If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Laura Numeroff
Illustrated By Felicia Bond


If you give a mouse a cookie,

He is going to ask for a glass of milk.

When you give him the milk,

he’ll probably ask you for a straw.

When he’s finished, he’ll ask for a napkin.

Then he’ll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a milk mustache.

When he looks into the mirror,
he might notice his hair needs a trim. So he’ll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors.

When he’s finished giving himself a trim, he’ll want a broom to sweep up.
He’ll start sweeping.

He might get carried away and sweep every room in the house.

He may even end up washing the floors as well!

When he’s done, he’ll probably want to take a nap.
You’ll have to fix up a little box for him with a blanket and a pillow.

He’ll crawl in, make himself comfortable and fluff the pillow a few times.
He’ll probably ask you to read him a story.

So you’ll read to him from one of your books, and he’ll ask to see the pictures.

When he looks at the pictures, he’ll get so excited he’ll want to draw one of his own. He’ll ask for paper and crayons.

He’ll draw a picture.

When the picture is finished,

he’ll want to sign his name

with a pen.

Then he’ll want to hang his picture on your refrigerator.
Which means he’ll need

Scotch tape.

He’ll hang up his drawing and stand back to look at it.
Looking at the refrigerator will remind him that

he’s thirsty.

So …

he’ll ask for a glass of milk.

And chances are if he asks for a glass of milk,

he’s going to want a cookie to go with it.


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译文   
要是你给小老鼠吃饼干

[美] 劳拉•努梅罗夫  文
[美] 费利西亚•邦德  图
任溶溶 译

要是你给小老鼠吃饼干，

他会问你要一杯牛奶。

等到你给他牛奶，

他可能还会问你要根吸管。

吃饱了，喝足了，他会要块餐巾。

然后，他还要照照镜子，看看胡子上有没有粘上牛奶。

他朝镜子里一看，
发现自己的头发也该剪剪了。
于是，他就会问你借把小剪刀。

等到头发剪好了，他会要把扫帚去扫地。

他一扫起地来，

就会越扫越起劲儿，把整座房子里的每个房间都扫遍。

扫完了，他还要把地板洗洗又擦擦。

他干完活，一定会想睡个小觉。

那你就得找个小盒子给他当小床，还得有小毯子和小枕头。

于是，他爬上小床，舒舒服服地靠着，
把小枕头拍打了一遍又一遍。
他还会请你念个故事给他听。

当你拿出一本书念给他听，他还想要看看书上的画。

一看画，他就高兴得要自己也画一幅。
他会问你要纸和蜡笔。


然后，他画啊画啊……

等他画完了，

他还要签上他的大名，

还要用钢笔哦！

签完名，他想把这幅画贴在你的冰箱上。
这就要用上另外一样东西——


透明胶带。

他贴好了画，会退后几步欣赏一番。
当看着冰箱的时候，他突然感觉到——


有点儿渴了。

当然啦，

他会问你要一杯牛奶。

等到你给他牛奶，八九不离十，

他一定会要块饼干就着牛奶一起吃。