Aunt Bo Is Out of Town

One afternoon Flora said to Aunt Agnes， “Auntie， you stay at home today. I will take the goat’s milk to Aunt Clara.”

“OK. Be careful*! Please come back home quickly， so dinner will not get cold.*” said Aunt Agnes.

It took Flora twenty minutes to walk to Aunt Clara’s home.*

Aunt Clara thanked Flora and gave her some sweet rolls（甜

卷面包）.

It was six o’clock in the evening. Flora said goodbye to Aunt Clara and went home.

Aunt Clara said to her， “Walk on the next road， because the herd（牧群） is coming back from the pasture（牧場） now and Aunt Bo is out of town!*”

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It took Flora twenty minutes to walk to Aunt Clara’s home. 弗洛拉花了20分鐘走到克萊拉姨媽的家。

Walk on the next road， because the herd is coming back from the pasture now and Aunt Bo is out of town!

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Please come back home quickly， so dinner will not get cold. （送完奶后）快點回家，不然晚飯就冷了。

But Flora forgot* to walk on the other road. Then she came to Aunt Bo’s house. She saw Aunt Bo’s grey cows standing in front of the gate. They had just come back from the pasture.* Flora stood still* and thought*， “If Aunt Bo is out of town， then who will let these cows in?*”

At this time， a boy came. “Carnie， Cathy， go!” he yelled（大喊）. He opened the large gate， and the two large cows walked into the yard（院子）. Then Flora walked home.

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They had just come back from the pasture. 它們剛剛從牧場回來。

If Aunt Bo is out of town， then who will let these cows in?

At dinner， Flora told Aunt Agnes and Uncle Tony her adventure（冒險經歷）.

“You did the right thing.” said Aunt Agnes. “Don’t run away when you see cows.*”

“You did well.” said Uncle Tony. “But how did you get away*?”

Flora said， “A strange（陌生的） boy saved* me.” Uncle Tony laughed and said， “That must be Mitt Glueberry. He has a good heart*.”

“Mitt Glueberry. Next time I will look for him and thank him.” Flora thought.

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Don’t run away when you see cows. 當你看到牛時，可不要跑。