English Original
One afternoon, Ben was playing in the backyard. A big black cat jumped over the fence and lay down among his mother's plants. Ben crept up to the cat, caught it by the tail, and dropped it into a tub of water.
His mother saw this from the window. She called him inside and scolded him for his cruelty. As punishment, she sent him to bed until evening.
Ben soon fell asleep. He dreamed that he had grown very small. A giant cat seized him in its mouth and ran away. Ben kicked and screamed but couldn't escape. Finally, the cat dropped him, and he fell into a big pond. He sank down, down into the cold water... and then he woke up.
中文翻译
一天下午，本正在后院玩耍。一只大黑猫跳过篱笆，躺在了他母亲的花草间。本蹑手蹑脚地靠近那只猫，抓住它的尾巴，把它扔进了一个水桶里。
他的母亲从窗户看到了这一幕。她把他叫进屋里，斥责了他的残忍行为。作为惩罚，她让他上床睡觉，直到晚上才能起来。
本很快就睡着了。他梦见自己变得非常小。一只巨大的猫用嘴叼起他跑掉了。本又踢又叫，但无法逃脱。最后，猫松开了他，他掉进了一个大池塘里。他向下沉啊，沉入冰冷的水中……然后他惊醒了。