The Puppy Collection - Chapter 1 - Puppies

Sep 29, 2026

Presents the opening chapter of a children’s story about Kat and her puppy-filled daydream. While school ends and the dream fades, Kat looks forward to helping her aunt at a dog-grooming salon. Her excitement is shared with classmates, including Grace, and the teacher’s warm reaction underscores Kat’s love of puppies. The chapter begins with a lively scene of many different puppies and then transitions to Kat preparing for her afternoon plans.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages100

Reading Time2 h 34 min

AccessFree to download

Chapter One

Puppies and daydreams

School ends and plans for the afternoon

# The Puppy Collection Murphy Helps Out SusanSCHOLASTICHughes ISBN978-1-4431-2411-9 S5.99 Murphy Helps Out Susan Hughes Illustrated byLeanne Franson Scholastic Canada Ltd. Toronto New York London AucklandSyaARY PUBLIC LIBRARYMexico City New Delhi Hong Kong Buenos AiresOCT--2015 Scholastic Canada Ltd.604 King Street West,Toronto,Ontario M5V 1E1,Canada Scholastic Inc.557 Broadway.New York,NY 10012,USA Scholastic Australia Pty LimitedPO Box 579,Gosford,NSW 2250.Australia Scholastic New Zealand LimitedPrivate Bag 94407,Botany,Manukau 2163,New Zealand Scholastic Children's BooksEuston House,24 Eversholt Street,London NW11DB.UK www.scholastic.ca Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in PublicationHughes,Susan,1960-,author Murphy helps out /by Susan Hughes;illustrated by Leanne Franson.(The puppy collection)ISBN 978-1-4431-2411-9(pbk.) I.Franson,Leanne,illustrator II.Title.II.Series:Hughes,Susan,1960-.Puppy collection.PS8565.U42M872014jC813'.54C2013-905346-8 If you purchased this book without a cover,you should be aware that this book is stolenproperty.It was reported as "unsold and destroyed"to the publisher,and neither theauthor nor the publisher has received any payment for this "stripped book." Thank you to Dr.Stephanie Avery,DVM,for her puppy expertise. Cover credits: Cover:Shetland sheepdog Juniors Bildarchiv/Alamy. Logo:Mat Hayward/Shutterstock.com;OMichael Pettigrew/Shutterstock.com; ◎ Picture-Pets/Shutterstock.com.Background:Ann Precious/Shutterstock.com. Text copyright2014 by Susan Hughes.IIlustrations copyright2014 by Scholastic Canada Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system,ortransmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,recording,or otherwise,without written permission of the publisher.Scholastic Canada Ltd.,604 King Street West, Toronto.Ontario M5V 1E1,Canada.In the case of photocopying or other reprographiccopying,a licence must be obtained from Access Copyright (Canadian Copyright LicensingAgency),1 Yonge Street,Suite 800.Toronto,Ontario M5E 1E5(1-800-895-5777). 654321Printed in Canada 1211415161718 FSC www.fac.org For sweet Evany Logue CHAPTER ONE Puppies were scampering across the grass.Theremust have been over twenty of them! Some puppies were brown,some were black,some were brown with white spots.Some puppieshad perky ears and some had floppy ears.Somehad big,wide paws;some had little dainty paws.All the puppies had sparkling eyes and waggingtails. Kat was in her classroom,sitting at her desk. 1 Her eyes were closed.She was having herfavourite puppy daydream. Her mother and father smile at her. "Of course you can have a puppy,Kat,"hermother says. Her father sweeps out his arm."Have any oneyou want!” Kat smiles,too.She looks at all the puppies,and she tries to choose.The little red Irish setterpuppy gazing upat her with the dark brown eyes?The black and white Dalmatian puppy tumblingacross the grass?The adorable wheaten terrierpup with the brown face and the black muzzle? Suddenly the bell rang.School was over forthe day,and the dream ended.But that wasokay.Kat had puppy plans this afternoon. “Let's go!”Kat said to Grace,who was at thedesk next to hers.The girls jumped out of theirseats,grabbed their things and made a beelinefor the classroom door.But before they reached it,they heard their teacher's voice. “Katherine,Grace,where are you off to insuch a hurry?”Ms.Mitchell stood at the front ofthe classroom.She was smiling. Kat liked her grade four teacher a lot.For onething,Ms.Mitchell knew how much Kat lovedpuppies—and her teacher liked puppies,too. “You won't believe it,Ms.Mitchell!”said Kat.“Remember how I told you my aunt opened upa dog-grooming salon?We get to help her witha puppy today!” Ms.Mitchell smiled.“How wonderful!” "Her business is doing really well,"explainedKat."She thought it would take some time to getgoing,but she was sw

FAQs

What happens at the start of Chapter One?

Puppies run across the grass, and Kat is having her favorite puppy daydream while in class.

Why does Kat get excited after school?

Kat explains that her aunt’s dog-grooming salon needs help, and she and Grace will assist with a puppy that afternoon.

How does Ms. Mitchell respond to Kat and Grace?

Ms. Mitchell asks where they are going in a hurry, and she shows enthusiasm because she knows Kat loves puppies and that she will help at the salon.

Sep 29, 2026

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