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Tom was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got the chance, hewould ask his dog to please his friends with some tricks. One day Tom went to visit his friend Jack who was sick at home with a bad cold."How are youfeeling?" asked Tom."Worse than yesterday," answered Jack, "I have a terriblecough, and there is not a drop of medicine in the house. "Don't worry, Jack. I'll send Blackie to the drugstore for some medicine. He'll be back in a minute before you know it." Tom put a five dollar note in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. "And keep the change," Tom shouted after him. "Oh, Tom, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine," saidJack. "oh, yes he will." answered Tom. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had notreturned. Tom was feeling worried and felt angry at his friend's little smile. "Something has happened to him, I'm sure," said Tom. "He obeyed me as a rule." Just then Jack saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Jack was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth. "Good boy," said Tom, "But what took you so long?" Blackie ran to the window, barkingand wagging his tail. Tom looked out of the door and saw a bone outside. 汤姆很为他的狗“黑子”感到骄傲。一有机会他就会让它玩一些把戏来取悦他的朋友。 一天，汤姆去看他的朋友杰克。杰克因重感冒生病在家。“现在感觉怎么样?”汤姆问。“比昨天更厉害了。”杰克说，“我咳嗽得很厉害，家里一点药也没有。”“别着急，杰克，我让黑子去药房买点药，他一会儿就会回来的。”汤姆把一张五美元的钞票放在黑子嘴里，黑子向街上跑去。“记得找零钱。”汤姆追在黑子后面喊到。 | 
