TWO KINDS OF LAUGHTER

CAROLA IS A NEW STUDENT IN OUR KIDERGARTEN. SHE IS FROM BRAZIL. SHE DOESNT KNOW
MANY WORDS IN ENGLISH. HOW WE LAUGH WHEN SHE TRIES TO SPEAK! SHE SAYS, OBRIGADO
INSTEAD OF SAYING THANK YOU; VOC INSTEAD OF YOU AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHEN THE TEACHER ASKS WHO HAS FINISHED THE TASK, CAROLA SHOUTS, MEEEEEEEEEE AS IF
SHE WAS SINGING. THE TEACHER HAS TO HURRY AND TAKE HER SHEET AWAY SO THAT SHE IS
QUIET.
SOMETIMES CAROLA GETS ANGRY BECAUSE SHE CANT SAY MANY WORDS. THEN, SHE CRUMPLES UP
PAPER INTO BALLS AND THROWS THEM ON THE FLOOR. WE LAUGH A LOT! THE MORE WE LAUGH,
THE MORE PAPER BALLS SHE MAKES. SHE SOON RUNS OUT OF SHEETS. SUSANA, PABLO AND I LIKE
TO HAVE A FOREIGN FRIEND. ITS SO FUN!
YESTERDAY, CAROLA WAS LATE. THE TEACHER WAS READING A TALE SO SHE SAT ON THE
CUSHION AT THE BACK OF THE CLASSROOM. SHE LISTENED TO THE TEACHER WITHOUT
INTERRUPTING. WHEN THE TEACHER FINISHED TELLING US THE STORY, SHE CLOSED THE BOOK
AND ASKED, DID YOU LIKE THE STORY? MEEEEEEEEEEE, SANG CAROLA. WE LAUGHED A LOT!
MEEEEEEE. NOT UNDERSTAND. SHE SAID. SUDDENLY, SHE STARTED TO CRY. SHE CRIED WHILE
SHE SAID WORDS IN PORTUGUESE. SINCE SHE DIDNT STOP CRYING, THE TEACHER CALLED HER
MOTHER AND ASKED HER TO PICK CAROLA UP.
TODAY CAROLA DID NOT COME TO SCHOOL. WE MISSED HER A LOT. BEFORE GOING HOME, THE
TEACHER TOLD US, IF YOU LAUGH AT CAROLA, SHE IS NOT GOING TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL
ANY MORE. THEN SHE EXPLAINED TO US THAT THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF LAUGHTER. IT IS
GOOD TO LAUGH AT SOMETHING WHEN WE FEEL HAPPY BUT IT IS NOT RIGHT TO LAUGH AT
SOMEBODY BECAUSE THAT MAKES THIS PERSON SAD. THE TEACHER ASKED IF WE UNDERSTOOD.
THEN I REMEMBERED MY ANGER WHEN MY ELDER BROTHER LAUGHED AT MY DRAWINGS. PABLO
SAID HE DID NOT LIKE CHILDREN LAUGHING AT HIM WHEN HE FELL DOWN DURING THE BREAK.
SUSAN SAID THAY SHE CRIED WHEN HER COUSIN LAUGHED AT HER DOLL.
THE FOLLOWING DAY, CAROLA CAME BACK TO SCHOOL. AT FIRST, SHE WAS A LITTLE ANGRY BUT
WHEN SHE NOTICED NOBODY LAUGHED AT HER MEEEEEEEE SHE WAS HAPPY AND SHE BEGAN
TO SAY MORE WORDS IN ENGLISH. THE TEACHER HAD A NEW BOOK TO READ TO US. IT WAS A
STORY WITH A LOT OF FUNNY THINGS. WE ALL LAUGHED A LOT!
WHAT I DID NOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY THE TEACHER SAID THIS TIME LAUGHING WAS GOOD
FOR US IF WE WERE LAUGHING AT TONY, THE CLOWN IN THE STORY! COULD IT BE THAT IT IS
BECAUSE TONY IS NOT IN OUR CLASSROOM?
