So one day when he heard the water running in the tub, he took the scrubbing brush

所以有一天，當他聽到浴缸裡的水聲時，他就拿著刷子去洗刷

and buried it in the back yard.

並把它埋在了後院。

Then he ran away from home.

然後他就離家出走了。

He played where they were fixing the street and got very dirty.

他在他們修街的地方玩，弄得很髒。

He played at the railroad and got even dirtier.

他在鐵路上玩，更髒了。

He played tag with other dogs and became dirtier still.

它和別的狗玩捉迷藏，變得更髒了。

He slid down a coal chute and got the dirtiest of all.

他從煤槽裡滑下來，得到了最髒的東西。

In fact, he changed from a white dog with black spots to a black dog with white spots.

事實上，他從一隻有黑斑的白狗變成了一隻有白斑的黑狗。

Although there were many other things to do,

雖然還有很多其他的事情要做。

Harry began to wonder if his family thought that he had really run away.

哈利開始懷疑家人是不是以為他真的跑了。

He felt tired and hungry, too.

他也覺得很累，很餓。

So without stopping on the way, he ran back home.

於是，他在路上沒有停留，就跑回了家。

When Harry got to his house, he crawled through the fence and sat looking at the back door.

當哈利到了他的家，他爬過柵欄，坐在後門處看。

One of the family looked out and said, "There's a strange dog in the back yard.

其中一家看了看外面說，"後院裡有一條奇怪的狗。

By the way, has anyone seen Harry?"

對了，有人看到哈利嗎？&quot。

When Harry heard this, he tried very hard to show them he was Harry.

當哈利聽到這句話時，他非常努力地想讓他們知道他是哈利。

He started to do all his old, clever tricks.

他開始使出他所有的老招，聰明的招數。

He flip flopped.

他翻了個身。

And he flop Flipped.

而他翻牌了。

He rolled over and played dead.

他翻了個身，裝死。

He danced and sang.

他跳著舞，唱著歌。

He did these tricks over and over again.

他把這些招數做了一遍又一遍。

But everyone shook their heads and said, "Oh, no. It couldn't be Harry."

但大家都搖搖頭，說："哦，不。不可能是哈利."。

Harry gave up and walked slowly toward the gate.

哈利放棄了，慢慢地朝大門走去。

But suddenly he stopped.

但突然他停了下來。

He ran to a corner of the garden and started to dig furiously.

他跑到花園的一角，開始瘋狂地挖掘。

Soon he jumped away from the hole, barking short, happy barks.

很快它就跳離了洞口，短促而快樂地叫著。

He'd found the scrubbing brush!

他找到了刷子!

And carrying it in his mouth, he ran into the house.

嘴裡叼著它，跑進了屋裡。

Up the stairs he dashed, with the family following close behind.

他衝上樓梯，一家人緊緊跟在後面。

He jumped into the bathtub and sat up begging, with the scrubbing brush in his mouth,

他跳進浴缸裡，嘴裡叼著搓澡刷，坐起來乞討。

a trick he certainly had never done before.

這一招他肯定從來沒有做過。

"This little doggy wants a bath!" cried the little girl.

"這隻小狗要洗澡！"小女孩哭著說。

Then her father said, "Why don't you and your brother give him one?"

然後她的父親說："你和你哥哥為什麼不給他一個呢&quot。

Harry's bath was the soapiest one he'd ever had.

哈利'的洗澡是他'有史以來最肥皂的一次。

It worked like magic.

它的工作就像魔術一樣。

As soon as the children started to scrub, they began shouting, "Mommy, Daddy, look! Look! Come quick!

孩子們一開始擦洗，就開始大喊："媽媽，爸爸，看!快看!快來啊!

It's Harry! It's Harry! It's Harry!" they cried.

這是哈利！It's Harry!It's Harry！"他們哭了。

Harry wagged his tail and was very, very happy.

哈利搖著尾巴，非常非常高興。

His family combed and brushed him lovingly.

他的家人為他梳妝打扮，愛不釋手。

And he became once again a white dog with black spots.

而他又成了一條有黑斑的白狗。

It was wonderful to be home.

回家的感覺真好。

After dinner, Harry fell asleep in his favorite place,

晚飯後，哈里在他最喜歡的地方睡著了。

happily dreaming of how much fun it had been getting dirty.

幸福地夢見自己被弄得髒兮兮的，多麼有趣。

He slept so soundly, he didn't even feel the scrubbing brush he'd hidden under his pillow.

他睡得很香，甚至沒有感覺到他'藏在枕頭下的擦洗刷。

The End

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