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They would walk up the streets , or sit on the church , steps , or , if the day was fair , would perhaps go into the country and bring home great bundles of yellow and blue and crimson flowers . The tumble-down old house in which the family lived was near a tall , gray church . It was a beautiful old church , and all the children loved it , but Lolo most of all . He loved it in the morning , when the people brought in great bunches of white lilies to trim it ; and at noon , when it was cool and shady ; and at sunset , when the long rays shone through the painted windows and made blue and golden and violet lights on the floor . One morning Lolo and Moufflou were sitting on the church steps and watching the people , when a gentleman who was passing by stopped to look at the dog . `` That 's a very fine poodle , '' he said . `` Indeed he is , '' cried Lolo .