• TOAD'S NEW PET •

Starring: Toad, Princess Peach, Toadsworth

From: The Super Mario Franchise

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Toad stayed at the castle while Princess Peach and Toadsworth went on a vacation to Tostarena in the Sand kingdom. Peach and Toadsworth told Toad they'll bring him something nice when they get back.

Before they went back to the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach and Toadsworth look for something that Toad would like. At first they wanted to buy a beautiful sombrero, but they found out that it cost too much. During the afternoon, while Peach and Toadsworth were having lunch in a park, they decide to buy the sombrero after all. Toadsworth threw a leftover sandwich to some stray dogs, and they walked back to the marketplace. One of the animals follow them. It was a small, gray creature with short hair, short legs, and a long tail. Wherever they went, it went.

Peach: "Isn't he cute Toadsworth ? He must be one of those Tostarenan hairless dogs. Toad would love him."

Toadsworth: "He's probably somebody's else's pet."

Both Peach and Toadsworth asked a few Tostarenan citizens if they knew who its owner were, but no one did. They just smiled and shrugged their shoulders. Then Peach turn to Toadsworth and said.

Peach: "Maybe he's just a stray dog. Let's take him home with us."

It was against the law to take a pet cross the border, but Peach and Toadsworth hid the animal in a box, and no one saw it. When they got home, they showed it to Toad.

Toad: "Hey he's a pretty small dog."

Toadsworth: "Yeah he's a Tostarenan dog, though I'm not sure what kind I think it's called a Tostarenan hairless. We'll find out soon. But he's nice isn't he ?"

They gave the new pet some dog food. Then they washed it and brushed it and combed it's fur. That night it slept on Toad's bed. When Toad awakened the next morning, his pet was still there.

Toadsworth: "Hey Princess and Toadsworth. My dog is cold."

The animals eyes were running in there was something white around its mouth later that morning Peach and Toadsworth took it to a veterinarian.

Vet: "Where did you get him ?"

Peach: "In Tostarena in the Sand kingdom."

Toadsworth: "We think he's a Tostarenan hairless. I was going to ask you about that."

Vet: "He's not a Tostarenan hairless. He's not even a dog. He's a sewer rat-- and he has rabies."