Reads with Maggie

Mouse continued wagging his tail furiously, and gave a quiet bark.
“Mouse is smart,” she said, nodding. “Really super dog smart. We’re reading James and the Giant Peach.”
I blinked. Did she mean that she was reading the book to the dog or that Mouse was reading the book, too? I mean, I already knew that he was as smart as most people, but I’d never really considered whether or not he could learn to do abstract things like reading. It seemed like a very strange notion.
On the other hand, he was going to school. Hell, I only had a GED. If he stayed close enough to Maggie for long enough, the dog might wind up with more education than me. Then there’d be no talking to him.
“Don’t tell people about Mouse, though, okay?” Maggie said, suddenly worried. “It’s a top secret.”


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