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seemed to grow faster than any of the rest of him. 

 He was always falhng over them. 



One of the first things the boys tried to teach 

 Barry to do was to follow them. They took him for 

 a long walk, and Barry followed them very well until 

 they turned to come home. Then he sat down in 

 the middle of the road. He was tired. 



They called and coaxed, but Barry sat there 

 with his tongue lolling out and his eyes half shut. 



Ihe Puppy Barry asleep 



He paid no attention to their calling except to beat 

 the dust with his tall. When they pretended to 

 leave him he cried, but he would not walk. At last 

 they had to carry him, big, fat, heavy puppy thai 

 he was, all the way home. 



After Barry had torn and spoiled a great many 

 skirts and shoes and other things with his puppy 

 teeth, he be^an to have more sense. Healsobeean 

 to feel his bigness and dignity, 



