IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
要是你给小老鼠吃饼干
--- by Laura Joffe Nummeroff Illustrated by Felicia Bond
If you give a mouse a cookie
he’s going to ask for a glass of milk.
When you give him the milk,
he’ll probably ask you 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.