Harry and Nick were very good friends. They lived next door to each other.
One morning Harry heard a strange noise, so he went into the garden. His dog, Jade, was digging a hole (凿洞) under the fence(篱笆). She wanted to play with Nick's dog, Tasha. "Stop that, Jade!" said Harry. "You're making a mess."
Later that day Harry's mum heard a strange noise. She went into the garden to investigate( 调查). Harry was digging a hole under the fence. "Hi, Mum, " said Harry. "We're making a tunnel(通道). "
"We got the idea from Jade," said a voice from the other side of the fence. "So we can crawl(爬行) through when we want to play." Harry's mum smiled. "Good idea, Nick," she said, "but what if it rains and the tunnel fills with mud?" Harry looked disappointed. "I think you should stop digging," said Harry's mum. "I have a better idea." The next weekend the two families made a wooden gate in the fence. The boys used it every day. Jade and Tasha didn't use the gate much. They finished the tunnel the boys had started. They didn't mind the mud!