Chapter 7 kind big dog

Telfina and Marinette came home from shopping for their parents, and there was only one kilometer left to go home.Their baskets contained three bars of soap, a bag of sugar, a pair of calf intestines, and other items.The two of them carried the basket and swayed back and forth, singing a nice song: "Mi Long Dong, Mi Long Dong, Mi Long Dan".The two of them walked to a corner and suddenly saw a big dog.The big dog walked with its head down, its hair standing on end, its lips turned outward, its sharp teeth shining brightly, its long tongue hanging down to the ground, it looked fierce.With a sharp wag of his tail, he started running along the road, bumping his head against a tree.The dog took a few steps back and barked angrily.The two little girls immediately stopped in the middle of the road, huddled together in fright.Marinette also sang "Myrondon, Myrondon, Myrondin," but very softly, and tremblingly.

"Don't be afraid," said the Dog, "on the contrary, I am not at all fierce. But I am blind, and I am very troubled." "Oh, poor dog!" said the little girl, "we didn't know that just now." The dog walked up to the two little girls, wagging its tail more vigorously, licking their legs with its tongue, and sniffing the basket vigorously. "This is what happened to me," continued the Dog; "but first, let me sit down and rest, and see, I am exhausted." The little girl sat facing the dog on the grass by the side of the road.Delfina carefully placed the basket between her legs.

"Oh! what a relief it is to rest," sighed the dog. "Well, let me tell you what happened to me. Before I lost my eyes, I worked for a blind man. You see, I still have a As for the rope, my master held the rope, and I showed him the way just yesterday, and now I know how useful I was to him. The way I lead him is always the best way, and the road is full of flowers. When I passed by a farmer's door, I always told him, "This is a farmer's house." The farmer gave him a piece of bread and threw me a bone; if it was late, we would sleep in the farmer's house. In the corner of the barn. When the master is bullied, I protect him. You know, those fat dogs who eat fat, and even people, don't like poor people very much, and they will bully when they see them. But, I It’s not easy to mess with, I also showed a strong color, and they let us pass. I put on a fierce look, come, take a look..."

He opened his mouth wide, bared his teeth, and stared round his eyes, which really scared the two little girls. "Come on," Marinette said. "This is to open your eyes," said the dog. "Not only do I help my master in this way, but I also amuse him by talking to him. Of course, I am only a dog, but talking and chatting always make the master pass the time." Hurry up..." "Dog, you talk as well as a man," said the little girl. "You are so kind," said the Dog, "My God, what a sweet smell you have in your baskets! . . . Oh! Where have I been? . . . It's convenient, but he is never satisfied. He kicks me every time for a little thing. But the day before yesterday, he started touching me and talking to me very kindly, which surprised me. I think it is the best way to let people touch me. It's a joyful thing. Come on, try touching me..."

The dog stretched its neck and put its big head in front of the little girl.The two of them stroked the dog's fur.At this time, he began to wag his tail and whispered "Wow, woof, woof". "It's very kind of you to do as I say," continued the dog, "but I must go on. My master kept touching me, and then suddenly said to me: 'Dog, would you take me Accept his faults and become blind for me?' I thought: accept his faults, even the best friend will hesitate. No matter how you look at me, I will tell him 'no' anyway." "Yes!" said the little girl loudly. "Of course not! That's the answer."

"Ah! I'm glad you think as I do. But, anyway, I'm a little sorry I didn't say yes right away." "Didn't you agree immediately?" said the little girl. "Dog, don't you..." "Don't worry! Yesterday, he was kinder to me and touched me very affectionately. I was ashamed and felt that I shouldn't refuse him. Finally, I accepted. Hmph! He swore to me again and again that I would become a happy Dog, he wants to lead me the way, just like I used to protect him... But I just took over his faults and became blind, and he abandoned me without saying goodbye. Since last night, I have been I was left alone in the wild, and when I walked, I either hit a tree or a rock. Just now, I smelled veal and heard two little girls singing, and I thought to myself, maybe, you won’t Chase me away..."

