The Smarter Dog
A couple of dog owners are arguing about whose pet is smarter.
"My dog is so smart," says the first owner, "that every morning he waits for the paperboy to come around. He tips the kid and then brings the newspaper to me, along with my morning coffee."
The second dog owner replied:
"Eu sei. O meu cão contou-me.I know. My dog told me."
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Dois donos de cães estão a discutir sobre qual dos seus animais é mais inteligente."O meu cão é tão inteligente," diz o primeiro dono, "que todas as manhãs espera que o distribuidor de jornais chegue. Dá gorjeta ao rapaz e depois traz-me o jornal, juntamente com o meu café matinal. "O segundo dono respondeu:"Eu sei. O meu cão contou-me."A couple of dog owners are arguing about whose pet is smarter."My dog is so smart," says the first owner, "that every morning he waits for the paperboy to come around. He tips the kid and then brings the newspaper to me, along with my morning coffee."The second dog owner replied:"I know. My dog told me."
💬 Today's vocabulary
👤 Dono [masc. noun]: Owner🐕 Cão [masc. noun]: Dog😠 Discutir: To argue, to discuss😒 Esperar: To wait🚚 Distribuidor [masc. noun]: Distributor📰 Jornal [masc. noun]: Newspaper💸 Gorjeta [femin. noun]: Tip🤝 Juntamente: Together🌄 Matinal [masc. and femin. adjective]: Regarding the morning
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