MARA BRANDN AROZ
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PENGUIN ISLAND
NICO LIVED ON THE COAST OF PENGUIN ISLAND AND LULA LIVED ON THE OPPOSITE COAST.
THEY DID NOT KNOW EACH OTHER BUT THEY HAD SOMETHING IN COMMON: THEY ALWAYS GOT
LOST.
IN FACT, THATS HOW THEY MET: GOING SOMEWHERE, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING. THEY HAD A
GREAT TIME TOGETHER AND THEY FORGOT ABOUT THE PLACE THEY WERE GOING TO AND WHAT
THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. THEY CHATTED WHILE THE WAVES DRAGGED THEM ALONG.
WHEN THEY SAID GOODBYE, THEY PROMISED TO MEET AGAIN. BUT AS EXPECTED, WHEN THEY
WANTED TO MEET, THEY GOT LOST AGAIN.
SOON, IT WAS KNOWN ON PENGUIN ISLAND THAT NICO AND LULA WERE MEANT FOR EACH OTHER
AND THEY NEEDED HELP.
FROM THAT MOMENT ON, WHENEVER THEY GOT LOST ON THE BEACH, THE SEALS SENT THEM INTO
THE AIR WITH THEIR NOSES, JUST LIKE BALLS. BUT THEY SOON GOT SO DIZZY THAT THEY DID
NOT SEE EACH OTHER AND COULD NOT FIND THE RIGHT WAY.
THE CRABS OFFERED TO GUIDE THEM. BUT AS THEY WALK SIDEWAYS, NICO AND LULA TURNED
ASIDE.
IF NICO AND LULA WERE IN THE WATER, THE OCTOPUS POINTED ITS ARMS TO THEM. BUT IF THEY
DIDNT SEE EACH OTHER, IT SPUN LIKE A TOP AND WHIRLED THE WATER WITH A SPLASH. SO,
INSTEAD OF COMING CLOSER, THEY GOT FARTHER APART.
THE FISH ALSO WANTED TO HELP THEM. THEY FORMED SILVER BANNERS MARKING THE PATH
THEY HAD TO FOLLOW. BUT NICO AND LULA ARE PENGUINS AND THEY EAT FISH. IF THEY SAW A
LINE OF FISH, THEY JUST ATE THEM UP. SO, THE FISH DECIDED NOT TO HELP ANYMORE. IT WAS
BETTER IF THEY SOLVED THEIR PROBLEMS ON THEIR OWN.
HELP SEEMED TO BE USELESS: THE WHALE PICKED NICO UP WITH ITS JET OF WATER; THE
SEAGULLS LOOKED LIKE ARROWS POINTING TO LULA. BUT THEY DIDNT SEE THE SIGNS!
HOWEVER, WHEN THEY WANTED TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY ALWAYS MET! AND THIS IS HOW
IT ALWAYS HAPPENS. GETTING LOST AND MEETING AGAIN AND AGAIN, THEY FELL IN LOVE.
THEY DECIDED TO GET MARRIED ON A FULL MOON NIGHT AND EVERYBODY ON THE ISLAND WENT
TO THE WEDDING.
A LINE OF PENGUINS ESCORTED THE BRIDE, ONE BEHIND THE OTHER, LIKE DOMINOES. SUDDENLY,
A DARK CLOUD COVERED THE MOON. LULA STUMBLED OVER AND INTO THE FIRST PENGUIN IN THE
LINE, WHO FELL INTO THE NEXT, WHO FELL INTO THE NEXT AND THE NEXT UP TO THE LAST
PENGUIN IN THE LINE. IT WAS A FUNNY WEDDING.
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SOME TIME AFTER THAT, SOME SEALIFE RESEARCHERS ARRIVED AT THE ISLAND. AND THEY
CHECKED ALL THE INHABITANTS.
FROM THAT MOMENT ON, NICO AND LULA HAVE NEVER GOT LOST AGAIN.