"Hmm! I won't drive you away," said the little girl, "You've found us right." The dog breathed a sigh of relief, sniffed the basket and said: "I'm very hungry...do you have veal?" "It's calf's intestines," said Delfina, "but, dog, you know, it's what we bought for Mom and Dad...not ours..." "Then, I'd better not think about it. It's the same if I think about it. It must be very delicious. I also want to ask, will you take me to meet your parents? If they can't take me in, at least they will give me Eat a bone, maybe give me a plate of soup, and let me stay overnight."

The sisters are willing to take the dog away, and especially want him to stay at home forever.They were just a little worried, not knowing how their parents would treat him.There is another difficult thing to do, the cat is very bossy at home, if a dog is added in, the cat may not give a good face. "Let's go," said Telfina, "we will try our best to keep you here." As soon as the three of them stood up, the little girl saw a robber on the road.This bandit is often active in this area, specially intercepting shopping children so as to snatch their baskets. "That's him," said Marinette. "He's the one who snatched it."

"Don't be afraid," said the dog, "I'll bark my teeth and frighten him, so that he will stop thinking about your basket." The man strode over, looked at the things in the little girl's basket, and rubbed his hands happily.However, when he saw the fierce look of the dog and heard the barking of the dog, he stopped rubbing his hands.He passed on the other side of the road and took off his hat in salute. When the man was gone, the dog said, "You see, although I am blind, I am still useful." The two little girls took turns leading the dog on the leash, and the dog happily followed.

"How well I get on with you!" said the Dog. "Yes, I haven't asked, what's your name, little girl?" "The one holding the rope is my sister, her name is Marinette. She has beautiful blonde hair." The dog stopped and sniffed Marinette. "Now, Marinette," said the Dog, "I recognize you now." "My sister's name is Telfina." The blond-haired girl also introduced. "Okay, Telfina, I won't forget. I have traveled many places with my original master and met many little girls, but to be honest, no one's name is Telfina or Marinette. These two names are beautiful."

