Why Cats Hunt at Night

Why cats hunt at night?

为什么猫要在夜里捕猎呀？

Once upon a time there was a cat. Cat hunted in the day. She hunted mice, birds and frogs. At night, cat went to sleep.

很久很久以前，有一只小猫。 小猫以前都是白天出门捕猎。 她抓老鼠、小鸟还有青蛙。 到了晚上，小猫就去睡觉啦。

Cat wasn't very good at hunting in the day. The mice, birds and frogs could see her. We can see you, Cat, said the mice in the grass. We can see you, said the birds up in the trees. Cat, we can see you, said the frogs by the pond. And the mice and the birds and the frogs always got away.

小猫白天捕猎的本事可不太好。 老鼠、小鸟和青蛙都能看见她。 "我们能看见你哦，小猫。"草丛里的老鼠说。 "我们能看见你哦。"高高站在树上的小鸟说。 "小猫，我们能看见你哦。"池塘边的青蛙说。 所以老鼠、小鸟和青蛙每次都能逃掉。

Poor Cat was always hungry. Soon she was very, very tired. One day she was too tired to hunt. Cat went to sleep and slept all day. When she woke up, it was night.

可怜的小猫总是饿肚子。没过多久她就变得特别特别累，有一天她累得根本没法出去捕猎了。 小猫倒头就睡，睡了整整一天。等她醒过来的时候，已经是晚上了。

Cat had not been out at night before. How dark the night was! How big and shiny the moon was! How silver the moon made the pond! Cat was still tired. She went to the silver pond. She washed her face. Then she washed her eyes.

小猫以前从来没有在夜里出过门。 夜晚可真黑呀！ 月亮又大又亮，好看极了！ 月光洒在池塘上，整个池塘都闪着银光！ 小猫还是有点累。 她走到那片闪着银光的池塘边。 她洗了洗自己的小脸。 接着又洗了洗自己的眼睛。

All at once, Cat's eyes grew big and shiny. They grew as big and shiny as the moon. Cat looked around with her big shiny eyes. She could see in the dark.

忽然，小猫的眼睛变得又大又亮。 它们变得和月亮一样，又大又亮还闪闪发光。 小猫用她那双亮晶晶的大眼睛四处张望。 她居然能在黑暗里看见东西啦。