Ricky didn’t help much around the house, so his parents bought him a butler (管家) robot. As soon as it arrived, off it went, cooking, cleaning, and36dirty clothes from Ricky’s bedroom37. On that first day, when Ricky went to sleep, he had left his bedroom in a38 . When he woke up the next morning,39was perfectly clean and tidy.
But now Ricky couldn’t40his favorite T-shirt, nor his favorite toy. However much he searched, the two items didn’t41, and the same was starting to happen with other things.42the butler robot, Ricky thought of a plan to43on it, and finally caught it red-handed (正在作案的), picking up one of his toys to“ 44 ”it.
He told his parents that the butler was45and asked them to have it46. But his parents didn’t believe him at all for they were47with the butler for its good service. Ricky kept on telling them how much good stuff the butler was hiding, until one day the butler heard the boy’s48.Then it returned some of the boy’s toys and clothes to him.
“Here, sir. I did not know it was49you,” said the butler.
“How could it not, you thief?! You’ve been stealing my stuff for weeks!” the boy answered50.“The objects were left on the floor;51I thought that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that is not52 , and at night I send them to those who can use them. I’m a highly efficient machine,” the bulter said.
Ricky started feeling53 . Since then, Ricky decided to put real54into how he treated his things. He also often bought things and took them to help out those who are 55-- along with his good friend, the butler of course.
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