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We read stories to the kids at school in English. They are from four years old and up. There is one story called What a bad dog about a dog called Floppy who causes endless problems for his family by running in the mud, pulling the washing down and barking during the night.

Only the reason he`s barking during the night is because the family left the oven on and there`s a fire in the kitchen. Grateful that disaster has been averted they proclaim him a good dog. And everyone lives happily ever after.

Unfortunately the kids don`t get it. They see a dog that runs in the mud, pulls the washing down and starts fires in kitchens. They`re mystified that the bad dog with newly found pyromanical tendencies is proclaimed good and it takes a lot of explaining.

I like these books as they use British English and have typical female English names like Biff. I lived next door to a girl named Biff when I was younger. Yes I did. In my head.