One day petey, who was a puppy, said to his mother, who was a dog: i'd like a boy for cristmas". his mother said she thought he could have a boy if he was a very good puppy. so the day before christmas petey's mother asked: " have your been a very good puppy? " oh, yes! " said petey. i didn't frighten the cat. "you didn't? " asked petey's mother. "well,i just frightened her a little," said petey. and i didn't chew any shoes. " not any? " said his mother. "just a teeny-weeny chew", said petey. " and i remembered - well you have been a good little dog. i will go out and get your a boy for christmas. but when petey's mother came back she looked very worried. "how world you like a soft white rabbit with pink ears for cristmas? " she said to petey. "no, thanks," said petey. "don't you want a lovely canary? " "i'd like a boy," said petey. "how adout some little fish? " said petey's mother. " i just want a boy," said petey. "petey," said his mother at last,"there are no boys to be found." "no bous? " cried petey. "not one could i find. they're terribly short of boys this year". peter thought he couldn't stand it if he didn't have a boy. finally his mother said: "there now, there must be a boy somewhere. i fhink you ould find some dog who would give his boy away". "do you think i could? " asked petey. "you can try, can't you? " said his mother. say 1. petey's mother decided to give her son a boy for christmas. 2. petey's mother looked worried when she came back. 3. petey's mother couldn't find a boy. 4. petey didn't want any pets for christmas. 5. petey decided to find a dog with a boy.
2. Petey almost always barked when he wanted to chew shoes. - false
Petey almost didn't chew shoes.
3. Petey was a bad puppy because he didn't frighten the cat. - false
Petey was a good puppy because he almost didn't frighten the cat.
4. Petey wanted a white rabbit or a lovely canary for Christmas. - false
Petey didn't want a white rabbit or a lovely canary for Christmas.
5. His mother found a nice little boy for Petey. - false
His mother didn't find a nice little boy for Petey.
Say why...
1. Petey's mother decided to give her son a boy for Christmas, because Petey wanted to have a boy as a friend.
2. Petey's mother looked worried when she came back, because she didn't find any boy for her son.
3. Petey's mother couldn't find a boy, because that year there weren't any free boys.
4. Petey didn't want any pets for Christmas, because he wanted only a boy.
5. Petey decided to find a dog with a boy, because he thought a dog gave him its boy.