I'll Always Love You

本期故事描述了主人公与自己的宠物狗一同玩耍、成长，随着狗狗日渐的衰老，最后又陪伴它走完整个人生的心路历程 。死亡是生命不可避免的一部分，当我们不得不和心爱的宠物、甚至是亲人分离的时候，我们应该如何度过艰难的时光？每当这时，我们会不会遗憾没有足够珍惜和他们在一起的时光，没有及时表达对他们的爱？故事或许会给我们答案和反思。 This is a story about Elfie – the best dog in the whole world. We grew up together, but Elfie grew much faster than I did. I love resting my head on her warm coat. Then we would dream together. My brother and sister loved Elfie very much, but she was my dog. Everyday, Elfie and I played together. Elfie loved to chase squirrels, and to dig in my mother’s flower garden. Sometimes my folks would get very angry with Elfie when she would get into mischief. But they still loved her, even when they scolded her. The trouble was, no one told her except me. The years passed quickly, and while I was growing taller and taller, Elfie was growing rounder and rounder. The older Elfie got, the more she slept, And the less she liked to walk. I was getting worried! We took Elfie to the vet, but there wasn’t much he could do. “Elfie is just growing old,” he said. It soon became too difficult for Elfie to climb the stairs. “I’ll always love you.” I know she understood. One morning I woke up and discovered that Elfie had died during the night. We buried Elfie together. We all cried and hugged each other. My brother and sister loved Elfie a lot, but they never told her so. I was very sad, too, but it helped to remember that I had told her every night,“I’ll always love you.” A neighbor offered me a puppy. I knew Elfie wouldn’t have minded, but I said no. I gave him Elfie’s basket instead. He needed it more than I did. Someday I’ll have another dog, or a kitten or a goldfish. But whatever it is, I’ll tell it every night,“I’ll always love you.”