典范英语64-Micro the Metal Dog修订版本.pdf

1 Micro arrives On Daniel’s birthday, he woke up and found a big box by his bed. It looked like a kennel. ‘A dog!’ cried Daniel. He’d wanted a dog for ages. He leapt out of bed and opened the kennel door. There was Micro. He was shiny and silver, with yellow flashing eyes. ‘That isn’t a real dog,’ said Daniel. ‘I know,’ said Mum. ‘But real dogs aren’t allowed in our flats. Just look what Micro can do.’ Mum turned to Micro. ‘Walk,’ she said. Micro stumped across the carpet on stiff, jerky legs. ‘Bark,’ said Mum. Micro opened his metal mouth. Was he barking? It was hard to tell. It was such a soft little sound. ‘Yip, yip, yip, yip, yip.’ ‘Wag your tail,’ said Mum. Micro’s metal tail made a whirring sound as it went one way, then the other. ‘But I wanted a real dog,’ said Daniel. He was deeply disappointed. ‘Micro’s better than a real dog,’ said Mum. ‘He’s not noisy or messy. He always does what he’s told. Go on. Tell him to do something.’ ‘Go back in your kennel, Micro,’ said Daniel. Micro turned round and clunked back into his box. ‘What a good dog!’ said Mum to Micro. ‘I think you’re the perfect pet.’ But Daniel didn’t seem to think so. He said, ‘Thanks, Mum.’ Then he ripped open the rest of his presents. All day and all night, Micro waited. But Daniel played with his other presents. He didn’t take Micro out once. Slowly, inside his dark box, Micro’s eyes lost their brightness. 2 Micro starts thinking Next morning, as Daniel left for school, Mum called after him, ‘You’re late, Daniel. WALK FAST!’ Alone in his dark box, Micro heard, ‘WALK FAST’. His robot brain started whirring. His little yellow eyes lit up as bright as ever. He came trundling out of his kennel. He raced along on his stumpy legs, across the carpet. He went out through the open glass doors and he only stopped when his red nose hit