惠廷顿和他的猫（三）

类别：励志

迪克的猫为国王解决了严重鼠患，为他换来巨额财富，最终他当上了伦敦市长。

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Meanwhile, the ship reached a distant country. 与此同时，船开到了一个遥远的国家。

The king invited the captain to dinner. 国王请船长一起吃晚饭。

But as soon as the food arrived, 可饭菜刚端上来，

hundreds of rats rushed in and ate it all. 成百上千只老鼠就冲了进来，吃了个精光。

"I'd give half my treasure to be free of them," “要是能摆脱它们，我哪怕拿出一半的财宝都行，”

said the king. 国王说。

The captain smiled and fetched Dick's cat. 船长笑了笑，回去把迪克的猫抱了过来。

In a few minutes, the rats were dead or gone. 没过几分钟，老鼠死的死、逃的逃。

The king was delighted. 国王高兴极了。

He paid more for the cat than for everything else on the ship. 他买这只猫出的钱，比整艘船上所有货物的总和还要多。

Months later, the captain walked into Mr. Fitzwarren's office with a box of gold and jewels. 几个月后，船长带着一箱金银珠宝走进了菲茨沃伦先生的办公室。

"This belongs to Dick," said Mr. Fitzwarren. “这些全归迪克，”菲茨沃伦先生说，

"Every penny." “一分都不能少。”

Dick thought they were making fun of him. 迪克还以为大家在拿他开玩笑呢。

He was now richer than his master. 他现在比自己的主人还要富有了。

He shared his fortune with everyone, even the cook. 他把财富分给了大家，连厨子都分到了一份。

Later, he married Mr. Fitzwarren's daughter. 后来，他娶了菲茨沃伦先生的女儿。

And yes, he became Lord Mayor of London, three times. 而且没错，他后来当上了伦敦市长，还当了整整三届。