A Dog at the Door

It was raining hard on Saturday morning when Ben heard a noise outside. He opened the door and saw a small brown dog. It was wet and cold, and it was barking quietly.

TarjimaShanba kuni ertalab qattiq yomgʻir yogʻayotganda Ben tashqaridan shovqin eshitdi. U eshikni ochib, kichkina jigarrang itni koʻrdi. It hoʻl boʻlib, sovqotgan edi va sekin vovullardi.

The dog had no leash, but it had a red collar. Ben took it inside and dried its fur with an old towel. Then he gave it a warm blanket and filled a water bowl. The dog drank all the water and lay down on the blanket.

TarjimaItning tasmasi yoʻq edi, lekin qizil boʻyinbogʻi bor edi. Ben uni ichkariga olib kirdi va tuklarini eski sochiq bilan quritdi. Keyin unga iliq koʻrpa berdi va suv idishini toʻldirdi. It suvning hammasini ichdi va koʻrpa ustiga yotdi.

Ben didn't have any pet food, so he gave the dog some chicken. "Who do you belong to?" he asked.

TarjimaBenda uy hayvonlari uchun ozuqa yoʻq edi, shuning uchun itga bir oz tovuq goʻshti berdi. «Sen kimnikisan?» — deb soʻradi u.

There was a phone number on the collar. Ben called it. An old woman answered. "A small brown dog? That's Toby!" she said. "Oh, thank you! He ran away two days ago. I looked everywhere, and I called the vet clinic too."

TarjimaBoʻyinbogʻda telefon raqami bor edi. Ben qoʻngʻiroq qildi. Keksa ayol javob berdi. «Kichkina jigarrang it? Bu Toby-ku! — dedi u. — Voy, rahmat sizga! U ikki kun oldin qochib ketgan edi. Men hamma joyni qidirdim, veterinariya klinikasiga ham qoʻngʻiroq qildim».

An hour later, the woman came in a taxi. Toby jumped into her arms. "He needs a bath with shampoo now," she laughed. "And more training!"

TarjimaBir soatdan keyin ayol taksida keldi. Toby uning quchogʻiga sakradi. «Endi unga shampun bilan choʻmiltirish kerak, — dedi u kulib. — Uni yana tarbiyalash ham kerak!»

Before she left, she said, "My legs are not very strong. Can you walk with Toby sometimes?"

TarjimaKetishdan oldin u dedi: «Mening oyoqlarim unchalik kuchli emas. Toby bilan baʼzan sayrga chiqa olasizmi?»

Now Ben walks Toby every Saturday. A rainy morning gave him a new friend.

TarjimaEndi Ben har shanba Toby bilan sayr qiladi. Yomgʻirli bir ertalab unga yangi doʻst sovgʻa qildi.