The Lion And The Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse, retold by Linda B. Ross, illustrated by Alexi and Olga Ivanov. A classic tale.

《狮子和老鼠》，琳达·B·罗斯改写， 阿列克谢、奥尔加·伊万诺夫绘 一个经典小故事。

One day a lion was taking a nap. Soon a little mouse came running by. He was in a hurry to get home. The mouse did not see the lion. So he ran right over the lion's nose.

有一天，一只狮子正在打盹儿。 没过多久，一只小老鼠跑了过来。 他急着赶回家。 小老鼠没看见狮子。 正好从狮子的鼻子上跑了过去。

The lion woke up with a loud roar. He grabbed the little mouse with his big paw. I'm going to eat you, roared the lion. You woke me up. The lion opened his big jaws. He was going to eat the little mouse. Dear lion, please do not eat me, said the mouse. I did not mean to wake you up. Please let me go.

狮子嗷呜一声大吼醒了过来。 他伸出大爪子一把抓住了小老鼠。 “我要吃了你！”狮子吼道。 “你把我吵醒了。” 狮子张开了血盆大口。 就要把小老鼠吞下去。 “亲爱的狮子，求求你别吃我呀。”小老鼠说。 “我不是故意吵醒你的，求求你放我走吧。”

The little mouse kept talking and begging, Dear lion, please, please let me go. If you do, maybe one day I will help you. The lion laughed at the little mouse. He laughed so hard that he could not stop. You think you can help me? he asked. How could a little mouse ever help me?

小老鼠不停说着、求着： “亲爱的狮子，求求你，求求你放了我吧。” “如果你放了我，说不定哪天我能帮上你的忙呢。” 狮子被小老鼠逗得哈哈大笑。 他笑得停都停不下来。 “你觉得你能帮我？” 他问道，“你一只小小的老鼠” “怎么可能帮到我呀？”

What a funny little mouse you are, said the Lion. I think I will let you go. I am not that hungry anyway. The little mouse was so happy. He ran off to his home. Thank you, dear Lion, he called. But the Lion did not hear him. He was still laughing too hard.

“你可真是只好笑的小老鼠啊。”狮子说。 “我还是放你走吧。” “反正我现在也没那么饿。” 小老鼠开心极了。 他一溜烟跑回了家。 “谢谢你，亲爱的狮子！”他一边跑一边喊。 可是狮子没听见他的话。 他还在笑个不停呢。

A few days later the lion was out walking. Suddenly a hunter's net trapped him. He was caught. The lion roared and tried to get free, but he was trapped. The little mouse was close by. He was taking a nap. The mouse woke up when he heard the lion roar. The lion needs my help, he said. So he went to find the lion.

几天之后，狮子出门散步，突然一张猎人的网把他罩住了，他 被抓住了。狮子拼命吼叫挣扎，可怎么也挣不开。小老鼠就在附近 打盹儿，听到狮子的吼声一下就醒了。 “狮子需要我的帮助。”他说着，就出发去找狮子了。