On their way they passed an attic, where a large grey cat guarded her new family in a basket. This cat caught half-a-dozen mice every day for herself, for the old tower was full of rats and mice.

在路上，他们经过一座阁楼，一只大灰猫在篮子里守卫着她的新家庭。这只猫每天为自己捉五六只老鼠，因为老塔里到处都是老鼠。