WewereonourwayhomefromHoustononeSaturdaymorning.Wedecidedtostopatalocalgasstationtogetcoffeeandsomethingtosnackonsinceitwasagoodhourandahalfbeforewegothome.Whenweweredonewegotbackintoourca
WewereonourwayhomefromHoustononeSaturdaymorning.Wedecidedtostopatalocalgasstationtogetcoffeeandsomethingtosnackonsinceitwasagoodhourandahalfbeforewegothome.
WhenweweredonewegotbackintoourcarandbeforeIstarteditwenoticedamanstandingoutsideinfrontofthebuilding.Hewasahomelessmanwithwornclothesanditlookedlikehehadgoneinandgottenhimselfsomecoffeeorsomethingwarmtodrinksinceitwascoldthistimeoftheyear.Hemusthavenothadenoughmoneytogetsomethingtoeat.
Thenadogwalkeduptothefrontofthebuilding.Icouldtellshewasa“she”becauseyoucouldtellthatshehadbabydogs.ShewasterriblyinneedofsomethingtoeatandIfeltsobadforher.Iknewifshedidn’teatsoonsheandherbabydogswouldnotmakeit.
Iandmywifesatthereandlookedather.Wenoticedthatpeoplewalkedbyanddidn’tevenpetherlikemostpeopledowhentheywalkbyananimalinfrontofastore.Westilldidnotdoanything.ButthehomelessmanwhoIthoughtdidnotbuyhimselfanythingtoeatwentbackintothestore.Andwhathedidbroughttearstomeandmywife.Hehadgoneintothestoreandwithwhatmoneyhemayhavehadboughtacanofdogfoodandfedthatdog.
Thisstoryplaysagreatpartinourlives.YouseethatwasMother’sDayweekend.Andalotofpeopleforgetthatsomeanimalsareparentstoo.
IttookahomelessmantoshowmewhatIshouldhavedone.Hemakemeabettermanthatday.
1.Thehomelessmanonlyhadsomethingtodrinkbecause_______.
A.hedidn’thaveenoughmoneyforfood B.hewasthirstyonly
C.thestoreonlyprovideddrinks D.hefeltcoldthatday
2.Seeingwhatthepoormandidforthedogtheauthorandhiswife________.
A.werepuzzled B.weregreatlymoved
C.regrettedtheyhadn’tdoneanything D.wereindifferent
3.Ifthehomelessmanhadn’tgiventhedogfoodtoeatsheandherbabieswould________.
A.notsurvive B.havetoattackpeople
C.nothavetodie