BR:01-9 The slave boy of pompeii

Young Mico is a slave in a big house in the town of Pompeii, and his only friend is the house dog, Fortunatus.

 Marcus Sextus is an important man in Pompeii, and he and his family live in a big white house with a beautiful long garden. Mico is a slave, and he works in the kitchen and the garden. Young Mico has only one good friend. It is Fortunatus, the house dog. Usually Fortunatus stays in the small room behind the door. He sits there on a chain every day. People are afraid of Fortunatus. Pompeii in this old Roman town under the mountain. This mountain is making loud noises. people are afraid. Then Fortunatus is dancing on his chain and making aloud noise. "Be quiet, Fortunarus !" Marcus Sextus says . But the dog doesn't stop. The slave takes Fortunatus's chain in Marcus's hand, but suddenly the dog runs into the street. Mico runs into the street and looks for Fortunatus. The dog is waiting for Mico near the house. Suddenly Mico hears terrible loud noise behind him. He looks back. A big cloud of heavy black smoke is coming from the mountain behind the town. Mico and Fortunatus is running away the town. When they ran away from town. They are helped Marcus brother.

Reilly,　Carmel. 2007 The slave boy of pompeii,
Thomson Learning Australia,

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