作者：Laura Numeroff
繪者：Felicia Bond
適讀年齡：3-6歲
小老鼠和小男孩的故事發生在充滿了聖誕氣息的冬季。如果你帶一隻老鼠去看電影，他會想要一些爆米花；如果你給了他爆米花，他會穿成爆米花串；接下來，他會將穿好的爆米花掛在一顆聖誕樹上，你就必須給他買下這棵聖誕樹......
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If You Take A Mouse to the Movies
如果你帶小老鼠去電影院
If you take a mouse to the movies,
如果你帶一隻小老鼠去電影院，
he'll ask you for some popcorn.
他將跟你要一些爆米花。
When you give him the popcorn,
當你給了他爆米花，
he'll want to string it all together.
他會把爆米花全都串在一起。
Then he'll want to hang it on a Christmas tree.
然後他會想把爆米花串掛在聖誕樹上。
You'll have to buy him one.
你不得不給他買一棵。
On the way home, he'll see a snowman in your neighbor's yard.
在回家的路上，他會看到你家鄰居院子裡的雪人。
He'll want to make one of his own.
他也想做一個屬於自己的雪人。
Then he'll need a carrot for a nose.
然後他還要一根胡蘿蔔當做雪人的鼻子。
When he's all finished, he'll decide to build a fort.
當完成雪人之後，他還想搭個堡壘。
He'll ask you to help him.
他會尋求你的幫助。
Then he'll want to make some snowballs
然後他還想要一些雪球
and have a snowball fight.
用來打雪仗。
Playing outside will make him cold.
在室外玩耍使他感到很冷。
He'll want to go inside and curl up on the couch.
他會想要回到屋裡，蜷縮在沙發上。
He'll ask you for a blanket.
他還會跟你要個毯子。
Once he's nice and cozy,
他一旦感到很舒適，
he'll want to listen to Christmas carols.
就會想聽聖誕頌歌。
You'll have to find some on the radio.
你不得不在收音機上找一找。
He'll probably sing along.
他很有可能還會跟著一起唱。
The carols will remind him of his Christmas tree,
頌歌讓他想起自己的聖誕樹，
so he'll want to make ornaments.
所以他還想要些裝飾品。
You'll get him some paper and glue.
你會給他一些紙張和膠水。
He'll ask you for glitter.
他還想跟要些發光的裝飾物。
When the ornaments are done,
當準備好裝飾物，
he'll hang them all up.
他會把他們掛起來。
Then he'll stand back to look at the tree.
然後他會往後站看看這棵聖誕樹。
He'll notice his popcorn string is missing!
他注意到他的爆米花串不見了！
So he'll want to make another one.
於是他想再做一個。
He'll ask you for some popcorn.
他將會跟你要一些爆米花。
And chances are,
很有可能，
when you give him the popcorn,
當你給了他爆米花，
he'll want you to take him to the movies.
他會想讓你帶他去電影院。