21-I'M SUCH A GENIUS!

I'M SUCH A GENIUS! Like James Bondrat on a secret mission, we snuck into my office. Grandfather sat behind the small plastic table. He was muttering in an angry tone. "THUNDERING CATTAILS! Just look at these expenses! Who would think toilet paper could cost so much?! My wallet BLEEDS to see such things!" He scratched his furry head. Then his eyes lit up. "I've got an Idea," he shouted. "Starting today, we'll give up toilet paper. We'll use old newspaper sheets instead. That will cut down on our costs. Perfect! I'm such a genius!" He was very pleased with himself. He really was one

我真是个天才!就像执行秘密任务的詹姆斯·邦德一样，我们溜进了我的办公室。 爷爷坐在小塑料桌子后面。 他生气地嘟囔着。 “雷鸣般的香蒲!看看这些费用吧!谁会想到厕纸会这么贵?看到这样的东西，我的钱包都要流血了!”他挠了挠毛茸茸的头。 然后他的眼睛亮了起来。“我有个主意。”他喊道。 “从今天开始，我们将不再使用卫生纸。 我们将用旧报纸代替。 那将减少我们的成本。 完美!我真是个天才!”他对自己非常满意。 他真的是一个

special mouse — especially cheap, that is! Grandfather stared back at the books, frowning. "We still need to s-a-v-e m-o-n-e-y!" he mumbled. "Let's see, I could work out a time mechanism for the toilets. When a mouse goes to the bathroom, the door will open after thirty seconds. Either you're done or you're wasting precious time! Ha-ha-haaa! I could also hide the coffee machine so no one will waste time taking a coffee break. Hmmm. I could even turn off all the electricity. "Wait a minute," he continued, twisting his whiskers in a knot. "If I cut the electricity, then the computers wouldn't

特别的鼠标——特别便宜，就是这样!祖父盯着那些书，皱着眉头。 “我们还需要s-a-v-e - m-o-n-e-y!”他咕哝着。 “让我想想，我可以设计一个厕所的计时机制。 当老鼠去洗手间时，门会在30秒后打开。 要么你完蛋了，要么你在浪费宝贵的时间!Ha-ha-haaa !我还可以把咖啡机藏起来，这样就没有人会浪费时间喝咖啡休息了。 嗯。我甚至可以关掉所有的电。 “等一下，”他继续说，把胡子扭成一个结。 “如果我切断电源，电脑就不会

work." He frowned again. But after a few seconds, he slammed the table with his paw. "Who cares!" he declared. "We'll just go back to using typewriters. Just like the old days! Ha-ha-haaa!" At that moment, Thea jabbed me with her elbow. "I told you," she hissed. "Grandfather's gone off the deep end. He's lost his marbles. The CHEESE has slipped off his cracker. We've got to stop him!" I nodded. We had to do something right away. We all loved Grandfather. Still, his crazy cost-cutting ideas were about to ruin his own newspaper! Just then, Shif T. Paws spoke up. "Let's go To The phone," he declared. "IT's time to put our plan into action!"

工作。”他又皱起眉头。但几秒钟后，他用爪子猛击桌子。 “管他呢!”“我们还是继续使用打字机吧。 就像以前一样!Ha-ha-haaa !”就在这时，西娅用胳膊肘捅了我一下。 “我告诉过你，”她嘶嘶地说。“爷爷疯了。 他失去理智了。奶酪从他的饼干上滑了下来。 我们必须阻止他!”我点了点头。 我们必须马上做点什么。 我们都爱爷爷。然而，他疯狂的削减成本的想法差点毁了他自己的报纸!就在这时，平移T。 爪子说话了。“我们去打电话吧，”他说。 “是时候把我们的计划付诸行动了!”