The Story of Miss Moppet
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in 7 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
When a cheeky mouse won't stop teasing her, Miss Moppet the kitten comes up with a sly plan to get close enough to catch him.
This is a Pussy called Miss Moppet, she thinks she has heard a mouse!
这是一只叫摩珀特小姐的猫咪，她觉得自己好像听见了一只老鼠的声音！
This is the Mouse peeping out behind the cupboard, and making fun of Miss Moppet. He is not afraid of a kitten.
这是那只老鼠，正从碗柜后面探出头来，嘲笑摩珀特小姐。他一点也不怕这只小猫。
This is Miss Moppet jumping just too late; she misses the Mouse and hits her own head.
这是摩珀特小姐扑得太晚了；她没抓到老鼠，反倒撞到了自己的头。
She thinks it is a very hard cupboard!
她觉得这碗柜可真是硬极了！
The Mouse watches Miss Moppet from the top of the cupboard.
老鼠从碗柜顶上看着摩珀特小姐。
Miss Moppet ties up her head in a duster, and sits before the fire.
摩珀特小姐用一块抹布把头包了起来，坐在炉火前。
The Mouse thinks she is looking very ill. He comes sliding down the bell-pull.
老鼠觉得她看起来病得很重。他顺着拉铃绳滑了下来。
Miss Moppet looks worse and worse. The Mouse comes a little nearer.
摩珀特小姐看起来越来越糟了。老鼠又靠近了一点。
Miss Moppet holds her poor head in her paws, and looks at him through a hole in the duster. The Mouse comes _very_ close.
摩珀特小姐用爪子捧着她可怜的头，透过抹布上的一个洞看着他。老鼠靠得非常近了。
And then all of a sudden—Miss Moppet jumps upon the Mouse!
然后突然间——摩珀特小姐猛扑到了老鼠身上！
And because the Mouse has teased Miss Moppet—Miss Moppet thinks she will tease the Mouse; which is not at all nice of Miss Moppet.
因为老鼠一直在戏弄摩珀特小姐——摩珀特小姐想她也要戏弄一下老鼠；这可一点都不好，摩珀特小姐真不应该这样。
She ties him up in the duster, and tosses it about like a ball.
她把老鼠裹在抹布里，像扔球一样把他抛来抛去。
But she forgot about that hole in the duster; and when she untied it—there was no Mouse!
可是她忘了抹布上有个洞；等她解开抹布的时候——里面根本没有老鼠！
He has wriggled out and run away; and he is dancing a jig on the top of the cupboard!
他已经从洞里钻了出去，逃跑了；这会儿正在碗柜顶上跳着舞呢！
