Sam quietly came out of the bushes. He ran at Sophie so that she fell. Smith and Nora were very surprised to see a big dog in the yard of their house. "Whose dog is that? How big is it?" Nora shrieked. Sophie turned when she saw the dark brown wolf standing beside Sophie. Sophie widened her eyes as she realized it was Sam. Who else, if not him? Because only Sam the wolf is in town right now. Sophie thought Sam had returned to the Swanch. The wolf growled until Smith and Nora were frightened. Luckily they still thought it was a big dog. Nora immediately pulled Smith's hand so she could go inside the house. "Come on, Smith. The dog is staring at us!" Nora shrieked. Smith was still staring at the wolf next to Sophie. She had fallen to the ground because of Sam's actions. Sophie was still