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"Stay out of my garden," and "You are worse than a weed," Miss Pepper scolds an abandoned dog who repeatedly makes himself at home in her flower beds. Despite the old woman's efforts to curtail the dog's visits, her affection for the persistent pup grows, and she finally adopts the canine charmer. With warm humor, the watercolor and gouache pictures nicely convey the pair's blossoming friendship.