Itwas Monday. MrsSmith’sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway, Mrs.Smithtookapieceofpaper, andwrotethefollowingwordsonit“Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.”Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:“ Takethistothebutcherandhe’sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.”
Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouth,thedograntothebutcher’s.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefully,recognizedthatitwasreallythelady’shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.Thedogwasveryhappy,andatethemeatupatonce.
Atsunset,thedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit.hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemore.
Thenextday,thedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusual,itbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistime,thebutcherdidnottakealookatpaper,andgavethedogitsmeat,forhehadregardedthedogasoneofhisregularcustomers.
　However,thedogcameagainatfouro’clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Atsixo’clock,,itcameformoremeat,andbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.Thebutcherfeltabitpuzzled.Hesaidtohimself,“Thisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrsSmithfeeditwithsomuchmeattoday?”
Lookingatthepieceofpaper,hefoundthattherewasapieceofblankpaper.HelaughedandphonedMrsSmith.
小题1:Thelittledogwenttothebutcher’s_____duringtheperiod.