23-THE MYSTERY OF THE CHICKEN FEATHER

THE MYSTERY OF THE CHICKEN FEATHER I found Benjamin and told him what had happened, He listened patiently. Then he gave me a hug, "I believe you, Uncle!" he said. Did I mention Benjamin is my favorite nephew? We went back to Duchess Curlypaw Cannycat's room. Benjamin began to check out the room like a regular mouse detective. He found a feather on the floor by the fireplace. He stared at it through a magnifying glass. "Very interesting," he

我找到本杰明，告诉他发生了什么事，他耐心地听着。 然后他给了我一个拥抱，“我相信你，叔叔!”他说。 我有没有说本杰明是我最喜欢的侄子? 我们回到了卷爪兔公爵夫人的房间。 本杰明开始像一个普通的老鼠侦探一样检查这个房间。 他在壁炉旁的地板上发现了一根羽毛。 他通过放大镜盯着它看。 “非常有趣，”他说

murmured. "This looks like it was a white chicken feather. But someone has painted it GRAY." I told Benjamin about the strange mechanical noise I had heard when the owl flew off. Tick-tack! Tick-tack! Tick-tack! He pointed out the cobwebs over the fireplace. "So many cobwebs, yet not one single spider," he observed. We both agreed it was very odd. With that, Benjamin pulled out his pad. Then he began scribbling more notes. At this rate, he was going to need another pad!

低声说道。“这看起来像是白色的鸡毛。 但是有人把它涂成了灰色。” 我告诉本杰明猫头鹰飞走时我听到的奇怪的机械噪音。 Tick-tack !Tick-tack !Tick-tack !他指了指壁炉上方的蜘蛛网。 “这么多蜘蛛网，却没有一只蜘蛛，”他说。 我们都认为这很奇怪。 说着，本杰明掏出他的笔记本。 然后，他开始写更多的笔记。 照这样下去，他得再找一个垫子了!