In a cosy living room at Christmas, a chocolate Labradoodle lies on his bed by the tree, gazing up at wrapped presents and a plate of mince pies set high on the mantelpiece, as a white grandmother with a grey bob in a cardigan places a box of chocolates up there beside them.

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The Mantelpiece

Every Christmas, a wise grandmother has a rule: anything the children mustn’t have goes on the mantelpiece. The good scissors, the brandy, the batteries for the new toys. Nobody has to say no all day, which at Christmas is a small miracle. It’s simply out of reach.

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