BECAUSE NOW, THEY ARE THE ONLY PENGUINS WHO WEAR GLASSES!
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THE CONCEITED WITCH
SHE LOVED TO SHOW OFF. WHEN SHE WENT OUT FOR A STROLL, SHE WORE A NEW CLOAK, SHOES
OR A PEAK HAT FOR THE PEOPLE TO DIE OF ENVY AS SHE PASSED BY.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY NEW WITCH SHOES? THEY ARE FROM THIS YEARS COLLECTION OF THE VERY
FAMOUS WITCH DESIGNER JUANOLO CIANIC. HE SAID MY BEAUTY WAS HIS INSPIRATION TO
DESIGN THEM. HA, HA, HA! LAUGHED THE WITCH WITH FAKE MODESTY.
ONE DAY, CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, SAW HOW BEAUTIFUL FAIRY CANTARINA FLEW IN FRONT OF
HER HOUSE HAPPILY. IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY AND SHE WAS WEARING A NEW PINK DRESS. SHE
FELT SO ENVIOUS THAT SHE TOOK HER BROOM AND HIT HER. CANTARINA FELL DOWN IN THE
MUD SOILING HER BEAUTIFUL PINK DRESS.
WHEN THE QUEEN FAIRY LEARNT THAT CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, HAD DONE THAT TO HER
DAUGHTER, SHE GOT SO ANGRY THAT SHE TURNED THE BEAUTIFUL WITCH INTO AN UGLY
WITCH FULL OF WARTS.
ONLY WHEN YOU FIND SOMEONE WHO LOVES YOU, YOU WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL, SAID THE
FAIRY QUEEN WHILE THE HORRIFIED WITCH CRIED IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR.
THE WITCH WAS DESPERATE AND DISTRESSED. SHE LOOKED FOR TRUE LOVE, BUT EVERYBODY
RUSHED AWAY WHEN THEY SAW HER. HER NEW APPEARANCE WAS NOT AGREEABLE. AND AS THE
ADULTS HID AWAY AND THE CHILDREN MADE FUN OF HER, CLAMIDIA DECIDED TO LOCK HERSELF
UP IN HER HOUSE AND NEVER COME OUT AGAIN.
YEARS WENT BY AND CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, WAS STILL LOCKED UP IN HER HOUSE. ALL HER
MIRRORS WERE COVERED WITH SHEETS SO SHE COULDNT SEE HERSELF. ONLY WHEN THE NIGHT
FELL AND THE STARS SHONE, SHE CAME OUT OF HER HOUSE TO WALK ALONG THE CHARMED
RIVER. IT WAS IN THIS PLACE WHERE SHE MET A GROUP OF TRAVELLING ARTISTS THAT SANG
AND DANCED AROUND A FIRE. AMONG GUITARS AND LUTES, A BEAUTIFUL BRUNETTE WITH LIGHT
EYES DANCED TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC. SHE OFFERED HER DANCE TO THE MOON. THE WITCH
WATCHED THE SCENE BEHIND THE SHRUBS AND FELT SPELLBOUND. FROM THEN ON, EVERY NIGHT
SHE SNEAKED BACK TO THE RIVER TO SEE THE GIRL DANCE.
MANY YEARS AGO, IN THE VALLEY OF THE YELLOW ELVES, A SMALL VILLAGE WAS BUILT JUST BY
THE CHARMED RIVER. IN THIS SMALL VILLAGE, LIVED MANY MAGICAL BEINGS YOU HAVE HEARD
OF: ELVES, FAIRIES, NYMPHS, GNOMES, WIZARDS, WITCHES, EVEN MOCKING GHOSTS. ALL THE
INHABITANTS WERE GOOD FRIENDS AND LIVED IN HARMONY; THEY RESPECTED AND HELPED EACH
OTHER WHENEVER IT WAS NECESSARY. WELL, ALMOST ALL OF THEM; CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, HAD
VERY FEW FRIENDS IN THE VILLAGE AND THEY TRIED NOT TO SEE HER VERY OFTEN BECAUSE
CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, BELIEVED SHE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAGICAL BEING IN THE VALLEY.
