1 THE BREAD EXPERIMENTS

PROLOGUE These days my cat Sassafras and I are always desperately hoping we'll hear our barn doorbell. I know most people are excited to hear their doorbell ring. It might mean a present or package delivery, or a friend showing up to play. But our doorbell is even more exciting than that. Because it's a magic doorbell. When it rings, it means there's a magical animal waiting outside our barn. A magical animal who needs our help.

这些天，我和我的猫Sassafras总是绝望地希望我们能听到我们谷仓的门铃。 我知道大多数人听到门铃响都很兴奋。 它可能意味着一个礼物或包裹的递送，或者一个朋友出现在一起玩。 但我们家的门铃比那更令人兴奋。 因为这是一个魔法门铃。 当它响的时候，就意味着有一只神奇的动物在我们的谷仓外面等着。 一只需要我们帮助的神奇动物。

My mom's been helping them basically her whole life. And now I get to help, too...

我妈妈基本上一辈子都在帮助他们。 现在我也要帮忙了…

CHAPTER 1 THE BREAD EXPERIMENTS Spluuuurk. I laughed. The sound of the moldy bread squishing inside the ziplock bag was super gross. So I poked the bag again.

第一章面包实验 我笑了。发霉的面包在自封袋里被压扁的声音超级恶心。 所以我又戳了一下袋子。

Spluuuurk. My cat jumped up on the table to see what I was doing. A cool breeze from the window ruffled his fluffy fur, and he squinted in the sunlight. Spluuuurk. He jumped backward and hissed. "It's OK, Sassafras," I said, giggling and

Spluuuurk。我的猫跳到桌子上看我在做什么。 窗外的凉风吹皱了它毛茸茸的皮毛，它眯着眼睛在阳光下晒太阳。 Spluuuurk。他向后一跳，发出嘶嘶声。 “没事的，萨萨法拉斯，”我说，咯咯地笑着