12-TRIP VON TRAPPEN

TRIP VON TRAPPEN The ghost of a mouse, while to the tip of his whiskers, appeared before our very eyes. The ghost winked at us. "Hi there, Cousins! Long time no see," he said. I could hardly believe my eyes. It was Trap! Benjamin threw his paws around his uncle. Even Thea wiped away a tear. "You're here?" I gasped. "You're still alive!" "Alive and kicking, Gerry Doodles! Why, where else would I be? Gone to Mouse Heaven to do a little cloud racing?" my cousin teased. Then he snorted, sending a cloud of white dust into the air. "I was just trying to get a bag of flour down from the shelf, and it spilled all over me. I look like a real bakery mouse, don't I?"

特里普·冯·特拉彭一只老鼠的幽灵，在他的胡须尖上，出现在我们眼前。 鬼对我们使眼色。“嗨，兄弟们!”好久不见，”他说。 我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。 是特拉普!本杰明向他叔叔伸出爪子。 就连西娅也擦去了眼泪。 “你呢?”我喘息着说道。“你还活着!”“活蹦乱跳的，格里·杜德尔斯!”为什么，不然我还能在哪里? 去老鼠天堂玩点云霄飞车?”我表姐揶揄道。 然后，他哼了一声，一团白色的灰尘飞到空中。 “我正要从架子上取下一袋面粉，结果面粉洒了我一身。 我看起来像一只真正的面包店老鼠，不是吗?”

I stared at my cousin. "But, Trap," I said. "What about your phone call? We thought you were in trouble!" "What phone call?" Trap said. "Oh, yeah, I forgot I called you. You see. I was in the middle of frying up some grasshoppers when I thought I'd give you a call. But then the grasshoppers started hopping all over the kitchen. So I decided to chop up some HAIRY CATERPILLARS instead, but they kept inching away. So then I found this huge fuzzy spider and—" Thea flicked her tail at Trap. "Enough!" she screeched. "Why did you call, Trap? Do you need

我盯着我的表弟。“可是，特拉普，”我说。 “你的电话怎么办?” 我们还以为你有麻烦了呢!”“什么电话?”陷阱。 “哦，是的，我忘了我给你打电话了。 你看到的。我正在煎蚱蜢的时候就想给你打个电话。 但接着蚱蜢开始在厨房里跳来跳去。 所以我决定砍一些毛茸茸的毛毛虫，但它们一直在慢慢地离开。 然后我发现了这只毛茸茸的大蜘蛛，然后——”西娅朝特拉普甩了甩尾巴。 “够了!”她尖叫道。“你为什么打电话来，特拉普?” 你需要吗?

our help? If not, then I need to concentrate on the article I am writing." My cousin didn't seem to be listening. He had a dreamy expression on his face. "Well?!" demanded Thea. Trap snapped to attention. "Yes, well, I just called because I was bored. I didn't mean to get your whiskers in a knot. I thought you might like to get out of the city. You know, take a little vacation," he explained. "But now I've met the most beautiful mouse..." I closed my eyes and counted to ten. I was trying not to strangle my cousin. Did I really just leave my job for a little vacation with Trap

我们的帮助?如果没有，那我就得集中精力写文章了。” 我表妹似乎没在听。 他脸上带着梦幻般的表情。 “怎么样?!”西娅问。陷阱突然立正。 “是的，嗯，我打电话只是因为我很无聊。 我不是故意让你的胡子打结的。 我想你可能想离开这个城市。 你知道，放个小假，”他解释道。 “但现在我遇到了最漂亮的老鼠……” 我闭上眼睛数到十。 我只是不想勒死我表妹。 我真的辞职去和特拉普度假了吗

in Transratania? "But what are you doing here in the first place?" My cousin cleared his throat. "Are you ready for some Shocking! news?" he asked. "Did you ever see the commercial on TV for Find Your Tail? You know, that agency that can research your FURRY TREE?" he asked. "Actually, it's family tree," I corrected him. Trap waved his paw in the air. "Whatever," he muttered. "Well, ten days ago, I called the place. And it turns out that I may be a descendant of the distinguished Von Crappctt family or Transratania! Yes, I may have ROYAL BLOOD!" he squeaked. I groaned. "Don't mention that word, pleeeease!" I mumbled. My knees felt weak. Trap shot me a disgusted look. "WeII, it's always been obvious that you and I are very

在Transratania吗?“但你到底在这里做什么呢?”我表哥清了清嗓子。 “你准备好接受一些震撼了吗?”有消息吗?”他问。 “你看过《找尾巴》的电视广告吗?” “你知道，就是那个可以研究你毛茸茸的树的机构?”他问。 “实际上，是家谱。”我纠正他。 特拉普在空中挥舞着爪子。 “管它呢。”他喃喃地说。“嗯，十天前，我去了那个地方。 事实证明，我可能是著名的冯·克拉普克特家族或Transratania的后裔!是的，我可能有皇室血统!”他尖声说。 我呻吟着。“请不要提那个词!”我咕哝道。 我感到膝盖发软。特拉普厌恶地看了我一眼。 “嗯，很明显，你和我非常

different," he declared. "I am strong, and you are weak. I am carefree. and you are a worrywart. I am an accomplished chef, and you have trouble balancing your cheese on its cracker. Of course, it's not your fault if no royal BLOOD runs through your veins," he added. I practiced my deep-breathing exercises. Why, oh, why did my cousin insist on using THAT word? "Anyway, I came to Transratania to find some proof of my royal beginnings," Trap explained. "They say the founder of the family lived right in this very castle centuries ago! His name was Trip von Trapptit!"

不一样，”他宣称。“我是强者，你是弱者。 我无忧无虑。你是个杞人忧天的人。 我是个技艺高超的厨师，而你却不能在饼干上平衡你的奶酪。 当然，如果你的血管里没有皇室血统，那也不是你的错。” 我做了深呼吸练习。 为什么，哦，为什么我表姐坚持要用那个词? “不管怎么说，我来到特兰西塔尼亚是为了寻找一些证明我皇室出身的证据，”特拉普解释说。 “他们说这个家族的创始人几个世纪以前就住在这座城堡里!他的名字叫特里普·冯·特拉普提!”