Dog Inherits Millions
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="Bridges">Bridges</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="millions">millions</span>, <span word="left">left</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> $12 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pet">pet</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Chihuahua">Chihuahua</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Duchess">Duchess</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="will">will</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="will">will</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="proving">proving</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="will">will</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>.</p><p> <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> $400 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="parlor">parlor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="washed">washed</span>, <span word="shampooed">shampooed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blow">blow</span>-<span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="Duchess">Duchess</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="ribbon">ribbon</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="Duchess">Duchess</span> <span word="looked">looked</span>. <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="rodent">rodent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="ribbon">ribbon</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="skinny">skinny</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="look">look</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="joking">joking</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="belittle">belittle</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="emails">emails</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>. <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rodent">rodent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="presence">presence</span>. <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="butler">butler</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="polish">polish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silvershe">silvershe</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="butler">butler</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Leona">Leona</span> <span word="for">for</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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