Morty and the Teacher's Apples

Morty and the Teacher's Apples, written by Kathy Hogan. Illustrated by Joel Snyder.

《莫蒂和老师的苹果》，凯西·霍根 著 乔尔·斯奈德 绘

Morty is a very mischievous mouse, who always does very mischievous things. Morty was scampering to school with Ben and Fred, his best buddies. Backpacks bouncing, they chased around, trying to jump on each other's swinging tails. They slowly made progress toward the playground.

莫蒂是一只特别调皮的小老鼠，总爱搞恶作剧。 莫蒂和他最好的伙伴本、弗雷德一起蹦蹦跳跳赶去学校。 书包颠呀颠，他们追着跑，总想扑到对方晃悠悠的尾巴上。 他们磨磨蹭蹭朝操场走去。

Hey, Morty stopped short and was staring at Albert's apple orchard. Apple harvest was almost over, and the smell of apples, sight of fresh dew on the grass, and fallen apples gave Morty a very mischievous idea. Remember when Mr. Albert yelled at us for picking his apples? Ben and Fred remembered that day well, and how Mr. Albert's whiskers twitched with anger as he screamed at them. He said, "'You can have any that fall to the ground, but picking my apples is stealing,' Morty continued. "'I know just what to do with those rotten apples. We'll make applesauce for Miss Snickerwiser.

嘿，莫蒂突然停住脚，盯着阿尔伯特的苹果园看。 苹果采收快结束了，苹果的香气、草叶上的露珠，还有掉在地上的苹果，让莫蒂冒出了一个调皮的鬼点子。 还记得阿尔伯特先生冲我们吼着不让摘苹果的事吗？ 本和弗雷德记得可清楚了，当时阿尔伯特气得胡子都抖了，对着他们大喊大叫。 “他说，掉在地上的你们随便拿，摘我的苹果就是偷，”莫蒂继续说。 “我知道这些烂苹果派什么用场。 咱们给斯尼克怀泽老师做苹果酱呀。”

Soon Ben, Fred, and Morty were scrambling around the orchard, picking up overripe and worm -eaten apples. Lots and lots of apples. They filled their backpacks until they were nearly too heavy to carry. Come on, let's hurry, Morty called over his shoulder as he led the way to the teacher parking lot.

很快，本、弗雷德和莫蒂就在果园里忙开了，捡那些过熟的、被虫咬坏的苹果。 捡了好多好多苹果。 他们把书包塞得满满当当，沉得几乎都背不动了。 快走，咱们快点，莫蒂边喊边带路往老师停车场走。

Just as he knew she would, Miss Snickerwiser had left the door unlocked on her slick red, two -seater Mouse Mini. Discreetly, the three third -grade mice, Morty, Ben, and Fred, began filling the car with apples. We're going to need lots more apples, Ben said as he pulled the last mushy apple from his backpack. Right, Morty agreed. Let's get more before the bell rings.

果然和莫蒂想的一样，斯尼克怀泽老师那辆锃亮的红色双座小老鼠车没锁门。 莫蒂、本和弗雷德这三只三年级的小老鼠，悄悄往车里塞苹果。 咱们还得要好多苹果呢，本掏出背包里最后一个软塌塌的苹果说道。 对，莫蒂赞同道。 咱们趁打铃前再去多捡点。

Racing back to the orchard, they loaded their backpacks again. At the car, they closed the Mouse Mini's door and cracked a window, shoving apples through the opening. By the time they settled into their desks, the car was full with fragrant, decaying apples. The sun was getting high in the sky, warming up the car and cooking the apples.

他们飞快跑回果园，又把背包装满了。 回到车边，他们关紧小老鼠车的门，推开一条窗缝，把苹果从缝里往里塞。 等他们坐回自己的课桌时，车里已经塞满了味道浓烈的烂苹果。 太阳越升越高，把车子晒得暖暖的，也把苹果焖成了酱。