★Master and Beast★

     The next morning, John woke up and heard Jenny’s crying beside him. He got up and made breakfast for themselves. After breakfast, they decided to walk Marley down to the water for a swim. When they arrived the beach, John picked up a stick in front of Marley. Marley stared the stick as a yummy bone. John threw it away, and asked Marley to get it back. And the second, Marley still stared the stick in that way. “This is why I am the master and you are the beast” John told her. Jenny saw their playing and laughed loudly. Next morning Jenny was softly sobbing. She was pretending brave. John held her tightly.

★ Lossing a baby makes Jenny so sad. John and Marley tried to make Jenny happy. Lovly family~

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★Matters of the Heart★

There are two main points in Chapter 6.

1. John and Jenny lived in one part of Florida. The block they lived was built in the 1940s and 50s. The house across a street to their house holds a horrible story. The owner, an old man was murdered by a nurse he hired to take care of him in his house and his checkbook and forged her name. Their neighborhood seemd to be safe, but there were telltales of its rough edge. The stuff was sometimes gone after John used them. One morning John drove to work, he saw a man lying in the gutter, his hands and face bloody. I parked and went to his side to see how he was. He alcohol and urine hit when he approached him. He called ambulance and waited their coming to save this man. However, the man refused treatment.  And one night, a man knocked their door and asked John to lend him 5 dollar. John offered to call police, and the man mumbled a lame excuse and disappeared.  Because lots of bad man around their house, so they think having Marley with them is great. When Marley faced a stranger eye so warily, gave them the notice.

2. Since Jenny knew she was pregnant, she had done exercise and walked Marley. She prepared healthy meal with fresh vegetable and fruit. In addition, she quit drinking coffee and alcohol to protect her baby. One day, John took off work and took Jenny to hospital. He brought a type for recording their baby’s heartbeat. However, after a doctor saw her, he told them their baby was dead. And of course, the dead baby should be taken out. Jenny and John were so sad to hear that. After the baby took out, they went home. Jenny seemed tired and sad. She lied down and Marley came to her. She touched Marley’s head, and Marley stood beside Jenny and John. They stayed for a long time. Three of them stayed together and shared the sadness and comfort each other.

★ After reading the chapter, I feel so sad Jenny miscarriage. I can feel how disappointed they are. In another, I can see Marley is a sweet dog. He knows their owners’ feeling and comfort them. He did not want to play, no bark, however, just stayed with them to shared the sadness. It’s so touching!

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