The Old Cat and The Mice

老猫和老鼠们

An old cat wanted to kill all the mice in the barn．

一只老猫想要杀掉牲口棚里所有的老鼠。

One day the mice met to talk about the cat．

一天老鼠们碰头讨论如何应对这只猫。

Each mouse told of a plan to keep the cat away from them．

每只老鼠都阐述了一条远离猫的计划。

“Do as I say,”said an old,gray mouse who was thought to be very wise．

“按我说的做，”一只被公认为很睿智的灰色老老鼠说。

“Hang a bell on the cat’s neck．Then when we hear it ring，we will know she is coming and we can get out of her way．”

“在猫的脖子上挂个铃铛。这样当我们听到铃铛响，我们就知道猫来了，我们就能躲开她。”

All the mice agreed that this was a great plan．

所有的老鼠都觉得这是个好计划。

“Now which of you will hang this bell on the cat’s neck?”asked the old,gray mouse．

“现在你们谁去把铃铛挂在猫的脖子上？”灰色的老老鼠问。

“Not I! Not I!”said all the mice together．

“我不去！我不去！”所有的老鼠异口同声地说。

Then they ran away to their holes．

然后他们就跑到自己的洞里去了。

Word List

barn：a house for animals 牲口棚

wise：smart from life experience 睿智的