Neighbor

A woman with a broken ankle was gingerly hobbling along on crutches as she attempted to walk her dog.

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Because of her handicap, however, she was having a lot of trouble keeping the dog under control.

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Finally, the dog lunged forward, the leash slipped out of her hand, and the dog went running down the street.

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She called and called, but the dog wouldn't come back.

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Since she couldn't chase after it, she eventually gave up and went home.

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A couple of hours later she heard something scratching at the door.

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When she went to the door she found her dog standing there with a dead rabbit in its mouth.

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Upon closer inspection, she realized it was the neighbors' pet rabbit.

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She knew she would never be able to tell them what happened, and since they were out of town for the weekend, she hit upon a plan.

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She took the rabbit into the bathroom, washed it off, and blew its fur dry.

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Then she took the rabbit back to the neighbors' backyard and put the rabbit back in its cage.

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She thought the neighbors would discover the rabbit dead and think it died in the cage.

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They would never suspect what really happened.

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On Monday, there was a knock at the door, and when she answered, there was her neighbor standing there.

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He asked her if she had seen anyone in their backyard over the weekend.

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She said no.

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He said, "Did you see anything strange going on around our house or yard?"

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Again, she denied seeing anything suspicious.

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She said, "Why are you asking me these questions? What happened?"

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He said, "Well, something really strange is going on in my backyard.

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On Friday our rabbit died, so we buried it in the backyard.

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But when we came back from the weekend, it was back in the cage!"