KIND HEARTED JAN

 One day Jan was down on the beach. There he saw a man with a dog and a cart. The man was putting sand in the cart. He was going to make the dog pull it into town.

The poor dog was sick. His feet were sore and he was not strong enough to pull the heavy cart.

The man had a whip. He whipped the poor dog. The dog moaned and cried. He fell down between the shafts¹ of the cart. His master beat him, and tried to make him get up.

Jan saw the cruel master whip the poor dog. He felt very sorry for the dog. He ran up to the man. “You must not beat your dog,” said Jan. “He is old and he is not strong enough to pull your heavy load.”

 

“He is a good-for-nothing dog,” said the man. “I wish I could sell him.”

So Jan asked the man how much he wanted for the dog. Jan had enough money, so he bought the poor old dog.

He took him home. He washed the dog’s sore feet. He gave him food and drink. He made a soft bed for him to lie on.

“He will be a playmate for Rink,” said Jan. “I will call him Kris.” Kris grew well and strong. He was always grateful to Jan for saving him from his cruel master.

The End

1 shafts   

n.轴( shaft的名词复数 )；（箭、高尔夫球棒等的）杆；通风井；一阵（疼痛、害怕等）

参考例句：

• He deliberately jerked the shafts to rock him a bit. 他故意的上下颠动车把，摇这个老猴子几下。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Shafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally. 竖井已经打下，并且挖有横向矿道。 来自辞典例句