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Another failure, thought Charlie, but he knew he had a killer fact to finish off with. He fished in his jeans pocket and took out a crumpled piece of paper.
“Do you want to hear something else very interesting, Dad?”
“Is it about dogs?”
“Not at first.” He spread the paper out in front of him, smoothing the creases.
Dad paused, with a fork full of spaghetti in front of his mouth. “Oh, go on then.”
Charlie read out, “‘An old woman in Woop Woop, near Sydney,’” he looked across the table at his dad. “That’s Australia.”
“Yes, Charlie. I know where Sydney is. Get on with it.”
He started again. “An old woman in Woop Woop, near Sydney was attacked by a kangaroo. Kangaroos can grow to six feet tall and a kick can be fatal.”
Charlie put on a very bad Australian accent.
“‘It was my birthday and I was just coming out of the dunny when the roo came straight at me,” said Mrs Sheila Downby. “Knocked me on my butt. Strewth, I thought, I’m a gonner here, right enough. It would have kicked me to death if it hadn’t been for my little Brucy. That bonzer dog came tearing out of the house and chased the boomer off. I reckon that mutt saved my life. We’re having a big Barbie at the boozer to celebrate. I’m eighty six, and I’ve still got all me own teeth, you know.’”
Mum looked out of the kitchen window, trying not to laugh.
Dad tried not to laugh too but failed and almost choked on his spaghetti. “Charlie, you are not going to be attacked by a kangaroo!”
Charlie looked serious. “What if we go to the zoo, Dad?”
“You can’t take a dog to the zoo!”
“But it’s an animal.”
“That’s enough,” said Mum, taking his empty plate. “It’s late. Go to bed, Charlie.”
“But-”
Dad joined in. “Bed.”
As he washed his face, brushed his teeth and pulled on his Superman pyjamas Charlie thought about his next move. Did the internet hold the answer? Could he find more facts, cuter dogs? He got into bed and stared up at the glow in the dark stars, wondering if there was a website called www.how2getadog.co.uk.
Something was digging into him. He reached behind his back and pulled his belt out. He was just about to drop it onto the floor, when inspiration hit him like an apple on the head.
“Of course!”
He sat up, gripping the belt.
“That’s a brilliant idea.”