It is 8 p.m. My niece calls.
现在是晚上八点。我的侄女打来了电话。
She says there is a monster outside her apartment.
她说她的公寓外边有一只妖怪。
I don't believe her. She watches too many scary movies.
我不相信她说的。她平常看了太多的恐怖电影。
But I walk to her house on foot.
但是我还是徒步走到她的家里。
I get to my niece's door and she opens it. She is scared.
我敲了我侄女的门，她把门打开了。她很害怕。
"Uncle E! Thank you for coming," she says.
她说：“E叔叔！谢谢你能来。”
"Where did you see the monster?" I ask her.
我问她：“你是在哪里看到的怪物？”
"I saw it at the back of the apartment building.
“我在公寓楼的后边看到的。
But I didn't see it clearly. It was too dark," she says.
但是我没看仔细。天太黑了。”她说。
"It was big, and it was loud. It looked like a monster!"
“它很大，而且发出的声音也很大。看起来像一个妖怪！”
I go to the back of the building.
于是我来到了公寓楼的后边。

I hear a noise. It is loud and scary.
我听到了一个声音。声音很大很吓人。
Then I see something big and dark.
之后我看到了一个很大的东西。
It doesn't look human. Is it a monster?
它看起来不像人类。是一个妖怪吗？
The thing comes closer.
那个东西朝我逼近。
Maybe my niece was right. Maybe it is a monster!
可能我的侄女是对的。可能它就是个妖怪！
I move back. Then I see something.
我向后移动。然后我看到了一件事情。
The monster is wearing shoes. And it is speaking English!
那个怪物正在穿鞋。而且它在说英语！
"Can you help me with this laundry?" it asks.
它问道：“你能帮我拿下这些洗好的衣服吗？”
The monster moves into the light.
这个妖怪来到了灯光前。
It is covered with a sheet.
它身上穿着一件床单。
"These sheets keep falling down!" the monster says.
这个怪物说道：“这些床单一直往下掉！”