The Puppy That Wanted to Play想玩耍的小狗
作者： Hema Rao 李明娟Bruno， the little， brown puppy wanted to play. He needed a friend.“Come playwith me！ ”said Bruno to the white cow. “No！ No！ No！ ”shouted the white cow，shaking1 her head. “I have work to do. I have to give milk for Tinnu and Minnu.Milk for their family， too. Go away. I have work to do！ ”
Bruno went to the brown cock. “Come play with me！ ”said Bruno to thebrown cock.“No！ No！ No！ ”shouted the brown cock.“I have to wake up lazyTinnu and Minnu. I have to make yellow hens2 lay the eggs for breakfast. I haveto chase3 the chicks all day long. Go away. I have work to do！ ”
Bruno saw the big black owl4 sitting on the tree. “Come play with me！ ”saidBruno.“No！ No！ No！ ”shouted the owl.“I am tired after chasing away all rats fromthe field. All night I ate insects5. I am sleepy and tired. Go away！ I have work to do！ ”
Bruno ran to a butterfly6.“Play with me！ ”said Bruno.“No！ No！ No！ ”saidbeautiful butterfly. “I have to hop7 from flower to flower. I am busy. Go away！ I havework to do！ ”
Bruno was sad. No one wanted to play！ He went to the big ox and said，“Come play with me！ ”“No！ No！ No！ ”said the big ox. “I have to pull theplough8 in the field. I have to carry fruit and vegetables to the market. Go away. Ihave work to do！ ”
Bruno ran to Minnu. “Play with me！ ”shouted Bruno， wagging9 his tail.“No！ No！ No！ ”said Minnu. “I have homework to do. Go away！ I have work todo！ ”“Minnu！ ”shouted her mother.“Where is Bruno？ Send him to the kitchen.”
Bruno ran to the kitchen. Mother was going to play with him！ Great！ “Bruno！ ”said Mother. “Sit here. Don’t allow10 the cat into the kitchen. Sit！ ”Bruno sat. Hewas very happy！ Finally， he had something to do！
棕色的小狗布鲁诺想玩耍，它需要一个玩伴。“来和我玩吧！”布鲁诺对白奶牛说。“不！不！不行！”白奶牛摇头喊道，“我还有工作要做。我得为缇努和米努产奶。他们的家人也要喝牛奶。走开！我还有事要做！”
布鲁诺走到那只棕色的公鸡面前。“来和我玩吧！”布鲁诺恳求它。“不！不！不行！”棕色公鸡喊道，“我得叫醒懒惰的缇努和米努。我必须让黄色母鸡为早餐而下蛋。我还得整天追赶那些小鸡。走开！我还有事要做！”
布鲁诺看见黑色的大猫头鹰栖息在树上。“来和我玩吧！”布鲁诺说。“不！不！不行！”猫头鹰喊道，“赶走了田野里所有的老鼠后，我很累了。我整晚都在吃虫，又困又累。走开！我还有事要做！”
布鲁诺跑向一只蝴蝶。“陪我玩吧！”布鲁诺说。“不！不！不行！”美丽的蝴蝶说，“我必须从一朵花跳到另一朵花上。我很忙。走开！我还有事要做！”
布鲁诺很难过。没有人想玩耍！它走到大公牛面前说：“来和我玩吧！”“不！不！不行！”大公牛说，“我得在田里拉犁。我必须把水果和蔬菜拉去市场。走开。我还有事要做！”
布鲁诺跑去找米努。“陪我玩吧！”布鲁诺摇着尾巴喊道。“不！不！不行！”米努说，“我有作业要做。走开！我有事要做！”“米努！”她妈妈喊道，“布鲁诺在哪里？把它带到厨房去。”
布鲁诺跑向厨房。妈妈要和它一起玩！太好了！“布鲁诺！”妈妈说，“坐在这里。不要让猫进厨房。坐好！”布鲁诺坐下了。它非常高兴！它终于有事做了！
（英语原文选自：pitara.com）