When I was young, we lived in what is now a forest preserve. People had the bad habit of abandoning dogs, ______ drove my poor mother crazy! We were not rich and already had a dog.
Looking out of the window my mother complained to us about the________(responsible) and cruel person, who had just thrown a dog. We _________(tell) to stay away from the dog as we could not afford it. I felt _________(extreme) upset, and I couldn’t believe my mother refused to help the animal. She said, “Here we are not the only one. Let _________take care of the creature.
_____poor dog lay at the end of the driveway and hardly moved. I was very sad, ___ dared not say anything to my mother. ________(late) that day I couldn’t find my mother in the house. I looked in every room but she was gone. Then I saw my mother _____ (come) home with the dog. We kids ran outside to greet our new friend. My mother didn’t say ______she had changed her mind. It’s not what you say. It’s what you do.