A Friend in Need
<p><span word="Brownie">Brownie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spotty">Spotty</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="Brownie">Brownie</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Brownie">Brownie</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>' <span word="t">t</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="Brownie">Brownie</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>.</p><p><span word="Curiously">Curiously</span>, <span word="Spotty">Spotty</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Brownie">Brownie</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="Barking">Barking</span>,<span word="whining">whining</span>（抱怨，发牢骚）<span word="and">and</span> <span word="generallypestering">generallypestering</span>（纠缠）<span word="Brownie">Brownie</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Busy">Busy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>.</p><p><span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="Spotty">Spotty</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> "<span word="no">no</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="Ted">Ted</span>, <span word="Brownie">Brownie</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="harassed">harassed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="furious">furious</span>,<span word="adamant">adamant</span>（固执的，坚强的）<span word="little">little</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>. <span word="Spotty">Spotty</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="barking">barking</span> <span word="insistently">insistently</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="darting">darting</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, "<span word="Follow">Follow</span> <span word="me">me</span>! <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span>!"</p><p><span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="thefrantic">thefrantic</span>（狂乱的）<span word="Spotty">Spotty</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Spotty">Spotty</span> <span word="paused">paused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bark">bark</span> <span word="encouragingly">encouragingly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="past">past</span> <span word="clumps">clumps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desolate">desolate</span>（荒凉的）<span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="beloved">beloved</span> <span word="Brownie">Brownie</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hind">hind</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="crushed">crushed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="leghold">leghold</span> <span word="trap">trap</span>. <span word="Horrified">Horrified</span>, <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="Spotty">Spotty</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span>.</p>
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