"You're such an adorable puppy"

“Where is the bird?” asked the large black dog in a surprisingly high voice, as if it had swallowed helium from Carl’s balloons. “You said you had the bird.”

Dug cowered. “Oh yes, oh yes, since I have said that, I can see how you would think that.”

“Where is it?”

“Um, tomorrow. Come back tomorrow and then I will again have the bird.”

“You lost it?” snarled the dog.

Rapunzel found her voice. “Hey, leave Dug alone!”

The dog turned and growled at her. Rapunzel backed away. “Master will be most pleased that we have found them and will ask of them many questions. Come!”...

It was the day of the track race, and Belle was nervous. She had woken up with butterflies, mainly for Merida and the other members of the team who’d be taking on the guys from Dreamworks High.

“You’re nervous?” Merida laughed when she heard. “Think how I feel!”

She and the others had eaten an enormous breakfast to keep their strength up, but the stress of nerves was showing on them all, even those who weren’t partaking in the race. Belle, for one, was glad that Adam wasn’t taking part when she saw the cut of the Dreamworks High team.

They were led by Sinbad Sailor; an athletic...