The Dog and the Bone

    A dog once stole a bone from a butcher's shop．He ran off down the street as fast as he could，across the meadow in the village and down the hill to a rough bridge over a stream．There he paused，panting，to look at the clear，clean water．What he saw gave him a start Looking up at him from the water was another dog The other dog was holding a big juicy bone in its mouth．This dog glared at that dog and that dog glared fiercely back at him．This dog's mouth began to water．“If I had that bone，”he thought greedily，“I could eat it now andsave mine for later．I know a right place to bury it．Besides，that bone looks better than mine．It has more meat on it．”
    This dog growled² threateningly—and the dog in the water bared its teeth and seemed to growl¹ back at him．“So you want a fight，do you？”growled the dog on the bridge，and he opened his mouth to grab the other dog's bone．Splash！The dog's bone fell into the stream and was swept away by the current．Barking angrily，he leaned forward to attack，but as his bone fell into the water the other dog seemed to vanish away．Its bone vanished with it．As the ripples³ gradually smoothed away the dog was left feeling rather foolish—and very hungry—staring at his own reflection．Be satisfied with what you have．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ①Where did the dog reach？
    ②What did the dog see from the river？
    ③Why did the dog fight with the other dog in the river？
    ④At last，what happened？

1 growl   

v.（狗等）嗥叫，（炮等）轰鸣；n.嗥叫，轰鸣

参考例句：

• The dog was biting,growling and wagging its tail.那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫，尾巴也跟着摇摆。
• The car growls along rutted streets.汽车在车辙纵横的街上一路轰鸣。

2 growled   

v.（动物）发狺狺声， （雷）作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 )；低声咆哮着说

参考例句：

• \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道：“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 ripples   

逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
• The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。