Written and illustrated by Karin Horne Click once to turn.

I am Jacky. I like to chase things that move.

I am Oliver. I have lost my ball. I am sad.

I am Tallula. I am a real lady and I like to lie in the sun.

Oliver and the lost ball.Click once on every speech bubble.

Oliver is so sad. He can’t find his ball anywhere.He must have lost it somewhere amongst the autumn leaves.

Tallula is sad too. She is not a very good sniffer, and could not find Oliver’s ball either.

“Mmm,... What should we do?The ball must be here somewhere...”

Jacky called Oliver and Tallula for a meeting.“Let’s each go in a different direction and sniff till we find the lost ball. It must be here somewhere!”

The three dogs spread out and sniffed and sniffed and sniffed, but they could not find the

lost ball.They were sad. They tried again and then

gave up.

Oliver noticed a little girl playing near by. He went up to her, and asked, “Have you seen my lost ball?”The little girl shook her head and carried onplaying with her toys.

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Oliver went over to a thick pile of autumn leaves to look for his ball.He even asked the birds in the tree if they had seen his lost ball. The birds sang and said they did not know where the ball was, then they flew away.

The dachshunds and Jacky looked and looked, but could not find the ball anywhere. The sun was sinking lower in the sky.The shadows were getting longer and longer. This meant that the sun would soon set and it would be dark.

“Then I’ll never find my ball,” thought Oliver.

Jacky sat for a moment to scratch herself. She thought very hard. Then she called the dachshunds together.

“I have been thinking and I know what we should do. We can’t sniff out the ball, but I know who can. We need to call Leo! He’s the best sniffer dog by far. He’ll find the

ball in a jiffy.”

Leo was in the front garden. He was marking his territory to let the other dogs

knowwho was in charge!

Tallula and Oliver explained the problem to Leo.“No problem for me. I will find your tennis ball in a

jiffy.Let’s sniff around the plants and pots over here”.

Leo scratched in the water bowl with his paw to see if the ball was there. It wasn’t.

He had a drink of water. Leo’s paw had made the water muddy. Tallula was not impressed! She was cross with Leo.

“Don’t put your foot in the water, Leo!Look how dirty it is now. Who is going to change the water for us?

Anyway, we need to find Oliver’s ball”So off they went, sniffing all the way.

Leo sniffed around and soon yelled out: “I’ve got it! I found the lost ball! Yahooo!”

He rolled onto his back, wriggling around in delight, with the found ball in his mouth.

The dachshunds and Jacky clapped their paws and woofed with excitement.

Hooray! Leo has found Oliver’s ball.

“Finders, keepers!” said Leowith a grin.Now I can also play ball with you.”

Leo was so happy! He jumped upand pranced around the garden with the ball in his mouth. All the dogs chasedLeo happilyaround the garden.

Leo was so happy to have found the ball. The owners were happy too!

Leo was rewarded with a special treat: He was groomed the very next day.

He was washed and brushed.His fur was trimmed. His nails were clipped and his

teeth were brushed.How happy he was!

Jacky, Oliver and Tallula were so tired from all the excitement, that they went to bed early, happy

and coIn future, Oliver would try to remember where he

had left the ball, or, they would just ask Leo to find it for them!