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1、I,NatetheGreat,amasleepydetective.Mydog,Sludge,isasleepydog.Wehavejustfinishedasleepycase.Itstartedafewhoursago.Itwastwoo’clockinthemorning.Iwasnotbusy.Iwassleeping.Sludgewassleeping.Suddenlythetelephonerang.1Itwokeusup.Whocouldbecallingmeinthemiddleofthenight?“Hello,”Iyawned.ItwasRosamond.“Apill
2、owcaseismissing,”shesaid.“Canyouhelpmefindit?”“No,”Isaid,andIhungup.Thetelephonerangagain.Iansweredit.2“Sleeponanotherpillowcase,”Isaid.“It’snotmypillowcase,”Rosamondsaid.“ItbelongstoBigHex.”“Yourcathasapillowcase?”“Ofcourse,”Rosamondsaid.Iyawned.“Youwantmetogetupfrommysleeptolookforacat’spillowc
3、ase?”3“Yes.IthoughtthatBigHexcouldsleepwithoutit.Buthekeepspacingupanddown,upanddown,upanddown.…”“Doesn’thehaveapillowtosleepon?”“Ofcourse.That’swhyheneedsthepillowcase.”Rosamondwasstrangeinthedaytime.Butshewasevenmorestrangeatnight.Iknewthatshewouldnotletmesleep.“Iwilltakeyourpillowcasecase,”Isa
4、id.Iputonmybathrobeandslippers.Iwroteanotetomymother.4SludgeandIwentoutintothenight.Itwasdamp,dark,dreary,andshivery.WehurriedtoRosamond’shouse.Rosamondlookedsleepyandstrange,butnotinthatorder.Herfourcatswerethere.PlainHex,LittleHex,andSuperHexwereasleep.5BigHexwaspacingupanddown.Isaid,“Whatdoesh
5、ispillowcaselooklike?”“It’sbeautiful,”Rosamondsaid.“Imadeitmyself.Imadefourofthem.Oneforeachcat.Allthesame.Whitewithholesaroundtheopenend,andaprettyribbonthroughtheholes.See?”Rosamondpointedtohersleepingcats.“BigHex’spillowcaselooksexactlyliketheirs?”Iasked.“Oh,no.BigHexlikestoplaywithhiscase.6So
6、nowit’sslashedandshredded.Ikeepwashingit.Soit’salsoshrunkenandshriveled.Andhecheweduptheribbon.Sothat’sgone.”“Letmegetthisstraight.Themissingpillowcaseisslashedandshredded,shrunkenandshriveled.Andithasholesaroundoneend.Andyouwantitback?”Rosamondsmiled.7“Yes,BigHexjustlovesit.”“Whenwasthelasttimey
7、ousawit?”“Thisafternoon.Iwashedallmycats’things.Ihadfourlaundrybagsfull.Oneforeachcat.Ievenwashedthebags.ThenIhungeverythingouttodry.”“Didyouhangfourpillowcases?”“Ofcourse,”Rosamondsaid.“Oneforeachcat.ThenAnniecameover
