08-A MYSTERY ON BOARD

A MYSTERY ON BOARD At dawn, on the sixteenth day of sailing, we were almost halfway to Treasure Island. After my watch, I went down to the galley, where we had stored all of our food. That's when I discovered the bread crumbs on the floor. Strange, very strange, I thought. The trail of crumbs led to a barrel full of APPLES. I lifted the barrel's lid. Inside, I found five chewed-up apple cores! Did we have a stowaway

船上的谜团航行的第十六天，黎明时分，我们已经快到宝岛的半路上了。 下班后，我下楼到厨房，我们把所有的食物都存放在那里。 就在那时，我发现地上有面包屑。 奇怪，非常奇怪，我想。 顺着面包屑的痕迹，我们找到了一桶苹果。 我打开桶盖。 在里面，我发现了五个嚼碎的苹果核!我们有偷渡客吗

on board? I decided not to say anything to the others. Not yet, anyway. If I was wrong, they would MAKE FUN OF ME FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP! The next night, when everyone was asleep, I sprinkled some baby powder in front of the kitchen door. Then I tied a piece of thread to the doorknob. Early the next morning I went down to check. Just as I'd thought! The thread had been broken! Yep, it sure looked like someone had been sticking their paws in the old Cheese Bit jar! Then I noticed the paw prints in the

在船上吗?我决定什么也不告诉其他人。 不管怎样，还没有。如果我错了，他们会在接下来的旅程中一直取笑我!第二天晚上，当大家都睡着了，我在厨房门前洒了一些婴儿爽身粉。 然后我把一根线系在门把手上。 第二天一大早，我下楼去查看。 和我想的一样!线断了!是的，看起来就像有人把爪子伸进了旧奶酪罐里!然后我注意到爪印在

powder. How odd! They were very, very small. Could they belong to a dwarf mouse? I decided I had to do something before the little thief ate us right out of houseboat and home! That night, I slept with my lucky baseball bat by my side. It was a present from Slugrat Jones, also known as Sluggy, an old rat friend of mine who plays professional baseball. If that stowaway came after me, I'd be ready for him! It was one o'clock in the morning when I finally heard creaking sounds coming from

粉。多么奇怪啊!它们非常非常小。 会不会是小矮鼠的? 我决定在小贼把我们从船屋和家里吃掉之前做点什么!那天晚上，我睡在我的幸运棒球棒身边。 这是斯拉格特·琼斯送给我的礼物，他又叫“懒虫”，是我的一个打职业棒球的老朋友。 如果那个偷渡者来追我，我早就准备好对付他了!凌晨一点钟，我终于听到了嘎吱嘎吱的声音

the kitchen. I put on my glasses. Then I grabbed a flashlight with my right paw and the bat with my left. When I got downstairs, the sneaky thief was opening the fridge. I tiptoed toward him and switched on the light. "Aha!" I cried, ready to strike. Then my mouth dropped open. It was my nephew Benjamin, happily munching on a Cheesy Chew! "Hello, Uncle!" he squeaked, flinging his paws around my neck. He kissed me on the tip of my snout. "Aren't you glad to see me?" "BUT WHY... BUT HOW... BUT WHEN...

厨房。我戴上眼镜。 然后我用右爪抓手电筒，用左爪抓蝙蝠。 当我下楼时，那个狡猾的小偷正在打开冰箱。 我蹑手蹑脚地走向他，打开了灯。 “啊哈!”我叫道，准备动手。 然后我张大了嘴。 那是我的侄子本杰明，他正在愉快地嚼着一块奶酪!“你好，叔叔!”他尖叫着，把爪子搭在我的脖子上。 他吻了我的鼻尖。 “你见到我不高兴吗?”“但是为什么… 但如何…但是,当…

I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" I stammered. "I promise to make myself useful!" he cried. "I'll sweep the deck, fold your clothes, stack your hats. Did you know I am a champion stacker? I got an A+ in stacking at Little Tails Academy when I was in kindergarten. And I'll be your secretary, too, so when you go back you can write a wonderful book!" There was only one thing to do. I gave him a giant mouse hug. "I love you very much, Benjamin," I said. "And I am very glad you are here!"

我是说，你在这里做什么?”我结结巴巴地说。 “我保证帮上忙!”他叫道。 “我来扫甲板，叠衣服，叠帽子。 你知道我是堆垛冠军吗? 我上幼儿园的时候在小尾巴学院的堆叠课得了A+。 我也会做你的秘书，这样你回去的时候就可以写一本很棒的书了!”只有一件事可做。 我给了他一个大大的拥抱。 “我非常爱你，本杰明，”我说。 “我很高兴你在这里!”