Sarah was a kind girl who lived near a big forest. She loved animals more than anything else. The forest was her favorite place, where she liked to watch the animals.
One cold winter day, she found a hurt deer caught in a trap. It looked awfully scared, and Sarah knew she had to help immediately. She went close slowly and set the deer free. The deer seemed to know that Sarah was kind, and they became friends. She named the deer Grace. She built a rough shelter from old pieces of wood for Grace.
Every day, Sarah went to see Grace. She brought food, water, and bandages for Grace’s hurt leg. Slowly, the leg got better. They liked to spend time together. Sarah would read to Grace, and Grace would listen.
When spring came, Grace’s leg was all better. It was time for her to go back to the wild. Saying goodbye was very hard for Sarah. She hugged Grace and cried as she watched her go back to the forest. But she knew it was the right thing to do.
The years went by, and Sarah never forgot about Grace. She wanted to keep helping animals, so she became an animal doctor for wild animals. She helped many animals, but Grace was always special to her.
Their time together was filled with love and trust. It changed Sarah’s life and helped her know what she wanted to do. Every day, she thought about Grace’s gentle eyes and their friendship. It made her want to help other animals like she helped Grace.
Sarah’s story with Grace was more than just a girl and a deer. It was about love. trust, and understanding. It was about knowing what is right and doing it, even when it’s hard. Most of all, it was about a friendship that lasted forever, in Sarah’s heart.
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Several years later, while on a rescue mission in the same forest. Sarah noticed a deer with a familiar gleam in her eyes.
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Our family has two dogs, Cady and Casey. We took in both the mixed breed dogs after they were abandoned in the country. We live in an area between city and country. This area is rich with farmland, woods and various animals. Both of our dogs constantly want to run and will do so at any given opportunity. I have to keep them chained, even though my yard is fenced, so that I do not have to pay any fines for recovering them from the city pound (流浪狗收留所).
This morning I made the silly mistake of waiting until the last possible minute to put the dogs out. As I was walking the first one out, the second ran past me in a surprisingly fast move and she was gone. I called for her to return, but she chose to ignore my commands and headed off for a day of joy. Having a disobedient dog really upset me. I said goodbye to the dog and went about my business. Anyway, when I picked my daughter up from school, I just happened to mention that Cady might be missing. “I’ll tell you this! If she has been caught by the K9 cops (警察), I will not be paying her fines this time,” I said.
I noticed that my daughter had her head turned away from me and was silent for over 5 minutes. I asked, “Are you mad at me?” “Yes, I am,” she replied, now looking at me calmly. “Why does this upset you so much?” I wondered out loud. “Cady obviously does not care for her living arrangements here, or she would not runoff every time she has a chance, would she?” I cleverly remarked.
I have never noticed my daughter spending much time with this dog, so I could not imagine that the thought of losing her would be so painful. In my mind I have given Cady a nice home. If she is silly enough to leave all that behind to chase some neighbor’s cows, then “goodbye” is my attitude.
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I saw tear swelling up in my daughter’s eyes.
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After along and stressful night, we finally got a call from the city pound.
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Last year, 28-year-old Jane Bell moved to a suburb of Philadelphia for her newly found job and rent a house with a big yard in a village.
Jane had the habit of rising early for exercise. One cold morning, she was jogging through the nearby park when she spotted a weak husky lying by the path, seeming to have been deserted. She approached and checked it, only to find one of the dog’s legs severely broken. The pitiful dog looked at her with its sad blue eyes as if asking her for help. Blaming the dog’s previous owner for the selfish and irresponsible action, Jane, without hesitation, bent down and carried the dog home. Then she drove the dog to an animal clinic for a checkup and treatment, where a doctor told Jane it would take about 3 months before the dog got well.
Jane returned home with the dog, which she called Kobe. She made a comfortable den (窝) in the front yard and took great trouble to look after it. With time going on, Kobe gradually recovered and was able to get around with her. Every morning, Jane would take Kobe for a run. Every evening Jane came home from work, Kobe would welcome her, excitedly wagging (摇) its tail at her. Kobe kept Jane company and became her inseparable and loyal friend.
Jane’s furry companion was usually gentle and quiet. But one dawn Jane was woken up by Kobe’s loud barking and the constant noise of its pawing (用爪子抓) at the door. The moment she opened the door, Kobe pulled on her clothes with its mouth, attempting to lead her away from the yard. Initially dismissing it as typical dog behavior, Jane patted Kobe on the head to quiet it, saying firmly, “No, Kobe! Good boy, ca lm down!” However, the dog didn’t stop behaving strangely. It arched its back, its nose moving against a piece of ground in the yard anxiously. Jane was surprised and confused.
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Then Kobe began to dig the ground with its paws.
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Soon gas workers came.
