Meet Kathleen the mouse and Mark the elephant. Kathleen is very brave and likes adventure, but Mark is very shy and scared of many things. But friends stay together, so Mark follows Kathleen wherever she goes. Sometimes they get into some very sticky situations.
見見老鼠凱薩琳和大象馬克。凱薩琳非常勇敢又喜歡冒險，但馬克的個性十分害羞，對許多事情都感到害怕。不過，朋友都喜歡黏在一塊兒，所以凱薩琳走到哪兒，馬克就會跟到哪兒。有時候，他們也會碰上非常棘手的情況...
Between a rock and a soft place 沙石之間
Mark and Kathleen were lying in the grass at the park one afternoon.
"I sure do love a sunny day, " said Mark as he watched some kids flying kites and others riding their bicycles. An old couple was also playing tennis nearby while a few kids played on the playground slide.
"Everyone has a good time on days like this," Kathleen murmured. "There's just nothing bad that can happen."
A tennis ball bounced out of the tennis court and over the park to Mark. "Don't worry," he yelled to the couple, "I'll get it for you." Mark picked up the ball and started to walk over to the tennis court. Kathleen followed him.
"The ground sure is soft here," Kathleen said to Mark. "It almost feels like being on the beach."
"Yeah, I noticed," replied Mark. "It's almost hard for me to walk since I'm so heavy."
Before Mark even finished the sentence, he really couldn't walk. His feet were stuck in the ground - and he was sinking deeper.
"What's going on?" Mark cried in fear. "What is this?"
"It's quicksand," Kathleen told him. "Just try not to move, you'll only make it worse. I'll try to think of something ..."
一天下午，馬克和凱薩琳躺在公園草地上。
馬克看著放風箏與騎腳踏車的小朋友說︰「我好喜歡晴朗的天氣。」一對老夫妻正在附近打網球，還有一群小孩在溜滑梯。
「這樣的日子大家都很開心，」凱薩琳輕聲說︰「沒有壞事會發生。」
一顆網球從網球場彈出，飛到公園，滾到了馬克旁邊。「別擔心，」馬克向那對老夫妻說︰「我會幫你們撿。」馬克拾起那顆網球，走向網球場，凱薩琳緊跟在後。
「土地好軟喔，」凱薩琳對馬克說︰「簡直就像走在海灘。」
「是啊，我注意到了，」馬克回答說︰「我太重了，幾乎走不動。」
馬克話還沒說完，就發現自己動彈不得。他的腳陷入土裡，愈陷愈深。
「發生了什麼事？」馬克害怕地說︰「這是什麼？」
「這是流沙，」凱薩琳告訴他︰「不要動，你只會讓情況更糟。我會努力想辦法‥‥‥」
（翻譯：賴美君）
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