Cat and Mouse in the Night
猫咪老鼠在夜里
适合年龄：7-10岁
作者：Tomek Bogacki
猫和老鼠的关系，通常都会被我们打上“天敌”的标签，这不会笨里，它们是怎么相处的呢？
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01
Early one morning,three little mice left their home,as they did every day.
某天一大清早，三只小老鼠像往常一样离开了家。
And three little cats left their home,too.
三只小猫也离开了家。
02
They met in the meadow and played together all day long until the sun went down.
他们在牧场遇见了就一起玩了一天,直到太阳下山。
03
"It's getting late.It's time to go home."said the little mice.
“时间不早了。我们要回家了。”小老鼠们说。
"It's getting dark.We should go home,too."said the little cats.
“天色已晚。我们也要回去了。”小猫们说。
04
But one little mouse and one little cat did not pay attention to the others.
但是一个小老鼠和一个小猫咪没有注意到其他的伙伴。
They kept on playing.Suddenly the world around them looked very different.
他们一直的玩。突然他们难以看清周围的世界。
05
"It's so dark here,"said the frightened little cat.
受到惊吓的小猫说道：“这里太暗了”。
"We shouldn't have stayed out so late."said the little mouse in a trembling voice.
“我们不应该待这里这么晚的。”小老鼠颤抖的说着。
06
They heard a strange sound above their heads."Who-hoo-hoo!"
他们听到他们的头顶上有一个奇怪的声音：“谁~~呼呼~~呼呼~~”
07
"Don't be afraid,"said the owl."It's a beautiful night."
“不要害怕”猫头鹰说：“真是个美妙的夜晚。”
"A beautiful night?"wondered the little mouse and the little cat."It's so dark and scary."
“美妙的夜晚？”小老鼠和小猫咪惊愕的说到：“这里太暗了太可怕了。”
"Oh,you must see it from the top of the tree."said the owl.
“噢，你们一定要从树林的顶端看看。”猫头鹰说。
08
Then the little cat and the little mouse became curious,so they followed the owl up,up,up to the top of the tree.
然后小猫和小老鼠变的很好奇，所以他们跟着猫头鹰向上，向上，向上一直爬到树林的顶端。
09
"Look!"said the owl.
“看！”猫头鹰说。
The moon shone and the stars sparkled.
月亮散着光，星星眨呀眨。
"Oh!"said the cat and the mouse."It is beautiful!"
“哇噢！”猫和老鼠説：“这里好美！”
10
Next morning,the other little cats and the other little mice out to look for their brother and their sister.
第二天早上，其他的小猫和小老鼠出来找他们的兄弟姐妹。
"Why didn't you come home last night?"asked the little mice.
“昨天你为什么不回家？”小老鼠问。
"Where were you?"asked the little cats.
“昨天晚上你在哪里”小猫问。
"Wait and we will show you ."answered their brother and sister,mysterlously.
“等一下，我们会让你们知道的。”他们的兄弟姐妹神秘的回答道。
11
And the end of the day,when it began to get dark,the little cat and the little mouse showed their brothers and sisters how to climb the big tree.
那天晚上，天渐渐黑了，小猫和小老鼠告诉他们的兄弟姐妹怎么爬上高高的树。
12
"Look!"they said when they reached the top.
“看”到达树顶后他们说。
"Oh!"said the others in amazement.
“OH”其他的小猫小鼠吃惊的说。
And they all spent the night at the top of the tree,close to the moon and the stars,just watching.
然后他们整晚都呆在树顶，靠近着月亮和星星，静静的看着。
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