28-ONE LAST MYSTERY

ONE LAST MYSTERY At last, we knew the real story behind Count von Ratoff and his niece. Bats do not walk. Bats use their wings to fly. That is why the count and young countess appeared and disappeared so quickly. Bats do not sleep on mattresses. They sleep upside down. The count must have used the hook in his room to do just that. Bats do not eat cheese. They eat all kinds of bugs. That would explain the rodents' STRANGE EATING HABITS But there was still one more mystery left to solve. What was that strange NOISE coming from the highest tower of the castle? Being a newspaper mouse, I just had

最后一个谜我们终于知道了拉托夫伯爵和他侄女背后的真实故事。 蝙蝠不会走路。蝙蝠用翅膀飞行。 这就是伯爵和年轻的伯爵夫人出现和消失得那么快的原因。 蝙蝠不睡在床垫上。 他们颠倒着睡觉。伯爵一定是用他房间里的钩子这样做的。 蝙蝠不吃奶酪。它们吃各种各样的虫子。 这可以解释啮齿动物奇怪的饮食习惯，但还有一个谜团有待解决。 从城堡最高的塔楼上传来的奇怪的声音是什么? 作为一个报纸老鼠，我刚刚

to find out the real story, Luckily, I didn't have to wait long to get the scoop. The strange noise started up again at that very moment. I raced up to the tower. There, under the moonlight, stood the hunchback He was putting on a pair of very old-fashioned flying goggles. Then he climbed into a huge black plane with wings shaped like a bat. Count von Ratoff was waiting on board, grinning. The hunchback turned around and waved his paw at me. "HOW DO YOU LIKE OUR PLANE? WE BUILT IT BECAUSE COUNT VON RATOFF SUFFERS FROM ARTHRITIS AND CANNOT FLY LONG DISTANCES ANYMORE," he shouted in the wind, Then the plane took off. No wonder the rodents down in the

幸运的是，我没等太久就得到了独家新闻。 就在这时，那奇怪的声音又响起来了。 我跑上了塔。月光下，驼背站在那里——他正戴着一副非常老式的飞行护目镜。 然后他爬上了一架巨大的黑色飞机，翅膀像蝙蝠一样。 冯·拉托夫伯爵笑嘻嘻地在船上等着。 驼背人转过身来，向我挥了挥爪子。 “你觉得我们的飞机怎么样?” 我们建造它是因为冯·拉托夫伯爵患有关节炎，不能再长途飞行了。”他在风中喊道。然后飞机起飞了。 难怪下面有啮齿动物

village had so much garlic. The count's plane looked just like an enormous vampire bat!

村子里有很多大蒜。 伯爵的飞机看起来就像一只巨大的吸血蝙蝠!