It all started out at the Aviva Stadium. Charlie the dog was out for a walk when he found another dog.
Charlie barked. “What’s your name?”
“My name is Jim Jon,” the other dog replied.
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Jamal Jr, who had been creeping around the bushes near the stadium, snatched Charlie and jumped on the bus.
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Charlie was excited to be on the bus but he was hungry.
When the bus was at a stop sign Charlie ran into a shop, stole a banana and got back on the bus.
Jamal lived a 20-minute walk from a forest. He had heard a legend that there was gold in the forest.
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He was supposed to go on a camping trip with his friends in the forest. Jamal needed help to find the gold.
“I’ll give you a lot of treats if you help me to find the gold,” Jamal said.
Charlie thought it was a good idea. He barked. “Woof woof!”
“I’ll take that as a yes,” Jamal said.
Jamal, Charlie and Jamal’s friends left for their trip the next day. They were asleep when they heard a noise.
Jamal thought it might be a bear. When he left the tent, it was his dad ...