AND, INDEED, SHE WAS! CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL. SHE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL
THAT AS SHE WALKED BY THE FLOWERS, THEY HID FEELING ASHAMED. HOWEVER, CLAMIDIAS
SOUL WAS NOT AS BEAUTIFUL AS HER LOOKS.
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ONE EVENING, A FEW DAYS LATER, NOBODY WAS BY THE RIVER. ALONE AND DISAPPOINTED,
CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, HID TO SEE IF SOMEBODY WENT BY. AFTER SOME TIME, A GIRL APPEARED.
SHE WAS WALKING ALONG THE RIVER BY HERSELF. SHE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND LOOKED AROUND:
COME, LITTLE WITCH. DONT BE AFRAID OF ME. I KNOW YOU ARE THERE, THE GIRL SAID
POINTING TO THE SHRUBBERY WHERE CLAMIDIA WAS HIDING. THE WITCH CAME OUT FEELING
ASHAMED.
IM SORRY, I DIDNT MEAN TO SCARE YOU. I ONLY COME HERE TO WATCH YOU DANCE, EXPLAINED
THE WITCH BLUSHING.
WHY SHOULD I BE SCARED? ASKED THE SURPRISED GIRL. CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, WAS PUZZLED
BY THE GIRLS QUESTION AND SAID:
BECAUSE I AM AWFUL! IM OLD AND UGLY. MY SKIN IS FULL OF WARTS AND MY NOSE IS SO BIG
THAT I COULD HANG MY CLOTHES TO DRY FOR A WEEK!
HA! HA! HA! YOU ARE SO FUNNY! SAID THE GIRL COMING NEARER TO SEE THE WITCH BETTER. I
THINK YOU ARE NOT SO UGLY! BY THE WAY, MY NAME IS ALIENA.
IM CLAMIDIA, ANSWERED THE WITCH. SHE WAS MOVED BY THE GIRLS ANSWER. FROM THAT
DAY ON, THEY BECAME VERY CLOSE FRIENDS AND EVERY EVENING THEY MET TO CHAT, DANCE AND
PLAY BY THE CHARMED RIVER. CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, WAS VERY HAPPY WITH HER NEW FRIEND.
WHEN THEY WERE TOGETHER, SHE FORGOT ALL ABOUT HER UGLINESS.
A SHORT TIME LATER, LITTLE ALIENA CAME WITH A PIECE OF BAD NEWS FOR HER FRIEND, THE
WITCH. HER FAMILY WAS MOVING ON TO ANOTHER VILLAGE WHERE THEY COULD TAKE THEIR
SHOW TO NEW MAGICAL BEINGS. THE WITCH HUGGED ALIENA TO SAY GOODBYE. SHE HAD TEARS
IN HER EYES.
ILL MISS YOU, LITTLE ONE, SHE SAID CRYING AS THE MOON CAME OUT BETWEEN THE
MOUNTAINS.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I ALWAYS WILL, CLAMIDIA! SAID THE GIRL SADLY.
AT THAT MOMENT, BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT WRAPPED THE WITCH FROM HEAD TO TOES. SHE WAS A
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AGAIN. CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, WAS NOW VERY HAPPY, NOT BECAUSE SHE
HAD RECOVERED HER BEAUTY BUT BECAUSE SHE HAD FOUND A GREAT FRIEND IN THAT LITTLE
GIRL WHO HAD SEEN HER HEART FIRST.
CLAMIDIA, THE WITCH, NEVER SHOWED OFF AGAIN. SHE
APOLOGISED TO HER NEIGHBOURS FOR HER PREVIOUS MISTAKES
AND MADE GOOD FRIENDS AMONG THE MAGICAL BEINGS.
AND THAT WAS HOW, LITTLE BY LITTLE, THEY LEFT RANCOUR
BEHIND AND ALL OF THEM FELL IN LOVE WITH HER GREAT HEART.
