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Easy Reading, 142. A Barking Dog

142. A Barking Dog

The lady's dog barked too much.

It barked in the morning. It barked in the afternoon. It barked at night. Every time Kevin walked past the front door, the dog barked. Every time Kevin walked past the back door, the dog barked. Every time anybody walked past, the dog barked. He told the landlord. "That lady's dog barks too much," he said. The landlord said he would talk to the lady. But he never did. Kevin wanted to shut the dog up. It was a little dog. But it had a big mouth. The dog's mouth was bigger than the dog. What could Kevin do? One day he yelled at the dog. He yelled, "Shut up, you stupid dog!" The dog barked at Kevin. The lady got angry. She yelled at Kevin. "Sugar is not stupid. Don't call Sugar stupid," she said. "He's a lot smarter than you are.

142. A Barking Dog 142. Un perro ladrador 142\. 狂吠的狗

The lady’s dog barked too much. その婦人の犬は吠えすぎた。 这位女士的狗吠得太厉害了。

It barked in the morning. 它在早上吠叫。 It barked in the afternoon. 它在下午吠叫。 It barked at night. Every time Kevin walked past the front door, the dog barked. ケビンが正面玄関を通り過ぎるたびに、犬は吠えました。 每次凯文经过前门时,狗都会吠叫。 Every time Kevin walked past the back door, the dog barked. 每次凯文经过后门时,狗都会吠叫。 Every time anybody walked past, the dog barked. 誰かが通り過ぎるたびに犬は吠えた。 每当有人经过时,狗就会吠叫。 He told the landlord. 彼は家主に言った。 他告诉房东。 "That lady’s dog barks too much," he said. 「あのレディの犬は吠えすぎ」と彼は言った。 The landlord said he would talk to the lady. 家主は彼が女性に話しかけると言った。 But he never did. Kevin wanted to shut the dog up. ケビンは犬を黙らせたかった。 It was a little dog. But it had a big mouth. The dog’s mouth was bigger than the dog. 犬の口は犬よりも大きかった。 What could Kevin do? ケビンは何ができますか? One day he yelled at the dog. He yelled, "Shut up, you stupid dog!" 彼は叫んだ、「黙れ、あなたは愚かな犬だ!」 The dog barked at Kevin. The lady got angry. She yelled at Kevin. "Sugar is not stupid. 「砂糖は愚かではない。 Don’t call Sugar stupid," she said. シュガーをバカと呼ばないでください」と語った。 "He’s a lot smarter than you are. 「彼はあなたよりずっと賢い。