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Mrs. Tramill loved hearing about our cases—

probably so she could tell her next client all

about them.

“Actually, yes!” Lisa said. “Though, it’s a
rough one.”

“Oh, really,” Mrs. Tramill said. Her eyebrows

raised high on her face.

“This isn’t something to be gossiped about,”
Lisa said. “These are real people, with real

feelings!”

“Of course,” Mrs. Tramill said. “I only repeat

this stuff to the dogs.”
Lisa laughed. “Of course, I can’t tell you

details—Helper Hounds work is private—but a

boy is being teased because of his race.”

Mrs. Tramill gasped. “That’s horrid!”
“Yes, it is. The kids in his class laughed at

him when they heard him speaking Danish.

They thought it was funny to see a Black kid

speaking it.”

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