felt terrible, letting him take all the blame. I stepped forward and nudged Annie’s foot. I would confess to my involvement in everything: the torn settee downstairs, the paper towels, the dirt all over the hall.

But before I could say a word, Rex stepped up and pushed me out of the way.

“ROOOWF!” he barked, coming to my rescue.

Wait a minute! Rex was coming to my rescue now? Wasn’t he full of surprises!

“All right, let’s go,” Nanny Fran said, shaking her head in disappointment. “Puppies, princesses, and princes! Downstairs! PRONTO! We need to change a few things around the Winter Palace—starting now. Let me clean up this mess.…”

I started to shake like a leaf. I hated getting into trouble. And I wasn’t used to causing the trouble.

Neither the huskies nor Rex seemed to care much about Nanny Fran’s scolding. They just tromped back down the snaking staircase as if nothing had happened.

Or maybe they smelled what I smelled: FOOD!

Nanny Fran led us to the kitchen, where we greeted Chef Dilly, Edgar, and Nanny Sarah.

“I’m not sure about a treat for these palace pups!” Nanny Fran said. She explained what had happened upstairs.

Nanny Sarah looked at Annie and James with a frown. “Chef Dilly prepared a Winter Palace feast especially for the royal family and our puppy visitors,” she said. “I do wish you two had been more careful watching over the pups! They were your responsibility.”

Hearing Nanny Sarah blame the princess and prince made me feel worse than before.

Edgar the butler stood to one side with his arms tightly crossed. I knew what he was thinking.

He wanted those husky pups, Rex, and me out of the palace. The glint in his eye said: Now I’ve gotcha.

All at once, the queen and king entered the kitchen. Everyone scrambled to look busy.

“What’s all the ruckus?” King Jon asked his children.

Annie spoke up. She told them about the disastrous mess.

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