Award of this book:

The author got the merit award in the Asian Digital Story Writing Competition with this story.

I think it is time for us to start the story

                     Please enjoy.

嗨，我叫馬可。我是一隻AI犬，我有一般AI犬沒有的感情。我剛剛學了怎樣寫故事，我現在要寫我的第一個故事，也是我的最後一篇。我將會分享我的主人瑪娜和我的經歷。

Hi, my name is Marco. I am an AI dog. I have feelings that other AI dogs don't have. I have just learned how to write stories. This is my first piece of writing and it will also be my last one. I’m going to share my experience with my master, Mana.

是誰把這小可憐撇下的？Who left this little pity alone?

汪... ...

Woof... ...

Mana found me beside a supermarket one day. She thought someone had left me alone so she brought me home.

我會離開這裏！

I'm leaving this place!

但是實際上，我是一隻訓練有素的AI狗，我不喜歡我的上一個主人，所以我從他家逃走了。我不知道該怎麼告訴瑪娜，但我知道如何用圖片表達自己的感受，所以我畫了一些圖片告訴她真相。但在她注意到這一點之後，她沒有感到不愉快。我真的很感謝她。

Actually, it wasn't like how she thought. I’m a trained AI dog. I didn't like my last master so I escaped from him. I don't know how to talk but I know how to use pictures to express my feelings. So I drew some pictures to tell her the truth. She didn't feel bad about that. I’m relieved and thankful to her.

你叫什麼名字？你怎麼學習？

What's your name and how do you learn?

My name is Marco. I learn by reading messages. After reading them, I understand and remember every knowledge. I learn through computer algorithms.

回到家後，已經是日落了，瑪娜告訴我她的名字，問：「你叫什麼...你怎麼學習？」我以畫圖的方式解釋一切，看過圖片後，她點了點頭，並對我微笑了，我也微笑了。

After we went home, it was already sunset. Mana told me her name and asked, "What's your name and how do you learn?" I drew some pictures to tell her everything. After she looked at the pictures, she nodded and smiled at me. I smiled too.

馬可，我們今天將會在沙灘上玩耍！

Marco, we're going to the beach today!

“鈴！”鬧鐘響了，我的主人瑪娜，很快醒來，她大叫：“馬可，今天我們要去海邊玩！”。 我偷笑了一下... ...哦！我們十分鐘就準備好出門了！我們衝到客廳，再上了爸爸的車，半小時後，我們到達了海灘。

"Beep Beep!” The alarm clock rang. My master Mana woke up swiftly. Mana screamed, "Marco, we’re going to play on the beach today!" I grinned... Oh! We have to be ready to leave in ten minutes! We rushed to the living room and hopped into dad's car. After half an hour, we arrived at the beach.

馬可，搶球！

Marco, catch!

汪！

Woof!

（球）

(Ball)

 在海灘上，除了我們一家人以外，沒有其他人，因為那是星期一，大多數人需要去上班，這意味著我們可以有更多的樂趣。瑪娜突然抛起一個球，叫我接住，可惜的是，我不慎讓球滾進了水中，我緊追著，在離海灘25米的海裡抓住了這個皮球 。你沒聽錯，我確實懂得游泳。然後回到了岸上，我們不停重複這個遊戲，玩得很高興，直到發生了一件事。

At the beach, there wasn't anyone except for our family because it was Monday. Most people were at work, it would be more fun without strangers. Mana suddenly threw a ball and tasked me to catch it. Unfortunately, it fell into the water. I ran after the ball and found it in the sea around twenty-five meters away from the beach. Yes, I know how to swim. I grabbed it and went back to the shore. We continued playing like this so long.

那時已經是下午五點了（我們實際上也吃了東西，也堆了堡壘，而不是只是玩抛球的小遊戲），媽媽告訴我們，如果我們願意的話，我們可能會在海裡游泳（我是一隻AI犬，所以我不能長時間游泳，所以拒絕了請求），瑪娜迅速跳入大海，突然有些珊瑚將她困住，使她逐漸下沉，我盡力握緊她，希望爸媽會過來幫忙，但是爸爸媽媽不懂游泳，他們擔心事情會被拖延，每個人的心跳都很快。

It was 5 p.m.. (We had lunch and made sandcastles in addition to playing with the ball.) Mum told us we could swim in the sea if Mana wanted to. (I’m an AI dog and cannot swim for a long time. So I had to say no.) Mana went swimming on her own. Suddenly she got trapped by coral and started sinking. I held her and called for help but mum and dad didn't know how to swim. They were afraid it would be too late to save Mana. Everyone's heart beat fast.

快走！你不能長時間留在海裏的！

Go away, you cannot stay in water for a long time!

由於把瑪娜拉出珊瑚會導致情況更嚴重，我放棄了這個計劃。瑪娜暈倒了，我沒有足夠的力量救她，她死了在海中。她的父母傷心地向我大喊，那一刻的我簡直是無地自容。我們為瑪娜舉行了葬禮，看著大家淚如雨下，我感到更内疚了。

It would cause too much pain to remove Mana from the coral. While I was trying to find a way, Mana became unconscious. I didn't have enough power to save her. She died in the sea. Her parents were sad and yelled at me. I was sorry and left, I should have handled the situation better. We had a funeral for Mana. Everyone cried a lot and that made me really guilty.