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GRANDPA FOREVER
WHEN I AM A GRANDPA I WANT TO LIVE FOREVER. BUT ONLY WHEN I AM A GRANDPA.
BECAUSE BEING A CHILD ALL LIFE LONG AND LIVING MILLIONS OF YEARS AS A CHILD MUST BE
FUN, BUT LATER ON IT WONT BE BECAUSE YOU ARE LEFT ALONE. ONE DAY ALL YOUR FRIENDS
GET OLD AND THEY CANT PLAY WITH YOU ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU ARE STILL A KID AND YOU
HAVE TO PLAY WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.
I WOULDNT LIKE TO BE AN ADULT AND LIVE AS A DAD FOREVER. THEN, YOU WOULD WORK
AAAAALL YOUR LIFE FOR THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
IF YOU ARE A GRANDPA, YOU LIVE FOREVER LIKE A GRANDPA.
YOU WOULD GO TO SLEEP AT THE SAME TIME THE CHILDREN DO, BUT ALSO, IF YOU WANT, YOU
CAN STAY UP WATCHING TV BECAUSE YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND AND THE
FOLLOWING DAY YOU DONT NEED TO GO TO WORK OR TO SCHOOL.
BESIDES, IF YOU ARE A GRANDPA, SOMETIMES YOUR OWN CHILDREN TELL YOU OFF, BUT IT IS
LIKE A JOKE. THERE ARE NO PUNISHMENTS FOR GRANDPAS.
IF YOU ARE A GRANDPA FOREVER, YOU KNOW ALL THE TALL TALES OF THE WORLD. OK. IF YOU
ARE A GRANDPA FOREVER YOU KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING, BECAUSE GRANDPAS DONT HAVE
GRANDPAS TO ASK THEM THINGS.
FOR ME, THE BEST THING IS THAT IF YOU ARE A GRANDPA FOREVER, YOU HAVE SOMEBODY TO
PLAY WITH ALL THE TIME BECAUSE YOU ARE THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD AND YOU ARE
ALREADY A GRANDPA OF A HUGE NUMBER OF GRANDCHILDREN AND YOUR HOUSE IS FULL OF
CHILDREN THAT WANT TO PLAY WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.
AND A GRANDPA FOREVER NEEDS A LOT OF GRANDCHILDREN TO HELP HIM BLOW OUT ALL THE
CANDLES ON HIS BIRTHDAY CAKE.
ON TOP OF THAT, THE GRANDCHILDREN INVITE THEIR FRIENDS TO THEIR GRANDPAS
BIRTHDAY PARTY AND THEN THEIR FRIENDS TELL THEIR PARENTS THAT THEY
WANT A GRANDPA LIKE THIS, A GRANDPA FOREVER. LIKE MY GRANDPA, HE IS
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND IT IS HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY!
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PRINCE ARCHIBALD
A LONG TIME AGO, PRINCE ARCHIBALD LIVED IN A HUGE CASTLE. HE WAS A QUITE HANDSOME
PRINCE.
ONE DAY, HE GOT SICK. HIS ILLNESS WAS QUITE STRANGE SINCE IT TRANSFORMED HIS FACE.
HIS EYEBROWS TURNED INTO TWO BANANAS. HIS EYES TURNED INTO TWO PLUMS. HIS MOUTH,
INTO A STRAWBERRY. HIS CHEEKS INTO TWO APPLES. HIS BLACK LOCKS, A BUNCH OF GRAPES. HIS
EARS, INTO TWO SLICES OF LEMON. HIS CHIN, INTO A PEAR WITH A STEM.
AT THAT TIME THERE WERE NO DOCTORS OR MEDICINES. ARCHIBALDS PARENTS CALLED
WITCHES, ELVES, MAGICIANS AND FAIRIES. THEY CHARMED HIM ONCE AND AGAIN WITHOUT
RESULT.
A WISE COOK SAID, I THINK ARCHIBALD WANTS TO EAT FRUIT. WHEN A WOMAN WITH A GOOD
HEART BRINGS HIM SOME FRUIT, HE WILL BE FINE!
