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Fido was now his master's constant companion in his walks, playing and skipping round him, and amusing him by a thousand sportive tricks . He took care, how-ever, not to be troublesome by leaping on him with dirty paws, nor would he follow him into the parlour, unless invited. He also attempted to make himself useful by a number of little services. He would drive away the sparrows as they were stealing the chickens' meat; and would run and bark with the utmost fury at any strange pigs or other animals that offered to come into the yard. He kept the poultry, geese, and pigs from straying beyond their bounds and particularly from doing mischief in the garden. He was always ready to alarm Towzer if there was any suspicious noise about the house, day or night. If his master pulled off his coat in the field to help his workman, as he would sometimes do, Fido always sat by it, an d would not suffer either man or beast to touch it. By this means he came to be considered as a very trusty protector of his master's property.
現在，費多成了主人散步時必不可少的伙伴。他在主人身邊玩耍、跳躍，用各種方式嬉鬧逗主人開心。并且，他還十分小心，以免自己的臟爪子讓主人不快。他也不跟著主人走進客廳，除非受到主人的邀請。他還試著做些小事來體現自己的價值：當麻雀偷食小雞的食物時，他會把它們趕走；當有陌生的豬或者其他動物企圖進入院子時，他就跑過去對著它們狂吠。他還看管雞鴨鵝和豬，以免它們亂跑，尤其不準它們在花園里搗亂。不管是白天還是晚上，只要房子周圍有可疑的動靜，他就會提醒大黃狗。有時，他的主人會脫掉外套去田里幫工人干活，費多就會在旁邊守著，不讓其他人或者動物碰它。通過這種方式，他開始被認為是主人忠實的財產守護者。
His master was once confined to his bed with a dangerous illness. Fido planted himself at the chamber-door, and could not be persuaded t o leave it even to take food; and as soon as his master was so far recovered as to sit up, Fido, being admitted into the room, ran up to him with such marks of excessive joy and affection, as would have melted any heart to behold. This circumstance wonderfully endeared hi m to his master; and some time after, he had an opportunity of doing him a very important service.
有一次，他的主人生了一場大病。費多一直守候在門口，沒有人可以說服他進食；當他的主人恢復，可以站起來時，費多便得到允許進入房間，極為開心地奔向主人，那種狂喜讓所有人感動不已。這使他得到了主人的鐘愛。不久后，他便得到了一個為主人效勞的大好機會。
One hot day, after dinner, his master was sleeping in a summer-house , with Fido by his side. The building was old and crazy; and the dog, who was faithfully watching his master, perceived the walls shake, and pieces of mortar fall from the ceiling. He comprehended the danger, and began barking to awaken his master; and this not sufficing, he jumped up, and gently bit his finger. The master upon this started up, and had just time to get out of the door before the whole building fell down. Fido, who was behind, got hurt by some rubbish which fell upon him: on which his master had him taken care of with the utmost tenderness, and ever afterwards acknowledged his obligation t o this little animal as the preserver of his life. Thus his love and fidelity had their full reward.
一個大熱天，他的主人吃完晚飯后就在涼亭睡覺，費多待在主人旁邊。涼亭破舊不堪。這條小狗，非常忠實地注視著他的主人，覺察到墻在搖晃，天花板上有些水泥掉了下來。他意識到了危險，開始朝他的主人叫喊試圖叫醒他，但是沒有用。于是他跳起來，輕輕地咬主人的手指。主人被叫醒了，剛跑出涼亭，涼亭便倒塌了。費多在主人的后面，被一些碎片砸傷了。從此以后，主人無微不至地照顧他，將他當成自己的救命恩人。就這樣，小狗對主人的忠誠和愛得到了最大的回報。
智慧點睛：
愛是奇妙無窮，無所不能的。只要有愛，自身的缺陷就有彌補的可能。我們付出更多的愛，就會讓別人得到更多的溫暖。在付出愛的同時，我們的心靈也會得到愛的慰藉和回報。
