Percy was fat and had a big, black moustache. He went out one night to play cards with his friends when his wife was asleep. 珀西很胖,长着又黑又密的胡子。一天晚上,当他妻子睡觉时,他出去和他的朋友玩牌。
When he was going home at midnight, a fierce dog ran after him and tore his trouser pocket, so Percy lost his key. 半夜他回家时,一条凶猛的狗追着他,撕破了他的裤子口袋,所以珀西的钥匙掉了。
He tried to climb up a ladder to get into his house through a window. But he slipped down the ladder and made a terrible noise. 他试着爬上梯子想从窗户钻进去。可是他从梯子上滑了下去,发出很响的声音。
His wife woke up and cried,"Help! Thieves!"Someone telephoned the police and policemen quickly arrived. 他妻子醒了,叫起来:“救命!有小偷!”有人报了警,警察很快就到了。
Percy ran away, but he slipped and fell into the mud at the side of the river. Mary and her friends laughed a lot. 珀西逃离了现场,但却滑倒在河边的泥浆里。玛丽和她朋友都要笑死了。