English Original
Tom was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got the chance, he would 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 you feeling?" asked Tom. "Worse than yesterday," answered Jack. "I have a terrible cough, 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," Tom said. He 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," said Jack. "Oh, yes, he will," answered Tom. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Tom was feeling worried and felt annoyed by his friend's knowing smile.
"Something has happened to him, I'm sure," said Tom. "He obeys me as a rule." Just then, Jack saw Blackie in the 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, barking and wagging his tail. Tom looked outside and saw a bone on the ground.
中文翻译
汤姆很为他的狗黑子感到骄傲。一有机会，他就会让黑子表演一些小把戏来取悦朋友们。
一天，汤姆去看望因重感冒在家卧床的朋友杰克。"你感觉怎么样？"汤姆问道。"比昨天更糟了，"杰克回答，"我咳嗽得很厉害，家里一点药也没有了。""别担心，杰克。我让黑子去药店买点药。他一会儿就回来。"汤姆说道。他把一张五美元的钞票放进黑子嘴里，黑子便沿着街道跑走了。"零钱不用找了！"汤姆在后面喊道。
"哦，汤姆，别傻了。你知道那狗不可能把药买回来的，"杰克说。"噢，不，他会的，"汤姆回答。然而，半小时过去了，黑子还没回来。汤姆开始担心起来，并对朋友脸上那丝心知肚明的微笑感到恼火。
"他肯定是出什么事了，我敢肯定，"汤姆说。"他一向很听我的话。"就在这时，杰克远远地看到了黑子。他赶紧跑去开门让黑子进来。看到狗嘴里叼着一瓶药，杰克大吃一惊。
"好小子！"汤姆说。"但你怎么去了这么久？"黑子跑到窗边，一边叫一边摇尾巴。汤姆朝外一看，发现地上有一根骨头。