Taking Action

Morgan was walking her dog, Pip, with her friend Rasha. Suddenly a big dog raced toward them, barking loudly. Pip pulled hard on his leash. Then, before Morgan could tighten her grip, the leash flew from her hand. As Pip took off toward the playground, the big dog ran after him, growling and barking.

摩根和她的朋友拉莎一起遛狗皮普。 突然，一只大狗向他们冲过来，大声吠叫。 皮普使劲拉着皮带。然后，摩根还没来得及收紧她的手，皮带就从她的手上滑落了。 当皮普向操场出发时，那只大狗追着他狂吠。

The two dogs tore around the slide, through the sandbox, and around the swings. Then Pip darted toward the tennis court. ” I’ve got him! ” a tennis player called, grabbing Pip’s leash. ” Whew! ” Morgan ran over and scooped up her dog. “ Thank you! ” A young guy with a skateboard appeared and whistled at the big dog. “ Dakota! Come! ”

两只狗在滑梯周围撕扯，穿过沙箱，绕着秋千。 然后，皮普冲向网球场。 “我抓住他了！”一个网球运动员打来，抓住皮普的皮带。 “呼！”摩根跑过去把她的狗抱了起来。“谢谢！” 一个拿着滑板的年轻人出现了，对着大狗吹口哨。“达科他！来！”

” Hey! ” Morgan called. “ Your dog chased my dog all over the park! ” ” Relax, kid. It’s totally fine. ” “ No, it’s not! ” Rasha said. “ Pip could have gotten bitten, or he could have run out into the street! You should keep your dog on a leash! ”

“嘿！”摩根打来电话。“你的狗在公园里到处追我的狗！” “放松点，孩子。一切都很好。” ”不，不是！”拉沙说。“皮普可能被咬了，或者他可能跑到街上！ 你应该把狗拴在皮带上！”

Dakota ran off again, chasing a squirrel this time. The skateboarder shrugged. Then he dropped his board and skated away. Morgan could still feel her heart thumping in her chest. “ That was terrifying. ” ” We need to do something! ” Rasha fumed. “ Our city doesn’t have a leash law.

达科他又跑了，这次追一只松鼠。 滑板手耸了耸肩。然后他扔下棋盘，滑走了。 摩根仍然能感觉到她的心在胸口砰砰地跳。“那太可怕了。” “我们需要做点什么！”拉莎生气了。“我们的城市没有牵引绳法。

Let’s tell the city council to enact one. It’s not safe for dogs to run loose in the park. ” ” Um, there’s just one problem, ” Morgan said. “ We’re kids. Who’s going to listen to us?” ” In a democracy we have rights too, ” Rasha said. ” Besides, my mom used to work at City Hall. So I have some ideas! ”

让我们告诉市议会制定一个。狗在公园里乱跑是不安全的。” “嗯，只有一个问题，”摩根说。“我们是孩子。谁会听我们的？” “在一个民主国家，我们也有权利，”Rasha说。 “此外，我妈妈以前在市政厅工作。所以我有一些想法！”

Morgan and Rasha got busy. First, they sent a letter to the newspaper about why their city needed a leash law to keep dogs safe. Next, they sent emails to friends and neighbors, asking them to call local politicians. After that, they created a petition. “ We need to collect lots of signatures, ” Rasha said.

摩根和拉莎忙起来了。 首先，他们给报纸发了一封信，说明为什么他们的城市需要一条狗绳法来保护狗的安全。 接下来，他们给朋友和邻居发邮件，要求他们给当地的政客打电话。 之后，他们创建了一份请愿书。“我们需要收集大量签名，”拉沙说。