Hank the Puppy

Once upon a time . . .
There was a dog named
Hank the Puppy.

At first, Hank was the good one.
Whenever the puppies did something bad,
His sister was the ringleader.
Hank just went along for the ride.

Hank didn’t chew up computer cords.
Hank didn’t chase cats onto roofs.
Hank didn’t steal other dogs’ balls.
And, it wasn’t Hank’s idea to escape from Uncle Charles’s house,
To dig up the garden,
Or to go to Waffle House that Sunday morning.

But one day,
Hank discovered he could jump high too.
Hank discovered he could perch on top of the fence like a parrot and watch the passersby.
Hank discovered he could hop down and meet the passersby.
And, then Hank was not the good one anymore.