The Robot Dog for Grandpa
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 5 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Xavi and his mom want a pet for Grandpa, but they cannot decide between a robot dog and an old cat.
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Xavi's grandpa lives alone in a small house. The evenings are quiet for him. Xavi and his mom want to get him a pet. They sit at the kitchen table with a list.
"A robot dog is easy," his mom says. "It needs no food. It needs no walks."
Xavi nods. "It can call us if Grandpa falls. But it costs a lot of money. And it needs a new battery every night."
"The cat is different," his mom says. "She is at the animal shelter. She is ten years old, and nobody wants her."
"A cat needs food and a clean box," says Xavi. "But she is calm, and she is cheap."
They think for a long time. Both ideas are good.
"Let's ask Grandpa," Xavi says. His mom agrees.
On Sunday, they take Grandpa to a shop. A robot dog sits on a table. Its eyes light up. It barks and moves its head. Grandpa looks at it. "It is clever," he says.
Then they go to the shelter. The old cat sits in a box. She looks at Grandpa. She walks slowly to him and sits on his knee.
Grandpa touches her back. "Why this one?" Xavi asks.
Grandpa smiles. "It is warm," he says.
