The Crumbs on the Table

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A countryman one day said to his little puppies, "Come into the The countryman said, "She will know nothing about it. Do come; after all, she never gives you anything good." Then the little dogs again said, "Nay, nay, we must let it alone; we must not go." But the countryman let them have no peace until at last they went, and got on the table, and ate up the bread-crumbs with all their might. But at that very moment the mistress came, and seized the stick in great haste, and beat them and treated them very hardly. And when they were outside the house, the little dogs said to the countryman, "Dost, dost, dost, dost, dost thou see?" Then the countryman laughed and said, "Didn't, didn't, didn't, you expect it?" So they just had to run away.  

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部分单词解释

just 来自四年级上学期	只是
their 来自五年级上学期	他们的
never 来自五年级下学期	从未
last 来自五年级下学期	最后的
day 来自二年级下学期	白天
them 来自五年级上学期	他们
peace 来自六年级上学期	和平
table 来自一年级下学期	桌子
his 来自五年级上学期	他的
one 来自一年级上学期	一

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