Missing Benji

Jenny was busy, as usual, in her room. She enjoyed reading books or working on her computer. So, she rarely went outdoors to play. This made her father and mother worry a lot.
“It’s fine that she studies well,” said her father, “But she needs to get out into the fresh air too!”
“I agree,” said her mother, “But she simply cannot tear herself away from her books and her computer. I am at my wit’s end as to how to find a way to get her out!”
After a lot of thought, they decided to get Jenny a pet. And so Benji arrived in a small basket. He was a cocker spaniel puppy with brown and white fur. When Jenny saw him, she fell in love with the little fellow!

Benji was full of pranks and Jenny would wait to return from school to take him for a walk. They would ramble through the meadows, chasing butterflies, and Benji would bring sticks for Jenny to throw. At home he loved to play hide-and-seek and even hid Jenny’s shoes and socks!
Everyone was delighted, especially Jenny. But one day, Benji vanished while he was out with Jenny for a walk. She looked for him all over the meadow and behind all the bushes. She thought that he might have returned home. But there was no sign of him in the house either.
It was a terrible day! They all missed Benji and Jenny wept quietly in her room, wondering where poor Benji was. That night, she couldn’t even eat her dinner; she was so unhappy.
But there was the sound of someone scratching at the door late in the night. Father and Mother woke up and Jenny stood near the stairs while they opened the door to check who it was.
It was Benji! And there beside him stood another little cocker spaniel who looked exactly like him except that it was a darker brown! Both were covered with mud and leaves and looked a mess. But Jenny was so happy that she came running down to hug Benji.

Benji had evidently gone to fetch his twin and must have dug a tunnel to fetch her! Jenny now had not one but two pets—Benji and Mollie. Jenny still studied very hard but Benji and Mollie made sure that she had time to play too!

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