The Mind Game

The Mind Game, written by Stephen Cosgrove. Illustrated by Carolyn Laporte.

《头脑游戏》，斯蒂芬·科斯格罗夫著。 卡洛琳·拉波特绘。

There once was a very special boy, who loved to play games on a computer that sat on his mother's desk. When his mother wasn't using the computer, he was allowed to sit and play for as long as he liked.

从前有个特别的小男孩， 他最爱玩放在妈妈书桌上的电脑游戏。 妈妈不用电脑的时候， 他就可以坐在那儿，想玩多久就玩多久。

When he was playing, the game was like a dream in his mind. He was so wrapped up in the game that he didn't know if it was sunny outside. He wouldn't have noticed if a tornado was blowing away his house.

玩游戏的时候，游戏就像他脑海里的一场美梦。 他全神贯注玩着游戏，连外面是不是出太阳了都不知道。 就算龙卷风把他家房子吹走了，他都注意不到。

And then one day, it happened. He climbed into the chair at his mother's desk. He twisted his neck, flexed his fingers, and got ready to play a game, but...

然后有一天，出事啦。 他爬到妈妈书桌前的椅子上。 他扭了扭脖子，活动了下手指， 正准备玩游戏，可是……

The keyboard was gone. And so was the monitor and even the mouse. Mom!

键盘不见了。 显示器不见了，就连鼠标也不见了。 妈妈！

The very special boy's scream brought his mother and his father running from the kitchen. What is it? What happened? They cried, rushing to his side.

小男孩的尖叫声把爸爸妈妈都从厨房里引来了。 怎么啦？ 出什么事了？ 他们一边喊，一边冲到他身边。