The front-door bell clanged loudly, and the Rat, who was very greasy with buttered toast, sent Billy, the smaller hedgehog, to see who it might be.

• 前门的门铃大响，河鼠正嚼着抹黄油的烤面包片，满嘴流油，就派那个小一点的刺猬比利去看是谁来了。