22-THANK YOU, BLACK BANDIT!

THANK You, BLACK BANDIT! I was at the helm when Benjamin came looking for me, waving a broom and a dust rag. "UNCLE Geronimo, come and see what I found!" he called, tugging at my jacket. He was dancing around like a kernel of popcorn before it pops! "Please, UNCLE! Right away to the cabin!" he squeaked. "Cabin? What cabin?" I asked, confused. For a minute, I started thinking about an old log cabin we used to go to in the summers. It was right on beautiful Lake Lakelakelake.

谢谢你，黑强盗!本杰明来找我的时候，我正在掌舵，手里挥舞着扫帚和抹布。 “杰罗尼莫叔叔，过来看看我发现了什么!”他喊道，拽着我的夹克。 他跳来跳去，就像一颗爆玉米粒!“请,叔叔!马上回小屋去!”他尖声说。 “小屋?什么舱?”我疑惑地问。 有那么一会儿，我开始想起我们过去夏天常去的一间老木屋。 它就在美丽的湖上。

"UNCLE GERONIMO" insisted Benjamin, interrupting my thoughts. "Guess what I found under the Black Bandit's bed!" "Another tarantula?" I asked nervously. "No!" squeaked my nephew. "A secret hiding place!" Benjamin was right. Under the Bandit's bed was a trapdoor. It was chained shut with a huge silver lock. "Hurry, let's open it!" said Trap. His eyes were as big as two saucers of milk. "Let's not get too excited," I warned. "We don't want to be disappointed. It could just be the Bandit's dirty underwear!" Half an hour later, we finally broke the

“杰罗尼莫叔叔”本杰明打断了我的思路，坚持说。 “猜猜我在黑匪的床底下发现了什么!”“另一个蜘蛛?”我紧张地问。 “不!”我侄子尖声说。“一个秘密的藏身之处!”本杰明是对的。 强盗的床底下有一扇活板门。 门被一把巨大的银锁锁着。 “快点，我们打开它!”特拉普说。 他的眼睛有两碟牛奶那么大。 “别太激动，”我警告说。 “我们不想失望。 可能是强盗的脏内裤!”半小时后，我们终于打破了僵局

lock. And I was wrong. There was no underwear in this hiding place. "TREASURE!" cried Trap, diving into a mountain of gold and silver coins. Precious stones and glittering jewels spilled onto the floor. It was an amazing sight! Trap put a crown on his head and took a bow. "How do I look? Like the king of the pi-rats?" he squeaked, grinning. "Wow! Take a look at these rubies. They are as big as eggs!" called Benjamin. He held up two enormous gemstones. Meanwhile, Thea had opened a small painted box. "Pink pearls!" she cried, holding up a necklace. "How

锁。但我错了。这个藏身之处没有内衣。 “宝藏!”特拉普喊道，跳进了一座金银铸成的山。 宝石和闪闪发光的珠宝散落在地板上。 这是一个惊人的景象!特拉普把王冠戴在头上，鞠了一躬。 “我看起来怎么样?”就像鼠王一样?”他尖声问道，咧嘴笑着。 “哇!看看这些红宝石。 它们和鸡蛋一样大!”本杰明叫道。 他举起两颗巨大的宝石。 与此同时，西娅打开了一个小彩绘盒。 “粉红色的珍珠!”她举起一条项链叫道。 “如何

beautiful!" She fastened the strand around her neck. Then she stared at herself in a mirror. "They are so me!" she announced, beaming at her reflection. Also in the box was a bracelet, a ring, a pair of earrings, and a dazzling gold crown. I stared at the jewels. They looked so familiar. Suddenly, I slapped my forehead with my paw. "That's it!" I yelled. "I know where I have seen these jewels. Queen Natasha Noblesnout is wearing them in that famouse painting!" I picked up a gold coin. It belonged to the Kingdom of Cats. Carved on one side was the pirates' motto: What's Yours

漂亮!”她把绳子系在脖子上。 然后她盯着镜子里的自己。 “他们太像我了!”她对着自己的倒影微笑着宣布。 盒子里还有一只手镯、一枚戒指、一对耳环和一顶耀眼的金冠。 我盯着那些珠宝。他们看起来很眼熟。 突然，我用爪子拍了拍额头。 “就是这样!”我喊道。“我知道我在哪儿见过这些珠宝。 娜塔莎·诺布尔斯诺女王在那幅名画里就是戴着它的!”我捡起一枚金币。 它属于猫的王国。 一面雕刻着海盗的座右铭:What's Yours

Is Mine, What's Mine Is Mine! (Someone really needed to teach these cats a lesson in sharing.) Then I spotted a silver coin. My eyes opened wide. My fur stood on end. My heart beat so fast I felt like I had just swum ten laps in the pool at WaterRat Park.

是我的，是我的!(真的需要有人给这些猫上一堂分享的课。)然后我发现了一枚银币。 我睁大了眼睛。我的毛都竖起来了。 我的心跳得如此之快，我觉得我刚刚在水鼠公园的游泳池里游了十圈。

This was not just any old silver coin. I cleaned my glasses so I could see it better. "Moldy mozzarella!" I cried. "This is the legendary silver quarter! It was the first coin ever minted on Mouse Island!" I held the coin out so the others could see. The quarter was dated 1458. Mouse Island's motto was carved on the back: Rodents Be Smart, Follow Your Heart!

这可不是一枚普通的银币。 我把眼镜擦干净了，这样我能看得更清楚。 “发霉的马苏里拉奶酪!”我哭了。 “这是传说中的银币!”这是老鼠岛铸造的第一枚硬币!”我把硬币拿出来，好让其他人看到。 这个季度的日期是1458年。 老鼠岛的座右铭被刻在背面:啮齿动物要聪明，跟随你的心!