Gracie the Wonder Pug has always enjoyed exploring her world. When she was a baby, the kitchen and living room of her forever home provided plenty of spaces to investigate.
As she grew though, the lure of the outdoors became irresistible.
Seeing her interest, her parents provided her with the best possible education and eventually, she earned her degree in Natural Science with a minor in Gastronomy.
Her initial post-graduate studies were focused on the flora and fauna found in her own backyard. She was endlessly fascinated by the variety to be found right outside her door.
Even the changing seasons were a source of education. Her parents made sure she was well-protected from the elements and allowed her to proceed with her investigations.
Over time, Gracie found that her attempts to study wildlife up close were not as successful as she would have liked. Too many critters found her attention unwelcome and sometimes downright frightening as her enthusiasm overcame the good scientific method of observing from a distance. How to get close without terrifying her subjects? It was a problem.
She checked with her siblings but the cats had no answers for her.
Even her friends at the dog park weren’t cooperative.
One day, she met a hunter coming out of the woods while on a walk with her people and thought her problems were solved. Maybe she could use camoflauge, too!
Better but still not ideal. Finally, inspiration struck one Halloween. Of course! It was so simple! She needed to blend in better with her subjects and what better way to do that than disguise herself as one of them? Joyfully, she donned her first disguise and commenced her new studies.
It worked so well, she even tried to understand her feline siblings better . . .
which went over about as well as you’d expect.
Her studies made her famous! She was even invited to other countries to give talks on her findings.
Sadly, fame went to her head. She became convinced her disguises were her ticket to access to the rich and powerful. It all began to come apart when she tried to infiltrate Santa’s reindeer one year.
When that didn’t work, she attempted to pass herself off as the great man himself.
After the Great Santa Debacle, Gracie’s parents took away all her disguises. In despair, she turned away from her studies and took up modeling.
The End.
(Please note: no pugs were harmed in the making of this Bucket. A mild injury was acquired by Mr. Gardener when he twisted his ankle chasing after her to remove a costume. She didn’t want it off. She ended up impersonating a cow for the rest of the afternoon. Mr. Gardener recovered.)