One of the stories by Gene Zion about a much-loved pet dog called Harry is No Roses for Harry (Red Fox, 4.99). The family that looks after him celebrates his birthday, and one year Grandma gives him a knitted sweater sporting a pattern of roses. Harry instantly dislikes the sweater because he dislikes the roses.
The story follows Harry's endeavours to lose the sweater on his walks with the two children and Grandma. Eventually, a bird manages to grab a loose thread from the sweater and all the knitting unravels. The last we see of it is a length of wool trailing behind a bird as it climbs into the sky.
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