THAT YEAR THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF RAIN. THERE WAS NO FRUIT IN THE KINGDOM, NOT EVEN
A SMALL LEMON. TO GET SOME FRUIT, THEY HAD TO TRAVEL VERY, VERY FAR AWAY. SO, THREE
VERY BRAVE SISTERS, PROA, POPA AND SOL VOLUNTEERED TO GO ON THE TRIP. ON HORSEBACK
THEY WENT ALONG DIFFERENT ROADS.
PROA WENT UP AND DOWN VERY HIGH MOUNTAINS UNTIL SHE FOUND A TREE FULL OF ORANGES.
SHE PICKED A LOT OF ORANGES AND PUT THEM INTO A BASKET. ON THE WAY BACK, SHE GOT VERY
THIRSTY AND SHE PUNCHED A HOLE IN EACH ORANGE TO DRINK ITS JUICE. WHEN SHE GOT TO
THE CASTLE, THERE WASNT ANY MORE JUICE.
SOL RODE HER HORSE AND GOT TO DANGEROUS WOODS, WHERE SHE FOUND A PLANT WITH ONLY
ONE PEACH. ON HER WAY BACK, A VERY BIG DEER SAID TO HER, IM HUNGRY AND PRINCESS SOL
GAVE IT A THIRD OF THE PEACH SHE HAD FOUND. AS SHE RODE ON, A BIRD FLEW TO HER AND SAID,
IM THIRSTY, AND SHE GAVE IT A THIRD OF THE PEACH. NOW ONLY A LITTLE PIECE WAS LEFT. SHE
DIDNT THINK OF TOUCHING IT. WHEN SHE WAS NEAR THE CASTLE, SHE FAINTED AND FELL OFF HER
HORSE DUE TO THE LACK OF FOOD AND WATER. THEN, THE DEER APPEARED AND VERY CAREFULLY
HELPED HER AND CARRIED HER ON ITS BACK. THE BIRD CAME TOO AND GAVE HER LITTLE FLOWER
DEW DROPS.
THUS, SOL ARRIVED AT THE CASTLE AND GAVE ARCHIBALD THE LITTLE PIECE OF PEACH.
THE PRINCE WAS VERY THANKFUL AND BEFORE EATING THE PEACH, HE KISSED SOL WITH HIS
STRAWBERRY MOUTH AND HE SOON GOT BETTER. SOME TIME LATER, ARCHIBALD MARRIED SOL.
AT THE WEDDING, THERE WAS FRUIT SALAD BROUGHT BY THE DEER AND THE BIRDS FROM THE
WOODS. SINCE THEN, IN THE KINGDOM THERE WAS ALWAYS LOVE, RAIN, SUN AND FRUITS OF ALL
KINDS.
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POPA SAILED TOGETHER WITH HER HORSE THROUGH ROUGH SEAS. ON AN ISLAND, SHE FOUND A
PINEAPPLE, A MELON AND A WATERMELON. SHE PUT THEM INTO A BASKET. BUT ON HER WAY
BACK, SHE GOT HUNGRY AND LITTLE BY LITTLE SHE CUT PIECES OF EACH FRUIT. WHEN SHE GOT
TO ARCHIBALDS CASTLE, THERE WAS NO PINEAPPLE, MELON OR WATERMELON. THERE WERE
ONLY THE PEELS LEFT.
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A NAUGHTY PUPPY
I WANTED TO HAVE A DOG, BUT MY MUM DIDNT LET ME HAVE ONE.
A PUPPY IN OUR FLAT, JUAN? DONT EVEN TALK ABOUT IT!
PUPPIES DONT SPEAK, MUM.
OF COURSE NOT! THEY BARK, BITE EVERYTHING THEY CAN FIND AND HAVE A PEE EVERYWHERE. WHY
DONT YOU CHOOSE A CALMER PET?
