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A winter's tail is a short story in which the main character, Helen, tells her friends the story of why her puppy, Skits, is afraid of hockey pucks. The story begins on a cold winter day when Skits is excited to go ice skating but quickly becomes terrified when a hockey puck accidentally falls into the water.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Karen Barss
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