Let's have a slumber party

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天黑tiān hēile小猫xiǎo māoxiǎng回家huí jiāIt got dark, and the kitten wanted to go home.可是kě shìháizàixiàBut it was still raining.

小狗xiǎo gǒushuōbié回去huí qùle今天jīn tiān可以kě yǐshuìzàijiāThe puppy said, 'Don't go back, you can sleep at my house today.'

小猫xiǎo māoxiàolehǎode谢谢xiè xièThe kitten smiled and said, 'Okay, thank you.'

小狗xiǎo gǒu小猫xiǎo māoshuìzài一起yī qǐhěn暖和nuǎn huohěn舒服shū fuThe puppy and the kitten slept together, very warm and comfortable.他们tā men现在xiàn zài知道zhī dàole我们wǒ men真的zhēn deshìhǎo朋友péng yǒuThey now knew: we are truly good friends.

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