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The US Presidents' Pets

President Bush's dogs often play on the lawn (草坪) of the White House, but do you know that he also has cows and a cat? These animals are part of a long history of the US presidential pets from horses and owls to snakes and elephants.

President Bush's dogs are Barney and Miss Beazley. His cat is named India. India has lived with the Bush family for more than ten years! On his farm the President keeps a cow named Ofelia. Bush named Ofelia after a person who worked with him. Bush said that the cow was very friendly.

The 26th president was famous for his pets. His six kids had snakes, dogs, cats, a badger, birds, guinea pigs and more.

Almost every president likes pets. So other countries gave some pets to the US presidents as gifts. The 15th president received lots of elephants from Thailand. The 8th president got a pair of tigers. The 29th president and his family even had a birthday party for their dog Laddie Boy.

A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He kicked it too hard, and it broke the window of a house and fell inside. A lady came to the window with the ball and shouted at the young boy so the young boy ran away, but he still wanted his ball back. A few minutes later, he returned and knocked at the door of the house. When the lady answered it, he said, ‘My father is going to come and fix your window very soon.’

After a few more minutes, a man come to the door with his tools in his hands. So the lady let the boy take his ball away.

When the man finished fixing the window, he said to the lady, “That will cost you ten dollars.”

“But aren’t you the father of that young boy?”the woman asked. “Of course not,” he answered, “Aren’t you his mother?”

Long long ago there lived an old tiger in a forest. He did not often go to look for food himself. Every day he made one of the smaller animals bring him something to eat.

One morning the tiger was very hungry. He said to a monkey, 'Go and bring me a fat pig'. "I can't do that, Mr tiger, "said the monkey, 'There is another tiger in the forest. He is very younger and stronger than (比) you. He told me not to bring you anything. "

The old tiger shouted, What! Another tiger? Show me that beast (野兽). I'll speak to him." "Come with me, Mr Tiger. You'll see him yourself," said the monkey.

The monkey took (带) the tiger to a big river. "Look into the river, there he is. See his head! Look at his big teeth. How sharp!" said the monkey. "Grr. . So you told the monkey not to bring me anything! Grr... I'll kill you!

The tiger was very angry and he jumped into the river. He didn't come out again. Because it can't swim.

Mr Black lived in a small town. On the first Sunday in the new house, Mr Black took his new red car out of the garage (车库) and was washing it when a neighbour passed by. When the neighbour saw Mr Black's new car, he said, ‘That's a nice car. Is it yours?’ “Sometimes,” Mr Black answered. The neighbour was surprised and asked, “Sometimes? What do you mean?” “Well,” answered Mr Black, “when there is a party, it is my daughter's. When there's a football game, it is my son's. When I wash it and it looks really nice and clean, it is my wife's. And when it needs gas (汽油), it's mine.

The summer holidays are coming. The boys and girls in our class are going to visit 6ther places during the holidays. Tom is going.to Xi’an by train with Mary. Bill and John are going on a trip to Hangzhou by bus. George is going to Beijing by plane with Sauna. They are going to enjoy their time there. I’m going to stay at home in Shanghai. There will be some nice films on Channel 6. I like to see films and I like swimming, too. I shall enjoy my time in Shanghai.