How the Mice Beat the Men

How the Mice Beat the Men, a Native American folk tale retold by Bertha E. Bush, illustrated by Pamela Johnson.

《老鼠如何打败人类》，一则美洲原住民民间故事，由伯莎·E·布什重述，帕梅拉·约翰逊绘制插图。

The mice and the men ate the same foods. They lived in the same houses, but they did not like each other at all.

老鼠和人类吃一样的食物。 他们住在同一栋房子里， 可他们一点都不喜欢对方。

The mice said the men ate too much food. The men said the mice gnawed the walls of the houses. The mice and men decided to go to war.

老鼠说人类吃的食物太多了。 人类说老鼠啃坏了房子的墙壁。 于是老鼠和人类决定开战。

The men were sure they would win. They were so much bigger than the mice. The men did many things to get ready for the war.

人类笃定自己会赢。 他们可比老鼠个头大太多了。 人类做了很多备战的准备。

They put new strings on their bows. They put feathers on their arrows. They made slings to throw rocks at the mice.

他们给弓换上了新弓弦。 他们给箭装上了箭羽。 他们还做了弹弓，用来朝老鼠扔石头。

Before the war, the men had a big war dance. The dancing made them very tired. They all fell asleep.

开战前，人类办了一场盛大的战舞大会。 跳完舞他们都累坏了。 所有人都睡着了。