AS I COULDNT PERSUADE HER, WE WENT TO THE PET SHOP TO LOOK AT GOLDFISH. WHEN WE GOT
INTO THE PET SHOP, A BLACK AND WHITE PUPPY WAGGED ITS TALE AT ME AND BARKED SEVERAL
TIMES, AS IF IT WAS SAYING, COME ON, TAKE ME HOME!
THEY HAVE JUST BROUGHT IT. BUT IT MISSES ITS MOTHER SO MUCH THAT IF I DONT SELL IT
SOON, IM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO GET SICK. THE VET SAID SERIOUSLY.
THEN I ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO PICK IT UP AND LOOKED AT MY MOTHER AS IF SAYING, LET ME
TAKE IT HOME!
EVENTUALLY, SHE FELT SORRY FOR ME AND WE WENT BACK HOME WITH THE DOG. TO THANK HER I
WANTED TO NAME THE PUPPY AFTER MY MUM, CATALINA.
BUT ITS A BOY! SHE EXPLAINED.
THEN, ITS NAME IS CATALINO. I ANSWERED.
ON THE FIRST DAY AT HOME, I BUILT A KENNEL IN THE BATHTUB AND I WENT IN AND OUT TO
STROKE CATALINO AND GIVE HIM SOME MILK AND KEEP HIM WARM WITH A WHITE TOWEL
BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WAS COLD.
ON THE FOLLOWING MORNING, WHEN MY MUM WENT INTO THE BATHROOM, SHE NEARLY
FAINTED! CATALINO HAD HAD A PEE ALL OVER THE BATHROOM AND THE WHITE TOWEL WAS
GREY AND FULL OF HOLES.
ON THE THIRD DAY, WE TOOK HIS KENNEL TO THE LAUNDRY ROOM. I THINK HE BEHAVED BETTER
BECAUSE HE HAD PEED ONLY ON DIRTY CLOTHES. (MUM HAD TO WASH THEM, ANYWAY). HE HAD
ALSO BIT DADS SLIPPERS BUT THEY WERE QUITE OLD, TOO. BUT MUM DIDNT THINK THE SAME,
HOWEVER.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE HIM OUT FOR A WALK. WE HAVE TO TRAIN HIM. SHE SAID ANGRILY.
NOW CATALINO LIKES GOING TO THE SQUARE, BUT HE IS NOT VERY WELL BEHAVED. HE CHASES
ALL THE OTHER DOGS, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE MUCH BIGGER. HE BARKS AT THE DOG WALKERS. HE
EATS RUBBISH, AND INSTEAD OF HAVING A PEE ON TREE TRUNKS, HE HAS A PEE ON MONUMENTS.
IF IT RAINS, HE GETS MUDDY AND DIRTY IN THE PUDDLES.
WHEN WE GET BACK HOME, I WASH HIM SO MUM DOESNT GET SO ANGRY. I FILL A BOWL WITH
SOAPY WATER AND WHEN I PUT HIM IN, HE SHAKES ALL OVER AND RUNS TO MY ROOM AND JUMPS
ONTO MY BED. SURE SOME SOAP GETS INTO HIS EYES, POOR THING!
THIS DOG IS GOING TO DRIVE ME CRAZY! IF IT DOESNT START BEHAVING SOON, ILL TAKE HIM
BACK, MY MOTHER TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY.
AT FIRST, I GOT SCARED, BUT LAST NIGHT I GOT UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND MY MUM WAS
ASKING MY DAD, IF WE GO ON HOLIDAY THIS YEAR, WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE PUPPY?
I HAVE A WORK MATE WHO HAS A HOLIDAY HOUSE. ILL ASK HIM TO LOOK AFTER THE PUPPY, SAID
DAD.
WE CANT LEAVE CATALINO WITH OTHER PEOPLE! HE IS GOING TO MISS US! SHE ANSWERED.
THEN I FELT FINE. HOW IS SHE NOT GOING TO LOVE THE PUPPY? HE IS ALMOST NAMED AFTER HER.
MARA BRANDN AROZ
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