20-A RED-HOT CLAW

A RED-HOT CLAW We waited for all of the pirates to get into the water. Then Trap and I ran to the sails, and Thea took the helm. Benjamin quickly closed the doors to the cabins that were on FIRE. He put some wet towels at the bottom of each door. Without any air, the FLAMES slowly began to go out.

我们等着所有的海盗都下水。 然后我和特拉普跑到帆边，西娅掌舵。 本杰明迅速关上了着火的小屋的门。 他在每扇门的底部放了一些湿毛巾。 没有了空气，火焰开始慢慢熄灭。

When the pirates realized what had happened, they tried to climb back on board. But not one cat got a paw on deck. We had already raised the sails and were speeding away. "WE'RE OFF TO NEW MOUSE CITY!!!" cried Trap, grinning from whisker to whisker. I caught sight of the Black Bandit glaring back at us. The wind carried some of his words. "SOMEDAY we'll meet again, little micey!" he shrieked. "And when we do, you're going to wish you had never learned how to squeak!" Then he cut the air with his sword, as if he were chopping us up. Prowls was doing the kitty paddle, trying to keep up with his brother. We also spotted Slobbertooth, the chef; Claws, our friendly

当海盗们意识到发生了什么事时，他们试图爬回船上。 但没有一只猫的爪子在甲板上。 我们已经扬起风帆，疾驰而去。 “我们要去新老鼠城了!!”陷阱叫道，笑得满脸都是。 我看见黑匪正瞪着我们。 风带着他说的一些话。 “总有一天我们会再见面的，小米奇!”他尖叫道。 “到时候，你会希望自己从来没有学过怎么吱吱叫!”然后他用剑在空中砍来砍去，好像要把我们剁碎似的。 普罗斯在玩小猫划桨，想追上他哥哥。 我们还看到了厨师“口水牙”(slobertooth);爪子，我们的朋友

jailer; Patches, the violin player; and many more. Thea leaned out of the boat to scan the horizon. Ho-hum Island was very close. Before long, the pirate cats gave up trying to follow us and began swimming toward it. WE HEARD THEM SINGING AS THEY SWAM. "Catchy," said my sister, tapping her paw to the beat. Then she grabbed a pencil and began jotting down the words to the song. "If you see a big ship on the water, Beware, the pirate cats are near! If you see our tough fur and tails waving, Beware, the pirate cats are here! We are many, we are mean, Always ready for the unforeseen, Forever looking for great treasure,

看守监狱的人;小提琴手补丁;还有更多。 西娅探出身子，扫视着地平线。 Ho-hum岛很近。 没过多久，那些海盗猫就放弃了跟踪我们的企图，开始朝它游去。 我们听到他们边游泳边唱歌。 “朗朗上口，”我姐姐说，用爪子拍打着节拍。 然后她抓起一支铅笔，开始草草写下歌词。 “如果你在水上看到一艘大船，当心，海盗猫就在附近!”如果你看到我们坚硬的皮毛和摇摆的尾巴，小心，海盗猫在这里!我们很多，我们很吝啬，总是为不可预见的事情做好准备，永远寻找伟大的宝藏，

forget fighting, you just won't measure! Meoooww... We're the mightiest cats around, So give us your gold, and don't make a sound!" Of course, we had to sing our own battle song in reply. "A THOUSAND TAILS RAISED IN THE AIR, A THOUSAND VOICES SQUEAK WITH CARE, RODENTS CHEER AND HEAVE A SIGH, SWEET MOUSE ISLAND WILL NEVER DIE!"

忘记战斗吧，你只是不会测量而已!Meoooww…… 我们是最强大的猫，所以把你的金子给我们，不要出声!”当然，我们不得不唱自己的战歌作为回应。 “一千条尾巴在空中扬起，一千个声音在小心地吱吱叫，啮齿动物在欢呼和叹息，甜蜜的老鼠岛永远不会死!”