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Henry Huggin's Dog Ribsy Chapter Summaries
Henry Huggin’s dog Ribsy is having a rough week. It begins with a nasty little flea nipping away at him underneath his collar and no matter what he does, he can’t seem to get at it. To make matters worse, Henry and his parents just got a new car and they won't let him inside it; they don't want his muddy paw prints on the seats or his nose smudges on the windows. So when Henry and his parents drive off to the shopping center, Ribsy chases after them until they are forced to stop and let him in. And Henry finally removes his collar so he can scratch away the flea. Ribsy didn’t mean to get lost in the huge shopping mall parking lot. After a comical mix-up one rainy afternoon, Ribsy finds himself in the wrong station wagon and with the wrong family.

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