四只小猫

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莉娜七岁。她有一只猫。猫叫咪咪。咪咪很小，是灰色的。它的脚是白色的。

Lena is seven years old. She has a cat. The cat is called Mimi. Mimi is small and grey, and she has white paws.

但是咪咪不再是一只猫了。咪咪有四个宝宝。宝宝现在八个星期大。它们很小，很圆，非常淘气。

But Mimi is not alone any more. Mimi has four babies. The babies are eight weeks old now. They are small, round and very cheeky.

莉娜给每个宝宝一个名字。白猫叫雪。黑猫叫夜。灰猫叫老鼠。有白脚的灰猫叫米妮。米妮像咪咪，只是更小。

Lena has a name for each baby. The white kitten is called Snow. The black kitten is called Night. The grey kitten is called Mouse. And the grey kitten with the white paws is called Mini. Mini is like Mimi, only smaller.

现在，每天早上五只猫来莉娜的房间。它们跳到床上。“喵！喵！喵！喵！喵！”然后莉娜起床。很快。

Every morning five cats come into Lena’s room now. They jump onto the bed. “Miaow! Miaow! Miaow! Miaow! Miaow!” Then Lena gets up. Quickly.

猫宝宝玩一整天。雪玩爸爸的袜子。夜玩报纸。老鼠在花盆里睡觉。米妮呢？米妮藏起来。米妮很会藏，像咪咪一样。

The babies play all day. Snow plays with Dad’s socks. Night plays with the newspaper. Mouse sleeps in the flowerpot. And Mini? Mini hides. Mini is very good at hiding, like Mimi.

晚上，爸爸坐在沙发上。他头上有一只猫，肚子上有一只猫，口袋里有一只猫。他看莉娜。

In the evening Dad sits on the sofa. He has a cat on his head, a cat on his tummy and a cat in his pocket. He looks at Lena.

“莉娜，五只猫太多了。宝宝现在够大了。它们需要一个新家。”

“Lena, five cats are too many. The babies are big enough now. They need a new home.”

莉娜不高兴。但是她知道：爸爸对。家太小了，不能有五只猫。

Lena is sad. But she knows Dad is right. The house is too small for five cats.

“好吧，”她小声说。“但是宝宝只能去朋友家。”

“Okay,” she says quietly. “But the babies only go to friends.”