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Hoxie and Bennett's Wondrous Wish

Hoxie the hound dog, with floppy ears and a happy tail, hummed a happy hum. He was off on an adventure with his best buddy, Bennett the bouncy bunny.

A hound dog with floppy ears and a happy tail

Bennett, with his nose twitching, hopped beside Hoxie. "Where are we going, Hoxie?", he asked, his whiskers wiggling with curiosity.

A bunny with twitching nose and wiggling whiskers

"We're on a quest, my friend!" barked Hoxie. "A quest to find something AMAZING!"

A hound dog and a bunny on an adventure

They went UP a hill, covered in clover. "Look!" shouted Bennett. "Four-leaf clovers!"

A hill covered in clover with a hound dog and a bunny

"Let's see... One, two... THREE!" counted Hoxie. "Three clovers, Bennett! That's good luck!"

Three four-leaf clovers

Down the hill they went, tumbling and giggling. At the bottom, nestled between two rocks, was a bottle.

A hound dog and a bunny tumbling down a hill

"What's THAT?" squeaked Bennett, his nose twitching faster. "It looks OLD!"

An old bottle nestled between two rocks

"Only one way to find out!" Hoxie barked, and with a gentle nudge of his nose, POP! The bottle opened with a sound like a giant sneeze!

A hound dog opening an old bottle with his nose

Out puffed a cloud of sparkly smoke, and from the smoke emerged... a tiny, giggling GENIE!

A tiny genie emerging from sparkly smoke

"Greetings!" boomed the genie, in a voice much bigger than his tiny body. "You have awakened the Great Gleepglorp! You have THREE wishes!"

A tiny genie with a booming voice

Hoxie and Bennett looked at each other. "THREE wishes?" Bennett whispered. "What should we wish for?"

A hound dog and a bunny looking at each other in surprise

"I know!" shouted Hoxie. "I wish for a mountain of dog biscuits!" POOF! A mountain of biscuits appeared, reaching the clouds!

A mountain of dog biscuits reaching the clouds

"My turn! My turn!" squeaked Bennett. "I wish for a field of carrots... that sparkle!" POOF! A dazzling field of sparkling carrots shimmered before them.

A field of sparkling carrots

Hoxie and Bennett stared at the mountain of biscuits and the shimmering field. It WAS amazing, but... something didn't feel quite right.

A disappointed hound dog and bunny looking at a mountain of biscuits and a field of carrots

"What's wrong?" asked Gleepglorp the genie. "Aren't you happy?"

A tiny genie looking concerned

Hoxie whined. "It's just... we wished for ourselves. We forgot about our friends!"

A sad hound dog

"You can use your last wish!" boomed Gleepglorp. "Make it a good one!"

A tiny genie

Hoxie and Bennett looked at each other. This time, they both knew EXACTLY what to wish for.

A hound dog and a bunny looking at each other knowingly

"We wish..." began Hoxie. "That everyone we love has a friend as wonderful as we are to each other!"

A hound dog and a bunny hugging

There was a burst of warmth and light. Gleepglorp the genie vanished, leaving behind a single, shimmering feather. It was the most magical wish of all.

A shimmering feather

From that day on, Hoxie and Bennett shared their biscuits and sparkling carrots, knowing the best things in life are even better when shared with friends.

A hound dog and a bunny sharing a mountain of biscuits and a field of carrots with their friends

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