谁吃了草莓？

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汤姆八岁。他和爸爸妈妈住在城里。但是现在放假了，汤姆在爷爷家。爷爷有一所小房子和一个大花园。

Tom is eight years old. He lives in the city with Mum and Dad. But now it is the holidays, and Tom is at Grandpa’s. Grandpa has a small house with a big garden.

花园里有西红柿、生菜和花。但是草莓最好。它们又红又甜。爷爷很喜欢他的草莓。汤姆也很喜欢。

In the garden there are tomatoes, lettuce and flowers. But the strawberries are the best. They are red and sweet. Grandpa loves his strawberries. Tom loves them too.

“明天我们做一个草莓蛋糕。”晚上爷爷说。“草莓现在熟了。”汤姆笑了。“太好了！我来帮忙！”

“Tomorrow we’ll bake a strawberry cake,” says Grandpa in the evening. “The strawberries are ripe now.” Tom laughs. “Great! I’ll help!”

早上，汤姆和爷爷去花园。汤姆拿了一个大碗。但是爷爷停下了。“这是什么？”

In the morning Tom and Grandpa go into the garden. Tom has a big bowl. But then Grandpa stops. “What is this?”

很多草莓不见了。别的草莓只剩下一半。有人吃了爷爷的草莓！

Lots of strawberries are gone. Other strawberries are only half there. Somebody is eating Grandpa’s strawberries!

“有小偷！”爷爷大声叫。“一个偷草莓的人！”

“A thief!” shouts Grandpa. “A strawberry thief!”

“爷爷，小偷是谁？”汤姆问。“我不知道。”爷爷说。“可能是一只鸟？”

“Who is the thief, Grandpa?” asks Tom. “I don’t know,” says Grandpa. “Maybe a bird?”

屋顶上有一只鸟。它是黑色的，有一个黄色的嘴。它大声唱歌。“你是小偷吗？”汤姆问。那只鸟还在唱歌。

A bird is sitting on the roof. It is black and has a yellow beak. It sings loudly. “Are you the thief?” asks Tom. The bird just keeps singing.

这时，一只狗来到花园里。那是贝洛。贝洛住在克莱因夫人家，在左边的房子。它很大，是咖啡色的，它什么都吃。

Then a dog comes into the garden. That is Bello. Bello lives with Mrs Klein, in the house on the left. He is big and brown, and he eats everything.

“贝洛，你是小偷吗？”爷爷问。贝洛摇尾巴。它看起来很友好。

“Bello, are you the thief?” asks Grandpa. Bello wags his tail. He looks very nice.

下午，爷爷在草莓上放了一张网。“好了。”他说。“现在鸟吃不到我的草莓了。狗也吃不到了。”

In the afternoon Grandpa puts a net over the strawberries. “There,” he says. “Now no bird can get to my strawberries. And no dog.”