A butcher in his shop, and he's really busy,
and he notices a dog in the shop. He shoos
him away. But later, he notices the dog is back
again.
So he goes over to the dog, and notices he
has a note in his mouth. He takes the note and
it reads, "I need 12 sausages and a leg of lamb,
please. The dog has money in his mouth, as well."
The butcher looks inside and, lo and behold, he
finds the money for the order there. So he takes
the money, and puts the sausages and lamb in a
bag, placing it in the dog's mouth.
The butcher is well impressed, and since it's
close to closing time, he decides to shut up shop
and follow the dog.
So off he goes. The dog is walking down the
street, when he comes to an intersection. The dog
puts down the bag, jumps up and presses the button
for the walk signal. Then he waits patiently, bag in
mouth, for the lights to turn. They do, and he walks
across the road, with the butcher following him all
the way.
The dog then comes to a bus stop, and starts
looking at the timetable. The butcher is in awe at
this stage. The dog checks out the times, and then
sits on one of the seats provided. Along comes a bus.
The dog walks around the front, looks at the number,
and goes back to his seat. Another bus comes, again
the dog goes and looks at the number, notices it's
the right bus, and climbs on.
The butcher, by now open-mouthed, follows him
onto the bus.
The bus travels through the town and out into the
suburbs, the dog looking at the scenery. Eventually
he gets up, and moves to the front of the bus. He
stands on 2 back paws and pushes the button to stop
the bus. Then he gets off, his groceries still in his mouth.
Well, dog and butcher are walking along the road,
and then the dog turns into house. He walks up the
path, and drops the groceries on the step. Then he
walks back down the path, takes a big run, and throws
himself -Whap!- against the door. He goes back down
the path, runs up to the door and -Whap!- throws himself
against it again.
There's no answer at the house, so the dog goes
back down the path, jumps up on a narrow wall, and
walks along the perimeter of the garden. He gets to
an open window, barks several times, walks back,
jumps off, and waits at the door.
The butcher watches as a big guy opens the door,
and starts laying into the dog, yelling at him and
swearing at him.
The butcher runs up and stops the guy. "What the
world are you doing ? The dog is a genius. He could
be on TV, for heavens sake!"
To which the guy responds, "Clever, my ass! This is
the second time this week that he's forgotton his key."
Key words：
butcher （n.）肉販、屠夫
shoo （v.）以噓聲趕走
sausage （n.）香腸
lo and behold 看
intersection （n.）路口
timetable （n.）時刻表
in awe 敬畏
perimeter （n.）周圍
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