The two little girls couldn't help blushing, but the dog couldn't see it, and kept praising them both.The dog thought, their voices are very pleasant, and they must be very sensible, otherwise, how could their parents send them to buy calf intestines? "I don't know if the veal sausage was chosen by you, but I'm sure it was picked by you. It's very delicious..." The dog talked and talked, and he kept bringing up the calf intestines, and he didn't feel bothered.He also kept touching the tip of his nose to the basket, and because he couldn't see, he ran between Marinette's legs several times and almost tripped her. "I said dog," Telfina said to him, "don't think about calf intestines anymore, okay? I can assure you that if it were mine, I would rather give it to you, but you know , I can't do that. What will Mom and Dad say if we don't take the calf intestines home?" "Of course they'll scold you..." said the dog. "We also have to tell the truth that you ate it, and they will drive you away and not keep you here." "They might beat you," added Marinette. "You're right," agreed the dog, "but don't think that I'm hungry for a calf's intestines. I'm talking casually, and I don't want you to give it to me. I don't mean it at all. Besides, I'm sorry The veal intestines didn't interest me either. It's a good thing, that's right, but I think it has a flaw, that is, it has no bones. If the veal intestines were served on the table, the host would eat them all and give none. The dogs are left." While talking, the little girl and the blind dog arrived home.The first one to see them was the cat.The cat arched its back, bristled its fur, and swept its tail back and forth on the ground as usual when it was angry.Then, the cat ran to the kitchen and said to the owner: "Look, the little girl has brought home another dog. I don't like it very much." "A dog?" said the master, "Really?" The owner went to the yard and saw that the cat did not lie. "How did you get this dog?" the father asked angrily, "Why did you bring him home?" "This poor dog is blind," replied the little girl. "When he ran away, he hit his head on a tree by the side of the road. It's very poor..." "That doesn't matter, didn't I forbid you to talk to strangers?" At this time, the dog took a step forward, nodded his head, and said to the little girl's parents: "I understand. You can't keep a blind dog in your house, so I'll leave. Before I leave, please allow me to praise your daughters. They are very smart and obedient. Just now, I was wandering on the road. I didn't see them, but I heard The smell of veal intestines. Since I haven't eaten since yesterday, I really want to eat veal intestines, but they won't let me touch the basket. Of course, I must look very fierce. You know them How did you tell me? They said: "Calf intestines are bought for mom and dad. They belong to mom and dad, so they can't be given to dogs." That's what they said. I don't know what you and I think It's not the same, but I don't feel hungry when I meet such a sensible and obedient little girl; I thought to myself, their parents are really blessed..." The mother smiled at her daughter, and the father was very pleased with what the dog had said about his daughter. "I can't complain in that respect," said my father. "They're good girls. I told them to beware of bad people; and I'm glad they brought you home. You can drink a good bowl of vegetable soup later, and you can live here tonight. I want to ask you, how did you go blind, and how did you run out on the road alone?" So, the dog told his experience again, saying that after he took over his master's problems, he was abandoned by the master again.The little girl's parents were obviously very moved. "You're the best dog," said the little girl's father, "and I can only blame you for being too kind. You stay here as long as you like. I'll build you a comfortable one." Wo, every day you have vegetable soup to drink, and of course bones to eat. You have been to many places, tell us about those places, and we will learn a lot from them.” After hearing what their parents thought, the faces of the two little girls blushed with joy, and the cat was also particularly touched. It no longer stood up its fur or gnashed its teeth, but looked at the dog very friendly. "I'm so happy," the dog said with a sigh, "I never thought that after I was abandoned by my original owner, I would meet such a warm welcome again..." "You've had a bad master," said the father. "He's a cruel man, a selfish man, and an ungrateful man. But he must be careful not to pass my door. Rebuke him and make him feel ashamed of his actions." The dog shook his head, sighed and said: "My master has probably been severely punished by this time. I do not mean that he has a conscience for deserting me. He is no longer blind, and must live by labor. But, I am sure , he misses the good old days; when he did nothing but let me carry him around, waiting for bread from passers-by. To tell you the truth, I'm really worried about his fate now, because I think there is no lazier man in the world." The cat laughed when he heard this, and felt that the dog was so stupid, the owner abandoned him, and why did he worry so much for the owner.The child's parents thought the same thing, and said it bluntly: "Really, this dog has suffered a lot and hasn't learned to be a little bit better. It seems that he can't change!" After hearing this, the dog drooped its ears in shame.The two little girls put their arms around his neck, and Marinette stared at the cat and said: "It's because he has a good heart! But you, cat, don't laugh, you'd better learn to be kind." "When playing with you, don't scratch us with your claws, lest parents punish