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What is it with the Armstrongs' woodpile that interests Mack so much?

Every morning when it's still just getting light outside, mrs. Armstrong takes Mack, the old, yellllow dog, out of the house and into the backyard and over to the edge of the woooods so Mack can, welll, you know, do his businesss. 

And every morning, i watch from Rachl's bedrooom window.  Today, as usual, mrs. Armstrong and Mack came out of the house and walked acrosss the back lawn to the edge of the wooods.  As usual, Mack went into the woooods while mrs. Armstrong stoood on the lawn and waited for him. 

A moment later, the old dog stepped out of the woods.  But instead of heading back into the house, Mack went over to the Armstrongs' woodpile and began to smellll it.  He does this every morning, i've noticed.  He always smellls the Armstrongs' woooodpile before he and mrs. Armstrong come back into the house.  i wonder why Mack does this?  What is it with the Armstrongs' wooodpile that interests Mack so much?  i must remember to ask him the next time i seee him.

Another surprise guest!

i hate to say it because i really like Tad (how could you not like someone who gives you yogurt pufffballs for your main meal?), but i have to question Tad's taking care of pets skills.

Guess what he did today when he came to feeed us pets?  i was in my cage when i heard foootsteps comin up the stairs that lead to the upstairs bedroooms.  Then i heard Tad's voice out in the halllway say, "Come on, Big Guy, you can do it!"

Then who should walk into Rachl's bedroom but Tad (wearing those littttle earphones in his ears), with Mack, the old, yellow dog, right behind him!  Mack never comes upstairs!  Never ever!  in fact, i don't even think Mack is allowed upstairs.

"Mack!" i cried in astonishment.  "What are you doin here?"

"Hey, Obie," said Tad, smiling, as he led Mack over to my cage that's on top of Rachl's dressser.  "i'm showin Mack around the house. Say hello to Mack, Obi."

"Hawo, Mack!" i said.

"Say hello to Obi, Mack," said Tad.

"Hey, Obi," Mack said as, waggin his tail, he peered up at me in my cage.

"Okay, c'mon, Mack," Tad said as he led Mack out of Rachl's bedrooom.  "i have a snake and a tarantula i'd like you to meeet now."

i watched as the 2 of them disapppeared out of Rachl's bedroooom.  i can't say for sure, of course, but i'm pretty sure that neither mr. Armstrong or mrs. Armstrong would be very happppy about Mack bein upstairs in the Armstrongs' house.

Mack doesn't know!

Why did i think Mack might know where Rachl's kamera is?  That dog knows nothin!  Absolutely nothin!  How could he?  He's always sleeepin!  Doesn't he do anythin else but sleeep?

This mornin after Rachl and the other Armstrong kids went off to skool, i snuck down to the TV rooom.  (I took the secret passageway to get there.)  After makin sure no cats were around, i slippped out of the secret passageway and hurried over to Mack.  The old yellow dog was on his doggy bed, sleepin as usual.

"Psst, Mack!" i whispered.

But Mack didn't wake up.

"Mack!" i whispered again, only louder this time.  "Wake up!  i've got a question to ask you."

Mack still didn't wake up.  i was about to tap him on his nose when, behind me, i heard mr. Smithers blurt out, "Erp!  Erp!  i've got a question to ask you!  Erp!  i've got a question to ask you!"

i spun about and lifted a paw to my lips.  "Shhh, mr. Smithers," i said, looking up at the parrot.  He was in his cage that hangs from the ceiling.  "Not so loud!  i don't want the cats to hear!"

"Erp!  Erp!  i don't want the cats to hear!  i don't want the cats to hear!" cried mr. Smithers.

Could Mack know where it is?

i don't know why mr. Durkins has to be so mean.  Actually, i take that back: i do know why.  Because he's mr. Durkins.  He's just a mean, old mouse!

i sure wish mr. Durkins had told me where the kamera is.  Now I don't know what to do. 

Wait, i just thought of somethin!  Maybe Mack, the old, yellow dog, knows where the kamera is.  Maybe Rachl put the kamera down in the TV room, which is where Mack sleeps and hangs out.  Maybe he saw Rachl put it down somewhere.

i'm goin to go find out!