24-A SCARLET SILK CAPE

A SCARLET SILK CAPE It was already morning. But it felt like midnight. Being haunted by ghosts was exhausting! I hadn't slept one wink. I decided to try to catch a quick mouse nap. I'd skip Curlypaw's room, though... brrrr! Instead, I climbed up the stairs leading to the highest tower. Soon I found myself in a red room. The walls were red. The floor was Red. Even the ceiling was red. I fell onto the bed. I was so tired. Before my fur even hit the red velvet pillow, I was fast asleep. A few minutes later, I woke up to a strange buzzing sound.

猩红色的丝绸斗篷已经是早晨了。 但感觉像是午夜。 被鬼缠住真让人筋疲力尽!我一刻也没合眼。 我决定试着小睡一会儿。 不过我不会去卷柏的房间…… brrrrr !相反，我爬上通往最高塔的楼梯。 很快我发现自己在一个红色的房间里。 墙壁是红色的。地板是红色的。 连天花板都是红色的。我跌倒在床上。 我太累了。我的毛还没碰到红色天鹅绒枕头，我就睡着了。 几分钟后，我被一种奇怪的嗡嗡声惊醒。

I opened my eyes. Shadows danced on the high ceiling. Cheese niblets! They were bat shadows! Oh, how I wished I was home! Suddenly, one of the shadows drifted over to the bed. It was much, much bigger than the others. The buzzing whirred in my ears. Just then, the shadow unfolded its wings. I saw a figure cloaked in a scarlet silk cape. It was a

我睁开眼睛。影子在高高的天花板上跳舞。 奶酪的玉米!他们是蝙蝠的影子!啊，我多么希望我是在家里啊!突然，一个影子飘到了床上。 它比其他的要大得多。 嗡嗡声在我耳边回响。 就在这时，影子展开了翅膀。 我看见一个身披猩红丝绸斗篷的身影。 这是一个

vampire cat! It smiled at me. showing every one of its pointed teeth! "A VAMDIIIRE!" I shrieked, In a flash, it disappeared. The door flew open. It was Benjamin. "Uncle! Uncle! What's the matter?" he cried, racing 10 my side. "l heard a b-b-b-buzzing sound and I saw b-b-bat shadows on the ceiling," I stammered. "Then a vampire appeared at the foot or my bed!"

吸血猫!它对我微笑。 露出每一颗尖尖的牙齿!“一个VAMDIIIRE !”我尖叫着，刹那间，它消失了。 门突然开了。是本杰明。 “叔叔!叔叔!怎么了?”他喊道，跑到我身边。 “我听到一声——一声——一声嗡嗡的声音，还看到天花板上——蝙蝠的影子。”我结结巴巴地说。 “然后一个吸血鬼出现在我的床脚边!”

Benjamin twirled his whiskers. "Hmm. A buzzing sound? Shadows on the ceiling? A vampire?" he said, looking puzzled. Then he glanced out the window. "Look, Uncle, the sun is already up," he pointed out. "I thought vampires slept during the day and came out at night." I wasn't an expert on vampires. I tried not to read too many spooky books. They were just so scary. But I did know Benjamin was right. Nighttime was a vampire's party hour. Daytime was for sleeping. Benjamin discovered an extension cord lying on the floor. He held it up for me to see. Once again, we both agreed something very odd was going on. Benjamin scribbled away on is pad. fclnef. AN EXTENSION CORD.

本杰明捻着胡须。 “嗯。嗡嗡的声音?天花板上的阴影? 吸血鬼?”他说，一脸迷惑。 然后他朝窗外看了一眼。 “看，叔叔，太阳已经出来了。”他指出。 “我以为吸血鬼白天睡觉，晚上出来。” 我不是吸血鬼专家 我尽量不读太多恐怖的书。 他们太可怕了。但我知道本杰明是对的。 夜晚是吸血鬼的聚会时间。 白天是用来睡觉的。本杰明发现地板上有一根延长线。 他举起来给我看。 再一次，我们都认为发生了非常奇怪的事情。 本杰明在记事本上乱写乱画。 一根延长线。