Rain tapped the windows all Saturday. Mira found a big cardboard box in the hall. 'This is a theater,' she announced. Her little brother Theo did not agree. 'It is a spaceship,' he said, climbing inside.
整个星期六，雨点都在敲窗户。米拉在走廊里发现了一个大纸箱。“这是一个剧院，”她宣布。弟弟西奥不同意。“这是一艘飞船，”他说着爬了进去。
They cut a wide window in the front and hung a red scarf across it. Mira painted trees on one side. Theo painted stars on the other. 'Trees and stars can share a stage,' said their mother, bringing them tape and a flashlight.
他们在纸箱前面挖出一个宽宽的窗口，把一条红围巾挂在上面当幕布。米拉在一边画树。西奥在另一边画星星。“树和星星可以共用一个舞台，”妈妈说，给他们拿来胶带和手电筒。
They made puppets from spoons and socks. The queen was a spoon with a silver crown. The dragon was a green sock with button eyes. Just before the show, the cat jumped into the box and carried the dragon away.
他们用勺子和袜子做木偶。王后是一把戴着银冠的勺子。龙是一只缝着纽扣眼睛的绿袜子。演出开始前，猫跳进纸箱，把龙叼走了。
Theo began to cry. Mira looked under the sofa, behind the curtain, and inside a boot. No dragon. 'We can make a new one,' she said. Theo wiped his eyes. 'A dragon who runs away,' he whispered. 'That is a better story.'
西奥哭了起来。米拉在沙发底下、幕布后面和一只靴子里找了一遍。没有龙。“我们可以再做一只，”她说。西奥擦了擦眼睛，小声说：“一只逃走的龙，这个故事更好。”
That evening, they performed for the whole family. The queen lost her crown. The dragon appeared as a striped scarf with a terrible roar. The cat sat on the audience's laps and yawned. Everyone clapped anyway.
那天晚上，他们为全家人演出。王后弄丢了王冠。龙变成一条条纹围巾，发出一声可怕的吼叫。猫坐在观众腿上打哈欠。大家还是鼓起了掌。
After the show, Mira wrote a new sign: NEXT WEEK, THE DRAGON RETURNS. Theo drew a dragon with a suitcase and a map. They left the box in the hall, ready. The rain had stopped, but the theater stayed.
演出结束后，米拉写了一个新牌子：下周，龙会回来。西奥画了一条龙，带着手提箱和地图。他们把纸箱留在走廊里，随时可以开演。雨停了，剧院却留了下来。