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小猫杯子

The birthday present that came back

Name: ________________ Date: ________

五月wǔyuè，我wǒ的de好hǎo朋友péngyǒu过生日guòshēngrì。我wǒ给gěi她tā买mǎi了le一yí个gè杯子bēizi。杯子bēizi上shàng有yǒu一yì只zhī小猫xiǎomāo，很hěn好看hǎokàn。

她tā很hěn喜欢xǐhuān，说shuō：“我wǒ天天tiāntiān都dōu用yòng！”

七月qīyuè，我wǒ过生日guòshēngrì。妈妈māma给gěi了le我wǒ一个yígè大大dàdà的de生日shēngrì礼物lǐwù。

我wǒ打开dǎkāi一yí看kàn，是shì一yí个gè杯子bēizi，杯子bēizi上shàng有yǒu一yì只zhī小猫xiǎomāo。

我wǒ看kàn着zhe小猫xiǎomāo，小猫xiǎomāo也yě看kàn着zhe我wǒ。

“妈妈māma，这zhè个gè杯子bēizi是shì在zài哪儿nǎr买mǎi的de？”

妈妈māma说shuō：“不是búshì买mǎi的de。”“是shì你nǐ朋友péngyǒu的de妈妈māma给gěi我wǒ的de。”“她tā说shuō，她tā家的de杯子bēizi太tài多duō了le。”

我wǒ的de小猫xiǎomāo杯子bēizi，回来huílái了le。

第二天dì’èrtiān，我wǒ的de好hǎo朋友péngyǒu给gěi我wǒ打电话dǎdiànhuà：“我wǒ的de小猫xiǎomāo杯子bēizi不见bújiàn了le！”“你nǐ知道zhīdào在zài哪儿nǎr吗ma？”

我wǒ看kàn了le看kàn杯子bēizi，小猫xiǎomāo也yě看kàn着zhe我wǒ。“我wǒ，我wǒ知道zhīdào。”

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In May, it was my best friend’s birthday. I bought her a cup. It had a little cat on it, and it was really cute.

She loved it. “I’ll use it every day!” she said.

In July, it was my birthday. Mum gave me a great big birthday present.

I opened it, and inside was a cup with a little cat on it.

I looked at the cat, and the cat looked back at me.

“Mum, where did you buy this cup?”

Mum said, “I didn’t buy it.” “Your friend’s mum gave it to me.” “She said they have far too many cups at home.”

My little cat cup had come back.

The next day, my best friend phoned me. “My cat cup has gone missing!” “Do you know where it is?”

I looked at the cup, and the cat looked back at me. “I… I know.”