《Getting a Pet》养一只小宠物
我女儿大概一岁多的时候，很喜欢小狗狗，有一年，租房的房客要搬家，于是把他养的一只小狗狗，连同它的狗窝和狗粮都送给了女儿。但是等姥姥和我女儿把小狗带回家，姥爷死活不同意女儿收养这只小狗。理由是小狗可能会咬人，因为女儿正处于不懂事的时期，下手可能会很重，女儿可能会被狗咬，而且家里也没有地方能放这只小狗。无奈，只好在孩子泪眼婆娑之下，送走了这只小狗。再后来，有一年我被街上的一只流浪狗给咬了，女儿变得非常怕狗，现在看到狗都得躲着走。
Yan loves animals. He wants a pet. There is only one problem. His family lives in a very small apartment.
炎炎很喜欢动物。他想要一只小宠物。但是这里有一个问题。他家住在一个很小很小的公寓里。
He begs his parents to let him have a puppy. But his father says，“ A puppy is small. But pippies grow into big dogs. We have no space for a dog."
他请求他的父母让他养一只小狗。但是他的爸爸说：“小狗狗是很小，但是总有一天小狗要长成大狗。我们没有那么大的地方。”
So, Yan asks for a kitten. His mom looks at her son. She wants him to have a pet. But the apartment is SO small.
所以，炎炎又想养一只小猫。他的妈妈看着她的儿子，她也很想让他养一只小宠物。但是公寓实在是太小了。
"We cannot get a koitten either," she says. "Kittens become cats. And cats are big."
“我们也不能养小猫咪。小猫总会长成大猫，猫太大了，我们没有那么大的地方。”
Yan is sad. But he understands.
炎炎很伤心，但是他都能理解。
Then one day, he comes home from school and sees something on his table.
突然有一天，他从学校放学回来，看到他的桌子上有东西。
It's a bowl filled with water. Inside is a pretty little goldfish! It is swimming around and around. Yan laughs with joy.
是一只装满水的碗。在里面，有一条很漂亮的金鱼。它正在里面游泳，炎炎很开心地笑了。
Now, Yan has a pet. He calls his goldfish Goldie. Goldie is his very best friend!
现在，炎炎拥有了一只宠物。他管那只金鱼叫戈弟。戈弟现在成为炎炎的好朋友了。