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One of my favourite things about spring is the arrival of different species of birds. My grandfather was a bird lover, and I picked up the birdwatching hobby at a young age, thanks to his influence. My husband John and I found it a relaxing way to enjoy nature; we like birdwatching when we go camping or hiking. Plus, I have a great love of nature photography, so when we sit out in the backyard of our home, I always have my digital camera with me. John is an artist, and he often paints the birds I photograph.
Usually when the yellow warblers (莺) come back from the south in springtime, they pass us by; we don’t typically see them hanging around our home. But not on this particular sunny day in spring. As soon as I finished my workday, I put on a light jacket and went out to the backyard to relax in my favourite way: by watching the birds.
While taking some pictures of cardinals (红衣凤头鸟) and chickadees (北美山雀) at one of our feeders, I looked up and noticed this yellow warbler in our maple tree. The tree had recently begun to bud, and the bird’s yellow feathers looked striking against the yellow blooms, so I took this photo. Our backyard has a variety of trees and between my husband and me, we’ve documented almost 40 different species of birds. I’ve photographed most of them, but some can be a bit camera shy so I also keep a written list of what we see. Our more common visitors are cardinals, chickadees, hummingbirds and various sparrows.
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One day, I was watching the yellow warbler jumping among trees when a snake crawled towards it.
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At this time, I saw many small stones in the backyard.
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Last summer, Hilda worked as a volunteer with dolphin trainers at a sea life park. Her job was to make sure the tanks were free of any items so that the trainers could train the dolphins to fetch specific items. However, one day after cleaning, one of the dolphins, Maya, presented Hilda with a candy wrapper from the tank. When Katherine, the trainer, saw this, she blamed Hilda for her carelessness. Upset but not discouraged by this event, Hilda decided to do some spying on Maya.
The next morning, Hilda arrived at the park early. She put on her scuba gear (水下呼吸器) and jumped into the tank for her usual, underwater sweep. Finding nothing in the tank, she climbed out of the water just in time to see Katherine jumping in on the other side. After what happened yesterday, Hilda knew what she was doing. She watched as Katherine performed her underwater search, but Hilda wasn’t surprised when she surfaced empty-handed.
During the tank sweeps, Maya had been swimming playfully, but now the dolphin stopped suddenly and swam to the back part of the tank where the filter (过滤) box was located. She stuck her nose down behind the box and then swam away. What was Maya doing back there? Hilda wondered. She jumped back into the water and swam over to take a look behind the box, and her question was answered. Hilda then swam across the tank following Maya’s path and emerged from the water to find Katherine removing her scuba gear. As Katherine turned around, her mouth dropped open. There was Maya at the edge of the tank with a comb (梳子) in her mouth waiting for her treat.
“Maya! Where did you get that?” demanded Katherine, taking the comb and throwing her a fish. “I know where she got it,” declared Hilda climbing out of the tank with a handful of items still wet from their watery, resting place. “What’s all this?” Katherine asked, obviously confused.
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“This is Maya’s secret,” Hilda said with a big smile.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Two years ago, we’d traded our old life in Sydney to sail around the world. Life on the water was extremely happy: we were finally free of the 9-to-5 grind and our two children enjoyed getting to see the world while being home-schooled. But one day, looking at the kittens on the dock at a port in Greece, the kids asked, ”Can we please have a pet?" Guy and I were hesitant at first, but after some thought it made sense that living on a boat would be the best time to welcome an animal into our lives -we would be with it 24/7 and could give it plenty of attention. We decided a dog would be better-suited to sea life.
After doing some research about what it would take to bring a dog back home to Australia as we sailed back, I decided a dachshund (腊肠狗) would make the ideal pet. They were low to the ground, easy to transport, good boat security and loving, intelligent dogs. Guy hadn’t had a little dog before and doubted a little. But my cute photos eventually worked their magic and we headed to a town in Sicily to meet a breeder who had some miniature dachshunds. And the minute we laid eyes on the brown pup, we knew she was the one for us. We called her Pipsqueak-or Pip for short-and welcomed her onto the boat.
The first few days with Pip saw us encounter some rough weather, but she took it all in her stride (从容应对). The kids fell in love with her instantly. Pip was never far from our side, even accompanying us to museums and galleries. Our sails saw us cross the Atlantic Ocean to the United States, and then we decided to sail home to Australia. But when COVID-19 hit, it became complicated: we had to get on a flight quickly as borders around the world were closing fast. Problem was, we couldn’t take Pip. After much discussion, Guy and I decided that we would have to leave her with a friend while we flew home. Handing our dog over was utterly heartbreaking. It’ll only be for a couple of weeks, I told myself.
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But, like most people, we underestimated the situation.
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So, on the way to the airport, we stopped at Ikea and bought some hot dogs to be sure she’d come to us.
