Evie Scruffypup’s Big Surprise

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Jess Forester shuffled her foot through a pile of crisp, fallen leaves. “There are lots of acorns here!” she said. She and her best friend, Lily Hart, were in Jess’s yard, filling a box with fallen nuts.

“They’ll be a treat for the squirrel my mom and dad are taking care of,” said Lily.

The squirrel was one of the patients at Helping Paw Wildlife Hospital, which was across the street from Jess’s house. Lily’s parents ran it, and the two girls loved animals so much that they helped out whenever they could.

A flurry of deep gold leaves drifted down from the tree.

Jess caught one. “I love fall colors, don’t you?” she said. “There’s yellow and red and—look!” She pointed up through the branches. “There! A squirrel!” she said.

More leaves tumbled down as the squirrel bounded higher.

“He’s so sweet!” said Lily. “Maybe he’ll come to us if I offer him an acorn.”

She held one out, but the squirrel stayed on the branch, watching them nervously.

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