The hostess apologized to her unexpected¹ guest for serving an apple一pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest’s plate. The visitor smiled，put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese? "In the rat一trap, sir,”replied the boy.

由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向他表示了歉意。这家的小男孩看到这种情形后悄悄地离开了屋子。过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说:“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪?”“在捕鼠夹上，先生。”那小男孩说。