One morning when I was visiting a poor woman, I noticed her dog was suffering from a terrible case of mange (癞疥). I asked why she didn't 1him and she told me there was nothing she could do about it for being short of 2 .
My heart broke as I watched him slowly trying to stand his 3from the illness. I asked her if she would mind if I tried to 4 him. I told her I would try to get some 5 to make him feel comfortable. Instead of going to a 6chemist's shop, I went to the local animal doctor and told him what the dog 7like and he told me what I needed. When I 8 to the woman's home I asked her if she would be sure to9the dog in the medicine liquid every day until it was10 .
Two weeks later when I returned to the house, this 11 little ball of dog with red fur 12 me at the door. It was him, shaking his tail13. I smiled and told the woman she did a great14 .I called the dog Firecracker because his fur was so red and lively. Every time I went to her home, Firecracker always greeted me with a wave of his tail.
That was the best $16 I15spent.
