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Last month Jim brought a baby cat home from the pet shop. She is beautiful with gray and white hair. Jim gave her the name Popo. He and his family love her very much and often talk to her. Popo is very shy and afraid of strangers. Every time Jim brings his friends home, she will hide herself. It takes time to make friends with Popo. But when she sees you as a friend, she will be happy to be with you all the time. Popo often lies quietly next to Jim when he is home. Sometimes she sits by the window looking at the flowers in the garden.

The family is always busy, and it is not easy for them to get together. But since they got Popo, they have tried to spend time together playing with their little girl, who has become the center of their family life.

Mei-ting is from a small village in Nantou. Last week she and her brother came to Kaohsiung to stay with their grandparents. Their house in Nantou fell down in a terrible typhoon. Their parents had to stay in Nantou to take care of their little sister in the hospital. She was seriously hurt when the house fell down.

Mei-ting and her brother now go to a new school in Kaohsiung. Everyone in the school is nice to them, but Mei-ting feels sad because they have to stay in Kaohsiung for a long time, until their new house is built. She misses her classmates in Nantou very much. They are wonderful friends, and their letters have made her feel much better. Mei-ting also misses her parents and her little sister. She hopes she can see them again soon.

Shu-fen is in her third year of junior high school. She has many tests every day, but she does not even want to look at her books. Shu-fen was not like this before. In fact, she 28 studying during her first two years of high school and always got high grades on tests. She was happy then.

But these days Shu-fen always feels tired and bored. There 29 so many tests that Shu-fen cannot relax and do the things she likes. But what can she do? She can only tell herself that things 30 better after she starts senior high school.

Our Pinky Street, one of the oldest streets in the world, was almost lost to a big fire last night. Most of the old houses on Pinky were burned down. The living history we are proud of is dying. But we should never give up. Pinky is like a parent, always there caring for our town. Now we must do something together to get the old Pinky back. There will be a meeting at 2:00 this Saturday afternoon at Town Office. Anyone who wants to help is welcome. Let’s see what we can do.

Adam Bolton, Town Office

March 9

Froggie was a frog who never remembered where he had been. His biggest dream was to find the best pond to swim freely without worrying about water snakes. One day, Froggie hopped to a kitchen and jumped into a pot full of hot water. Froggie felt the burning heat and hurried out of the water as fast as his legs could carry him. “I almost died there!” Froggie thought.

A few days later, Froggie went back to the same kitchen, totally forgetting he had been there. He again hopped into the same pot. This time, the water inside was cool. He looked around and thought, “There’s no water snake trying to eat me and I can have this place all to myself!” At that moment, Froggie knew it was his dream pond. What he didn’t know was that the water was warming up over a low heat.

After thirty minutes of swimming, Froggie felt the water was warmer but he thought of this as a nice surprise. “This sure is the best place for swimming. I get to have a hot bath, too.” During his comfortable bath, the water kept getting warmer and warmer. Froggie was so comfortable that he fell asleep. And he never woke up.