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Dumpy, a three-year-old mongrel was a stray. He ___1___
to live a
luxurious life, much pampered by his ___2___. However,
when his
master left for England, he was adopted by a ___3___ who
later
abandoned him when they ___4___ into an apartment. One morning, Dumpy was walking down the street
___5___
he
was spotted by a dog-catcher. The dog-catcher picked
him up, ___6___
him into the back of the van, gave him a dose of gas
meant to ___7___ him and drove to the nearest dumping
ground.
When he got there, he threw Dumpy in ___8___ of a moving
bulldozer. He assumed that Dumpy was dead. Dumpy
suddenly ___9___
and tried to crawl away. The dog-catcher took his
rifle and shot him ___10___, one bullet hit his foreleg
and the ___11___ found its way to the chest. Dumpy kept
moving forward. The driver of the bulldozer,
Henry, begged the dog-catcher to put the poor dog
out of his ___12___. The
dog-catcher looked at the huge pile of garbage. He
did not want to ___13___
his boots and refused to move in to kill the dog.
Instead, he drove ___14___.
Henry called his friends for help. They searched the
dump in pouring ___15___ until they found Dumpy. He was
hiding under a broken-down
shack, his body ___16___ with mud and blood. They rushed
the mongrel
to a veterinarian and ___17___ his life.
News of the incident spread. The Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals protested against
the ___18___ the dog-catcher performed his duty. The
dog-catcher received several threats from animal
lovers all over town.
He had to seek ___19___ protection. Eventually, he
emigrated.
As for Dumpy, he had his name engraved on his
license plate which he carried proudly round his
___20___. One hundred families offered to adopt him but
Henry had grown too attached to the stray to give
him up. |
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Dumpy, a three-year-old mongrel was a stray. He
used
to live a
luxurious life, much pampered by his
master. However,
when his
master left for England, he was adopted by a
family/couple who
later
abandoned him when they
moved/shifted into an apartment. One morning, Dumpy was walking down the street
when
he
was spotted by a dog-catcher. The dog-catcher picked
him up, threw
him into the back of the van, gave him a dose of gas
meant to kill him and drove to the nearest dumping
ground.
When he got there, he threw Dumpy in
front of a moving
bulldozer. He assumed that Dumpy was dead. Dumpy
suddenly awoke
and tried to crawl away. The dog-catcher took his
rifle and shot him twice, one bullet hit his foreleg
and the other found its way to the chest. Dumpy kept
moving forward. The driver of the bulldozer,
Henry, begged the dog-catcher to put the poor dog
out of his misery. The
dog-catcher looked at the huge pile of garbage. He
did not want to dirty
his boots and refused to move in to kill the dog.
Instead, he drove off.
Henry called his friends for help. They searched the
dump in pouring rain until they found Dumpy. He was
hiding under a broken-down
shack, his body covered with mud and blood. They rushed
the mongrel
to a veterinarian and saved his life.
News of the incident spread. The Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals protested against
the way the dog-catcher performed his duty. The
dog-catcher received several threats from animal
lovers all over town.
He had to seek police protection. Eventually, he
emigrated.
As for Dumpy, he had his name engraved on his
license plate which he carried proudly round his
neck. One hundred families offered to adopt him but
Henry had grown too attached to the stray to give
him up. |
