2 HOME AGAIN

Chapter two, home again. When we got home from the cat shelter, Mom hung up her purse to the sound of galloping kitty paws. Sassafras skidded to a stop at my feet. "Mrow!" "Hi, buddy!" I picked him up and tucked his head under my chin. Sassafras wiggled out from my neck and sniffed me all over. "Mrow?" "That's just Sage and Lavender you're smelling. They're the kittens at the shelter." Sassafras jumped down and turned away from me.

第二章，回家。当我们从猫咪收容所回到家时，妈妈在小猫爪子奔跑的声音中挂起了钱包。 黄樟在我脚下滑了下来。 “Mrow !”“嗨,老兄!”我把他抱起来，把他的头塞到我的下巴下。 黄樟从我脖子上蠕动出来，嗅遍了我的全身。 “Mrow ?”“你闻到的是鼠尾草和薰衣草的味道。 他们是收容所的小猫。” 黄樟跳了下来，转身离开了我。

I knelt down and ruffled his fur. "Oh, Sass, you're still my favorite. Besides, the kittens have a loving home all set up. They just need another week to get bigger and stronger at the shelter before they go." Sassafras glanced back at me and then licked his toes. Mom laughed. "I think someone's feeling a little jealous." I tapped a finger to my lip. "I know just the thing to make it up to him!" I strolled into the kitchen and opened a can of

我跪下来，把它的毛弄皱。 “哦，萨斯，你仍然是我的最爱。 此外，小猫们已经有了一个温馨的家。 在离开之前，它们还需要一个星期在避难所长得更大更强壮。” 萨萨法斯回头看了我一眼，然后舔了舔脚趾。 妈妈笑了。“我觉得有人有点嫉妒了。” 我用手指轻敲嘴唇。 “我知道怎么补偿他！”我漫步走进厨房，打开了一罐

tuna. Sassafras came running so quickly he slid into my legs. "Here you go, buddy. Sorry I smell like kittens!" I said as I set down the can of tuna on the ground. I expected to see Sassafras's happy face staring back at me… but there was no Sassafras. "Sassafras?" I looked around the kitchen and under the table. Then I spun around just in time to see the cat door flapping. Wow, he must really be upset with me to turn down a fresh can of tuna! But then it all made sense. Because I heard what Sassafras must've heard over the sound of the can opener—the magic doorbell!

金枪鱼。萨萨法斯跑得太快，滑到了我的腿上。 “给你，伙计。对不起，我身上有小猫的味道！”我边说边把金枪鱼罐头放在地上。 我原以为会看到檫檫的笑脸正盯着我看……但是没有檫檫。 “黄樟?”我环顾了厨房和桌子下面。 然后我转过身来，正好看到那扇猫门在扇。 哇，他拒绝了一罐新鲜的金枪鱼罐头，他一定很生我的气！但后来一切都说得通了。 因为我听到了萨萨法斯一定是在开罐器的声音中听到的——魔法门铃！