La Historia de Samuel Bigotes / The Tale of Samuel Whiskers

Con el tiempo, las ratas regresaron

Eventually the rats came back

y se prepararon para convertirlo en una bola de masa

and they prepared to make him into a dumpling

Primero lo untaron con mantequilla

First they smeared him with butter

y luego lo enrollaron en la masa

and then they rolled him in the dough

El gatito Tom segu?a atado

Kitten Tom was still tied up

Samuel Bigotes no estaba seguro

Samuel Whiskers wasn't sure

" No ser? indigesta la cuerda?"

"Won't the string be indigestible?"

Anna Maria dijo que no cre?a que importara

Anna Maria said she didn't think it mattered

pero deseaba que el gatito Tom se quedara quieto

but she wished kitten Tom would hold still

Su retorcerse desarregl? la masa

his wriggling disarranged the pastry

Le agarr? las orejas

She got hold of his ears

El gatito Tom mordi? y escupi?

Kitten Tom bit and spat

y maullaba y se retorc?a

and he mewed and wriggled

y el rodillo rod? una y otra vez sobre ?l

and the rolling-pin rolled over and over him

Cada una de las ratas sosten?a un extremo del rodillo

The rats each held an end of the rolling pin