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I was washing dishes one day last May when my youngest, 11-year-old Nathan, came running into the house. "Mom, you won't believe what I found in the mud puddle（水坑）. Come see! ”I dried my hands and followed him to a large puddle in our driveway. “They're tadpoles（蝌蚪）!” he said. I bent down for a closer look. There were hundreds of tadpoles swimming around.
The next few days, Nathan kept his eye on the tadpoles. One afternoon he asked if he could use my phone to check the weather. “The puddle is drying up, and it's not supposed to rain this week,” he said. “We have to do something or the tadpoles will die.”
“What can we do?” I asked, hesitant about where this might lead.
“I'm going to move them into the pond where they'll be safe. But there are so many tadpoles. Can you help?”
“I have things to do…” I started to say, but the look on Nathan's face stopped me. This was important to him. I grabbed one cup and followed him. After just a few trips, the puddle was almost out of water but still very full of tadpoles.
“What are we going to do, Mom? We have to get them all out!”
I went back inside and grabbed two plastic spoons. We sat next to the puddle, caught the tadpoles with the spoons and put them in the plastic cups. When the cups were full, we transferred the tadpoles into the pond.
After two hours, there were still dozens of tadpoles to be rescued. I was hot and tired.
Then a fish in the pond swallowed several of the tadpoles. I closed my mouth, hoping Nathan hadn't noticed. Too late. “I thought they'd be safe here,” he said, fighting tears. I tried to explain that things like that happen in nature, but he wouldn't listen.
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He ran back into the house and grabbed an old fishbowl.
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“The tadpoles have legs!” Nathan burst into my bedroom, shouting three weeks later.
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The True Meaning of Love
“You don’t want that one,” the shelter volunteer said. “He’s broken. He’d been abandoned.”
“Broken? Abandoned?” I asked. Had I heard her correctly? I looked down at the black cat sitting on my foot. The minute I’d walked into the animal shelter’s cat room, he’d been one step behind me, my shadow. I wasn’t an expert, but this cat seemed friendly.
The volunteer explained, “He doesn’t like anyone—not other cats, not dogs, not people.”
“I want to adopt him.” I said.
“Really?” she asked. There were several other lovely cats up for adoption, cats that would be easier for a first-time owner. “Why?”
“Because he needs a home,” I said. Then under my breath, “And because I’m broken too.”
It was 2017. I’d been in therapy（心理治疗）for a while, but it was only recently that my therapist suggested I get an animal companion—preferably something low-maintenance, like a cat. It would be good for me. Maybe it can even help me form connections with people. I didn’t know if I believed that. But I went to my local shelter.
I don’t know what it was about that little black cat, but I immediately felt a connection with him. Two abandoned peas in a pod, I guess. I filled out the paperwork and left with him that afternoon.
At home I let him out of the carrier so he could explore. I watched as this little cat smelled every inch of the house. Eventually, his curiosity was satisfied, and he settled in my lap. I reached out a hesitant hand to pet him, saying, “You need my help, and I need yours.”
It took me a week to come up with a name for him. I finally settled on Mr. Bojangles, after the song about a homeless man who, even after getting into big trouble, remained happy and positive. I thought the name fitted this cat. Later I called him Bo for short.
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By the time a year passed, we’d settled into a routine.
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Amazingly, we both began new connections with the outer world.
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“Come on, Ben,” I said, pointing to the floor of my car. “Let’s go for a hike.”
But he refused to jump in. Instead, he kept dancing nervously around my feet, and then sat down on the ground, looking up at me with sad eyes. Having changed the command for several times, I lost my patience eventually. I took him up and threw him into my car. Ben seemed very scared.
“Stay there,” I ordered angrily, raising my voice.
That was my first afternoon with the three-year-old dog I was adopting, and it was the first time for our daily hike.
I’d taken Ben in reluctantly, as a temporary solution for Tommy, my best friend. She was trying to find a new home for the dog, which was rescued from a shelter and had been kept long in a cage there.
Tommy knew why I was unwilling to give Ben a permanent home. Three months earlier, I’d lost my beloved dog, Bantam, who’d been with me for 15 years. I wasn’t ready to let a new dog into my life yet. But I’d agreed to help Tommy out while she continued her search for a permanent home for Ben.
Actually, Ben had a boyish enthusiasm toward anything new. He was also a sweet dog, One morning, he even came to the steps where I sat. He shyly looked at me, then walked over and put one of his feet on my knee. At that very moment, I realized that he did show affection, in his own way.
But he stubbornly refused to get in the car for our hikes, no matter how hard I tried to persuade im to get in the car. Every day, I had to lift him up and placed him in the back seat.
“Why wouldn’t Ben jump into the car?” I kept wondering about Ben’s strange behavior.
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One day, I lost my patience again.
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The next afternoon, I called Ben over and let him watch as I removed the cage from the car.
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