The Kitten Likes Fish, the Puppy Likes Meat

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今天jīn tiān，小猫xiǎo māo吃chī鱼yú。Today, the kitten eats fish.小猫xiǎo māo很hěn高兴gāo xìng。The kitten is very happy.

小狗xiǎo gǒu说shuō：“鱼yú不bù好吃hǎo chī！我wǒ喜欢xǐ huān吃chī肉ròu。”The puppy says: "Fish is not tasty! I like to eat meat."

小猫xiǎo māo说shuō：“不bù！肉ròu不bù好吃hǎo chī，我wǒ喜欢xǐ huān鱼yú。”The kitten says: "No! Meat is not tasty, I like fish."

小狗xiǎo gǒu笑xiào了le，小猫xiǎo māo也yě笑xiào了le。The puppy smiled, and the kitten also smiled.他们tā men知道zhī dào：朋友péng yǒu可以kě yǐ不bù一样yī yàng。They know: friends can be different.

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