Well hello there, it\u2019s Aristotle here again. I\u2019ve just had to put up with one of Alfie\u2019s \u2018The youth of today\u2019 lectures. You know what it\u2019s like. I made the mistake of saying I couldn\u2019t see the point in voting, even if I were allowed to. He said it was attitudes like that which had got us into this mess in the first place and I should show more gratitude for the work my forebears had put in. I said \u2018wasn\u2019t it usually three bears in the story?\u2019, but he didn\u2019t seem to think that was funny. I know I\u2019m supposed to be an adult now, but I see myself more as a playdog figure rather than a dog to take life too seriously. I\u2019m sure when Alfie was young he lived a more carefree lifestyle, although looking back through his diary I can find scant evidence of that. He had a phase where he was rather taken with eating acorns and jumping over streams, but to be honest I don\u2019t think he was ever a frivolous carefree sort of dog. He\u2019s really missed out when you think about it. All that naughtiness he could have been up to and instead he was being a good serious little chap. I do my best to make up for him, but I guess a little more naughtiness wouldn\u2019t go amiss. If you\u2019ve got any suggestions for pranks I should be pulling on him just to liven things up then you should let me know and I\u2019ll see if I can put them to good use. For the time being, I\u2019ve given up on the idea of choosing a career in favour of being a dog of leisure\u2026 and maybe a little mischief!<\/p>\n
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