The Jewel Collar
Authors: Christine Karol Roberts
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By Christine Karol Roberts
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Christine Karol Roberts
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to my beautiful
Aristotle who shared fifteen years of his life with me and to my
mother, Dorothy, both of whom love and look down upon us from
Heaven
.
Acknowledgements
To those of you, and you know who you are,
who have given me encouragement at every challenge in my life and
careers and who have made me believe that the Christmas spirit and
true friendship does live in each of us every day of the year and
for which I will always be grateful.
THE JEWEL COLLAR
Once upon a time there was a beautiful
Maltese puppy named Aristotle. He was called Ari for short. Ari was
a Champion show dog but was happiest at home sitting in the garden
and playing with his garden friends.
Ari and his Mommy, Christy, lived in
California in a beautiful house at the beach overlooking the
Newport Harbor.
Ari had many friends in the beach house
garden. The Finches, Mr. & Mrs. Dove, Brandy the Squirrel,
Harry the Cat, Paul the Possum, Mickey the Mallard, the family of
Steve Sparrow and Heather the Hummingbird and her family.
Ari’s Mommy was a very successful trial
attorney who spent most of her time during the day at the
Courthouse, the law library and visiting clients at their
offices.
One day, shortly before Christmas, Ari’s
Mommy came home from work and told Ari that they would be moving
away from the beach to a new home.
Their new home would be close to the train
station so that Ari’s Mommy could take the train to Los Angeles for
Court hearings.
