MY little dog was once stolen from me.
After being away for some months, he one day came back with a long string tied round his neck.
He had broken away from the man who had stolen him. Oh, how glad I was to see my good dog back again!
The thief was taken to the court.
He swore that the dog was his; and I was asked if I could give any proof that the dog was mine.
I put my mouth to the dog's ear, and said something known only to us two.
Dash at once stood up on his hind legs, and went through some tricks I had taught him.
I guided him with my stick, and set the whole court in a roar with the fun.
The thief was asked to make the dog do the same thing; but Dash shrunk away, and would not go near him.
The judge saw that the dog was mine.
The thief was sent to prison, and Dash was set free.
Amid the cheers of the people who stood outside the court, Dash and I bounded merrily home.
我的小狗“冲冲”,有一次让人偷走了。
丢了几个月之后,有一天,它竟然回来了,脖子上系着一根长长的细绳。
它从偷狗的人那儿跑出来了!啊,我见到亲爱的小狗回来,是多么高兴啊!
小偷被带上了法庭。
他发誓说小狗是他的,法官问我,能不能拿出证据,证明狗是我的?
我把嘴凑到小狗耳边,说了点儿只有我俩才知道的话。
冲冲马上就两条后腿站起来,耍了几个我教给它的把戏。
我用一根棍子指引着它,引得整个法庭的人都哈哈大笑。
法官又让小偷教冲冲也这么做,可是冲冲远远地躲开了,说什么也不靠近他。
法官看出来,小狗是我的了。
小偷被送进了监狱,冲冲自由了!
法庭外面站的人一阵欢呼。在欢呼声中,我和冲冲一跳一跳,高高兴兴地回家去了。