2. Bill and His Dog

Bill’s shoes were worn out.. Since he was unlucky recently he decided to throw them away. One day, he went to the rubbish pit far from the city and threw the old shoes into it. Then he returned home , lay down and slept.

But he had a dog, and the dog often went to the rubbish pit to look for food . On that day , the dog saw the shoes in the pit and knew they were its master’s. So the dog took one of the heavy shoes in its mouth and went slowly with it, and left it at it at Bill’s bedside. Then the dog fetched the other shoe in the same way.

When Bill woke up,he saw the shoes by his bed and he was very afraid. The shoes can walk by themselves, they must be done away with it, he thought. Then he made a large fire in front of his house and put the shoes on it.

Just then a strong wind was blowing, and before long the fire made the house begin burning. His neighbour immediately came out but could do nothing.The house burnt down,but the old shoes were saved by the honest dog again.

(二)比尔和他的狗

比尔的鞋穿坏了，由于最近运势不佳，比尔决定把这旧鞋扔得远远的。一天，他来到离城很远的垃圾坑，把鞋扔了进去。然后，回到家里躺下睡觉。

比尔有一只狗，经常到那垃圾坑里去找食物。那天，它正好看见了并立马认出了那是主人的鞋，于是，这狗便用嘴把一只鞋叼着，慢慢走回去，把它放在比尔的床边。对另一只鞋狗也如法炮制。

当比尔醒来时，看见床边的鞋，吓坏了。喔!天啊，这鞋自己会走路，得把它处理掉。他想。然后，他来到家门口，点了一堆火，把鞋放了进去。

正在那时，刮来一阵大风，火势很快蔓延，点着了房子。邻居赶紧出来，可是已经晚了，房子烧毁了，留下的只有再次被那只忠实的狗抢救出来的那双旧鞋。

苦涩的幽默

I like to have that dog.

What a loyal dog!