Chapter 4

Chapter FOUR There was a warm pink glow coming through the window in the tiny kitchen and it kept moving and flickering about. Surely something that was small enough to fit inside my doll's house couldn't be scary! Feeling more curious than frightened now, I slipped out of bed and crept across the floor to the doll's house.

第四章一束暖暖的粉红色的光从小厨房的窗户里射进来，不停地移动和闪烁。 当然，小到能装进我的娃娃屋的东西不会是可怕的！我现在与其说是害怕，不如说是好奇，于是我从床上爬起来，蹑手蹑脚地走到娃娃的家。

Kneeling down, I peered in at one of the windows and gasped. In the kitchen and making a terrible mess, was a tiny velvety looking mouse with a pink nose and sparkling wings! She had a bag slung across her shoulder with a picture of a tooth on it and the light was coming from a miniature wand that she held in her paw. She was very busy opening every cupboard and drawer in the kitchen, pulling out tiny saucepans and cups and plates and leaving them scattered on the floor. She was obviously looking for something and I knew what it was. My fang!

我跪下来，从一扇窗户往里看，倒吸了一口气。 在厨房里，一只长着粉红色鼻子和闪闪发光翅膀的小老鼠把厨房弄得一团糟！她肩上挎着一个袋子，上面有一颗牙齿的图片，光来自她爪子里的一根微型魔杖。 她忙着打开厨房里的每一个橱柜和抽屉，拿出小炖锅、杯子和盘子，把它们扔得满地都是。 她显然在找什么东西，我知道是什么。 我的方!

I moved away from the kitchen window and sat back on the floor wondering what to do. The little light was moving out of the kitchen now. It vanished for a moment and then reappeared upstairs, in the dining room. I didn't want to frighten the fairy mouse but I needed to stop her getting upstairs to the bedroom where my fang was hidden in the wardrobe. Gently, I pulled open the front of the doll's house. There was a tiny 'Eeek!' and I peered in to see the mouse staring up at me with frightened eyes and quivering whiskers. 'It's OK!' I whispered quickly.

我离开厨房的窗户，坐在地板上，不知道该怎么办。 现在，那盏小灯正移出厨房。 它消失了一会儿，然后又出现在楼上的餐厅里。 我不想吓到仙鼠，但我需要阻止她上楼到卧室，我的牙藏在衣柜里。 我轻轻地拉开了娃娃屋的门。 有一个小小的“Eeek”！我往里一看，只见那只老鼠正用惊恐的眼睛和颤抖的胡须盯着我。 “没关系!”我赶紧小声说。

'I won't hurt you!' 'But I'm not supposed to be seen!' squeaked the mouse and clutched her tiny tooth bag to her chest. 'I won't tell anyone!' I promised. 'I just want to talk. My name is Isadora. What's yours?'

“我不会伤害你的！”“但我不应该被人看见！”老鼠尖叫着，把她的小牙袋紧紧地抱在胸前。 “我不会告诉任何人的！”我承诺。 “我只是想谈谈。我叫伊莎多拉。 你的是什么?”