22-WHO'S PAYING？？？

WHO'S PAYING??? We crowded around the phone. This was it. I nodded to Thea. She put a clothespin on her nose and dialed Grandfather's number. "Hellooo! Is this Mr. Shortpaws?" my Sister said in a funny voice. I held my breath. Hopefully, Grandfather would not realize the caller was his favorite grandchild. "yes! I'm Shortpaws, William Shortpaws!" Grandfather thundered. Thea held up the phone so we could hear his response. "Mr. Shortpaws," Thea continued. "I'm calling from the ROYAL WATER RATS CRUISE LINE. I've got some great news for you. Do you have a minute?" Grandfather snorted. "A minute?" he

是谁支付? ?我们围在电话旁。 就是这样。我向西娅点了点头。 她把一个衣夹夹在鼻子上，拨通了爷爷的电话。 “Hellooo !这是短爪先生吗?”我妹妹用一种奇怪的声音说。 我屏住了呼吸。希望爷爷不会意识到打电话的人是他最喜欢的孙子。 “是啊!我是短爪，威廉短爪!”祖父打雷。 西娅拿起电话，好让我们听到他的回答。 “短爪先生。”西娅接着说。 “我是皇家水鼠游轮公司的。 我有个好消息要告诉你。 你有时间吗?”祖父哼了一声。 “一分钟?

scoffed. "I don't even have a second! Time is money and money is time! I'm trying to RUN A BUSINESS here! Tell me what you want or I'm hanging up!" With a squeak, Trap snatched the phone away from Thea. Thea snatched it back. They began to wrestle silently over the phone. I put my head in my paws. Those two loved to fight as much as I loved my precious petrified cheese collection! At last, Shif T. Paws grabbed the phone. "MR SHORTPAWS. MY MOUSE," he boomed in a deep voice. "I'm the owner of the ROYAL WATER RATS CRUISE LINE. How are you

嘲笑。“我连一秒钟都没有!”时间就是金钱，金钱就是时间!我在这里做生意呢!告诉我你想要什么，否则我就挂了!”随着一声尖叫，特拉普从西娅手里抢过电话。 西娅把它夺了回来。他们开始在电话里默默地扭打起来。 我把头伸进爪子里。他们俩喜欢打架就像我喜欢我珍贵的石化奶酪收藏一样!最后，shift T。 爪子抓住电话。SHORTPAWS先生”。 我的老鼠，”他用低沉的声音大声说道。 “我是皇家水鼠游轮公司的老板。 你好吗

today?" He didn't give Grandfather a chance to reply. "I have wonderful news for you. You are the first-prize winner of a fabumouse world tour on one of our cruise ships!" Grandfather gasped. "But who's paying?" "We are, of course. ROYAL WATER RATS CRUISE LINE. Everything is free, Mr. Shortpaws," Shif rambled. "Your ticket will be waiting for you at the harbor. But you must leave right away. Otherwise, we'll have to give your prize to another lucky mouse!" Suddenly, we heard an ear-piercing shriek. "Noooooo! Don't give it to anyone else, it's mine!" Grandfather screamed. "Mine, mine, mine! I've never won anything in my life. HOLEY CHEESE! A free trip around the world? How could I refuse? I knew someday my ship would come in!" Grandfather chuckled at his own

今天好吗?”他没有给爷爷回答的机会。 “我有一个好消息要告诉你。 你是乘坐我们游轮环游世界的一等奖获得者!”爷爷喘着粗气。 “但是谁付钱呢?”“当然是。 皇家水鼠游轮。 一切都是免费的，短爪先生。”诡谲说。 “你的票在港口等着你。 但是你必须马上离开。 否则，我们将不得不把你的奖品给另一只幸运的老鼠!”突然，我们听到一声刺耳的尖叫声。 “Noooooo !别给别人，这是我的!”祖父尖叫。 “我的，我的，我的!”我这辈子从没赢过什么。 多洞的奶酪!免费的环球旅行? 我怎么能拒绝呢?我知道总有一天我的船会来的!”祖父对自己的儿子笑了

bad joke. He slammed down the phone. Then he rushed out the door. I stuck my head into my office. Grandfather had left us a note: The party is over! No more counting on Grandfather. You're on your own now. But watch your step. I've got my eye on you! I sighed. Grandfather really did need a break. A little vacation would do him good. And a free Vacation was his favorite kind! He would never know we had all chipped in to send him away. Of course, even a cruise around the world wouldn't keep Grandfather away forever. nkledc. But at least we'd have our toilet paper for a little while.

糟糕的笑话。他砰地一声挂断了电话。 然后他冲出了门。 我把头伸进了办公室。 爷爷给我们留了一张纸条:晚会结束了!不要再指望爷爷了。 你现在得靠自己了。但要小心脚下。 我盯着你呢!我叹了口气。 祖父确实需要休息一下。 放个小假对他有好处。 免费假期是他最喜欢的一种!他永远不会知道我们都凑钱把他送走了。 当然，即使是一次环游世界的旅行也不能让爷爷永远离开我。 但至少我们还能有一阵子卫生纸。