21-CAT-ROAST SURPRISE

CAT-ROAST SURPRISE The days went by. Each morning, I searched the sea for our precious Mouse Island. But so far, there was not an island or a mouse IN SIGHT. I was getting as homesick as a truckrat on a cross-country delivery. Boy, do I HATE traveling! We had checked out the ship from top to bottom. Luckily, the supplies on board would last for at least a few years. We each chose a cabin to sleep in. I was sleeping in the Black Bandit's room. Benjamin insisted on staying with me. He wanted to have a sleepover party every night. "We can

日子一天天过去了。 每天早晨，我都在海上搜寻我们珍贵的老鼠岛。 但到目前为止，没有一座岛，也没有一只老鼠。 我想家了，就像一个越野送货的卡车司机。 天啊，我真讨厌旅行!我们把这艘船彻底检查了一遍。 幸运的是，飞船上的补给至少可以维持几年。 我们每人选了一间小屋睡觉。 我睡在黑强盗的房间里。 本杰明坚持要和我在一起。 他想每晚都有一个通宵派对。 “我们可以

have pillow fights and sing songs and tell stories all night long! OK, Uncle?" he squeaked. I was tired already. But I didn't have the heart to say no. The Bandit's room was filled with some very strange things. I discovered a big black tarantula in a golden cage. It was the Bandit's pet. There was even a leash for her daily walk! In a small silver bowl was her favorite food: ant soup, fried flies, and mashed gnats. I bet Chef Slobbertooth had fun cooking that! Besides the tarantula, I also found dozens of flowery homemade pillows. It seemed the

整晚都可以进行枕头大战、唱歌、讲故事!好吗，叔叔?”他尖声问道。 我已经很累了。但我不忍心拒绝。 强盗的房间里堆满了一些非常奇怪的东西。 我在金笼子里发现了一只大黑狼蛛。 它是强盗的宠物。甚至还有一条狗链供她每天散步!一个小银碗里盛着她最喜欢的食物:蚂蚁汤、炸苍蝇和蚊泥。 我敢打赌，臭牙厨师做这个一定很开心!除了狼蛛，我还发现了几十个自制的花枕头。 看起来

Black Bandit had a secret hobby: needlepoint! I smiled to myself. Now that the Bandit was stuck on Ho-hum Island, he'd have lots of time on his paws. Maybe he could needlepoint a pillow for each of the cats. He could hand them out as Christmas gifts. I climbed into bed, avoiding the rug. It was made of soft gray fur. It might have been mouse fur. I tried not to think about it, but it was hard. I could almost hear that poor rug squeak! On a bedside table sat a cup with a picture of a cat on it. I think it was Sir Catfish the Third, the first cat to sail around the world. I wonder if he'd had a mouse rug, too. Thea had settled in Prowls's cabin. It was

黑强盗有一个秘密爱好:针线活!我对自己笑了。 既然强盗被困在胡姆岛上，他就有大把的时间了。 也许他可以为每只猫做一个枕头。 他可以把它们作为圣诞礼物分发出去。 我爬上床，避开地毯。 它是用柔软的灰色毛皮做的。 可能是老鼠的皮毛。 我试着不去想它，但是很难。 我几乎能听到那可怜的地毯发出的吱吱声!床头柜上放着一只杯子，上面有一只猫的照片。 我想是鲶鱼三世爵士，第一只环球航行的猫。 我想知道他是不是也有老鼠地毯。 西娅住进了普罗斯的小屋。 这是

filled with toys. There was a mouse marionette, a spinning top, lots of windup mice, and a furry cat-in-the-box that meowed when it popped open. On the shelf over the bed sat an old mechanical toy. It was a cat pulling a mouse's tail. The mouse looked like he'd been running the New Mouse City Marathon for weeks! I wanted to throw that one overboard. Trap had chosen the cabin belonging to Chef Slobbertooth. The cabin was covered with grease stains. All kinds of cookbooks lined the shelves. I read a few of the titles.

装满了玩具。有一个老鼠木偶，一个旋转的陀螺，许多上弦的老鼠，还有一只毛茸茸的猫在盒子里，当盒子打开时它会喵喵叫。 床上的架子上放着一个旧的机械玩具。 那是一只猫在拽老鼠的尾巴。 这只老鼠看起来像是跑了好几周的新老鼠城马拉松!我想把它扔到海里去。 特拉普选择了饕餮大厨的小屋。 机舱里满是油渍。 书架上摆满了各种各样的烹饪书。 我读了一些标题。

CATS IN THE KITCHEN: 50 WHISKER-LICKIN' MEALS IN MINUTES, THE HUNGRY CAT COOKS, and How TO THROW THE PURRFECT DINNER PARTY. Trap sprawled out on Slobbertooth's leather love seat. "Hey, listen to this," he said, reading recipes from a note titled Snails for Tails. Cat-roast Surprise: Roasted snails with potatoes Crispy Cat's Cradle: Fried snails in a pastry shell Hearty Cat Chowder: Snail soup with cream and vegetables The Happy Cat Hoagie: Raw snail on a roll with oil and vinegar

厨房里的猫:在几分钟内舔胡须50餐，饥饿的猫做饭，以及如何举办完美的晚宴。 陷阱摊开四肢躺在流口水的真皮安乐椅上。 “嘿，听听这个，”他一边说，一边读着一张名为《蜗牛配尾巴》的纸条上的食谱。 美味的猫杂烩:奶油和蔬菜蜗牛汤。快乐的猫三明治:生蜗牛卷，加油和醋