18-THE MUMMY INSIDE THE COFFIN

THE MUMMY INSIDE THE COFFIN I decided to sleep in another room. I took a pillow and a blanket. Then I crept downstairs to the cellar. Ah, peace and quiet at last. I fell asleep in an instant. I was happily snoring away when I heard that creaking sound. I woke up with a start. I lit the candle beside me. "Is that you, Benjamin?" I asked in a shaky voice. No one answered. I lifted the candle so I could see better. Then I saw it. My eyes popped open wide.

棺材里的木乃伊我决定睡在另一个房间里。 我拿了一个枕头和一条毯子。 然后我蹑手蹑脚地下楼来到地窖。 啊，终于平静了。 我马上就睡着了。 当我听到嘎吱声时，我正高兴地打着鼾。 我被惊醒了。我点燃了身边的蜡烛。 “是你吗，本杰明?”我用颤抖的声音问道。 没有人回答。我举起蜡烛以便看得更清楚。 然后我看到了。我的眼睛突然睁得大大的。

It was a MUMMY! And it was staggering right toward me! Behind it stood an open coffin made of stone. For the millionth time that night, I cried out. "Help... heeeelp!" I yelled as loud as I could. My voice echoed in the dark, empty room. Oh, how I wished I was home! Thea was beside me in no time flat. "Well, what is it this time?" she asked warily. I puffed up my fur. Now my sister would see I was telling the truth. After all, a mummy is a mummy. You can't make that up. "Go ahead," I announced, standing up tall. "Take a look over there. Well, what do you see?" I expected my sister to whip out her camera. I expected her to gasp with surprise. Instead, she closed her eyes. Then she shrieked, "I don't see a Thing!!!"

那是一具木乃伊!它正摇摇晃晃地朝我走来!在它后面站着一个敞开的石棺。 那天晚上，我第一百万次哭了出来。 “帮助……救命啊!”我尽可能地大声喊叫。 我的声音在黑暗、空荡荡的房间里回响。 啊，我多么希望我是在家里啊!西娅很快就来到了我身边。 “好吧，这次又是怎么回事?”她小心翼翼地问。 我把我的毛皮鼓起来。现在我妹妹会明白我说的是实话。 毕竟，木乃伊就是木乃伊。 这是编不出来的。“说吧。”我宣布，站得高高的。 “看那边。嗯，你看到了什么?”我原以为姐姐会拿出照相机。 我原以为她会惊讶得喘不过气来。 相反，她闭上了眼睛。 然后她尖叫道:“我什么也没看见!!”

I turned around, astonished. The mummy and the coffin had both vanished! I went to check. No trace of them near the suit of armor. Nothing! "I-I can't believe it! This just isn't possible," I stammered, confused. Thea grabbed me by the ear. "First it's a ghost, now it's a mummy. What's next, a fire-breathing dragon?" she hissed. Benjamin was busy checking out the room. He showed me a piece of toilet paper. It was stuck on the floor right where I had seen the mummy. Strange. Without a word, Benjamin pulled out his pad. Then he jotted down some notes.

我转过身来，大吃一惊。 木乃伊和棺材都不见了!我去看看。 盔甲附近没有他们的痕迹。 没有什么!“我——我简直不敢相信!这是不可能的。”我结结巴巴地说，很困惑。 西娅抓住我的耳朵。 “一开始它是鬼魂，现在它是木乃伊。 接下来是什么，喷火龙吗?”她嘶嘶地说。 本杰明正忙着检查房间。 他给我看了一张厕纸。 它就卡在我看到木乃伊的地方。 奇怪。本杰明一言不发地掏出他的笔记本。 然后他草草记下了一些笔记。