The Cat and the Monkey's Tail

One day a cat was lying lazily in the lovely hot sun. She felt too lazy even to get herself a drink. "I'll make that monkey get me a drink," she thought, and...

一天，猫懒洋洋地躺在和煦的阳光下。 她实在是太懒了，就连去弄点儿喝的也不愿意。 “我要让猴子给我弄点儿喝的来。”她想。然后……

...she pulled off the monkey's tail and wouldn't give it back. "Please give me back my tail," said the monkey. "Only if you get me some milk," said the cat.

她扯掉了猴子的尾巴， 不肯还给他。 “请你把尾巴还给我。”猴子说。 “除非你去弄一些牛奶来给我。”猫说。

So the monkey went to the cow. "Please give some milk to the cat," he said. "Then the cat will give me back my tail." "Only if you get me some grass," said the cow.

于是，猴子去找奶牛。 “请你给猫一些牛奶，”他说， “这样，猫就会把尾巴还给我了。” “除非你去弄些草来给我。”奶牛说。

So the monkey went to the farmer. "Please give some grass to the cow," he said. "Then the cow will give some milk to the cat, and the cat will give me back my tail." "Only if you get me some water," said the farmer.

于是，猴子去找农夫。 “请你给奶牛一些草，”他说， “这样，奶牛就会给猫一些牛奶， 猫就会把我的尾巴还给我了。” “除非你去弄点水来给我。”农夫说。

So the monkey went to the river. "Please give some water to the farmer," he said. "Then the farmer will give some grass to the cow, the cow will give some milk to the cat, and the cat will give me back my tail." "Only if you get me some rain," said the river.

于是，猴子去找小河。 “请你给农夫一些水，”他说， “这样，农夫就会给奶牛一些草， 奶牛就会给猫一些牛奶， 猫就会把我的尾巴还给我了。” “除非你去弄些雨来给我。”小河说。