us to stand!" Telfina added. "You caught us last night!" Marinette continued. The cat felt ashamed too.With a gloomy face, he turned away from the little girl, and staggered back to the house.When he got into the house, he was still muttering, saying that others were unfair to him, and that he was arresting people for fun, not on purpose at all; he said that he was as kind as a dog, maybe more kind than a dog.The little girls were very happy to have a dog by their side; and when they went shopping they said to the dog: "Wow, can you go shopping with us?" "Of course!" replied the Dog, "and put on the collar." Delfina put a collar on the dog.Marinette leads the rope (or vice versa), and the three go shopping together. On the way, the little girl saw a herd of cows passing by on the grass and a cloud floating in the sky, and she wanted to tell the dog.Dogs can't see with their eyes. After the little girl explained it, she felt very happy.However, sometimes the little girls saw things that they could not tell what they were, and the dog asked them questions: "Well, at least tell me what color those birds are and what shape their beaks are." "Well! That's right, the biggest one has yellow feathers on its back, black wings, black tail and yellow tail..." "Oh, those are orioles, you will hear them singing in a moment..." However, the oriole didn't just sing when it was talking and singing. The dog imitated the oriole's singing in order to explain to the little girl, but it still barked like a dog, which was so funny that the little girl stopped and laughed.Several times a rabbit or a fox ran past the edge of the wood, and the dog put its nose to the ground, sniffing and saying: "I smell it, there is a hare, you two look over there..." Along the way, they almost kept laughing, and sometimes the three of them had a jumping competition, and each lifted one foot to see who could jump faster. In the end, the dog always jumped first, because he lifted a paw and had three feet. . "It's not fair," said the little girl, "to hop on one foot." "Of course it's fair!" replied the Dog, "with big feet like yours, it's easy to jump!" The dog accompanies the little girl to go shopping, but the cat always feels uncomfortable watching it.He is very dog-friendly and wants to sleep next to them from morning to night.When Telfina and Marinette went to school, the cat and the dog were almost inseparable.When it rained, they would stay in the kennel and chat, and soon they would sleep next to each other.However, when the weather is fine, the dog always wants to run into the wild, so he said to his friend: "Cat, you lazy bastard, get up and go for a walk." "Purr, purr," the cat purred. "Oh, come on, show me the way," said the dog. "Purr, purr," the cat purred, and he was joking. "You want me to believe you're asleep, I know you're not. Oh! I see what you want... Come on!" The dog squatted down, the cat climbed on his back and sat down, and the two went out together. "Go straight ahead..." said the Cat, "turn left... Really, if you get tired, I can come down and walk." However, dogs almost never know when they are tired.He said a cat weighed little more than a feather of a dove.They walked through the fields and past the meadows, talking about the life of the farm family, about the two little girls and their parents. During this period, although the cat sometimes scratched Telfina or Marinette, he did get better.He was always concerned about his friend, asking if the dog was satisfied with life, if he was getting enough to eat, and if he was sleeping well. "Dog, are you happy here?" the cat asked the dog. "Oh! Of course I'm happy!" The dog sighed and said, "I didn't say anything here, everyone is very nice..." "You say you are happy, but I can see that you have something on your mind." "No wow, sure no," the dog denies. "Do you still miss your old owner?" the cat asked. "I don't miss it. Cat, to tell you the truth... I should even admit that I still resent him a little... Living happily and having good friends doesn't seem to be a good thing. I will inevitably regret my eyes..." "Oh, yes, yes!..." sighed the Cat. One day, two little girls asked the dog if he would go shopping with them.The cat was in a bad mood, and said to the two of them on the side, if you want to buy things, go by yourself, why let a blind dog accompany you, it's crazy.When they heard this, they just giggled, and Marinette asked the cat to accompany them.The cat pursed her lips, looked her up and down, and replied: "Hmph! I'm a cat, as if I can really go shopping!" "I thought you were willing to go," Marinette said, "If you don't want to go, forget it, just stay at home!" Seeing that the cat was angry, Telfina bent down to stroke him, but the cat stretched out its claws and scratched Telfina's hand to bleed.Seeing that her sister was scratched, Marinette was very angry. She also bent down, grabbed the cat's whiskers and said: "Old cat, I've never seen a worse animal than you!" "Really?" said the cat, pawing back at her, "you found it yourself, and you deserve it!" "Oh, he scratched me too!" "That's right, I scratched you, and I'm going to tell the master that you pulled my beard so they can make you stand." Said the cat, and ran towards the door.The dog can't see with his eyes, but it's hard to believe his ears. He said to the cat sternly: "Cat, really, I didn't know you were so bad. I couldn't help but admit that the little girl was right, you are a bad cat. Humph! I tell you clearly, I'm not satisfied... Little girl, don't pay attention to him , let's go shopping." The cat was very ashamed after hearing what the dog said, and couldn't answer for a while, and watched them go away before saying a