TIGER'S TALE

Tiger's Tail

《老虎的尾巴》

1. Tiger Tiger was not a very special cat. He had no particular talents and he lived nowhere in particular, but he could settle down anywhere. Anywhere at all.

1. 老虎 老虎可不是什么特别的小猫 他没什么特别的本事，也没有固定的家，不过哪儿都能住得舒舒服服的 真的，哪儿都行

He perched in tall trees beneath the stars. He snoozed on the hot tops of cars. He lounged in sunny spaces in the park and prowled on rooftops in the dark. Yes, Tiger could settle anywhere.

他蹲在高高的树上看星星，趴在发烫的车顶上打盹，还晃悠着 在公园的向阳地休息，到了夜里就去屋顶上溜达 没错，老虎在哪儿都能待得自在

But he did have his favourite places. One of them was the library. Every morning when the librarian arrived at work, she would find Tiger on the doorstep. She'd unlock the library door, and he would pad in and make himself at home.

不过他确实有几个最爱去的地方，其中一个就是图书馆。每天早上，当 图书管理员来上班的时候，总能在门口台阶上看到老虎。她打开图书馆的 大门，他就轻手轻脚走进去，熟得像回自己家一样

The librarian liked Tiger. He helped to keep all her papers in place. He helped to hold the door open. Sometimes he helped to keep out the cold winds. So the librarian was happy to have Tiger in the library.

图书管理员很喜欢老虎。他会帮她把所有文件都压得整整齐齐的 他还会帮忙把门抵住，不让它关上 有时候他还能挡挡外面吹进来的冷风 所以图书管理员很乐意让老虎待在图书馆里

was happy to be in the library. It was cosy off the street. There were soft carpets and chairs to lie on. There were sunny spots to snooze in and he could listen to stories. Sometimes the librarian read stories to the children. Sometimes the children read stories to each other. Some of the children read stories to themselves.

老虎也很乐意待在图书馆里。这儿比街上暖和多了，有软软的地毯，还有 可以躺的椅子。有晒得到太阳的小角落可以打盹，还能听故事 有时候图书管理员给小朋友们读故事，有时候小朋友们互相读故事 还有些小朋友会安安静静自己读故事