👧Do you like stories?你喜欢故事吗？
👦Yes, I do. Tell me a story!是的，我喜欢。给我讲个故事吧！
👧I want to tell you a true story. It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.我想告诉你一个真实的故事。一年前它发生在我的一位朋友身上。
👧While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen.我的朋友乔治正在床上看书时，两个小偷爬进了他的厨房。
👧After they had entered the house, they went into the dining-room. It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.他们进入房子后，走进了饭厅。里面很黑，所以他们打开了手电筒。
👦Did they steal anything?他们偷了什么东西吗？
👧Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. "What's up? What's up?" someone called.突然，他们听到身后有声音。"什么事？什么事？"有人叫道。
👧The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could. George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.小偷们扔下手电筒，尽可能快地逃跑了。乔治听到了响声，赶快下了楼。
👦Did he catch them?他抓住他们了吗？
👧He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone.他打开了灯，但没看到任何人。小偷们已经跑了。
👦So who called out?那谁喊的呢？
👧But George's parrot, Henry, was still there. "What's up?" he called again. It was the parrot!但是乔治的鹦鹉亨利还在那里。"什么事？"它又叫道。原来是鹦鹉！