07-I'M LEEEAAAVIIIIIING!!!

I'M LEEEAAAVIIIIIING!!! I was almost out the door when my favorite nephew, Benjamin, arrived. "Uncle Geronimo!" he squeaked. "Where are you going? Are you leaving?" "Yes, I am, Benjamin," I answered in a DRAMATIC voice. I wanted to make sure my sister and Trap could hear me. I was hoping they'd change their minds and come along. "Yes, Nephew, I'm off on a journey to a faraway land," I announced. "It's a DANGEROUS place. In fact, I may never come back." Benjamin's eyes filled with tears. "Please don't go, Uncle," he sobbed. "Or take me

我LEEEAAAVIIIIIING ! !我刚要出门，我最喜欢的侄子本杰明就来了。 “杰罗尼莫叔叔!” “你上哪儿去?”你要走了吗?”“是的，本杰明，”我用一种夸张的声音回答。 我想确保我妹妹和特拉普能听到我说话。 我希望他们会改变主意，一起来。 “是的，外甥，我要到一个遥远的国度去旅行。”我宣布。 “这是一个危险的地方。事实上，我可能再也不会回来了。” 本杰明的眼里充满了泪水。 “请不要走，叔叔，”他抽泣着说。 “或者拿我来说

with you. I can help you. I love you so much!" I stroked his tiny ears. "I'm sorry, Benjamin," I whispered. "I didn't mean to upset you. I'll come back, don't worry." Then I cleared my throat. "I must go now. I am off to help a friend. wouldn't you do the same?" "If you were in trouble, I'd do anything to help!"

和你在一起。我可以帮你。我非常爱你!”我抚摸着他的小耳朵。 “对不起，本杰明。”我低声说。 “我不是故意让你难过的。 我会回来的，别担心。” 然后我清了清嗓子。“我现在必须走了。 我要去帮一个朋友。 你不也会这样做吗?”“如果你有麻烦，我愿意做任何事来帮助你!”

Benjamin thought about it for a moment, then nodded, "You're right, Uncle Geronimo," he cried. My eyes filled with tears. Is he an amazing little mouse or what? I hugged him tightly and headed for the taxi. I noticed Thea and Trap watching me. "I am leaving!" I announced SOLEMNLY. They just watched. I opened the taxi's door. "I'm leaving!" WELL, WHAT WERE THEY WAITING FOR? I thought for sure they would insist on coming with me. We practically always went on adventures together. It wouldn't be the same without them. Thea is so courageous, and Trap always knows how to get us out of a jam.

本杰明想了一会儿，然后点了点头。“你说得对，杰罗尼莫叔叔。”他喊道。 我的眼里充满了泪水。 他是只神奇的小老鼠还是怎么的? 我紧紧地抱住他，朝出租车走去。 我注意到西娅和特拉普在看着我。 “我要走了!”我庄严地宣布。 他们只是看着。我打开出租车的门。 “我走了!”他们在等什么? 我以为他们一定会坚持和我一起去。 我们几乎总是一起去冒险。 没有他们就不一样了。 西娅很勇敢，而特拉普总是知道如何帮我们摆脱困境。

Maybe I'd gone a little overboard with the "I'll do it myself" bit. I kept the door open just in case. But they only stared at me. "Well, I'm off! I mean it. I'm really leaving!" I called. Not a word. The silence was killing me. I'd never felt so alone in my whole life. Well, there was that one time when I got lost on my way back from Cheese Mart. I ended up at Purrfect Park. There wasn't a mouse in sight. Just cats. Lots of CATS. But that's another story Right now, I just wanted someone to say something. Anything, I'd even take a "We'll miss you!" Still, I did not hear one squeak. iohlik. "I'm leaving and I may never come back!" I SHRIEKED "I could end up in the jaws of a mountain lion! Or my tail

也许我说的“我自己来”有点过头了。 我一直开着门，以防万一。 但他们只是盯着我看。 “好了，我走了!”我是认真的。 我真的要走了!”我叫。 一个字也没有。沉默折磨着我。 我一生中从未感到如此孤独。 有一次我从芝士超市回来的路上迷路了。 最后我来到了完美公园。 看不见一只老鼠。 只是猫。很多猫。但那是另一个故事了现在，我只是想有人说点什么。 什么都行，哪怕一句"我们会想你的"然而，我没有听到一声吱吱声。 “我要走了，可能再也不会回来了!”我尖叫道:“我可能会被美洲狮咬死!”或者我的尾巴

could freeze right off! Yep, I'm headed for dangerous territory! Here I go!" NO REACTION. I climbed into the taxi and shut the door. Then I rolled down the window. "I'm leaaaaviiiiiiiiiiiiiing! I squeaked AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS. "This mouse is history!" I tried to look brave and strong. But inside I felt like a

会冻死的!没错，我要去危险的地方了!我走了!”没有反应。 我爬上出租车，关上车门。 然后我摇下车窗。 “我leaaaaviiiiiiiiiiiiiing !我扯着嗓子尖叫起来。 “这只老鼠已经成为历史了!”我努力让自己看起来勇敢和坚强。 但内心深处，我觉得自己像个

bowl of my great-grandma Tanglefur's gooey cream cheese. I couldn't believe it. Would they really let me go off on my own? How would I manage? What if I snapped a whisker? Or even worse, what if I lost my glasses? I wouldn't be able to see a thing. I pictured myself asking a mountain lion for directions. Then I'd really be history. I started to shake with fear. Who was I kidding? I couldn't go on this trip alone. With a sob, I jumped out of the taxi. "Holey Cheese! I don't want to leave on my own!" I cried. "I need my family! Thea ran TOWARO ME and wrapped me in a furry hug. "Don't worry, big brother," she said. "I'll meet you at the airport in ten minutes!" Trap gave me a friendly slap on the shoulder. Well, OK, it was more like a hard

一碗我曾祖母坦格弗做的奶油奶酪。 我简直不敢相信。他们真的会让我一个人离开吗? 我该怎么办?如果我把胡子折断了呢? 或者更糟的是，如果我的眼镜丢了怎么办? 我什么也看不见。 我想象着自己向美洲狮问路。 那我就真的成为历史了。 我开始害怕得发抖。 我在骗谁呢?我不能一个人去旅行。 我呜咽着跳下出租车。 “多洞的奶酪!我不想一个人离开!”我哭了。 “我需要我的家人!西娅跑向我，把我紧紧地搂在怀里。 “别担心，大哥，”她说。 “我十分钟后到机场接你!”特拉普友好地拍了拍我的肩膀。 好吧，那更像是一个硬的