15-BASTET, THE CAT GODDESS

BASTET, THE CAT GODDESS I crawled along the floor. I wanted to get back to the tunnel entrance, but I wasn't sure which way to go. My fur stood on end. My paws shook. Even my tail twitched with fear. "Professor! Professor Spitfur!" I squeaked again, this time in a total panic. But there was only silence. A SPOOKY, TOMBLIKE SILENCE! Now I was shaking. I felt like a mouse who gets kicked out of his hole in the middle of winter. I needed a pep talk. Unfortunately, I seemed to be the only one around to give it. You're going to be fine! There's absolutely nothing to worry about! I told myself.

我在地板上爬来爬去。 我想回到隧道入口，但我不确定该走哪条路。 我的毛都竖起来了。我的爪子颤抖着。 连我的尾巴都吓得抽搐起来。 “教授!教授Spitfur !”我又尖叫了一声，这次完全是惊慌失措。 但是只有沉默。 可怕的、坟墓般的寂静!现在我浑身发抖。 我觉得自己就像一只在冬天被踢出洞的老鼠。 我需要有人给我打气。不幸的是，我似乎是唯一一个给它的人。 你会没事的!完全没有什么好担心的!我对自己说。

It didn't work. Seconds later, I was bawling my eyes out. "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!" I cried. My words echoed in the dark. Finally, I remembered the key ring in my pocket. On it was a small flashlight. I switched it on. The light gave me courage. It lit up the wall in front of me. I jumped. A jackal-headed monster moved toward me, ready to pounce! "Slimy Swiss balls!!" I shrieked in terror. But then, I bent to get a better look. It wasn't a real monster. It was a painting. I recognized a drawing of the jackal-headed ANUBIS. On his right stood OSIRIS,

但没有成功。几秒钟后，我就嚎啕大哭起来。 “我该怎么办?!”我哭了。 我的话在黑暗中回响。 最后，我想起了我口袋里的钥匙圈。 上面有一个小手电筒。 我打开了开关。光明给了我勇气。 它照亮了我面前的墙。 我吓了一跳。一个豺狼头怪物向我走来，准备扑过来!“黏糊糊的瑞士球!!”我惊恐地尖叫起来。 但后来，我弯下腰想看得更清楚。 它不是一个真正的怪物。那是一幅画。 我认出了一幅画，画的是豺狼头的ANUBIS。 奥西里斯站在他的右边，

god of the underworld, and his wife, ISIS. There was also a drawing of their son, HORUS, god of the sky and of light, whose head is that of a falcon. But what was that animal at the bottom? I stepped closer to the wall to get a better look. Yikes! I was looking directly into the face of BASTET, the cat-headed goddess. nkledc. moldy mozzarella! CATS SCARE ME OUT OF MY WITS!!!

冥界之神和他的妻子ISIS。 还有一幅画，画的是他们的儿子荷鲁斯，天空和光之神，他的头是一只猎鹰的头。 但是底部的那个动物是什么? 为了看得更清楚，我走近了墙。 呵!我正直视着芭丝特的脸，猫头女神。 发霉的马苏里拉奶酪!猫把我吓得魂飞魄散!

I wanted to race out of that pyramid as fast as my paws would take me, but I had to be brave and find the professor. If I didn't, he'd wind up a mummy mouse! I looked at the painting again. There were many more pictures—of pharaohs and priests, soldiers and scribes, farmers and artisans. And they were all more than five thousand years old! It was truly amazing. Of course, I would've enjoyed the artwork much more if my tail hadn't been trembling with terror. HOW WOULD I EVER GET OUT OF THIS TOMB?

我想用我的爪子尽可能快地跑出金字塔，但我必须勇敢地找到教授。 如果我不这么做，他就会变成老鼠妈妈!我又看了看那幅画。 还有更多的画像——法老和祭司、士兵和文士、农民和工匠。 它们都有5000多年的历史了!这真是太神奇了。 当然，如果我的尾巴没有因为恐惧而颤抖的话，我会更喜欢这幅画的。 我怎么才能逃出这个坟墓?