YOU SAID:
the cat sat on the mat with the rat in a top hat
INTO JAPANESE
猫はシルクハットをかぶったネズミと一緒にマットの上に座っていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat was sitting on the mat with a mouse in a top hat
INTO JAPANESE
猫はシルクハットにネズミを入れてマットの上に座っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat was sitting on the mat with a mouse in a top hat
That didn't even make that much sense in English.