word of apology.On the road, the dog turned around and shouted at the cat: "I'm not satisfied at all." The cat froze in the yard, feeling very sad.He now fully understands that clawing should not be done, that it is not good.He thought that the dog didn't like him anymore and regarded him as a bad cat. He felt very uncomfortable, so he ran to the barn on his stomach and lay in the nest all day. Lying in the bed every day, I always thought in my heart: "Actually, I have a good heart. Even if I scratched someone, it was unintentional. Moreover, I regretted it after scratching someone. This is enough to prove that I have a good heart. But, why? Let him understand this?" In the evening, when he heard the little girl came back from a sale, he didn't dare to show her face, still hiding in the barn.He stuck his head out through the skylight and saw the dog circling in the yard, muttering: "Why can't you hear the cat, and can't smell him. Little girls, do you see him coming?" "Hmph! No," replied Marinette. "It's better not to see him, he's too bad." "That's true," sighed the Dog. "I can't say anything good about him after what he's done." The cat was in such agony that he really wanted to stick his head out of the skylight and shout at them, "That's not it! I'm good!" But he didn't dare to say anything, because he thought it was useless to say that, and the dog might not Believe him.He tossed all night without closing his eyes, and came out of the barn early the next morning, with red eyes and drooping beard, to look for the dog in the kennel.He sat down opposite the dog, and timidly said to the dog: "Hello, dog...it's me, cat..." "Hello, hello," said the dog, still grunting a little. "Did you stay up all night? Dog? You look so sad..." "Where, I slept well... But when I wake up, I can't see when I open my eyes, and I always feel unhappy." "That's right," said the cat, "I'm troubled by your blindness. I've thought about it, and if you want to, give me your fault, and I'll be blind for you, just as you are for you." The master is blind." Hearing this at first, the dog was so moved that he couldn't say a word, and wanted to cry. "Cat, how kind you are," the dog stammered, "I don't want to...you are so kind." Hearing what the dog said, the cat trembled with excitement.He never imagined that kindness could have so much fun. "That's it, I'll take over your disability," said the cat. "No, no," the dog refused, "I don't want to..." The Dog also argued that he was almost used to being blind, and that he had many friends who would make him happy.But the Cat would not budge, and answered him: "You, dog, you need good eyes, and they'll be good for you at home. Excuse me, what's the use of my eyes? I'm an idler, and I'd rather sleep in the sun or by the fire." said To be honest, my eyes are almost always closed, which is not the same as being blind, and even if I am blind, I don't feel anything." The Cat was very resolute in what he said, and the Dog accepted his entreaties at last.Just change it, change it in their kennel.The dog saw the light again, and the first sentence he said was desperately barking: "The cat has a good heart! The cat has a good heart!" The little girls ran into the yard, asked about the situation, kissed the cat with tears in their eyes, and kept saying: "You are so kind! You are so kind!" But the Cat, bowing his head now, was so happy with his good heart that he didn't even notice that his eyes were blind. Since the dog regained its eyesight, it has been very busy. Except at noon and night, it has no time to go to the nest to rest.During the day, he either went to watch the animals grazing, or followed his master on the road or in the woods, because someone always took him out.Although he was busy, he didn't complain, and he had never been so happy.When he recalled the time when he led his first director to visit villages and households, he was glad that he was blessed by misfortune and met this farmer.He got up early in the morning, put the cat on his back, and drove him around the fields.It was the best part of the day for the cat, when his friend told him what he was up to during the day, and he never forgot to thank him and feel a little sorry for him.The cat said it was nothing, not worth mentioning at all.He said this, but he felt a little sad in his heart, thinking that seeing with eyes is very happy.Now that he is blind, others don't care about him.Of course, the little girls held him in her lap and stroked her, but they thought it more interesting to run and dance with dogs, and there was no game that a blind cat could join in. The cat thinks so, but doesn't regret it.He thinks his friend dog is happy now more than anything else.He is indeed a very kind cat.During the whole day, no one talked to him. He just sat in the sun, by the fire, trying to sleep, grunting incessantly: "Hulu, Hulu... I have a good heart... Hulu, Hulu... I have a good heart." One summer morning, the weather was very hot, and the cat went to the bottom step of the cellar to enjoy the shade, purring as usual.Suddenly, he felt something move and touched his beard.He knew it was a little mouse without asking, so he caught the mouse with one paw.The little mouse was so frightened that he didn't dare to run away. "Mr. Cat," said the mouse, "let me go. I'm a little mouse, I got lost just now..." "Little Mouse?" said the Cat, "Well, let me eat you." "Mr. Cat, if you don't eat me, I promise to obey you forever." "No, it's better to eat you...unless..." "Unless what, Mr. Cat?" "Let me tell you! That's right, I'm blind. If you agree to exchange my disability with you and become blind for me, I'll spare your life. You can walk around in the yard, and I will do it