Morty's Roadside Refreshments

Morty's Roadside Refreshments, written by Kathy Hogan, illustrated by Joel Snyder.

《莫蒂的路边小食店》，作者：凯西·霍根，绘者：乔尔·斯奈德。

Morty was checking out his library books when it caught his eye, a poster for Adventure Rocks Mouse Camp. Check this out, Morty called to Ben and Fred as he grabbed three brochures and scampered to catch up with his best buddies. They all stopped, books in pause, to stare at the pictures of mice flying above canyons suspended from zip lines. They instantly believed the brochure's headline. Summer won't be complete until you take it to the limit at Adventure Rocks Mouse Camp.

莫蒂在图书馆翻书时，一张“探险岩老鼠夏令营”的海报吸引了他的注意。 快来看呀！莫蒂喊本和弗雷德，他抓起三本宣传册，蹦跳着追向自己的好伙伴。 他们都停下看书，盯着图片看：小老鼠们挂在滑索上，飞跃在峡谷上空。 他们一下子就信了宣传册的大标题。 只有去探险岩老鼠夏令营挑战极限，这个夏天才算完整。

Ben broke the silence. We have less than two weeks until registration opens, and it says the camp fills up fast. I have an idea, Morty announced. Tonight we all talk to our parents. It will take our best pitch ever to persuade them to let us go and to pay for it. The mice all nodded. Morty scratched his ear. Let's all report back in the morning. Ben, Fred, and Morty were munching on crispy cheese squares in Morty's kitchen the next morning as they summarized the situation. Morty needed to earn the entire amount for six days at camp. Ben's parents offered to pay for half the price if Ben earned the other half. Fred's mother had no problem letting him go to camp, but she couldn't pay for it, and Fred had to leave camp two days early for a family reunion.

本打破了沉默。 还有不到两周就开放报名了，上面说营地很快就会报满。 我有个主意！莫蒂大声说。 今晚我们都去跟爸爸妈妈说这件事。 我们得好好劝说，才能让他们同意我们去，还帮我们付费用。 三只小老鼠都点了点头。 莫蒂挠了挠耳朵。 我们明早在这里汇总消息吧。 第二天早上，本、弗雷德和莫蒂在莫蒂家的厨房，一边啃香脆芝士块，一边梳理情况。 莫蒂需要自己赚够六天夏令营的全部费用。 本的父母说，如果本能赚一半钱，他们就付另一半。 弗雷德的妈妈同意他去，但是付不起费用，而且弗雷德还要提前两天离营去参加家庭聚会。

Let's figure this out, Morty said, grabbing a pencil. Camp was $500 for a whole week or $100 per day if you stayed less than six days. Morty added up the total cost. Okay, we need to earn $1 ,150 in two weeks, Morty said with a sigh. The usually noisy friends sat quietly staring at the sum.

我们来算一算，莫蒂边说边拿起铅笔。 夏令营整周是五百美元，如果住不到六天，就是一天一百美元。 莫蒂把总费用加了起来。 好吧，我们要在两周内赚到一千一百五十美元，莫蒂叹了口气说。 平时爱闹的小伙伴们静静坐着，盯着这个总金额。

Then an idea popped into Morty's head. Why don't we sell lemonade and snacks by the side of the road? We can pool our allowance savings to buy supplies. That's a great idea, Ben said. Everyone get their savings and meet back here right away, Morty said. Ben, Fred, and Morty returned to Morty's kitchen to count their combined funds. In total, they had thirteen wrinkled dollar bills, thirty -two quarters, sixty dimes, twenty -three nickels, and four hundred seventy -six pennies. It was Fred's turn to do the math. Thirty -two times twenty -five cents equals, said Fred. Wait, said Ben, there is an easier way. Use 32 divided by 4, since there are four quarters in one dollar. Fred continued with the math.

这时一个主意蹦进了莫蒂的脑袋。 我们去路边卖柠檬水和点心好不好？ 我们把攒的零花钱凑起来买材料。 这真是个好主意！本说。 大家都拿上自己的储蓄，马上回这里集合，莫蒂说。 本、弗雷德和莫蒂回到莫蒂的厨房，清点他们凑起来的钱。 他们一共有十三张皱巴巴的一美元、三十二个二十五美分、六十个十美分、二十三个五美分，还有四百七十六个一美分。 轮到弗雷德计算了。 三十二乘以二十五美分等于……弗雷德念叨着。 等一下，本说，有更简单的方法。 一美元有四个二十五美分，所以用三十二除以四就好。 弗雷德接着算了起来。

Fred stared at the number and asked, How will we turn thirty -two dollars and ninety -one cents into one thousand one hundred fifty dollars? We can do it, Morty said. Let's take the money and buy lemons, sugar, and paper cups. We can save our treats from school lunches this week to sell. I'll make you a pan of brownies, his sister offered as she reached for a crispy cheese square. Thanks, Morty said. We should have the sale next Saturday. That is the day that everyone is out and about. On Main Street, Ben advised. It's a plan. I have some poster board, so I'll make a sign, Morty offered. I'll buy the lemons, sugar, and cups, Ben volunteered. I'll borrow a table and chairs from my mom, Fred said. By this time next week, we'll be counting our money. Then we can count the days until we take it to the limit," Morty was shouting with excitement.

弗雷德盯着数字问：我们怎么把三十二美元九十一美分，变成一千一百五十美元呀？ 我们肯定能做到，莫蒂说。 我们拿这笔钱去买柠檬、糖和纸杯吧。 这周我们把学校午餐发的点心省下来拿去卖。 我给你们烤一盘布朗尼，莫蒂的姐姐伸手拿芝士脆时主动说道。 谢谢姐姐，莫蒂说。 我们下周六摆摊售卖吧。 那天大家都出门，客流量大。 摆在主街上吧，本建议道。 就这么定了。 我有海报板，我来做招牌，莫蒂主动说。 我去买柠檬、糖和杯子，本自告奋勇。 我去向妈妈借桌子椅子，弗雷德说。 下周这个时候，我们就能数钱啦。 然后我们就可以倒计时去挑战极限啦！莫蒂兴奋地大喊。