The Puppy That Wanted to Play想玩耍的小狗

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！

棕色的小狗布魯諾想玩耍，它需要一個(gè)玩伴。“來(lái)和我玩吧！”布魯諾對(duì)白奶牛說(shuō)?！安唬〔?！不行！”白奶牛搖頭喊道，“我還有工作要做。我得為緹努和米努產(chǎn)奶。他們的家人也要喝牛奶。走開(kāi)！我還有事要做！”

布魯諾走到那只棕色的公雞面前?！皝?lái)和我玩吧！”布魯諾懇求它。“不！不！不行！”棕色公雞喊道，“我得叫醒懶惰的緹努和米努。我必須讓黃色母雞為早餐而下蛋。我還得整天追趕那些小雞。走開(kāi)！我還有事要做！”

布魯諾看見(jiàn)黑色的大貓頭鷹棲息在樹(shù)上?！皝?lái)和我玩吧！”布魯諾說(shuō)?！安?！不！不行！”貓頭鷹喊道，“趕走了田野里所有的老鼠后，我很累了。我整晚都在吃蟲(chóng)，又困又累。走開(kāi)！我還有事要做！”

布魯諾跑向一只蝴蝶。“陪我玩吧！”布魯諾說(shuō)?！安?！不！不行！”美麗的蝴蝶說(shuō)，“我必須從一朵花跳到另一朵花上。我很忙。走開(kāi)！我還有事要做！”

布魯諾很難過(guò)。沒(méi)有人想玩耍！它走到大公牛面前說(shuō)：“來(lái)和我玩吧！”“不！不！不行！”大公牛說(shuō)，“我得在田里拉犁。我必須把水果和蔬菜拉去市場(chǎng)。走開(kāi)。我還有事要做！”

布魯諾跑去找米努?！芭阄彝姘?！”布魯諾搖著尾巴喊道?！安?！不！不行！”米努說(shuō)，“我有作業(yè)要做。走開(kāi)！我有事要做！”“米努！”她媽媽喊道，“布魯諾在哪里？把它帶到廚房去?！?/p>

布魯諾跑向廚房。媽媽要和它一起玩！太好了！“布魯諾！”媽媽說(shuō)，“坐在這里。不要讓貓進(jìn)廚房。坐好！”布魯諾坐下了。它非常高興！它終于有事做了！

（英語(yǔ)原文選自：pitara.com）