The Hairball of Horror! (2 page)
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Authors: Michael Broad
MONTY
New recruit (a prize-winning poodle)
THE CATS
LADY FLUFFKINS
Evil empress of the entire galaxy (well, almost)
BALDY
Cowardly minion of Lady Fluffkins
THE FELINE FORCES
Every breed of cat across the galaxy!
Contents
It was a slow day at the Pooch Pound dogs’ home, with very few visitors passing through the kennels. This meant that Rocket, Poppy and Butch could take a break from the
usual barking, tail chasing and growling, and rest before their next space adventure.
In the far kennel, a prize-winning poodle was resting too, gazing at his reflection in the water bowl and patting his puffy-topped head. Montague was always well behaved, and having charmed
every family that had visited that week, the pampered pooch already had a new home lined up and was due to leave the following morning.
‘Don’t you ever get bored of looking at yourself?’ asked Butch, frowning at the prim poodle. ‘The only time I gaze into my bowl like that is when it’s full of
food!’
‘I have to make sure my pompoms don’t droop,’ sniffed Montague, peering down his powder-puffed nose at the slobbering bulldog. ‘Personal grooming is very important in the
pedigree show circuit. Not that you would know anything about that.’
‘Dogs should be able to act like dogs, and that means having fun and getting messy from time to time,’ Poppy frowned. Montague snapped, rudely. ‘You three are just jealous
because no one wants a noisy, tail-chasing, dribble-fountain!’
