Monster in the Mirror

Monster in the Mirror
Jean Ure

Doffy Weir

A woolly dog and a fluffy cat live together in perfect harmony – until the arrival of a tiny kitten. Heartwarming story from a renowned author.Woffles is a dog. Very big and woolly.Stretch is a cat. Very smooth and slinky.But one day, this contented pair have a new addition to their family. A big ball of black fluff in the form of a very naughty kitten – Muffy – who holds up her claws with her nails sticking out so they look like pins on a pin cushion. And Muffy decides to play tricks on Woffles and mayhem ensues. It’s up to Stretch to restore harmony to the household . He does so by introducing Muffy to a monster – her own reflection in a long mirror in the upstairs bedroom. Muffy is tamed. Meanwhile Woffles, thinking there is a monster in the upstairs bedroom refuses to go anywhere near it, until persuaded to by Stretch to be brave. What confronts Woffles is a big and woolly dog. So Muffy the kitten seeks protection from the monster in the mirror from Woffles; And Woffles knows that he will be protected by the big woolly dog in the mirror!

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Ebook Edition © SEPTEMBER 2014 ISBN: 9780008116767

Version: 2014-09-24

For Pat and Muffy (with apologies to Muffy)

Contents

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This is the story of Woffles and Stretch. Woffles was a dog, very big and woolly. Stretch was a cat, very smooth and slinky.

Stretch was called Stretch because he liked to stre-e-e-e-e-e-e-tch.

Upwards, downwards, even backwards in a circle. He was a very stretchy sort of cat.

Woffles was called Woffles because he liked to woffle. He woffled round the garden. He woffled round the park. He was a real woffle hound.

Woffles and Stretch lived in a house with their People. Woffles and Stretch loved their People and their People loved them. Everybody was happy until one day…

“See what we have here!” cried the People.

Woffles was asleep on the sofa. He woke up at once and went running to look.

Stretch was asleep on top of the washing machine. He opened an eye.

What had the People brought home? Was it food?