THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET

 This is a Pussy¹ called Miss Moppet; she thinks she has heard a mouse!

 

This is the Mouse peeping out behind the cupboard and making fun of Miss Moppet. He is not afraid of a kitten.

 

This is Miss Moppet jumping just too late; she misses the Mouse and hits her own head.

 

She thinks it is a very hard cupboard!

 

The Mouse watches Miss Moppet from the top of the cupboard.

 

Miss Moppet ties up her head in a duster and sits before the fire.

 

The Mouse thinks she is looking very ill. He comes sliding down the bellpull.

 

Miss Moppet looks worse and worse. The Mouse comes a little nearer.

 

Miss Moppet holds her poor head in her paws and looks at him through a hole in the duster. The Mouse comes VERY close.

 

And then all of a sudden—Miss

Moppet jumps upon the Mouse!

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.

 

She ties him up in the duster and tosses it about like a ball.

 

But she forgot about that hole in the duster; and when she untied² it— there was no Mouse!

 

He has wriggled³ out and run away; and he is dancing a jig⁴ on top of the cupboard!

1 pussy   

n.(儿语)小猫，猫咪

参考例句：

• Why can't they leave my pussy alone?为什么他们就不能离我小猫咪远一点？
• The baby was playing with his pussy.孩子正和他的猫嬉戏。

2 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

3 wriggled   

v.扭动，蠕动，蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 )；（使身体某一部位）扭动；耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事等）

参考例句：

• He wriggled uncomfortably on the chair. 他坐在椅子上不舒服地扭动着身体。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A snake wriggled across the road. 一条蛇蜿蜒爬过道路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 jig   

n.快步舞（曲）；v.上下晃动；用夹具辅助加工；蹦蹦跳跳

参考例句：

• I went mad with joy and danced a little jig.我欣喜若狂，跳了几步吉格舞。
• He piped a jig so that we could dance.他用笛子吹奏格舞曲好让我们跳舞。