19-DON'T MESS WITH MOMMA!

DON'T MESS WITH MOMMA! I took my things and scuttled away, quiet as a mouse. Oh, how I wished I was home! As I left, I heard my cousin giggling. "What a wacko," he sputtered. "That mouse is going to end up on the funny farm for sure!" My whiskers were quivering with rage. How dare he call me a wacko! I've seen those mice at the Mad Mouse Center. And let me tell you, I do not act like them! Oh, sure, some of them are a little on the jumpy side, just like me. And yes, some of them claim to have seen things like ghosts and mummies, just like me. And some of them may even be afraid of heights

别惹妈妈!我拿起东西，悄无声息地跑开了。 啊，我多么希望我是在家里啊!当我离开时，我听到表妹咯咯地笑。 “真是个疯子。”他气急败坏地说。 “那只老鼠肯定会被送到精神病院的!”我的胡子气得直抖。 他怎么敢叫我疯子!我在狂鼠中心见过那些老鼠。 我告诉你，我的行为和他们不一样!当然，他们中有些人有点神经质，就像我一样。 是的，他们中的一些人声称看到过鬼魂和木乃伊之类的东西，就像我一样。 他们中的一些人甚至可能恐高

and spiders and electric toothbrushes and cotton candy (it gets stuck in the whiskers) and well, you get the idea. But I am not like them! I am a mouse of honur! Holding my candle high, I crept slowly down the dark hallway. I was so frightened, I blinked rapidly to keep from crying my eyes out. Finally, I came to a room wallpapered with yellow roses. It was double the size of the other bedrooms. The four-poster bed was HUGE. My whole family, including my

还有蜘蛛、电动牙刷和棉花糖(棉花糖会卡在胡须上)，嗯，你懂的。 但我不像他们!我是一只荣誉老鼠!我高举着蜡烛，慢慢地爬下黑暗的走廊。 我吓坏了，赶紧眨了眨眼睛，免得哭得稀里哗啦。 最后，我来到了一个贴着黄玫瑰的房间。 这是其他卧室的两倍大。 那张四柱床很大。 我全家，包括我的

chubby uncle Cheesebelly, could have slept in it! The drapes had the same pretty yellow roses on them. Too bad it looked as if someone had slashed them with a knife. Still, the room was quite spectacular. And it even smelled like roses. Above the fireplace hung a huge portrait with a golden frame. It showed Duchess Curlypaw Cannycat. She was surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. By the look on her face, you could tell she was the true ruler of the

胖乎乎的芝士肚皮叔叔，可以睡在里面!窗帘上同样有漂亮的黄玫瑰。 糟糕的是，看起来像是有人用刀砍伤了他们。 尽管如此，这个房间还是相当壮观。 它甚至闻起来像玫瑰。 壁炉上方挂着一幅巨大的金框肖像。 照片上是公爵夫人卷发猫。 她的孩子、孙子和曾孙们围着她。 从她脸上的表情，你可以看出她是真正的统治者

Cannycat clan. On a chest of drawers stood a marble bust of the duchess. She wore a superior smile on her furry face. It was engraved: DON'T MESS WITH MOMMA! A miniature reproduction of the castle stood on the bedside table. I bent closer to get a better look. Etched into the silver were the words CURLYPAW CANNYCAT'S CASTLE. I was right. It seemed the duchess had been the ruler of the castle. I had a feeling she ruled with an iron paw! On the walls hung letters from the most famous cats of

Cannycat家族。五斗橱上立着一尊公爵夫人的大理石半身像。 她毛茸茸的脸上带着高傲的微笑。 上面刻着:别惹妈妈!床头柜上放着一座城堡的微缩复制品。 我弯下腰想看得更清楚些。 银器上刻着几个字:卷发猫的城堡。 我是对的。公爵夫人似乎一直是城堡的统治者。 我有一种感觉，她用铁爪统治!墙上挂着来自英国最著名的猫的信

the time. There were letters from grand dukes, kings, even emperors. I was impressed. Duchess Curlypaw Cannycat was no kitty. She also had expensive tastes. I saw lots of gold and precious jewels on her many bureaus. On one stood a heavy golden birdcage with a bird tweeting in the center. On another, I spotted a magnificent solid-gold crown. It was set with rubies as big as cats' eyes. This must have been the duchess's crown! Then I spotted a TINY gold figurine. It was a shy, timid-looking cat. A little plaque underneath the figurine read: MY DECEASED HUSBAND DUKE PEEWEE PUNYPAW (1720-1760)

时间。有来自大公，国王，甚至皇帝的信件。 我印象深刻。公爵夫人卷发猫不是小猫。 她也有昂贵的品味。 我在她的许多柜子上看到了许多黄金和珍贵的珠宝。 其中一块石头上放着一个沉重的金鸟笼，笼中央有一只小鸟在鸣叫。 在另一块石头上，我看到了一顶华丽的纯金王冠。 上面镶嵌着像猫眼睛那么大的红宝石。 这一定是公爵夫人的王冠!然后我发现了一个小小的金色小雕像。 这是一只害羞、胆小的猫。 雕像下面有一块小匾，上面写着:我已故的丈夫公爵皮威·邦帕(1720-1760)

Well, that explains it, I thought. Curlypaw Cannycat was a widow. That's why she ruled over the castle and the family. I also found a dusty small pillow. It was decorated with tiny yellow roses and the words: Mamma is the ruler around this place, so do as she says... or she'll rearrange your face!

嗯，这就解释了，我想。 卷paw Cannycat是个寡妇。 这就是她统治城堡和家族的原因。 我还发现了一个满是灰尘的小枕头。 上面装饰着几朵小小的黄玫瑰，上面写着:妈妈是这里的主宰，照她说的做…… 不然她会把你的脸重新整理!