The Mud Bath

Roderick Hunt

Dad was playing football.

He ran with the ball.“Go on， Dad！” called Chip. “Kick it！”

Dad fell over in the mud（泥浆）. “Bad luck， Dad！” said Biff.

“Oh Dad，” said Mum. “What a mess（脏乱）！” “I want a bath，” said Dad.

Dad went up to the bathroom.He ran a bath（放洗澡水）.

Dad came down.There was a football game on TV.

Dad watched the football game. “Go on！” he called. “Kick it！”

Dad forgot（忘记） the bath.“What was that？” said Dad.

Splash（哗啦）！ “Oh no，” said Dad.

（本故事选自《牛津阅读树》）