Let's have a slumber party

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天黑tiān hēi了le,小猫xiǎo māo想xiǎng回家huí jiā。It got dark, and the kitten wanted to go home.可是kě shì雨yǔ还hái在zài下xià。But it was still raining.

小狗xiǎo gǒu说shuō:“别bié回去huí qu了le,今天jīn tiān你nǐ可以kě yǐ睡shuì在zài我wǒ家jiā。”The puppy said, 'Don't go back, you can sleep at my house today.'

小猫xiǎo māo笑xiào了le:“好hǎo的de,谢谢xiè xie你nǐ。”The kitten smiled and said, 'Okay, thank you.'

小狗xiǎo gǒu和hé小猫xiǎo māo睡shuì在zài一起yī qǐ,很hěn暖和nuǎn huo,很hěn舒服shū fu。The puppy and the kitten slept together, very warm and comfortable.他们tā men现在xiàn zài知道zhī dào了le:我们wǒ men真的zhēn de是shì好hǎo朋友péng you。They now knew: we are truly good friends.

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