myself. You eat. All in all, it is very cheap for you to become blind in exchange for your own life. You are always afraid of falling into my claws, and this time you can live in peace." The little mouse still hesitated and just apologized to the cat.The cat replied kindly: "Think carefully, little mouse, don't make a decision casually. I'm not in such a hurry, I can always wait for a few minutes. The first thing I ask is that you make up your own mind." "Yes," said the Mouse, "but if I say no, will you eat me?" "Of course, little mouse, of course." "Then, I'd better become blind, it's better than being eaten." Telfina and Marinette came back from school at noon and saw a little mouse walking in the yard together under the cat's crotch, feeling very strange. The two of them were even more surprised when they heard that the little mouse was blind and the cat was no longer blind. "This little animal is very well," said the cat. "She has a very kind heart. Please take good care of her." "Don't worry," said the two little girls, "she won't want anything. We'll feed him, and make her a bed to sleep in at night." The dog also came home and was so happy to see his friend's eyes healed that he couldn't hide his joy in front of the little mouse. "The cat is very kind," said the Dog. "Look at his reward today!" "Really," said the little girl, "he was kind..." "Really," whispered the cat, "I was kind..." "Humph! Humph! Humph!" said the little mouse. One Sunday, two little girls took a little mouse for a walk in the yard.The dog was dozing next to the cat, and suddenly smelled panicked, then barked, jumped up, and ran towards the path.There was the sound of a person's footsteps outside, and a homeless man with a skinny face and tattered clothes was seen walking over wearily.He passed by the door, glanced into the yard, and was taken aback when he saw the dog.He stepped forward without hesitation and said in a low voice: "Dog, smell me... don't you recognize me?" "Why can't I recognize you?" said the dog, hanging his head. "You are my former master." "Dog, I'm sorry for you... But, if you know how regretful I am, you will definitely forgive me..." "I forgive you, you'd better go." "I've been a very unfortunate man since I got my eyesight. I'm too lazy to make up my mind to work, and I'm good enough to eat once a week. When I was blind, No need to work, people feed me, stay me overnight, they pity me... Do you remember? We were so happy back then... Shit, if you want, I'll take my disability off of you Take it back, become blind again, and you still lead me the way..." "You may have been quite happy," answered the dog, "but I am not. Have you forgotten that I was so kind and affectionate to you, and you beat and kicked me all the time? You are a Bad master; I know this better after I found a good master. I don't hold you in the slightest, but don't expect me to show you the way again. Besides, you can never get back my disability, and I'm not Blind man. The cat here is very kind-hearted, and became blind instead of me, and then..." The man hurried away without waiting for the dog to finish, calling him a bad dog; he went to find the cat again, and when he saw the cat was lying on the door of the kennel snoring, he stroked the dog's beard and said: "Poor old cat, how unfortunate you are..." "Purr, purr," the cat continued purring. "I dare say that if you want to get a pair of good eyes, you are willing to pay any price. If you are willing, I will replace you as a blind man, and in turn, you will lead me the way, just like the dog used to lead me the way." The cat opened its eyes wide, and replied: "If I was still blind, I might agree. But since the little mouse willingly took my deformity, I am not blind. The little mouse is a very good-hearted animal, if you will talk to her, She will not refuse to help you. See, she is sleeping on a rock; the little girl just let her lie on the rock after taking her for a walk." The man hesitated, should he go to the little mouse, should he go to the little mouse?However, he was so lazy that he couldn't stand the thought of having to work in order to earn his bread. After much deliberation, he decided to find the little mouse.He bent down and said softly to the little mouse: "Poor mouse, you are so pitiful..." "Oh! yes, sir," said the mouse, "the little girl is very kind to me, and so is the dog, but I would rather see things." "Would you like me to blind you?" "Yes, sir." "In turn, you have to be my guide. I'll tie a rope around your neck and let you lead me the way." "It's not difficult," said the little mouse, "I will lead you wherever you want." The little girl stood side by side with the dog and the cat at the gate, and watched the man, after he was blind, follow behind, pulling the rope that tied the little mouse, and started on the road.He walked very slowly, and his feet didn't know where to go, because the mouse was too small, and with all his strength, the rope couldn't be pulled straight; a little tug from the blind man turned the poor little animal around , but he didn't notice it.Delfina, Marinette, and the cat sighed loudly, worried and pitiful for them.When the dog saw the man stumbling over the stones on the road, he hesitated every time he took a step, and his legs trembled in anxiety.The little girl pulled the dog by the collar and stroked his head; but he broke free and ran straight towards the blind man. "Whoa dog! Whoa dog!" cried the little girls. "Wow dog! Come back!" the cat shouted too. The dog ran on, as if hearing nothing; and when the blind man put the rope around his neck, he went away without looking back.He didn't look back, because he couldn't bear to see the little girl and the cat cry.