The Dogs of Walbrzych

This story is about how a group of stray dogs in Walbrzych turned Ksiaz Castle and Ksiaz Landscape Park into a place where all stray dogs can live happily.
== Story ==
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, life went very well for the people in the Polish city of Walbrzych, except for the stray dogs. Everyday they wandered the streets searching for food and avoided being caught by the dog catchers. One of these stray dogs is a Gonczy Polski named Bohdan who lives in an alleyway on Garbarska Street. With him are his friends Anatol, Zeno, Danica, and Sebastian who are all strays like Bohdan. Sometimes they'll help Bohdan find food and take it back to their shelter in the alleyway. Bohdan would sometimes sit outside the alleyway and watch other dogs playing with there owners, thinking about having an owner too.
One day, after trying to find food, Bohdan and his friends were walking back to their shelter when they saw the dog catchers in the alleyway. They were shocked when the dogs had realized that the dog catchers were destroying their shelter. When one of the dog catchers spotted the dogs he shouted, "There they are! Get them, boys!" The dogs began to run as the dog catchers tried to catch them, but the dogs were faster than the dog catchers. Bohdan, Anatol, Zeno, Danica, and Sebastian ran as fast as they could, until they came to Ksiaz Landscape Park which was by Ksiaz Castle.
They all sat down, all tired out from running from the dog catchers. "That... Was close!" Said Zeno, panting. "Yeah," Danica said. "But now we're in a pickle! With our shelter gone, where are we gonna live?" Each dog had an idea of a place, but none of them are quite right. When Bohdan turned his head he saw Ksiaz Castle in the distance, which gave him an idea. Bohdan then turn to his friends and quietly told them what it is. "Are you sure this'll work?" Asked Anatol. Bohdan nodded. "I know it will, Anatol, and it might help other dogs too."
At night, after the castle had closed, Bohdan quietly snuck up to a guard, who was about to go home, and took the a ring of keys from him. When the dogs quietly went to Ksiaz Castle Bohdan unlocked the front door and he and his friends went inside, where they'd made themselves at home. Then they went straight to work on the castle and the land around it.
In the morning, the people of Walbrzych had found a brick wall surrounding Ksiaz Castle and Ksiaz Landscape Park. The train tracks were redirected around the park, even the road was redirected. Right as the people went to report this discovery to the police a stray Polish Hound named Pierniki lead a large group of stray dogs to Ksiaz Castle and Ksiaz Landscape Park, where Bohdan and Sebastian were putting up a big gate. When Bohdan saw Pierniki and the other stray dogs he was confused. "My fellow dogs, why are you here?" Bohdan asked. Pierniki answered, "We're here because we have heard what you've been doing here and we've come to live with you." Bohdan smiled and let Pierniki and the other strays in.
Inside the castle, Bohdan and his friends refurnished the bedrooms so that they'll each have a place to sleep, including the master bedroom where Bohdan and Pierniki sleep. The kitchen has been turned into a doggy kind of kitchen where Zeno can cook food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Anatol had put dog toys in the living room so that they can play with them when they aren't too busy. Also, the throne room has become a place where Bohdan can held council and settle public disputes.
Outside, the other stray dogs had chopped down the trees and built houses for them to live in. One of the stray dogs had established a farm to raise animals and grow crops. They even built shops, a school, six restaurants, a dog sized Olympic arena, a church, a storage building, a library, and turned the parking lot into a marketplace. Bohdan was then made the leader of the stray dogs and he named the city New Walbrzych, where they'll live in happiness.
When the people of Walbrzych heard what the stray dogs had done, they were outraged and wanted to put an end to New Walbrzych. But Lech Walesa, the President of Poland, said to them, "My dear people, there's no need to be violent! I'll go to New Walbrzych and find out why those dogs had built there own city."
So, President Walesa went to New Walbrzych, where he'd met Bohdan at the gate. "Great to meet you, sir." Bohdan said, shaking the President's hand. "Would you like me to give you the tour of the city?" "Why yes!" The President answered. "I would love to!" Bohdan takes President Walesa around New Walbrzych showing him all the sights and all the things the dogs of New Walbrzych did. The President was amazed at what Bohdan and his fellow strays had done and put this into thinking.
At Ksiaz Castle, Bohdan and President Walesa sat down in the counseling room and talked for a bit. Pierniki, Anatol, Zeno, Danica, and Sebastian stood in the doorway as they watch the whole conversation. After a minute of talking the President said, "So, from what I've been hearing, you just want to live a good life?" "Yes," said Bohdan. "My fellow stray dogs and I were not treated properly in Walbrzych. We wish to live better lives, have good homes, and be treated nicely." President Walesa thought for a bit. "You know what? I think it's time that the laws should be changed."
A week later, the President had changed the laws and made Walbrzych a dog friendly city. He'd even made the biggest change of all: He made New Walbrzych as the second capital of Poland. After that the President said to the people, "If there are any stray dog found in our city, send him or her to New Walbrzych, where they'll live a good and happy life!"
From then on, Bohdan became the happiest dog in the world because he and Pierniki had a litter of puppies and also that the laws of Poland had changed for the better. Bohdan and his friends continue to rule New Walbrzych and stray dogs will continue to live here for years to come. A hotel had been built by the city so that visitors will see New Walbrzych. Now, if you visit Poland, make sure that you'll visit New Walbrzych to meet Bohdan, his family, his friends, and the other stray dogs who are living happily in the second capital of Poland to this very day.
The End
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