ACT II 


Don't worry, Alexandra.  Alexandraa 
We'll find the owner. ǻҵ˵ġ 
How, Robbie?  Robbie 
Let me think. 롣 
Gemma, sit. Gemma  
Good Gemma. Gemma 
Give me your paw. ѽ 
Good Gemma. Gemma 
This dog is well trained.  ܹܺõ  
She likes you, too. Ҳϲ  
So how are we going to find the owners?  ȥҹ  
With a little help from the ASPCA, ASPCA 
the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ֹŰ æ 
They're the ones. û 
We once found a cat. һҵһ è 
She was caught in the branches of our tree. Ǽϵ ֦ס 
And Dad called the ASPCA. ְִ绰ASPCA 
They came and solved the problem.  Ҳ ⡣ 
Robbie, let's call them. Robbie Ǹ 绰 
Let me see -- ASPCA....  ASPCA  
Here it is.  
ASPCA Animal Shelter. ASPCA 
555-7700. 555 7700 
Hello, ASPCA. ι ASPCA 
Hello, my name is Robbie Stewart. ι ҽRobbie Sttewart 
I have a lost dog I'd like to bring to you.  һ ʧɢĹ ǡ 
How late are you open?   
We're open till nine P.M. ǿϾŵ 
Thank you. лл 
I'll bring the dog over by nine. ھŵ֮ǰѹ  
Thanks. лл 
Bye. ټ 
Thanks. лл 
Good-bye. ټ 
They're still open? ڻ 
They're open until nine o'clock. ǿŵ㡣 
We have two and a half hours. Сʱ 
Let's take Gemma by there now. ǸϽGemmaȥ 
They'll find the owner. ǻҵ˵ 
I hope so. ϣˡ 
I'm so sad to see this little dog without her family.  ûм ѹ 
I'm sure they'll find the owner. ǻҵ ˡ 
But if they don't, I'll adopt her. Ҳ Ҿ  
She's so cute. 涺ϲ 
Look at those eyes. 㿴 ۾ 
She's hard to resist. ˼˰ 
Don't you just love her? ˵㲻ϲ 
I'd like to keep her, too. ҲԸ  
But I'll be going home to Greece ҾҪϣ ȥ 
at the end of the semester. ѧڽ ʱ 
She just wants love and affection. Ҫ͹ػ 
Come on, Robbie. ߰ Robbie 
Let's get her to the animal shelter, ǰ ͵  
so they can find her owners quickly. Ǻܿҵ ˡ 
Don't worry, Gemma.  Gemma 
We'll get you home. ǻ ؼҵ 
It's not easy being away from home. Ҷס 
Come on, poochie.  С  
Atta girl! Ů 
Let's go. ߡ 
We're off to the animal shelter. ȥ  
Your name?  
Robbie Stewart. Robbie Stewart 
And this is Alexandra Pappas. λAlexandra PPappas 
Your name will do, Mr. Stewart. ־͹ SStewart 
Your address? סַ 
46 Linden street, Riverdale. Riverdale ֵǽֽ46 
Where did you find the dog? ʲطҵ  
Where did you find the dog? ʲطҵ  
She found us. ܵ ȥġ 
You tried calling the number on the collar? ǷչȦ 绰绰 
Yes, but the number's no longer in service.  Ǹǿ š 
And there's no address on the dog tag? ûеַ 
There's no other information. ûϡ 
No ID number. ûʶ 
Without that, it's hard. ûоѰˡ 
You will try to find the dog's owner. ǻᾡȥѰ ˰ɡ 
Oh, we'll try, believe me. Ŷ ǻ취 ҡ 
And if you don't? Ҫ Ҳ 
Yes? ʲ 
If you don't ... can I ... can I adopt the dog? ҪҲ  ҿɷ񡭡 ҿɷ ? 
Why, yes. Ȼԡ 
If the owners don't claim the dog in forty-eight hours,  Сʱڲ 
then you can apply for adoption. Ϳ ˡ 
How do I do that? Ҹðʲ 
You really want to? Ҫ 
Yes, I'm serious. ǵ ĵ 
If no one comes to claim Gemma, ûGGemma 
I'd like to adopt her. Ը  
It's not difficult. ⲻѡ 



Pronunciation man. 
Pronunciation man. 
Pronunciation man. 
Listen. T-H-E. "THE," I mean "THE." 
No, no. THE THE, THE, THE THE. 
The dog. 
Where did you find the dog? 
The owner. 
I'm sure they'll find the owner. 
The problem is they need to find the owner of the dog. 
The number. 
Have you tried calling the number on the collar? 
The animal shelter. 
Come on, Robbie. 
Let's get her to the animal shelter. 
so they can find her owners quickly. 
The number is out of service. 
So the problem is 
they need to find the owner of the dog, 
and the hour is very late. 
But the animal shelter -- ruff ruff -- 
is open until 9:00. 
The dog. The owner. 
The problem. The animal. 
The number. The hour. 
Your hear "the" before a consonant sound, 
the dog, the problem, the number. 
Your hear "the" before a vowel sound, 
the owner, the animal, the hour. 
Wait ... H is not a vowel sound! 
It's a consonant sound! 
But it's not the first sound. 
The H is silent. The hour. 
But what about the dog? 
Robbie has the idea to adopt Gemma 
if the owners (the Levinsons) don't call the office. 
You hear "the" before a consonant sound. 
You hear "the" before a vowel sound. 
The idea, the owner, the Levinsons. 
The office. 
I just love 
the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 
The end. 
The end.