Mutual Affection　友情

59　Mutual Affection　友情

We have a beautiful long-haired little dog called Tousy,which lately had a pup.This queer little bantling was jumping and tumbling about the green one day,when a lady entered followed by a dog.Tousy made a ferocious assault on the four-footed stranger,by way of defending her young,and our magnificent white cat,which was sitting on the doorstep,seeing or supposing that his friend Tousy was in danger,made two immense bounds,and alighted on the back of the intruder,whose eyes would have been scratched out but for prompt rescue.

The mutual affection of these two animals is unbounded,and yet we hear human disagreements compared to cat-and-dog life!These animals,and many others,are capable of the most devoted affection to their young,and to their mates,and frequently teach us lessons of kindness to one another.

我家有一只长毛小狗叫图西，长得很好看。最近，它生了一只小狗崽。有一天，可爱的小狗宝宝在草地上跳来滚去玩得正开心，这个时候，有位女士进来了，后面还跟着一只狗。图西猛地朝那个四条腿的访客冲过去，以为人家会伤害它的小宝宝呢。当时，我家那只了不起的白猫正蹲在台阶上，它看到，或者说它以为自己的朋友遇到了危险，于是，大跳两下，落到这位不速之客的背上。如果不是及时相救，这位不速之客的眼睛早就被猫抠出来了。

猫和狗之间有着深厚的友情。可是，人们竟然经常把相互之间的争执比作猫狗之争，简直是岂有此理！这些动物以及其他很多动物，对它们的孩子和伙伴同样充满了无私的爱，而且，常常让我们受到爱的教育。