23 The Great Glue Painting Begins

The Great Glue Painting Begins 'This is the living-room,' announced Muggle-Wump. 'The grand and glorious living-room where those two fearful frumptious freaks eat Bird Pie every week for supper!' 'Please don't mention Bird Pie again,' said the Roly-Poly Bird. 'It gives me the shudders.' 'We mustn't waste time!' cried Muggle-Wump. 'Hurry up, hurry up! Now the first thing is this! I want everyone to paint sticky glue all over the ceiling! Cover it all! Smear it in every corner!' 'Over the ceiling!' they cried. 'Why the ceiling?'

“这是客厅。”麻瓜瓦普宣布。 “那间富丽堂皇的客厅，就是那两个可怕的、贪吃的怪物每周晚饭吃鸟派的地方!”“请不要再提鸟派了，”胖胖的鸟说。 “这让我浑身发抖。“我们不能浪费时间!”麻瓜瓦普叫道。 “快点，快点!”现在，第一件事是这个!我要每个人都在天花板上涂胶水!包起来!把它涂在每个角落!“在天花板上!”他们叫道。 “为什么是天花板?”

'Never mind why!' shouted Muggle-Wump. 'Just do as you're told and don't argue!' 'But how do we get up there?' they asked. 'We can't reach.' 'Monkeys can reach anywhere!' shouted Muggle-Wump. He was in a frenzy of excitement now, waving his paint-brush and his bucket and leaping about all over the room. 'Come on, come on! Jump on the table! Stand on the chairs! Hop on each other's shoulders! Roly-Poly can do it flying! Don't stand there gaping! We have to hurry, don't you understand that? Those terrible Twits will be back any moment and this time

“别管为什么!”麻瓜瓦普喊道。 “照我说的做，别吵!”“可是我们怎么上去呢?”他们问。 “我们够不着。“猴子能到任何地方!”麻瓜瓦普喊道。 他现在兴奋得发狂，挥舞着画笔和水桶，在房间里跳来跳去。 “加油，加油!”跳到桌子上!站在椅子上!跳上彼此的肩膀!rolly - poly能飞!别站在那儿目瞪口呆!我们得快点，你不明白吗? 那些可怕的蠢货随时都会回来，而且这次

they'll have guns! Get on with it, for heaven's sake! Get on with it!' And so the great glue painting of the ceiling began. All the other birds who had been sitting on the roof flew in to help, carrying paint-brushes in their claws and beaks. There were buzzards, magpies, rooks, ravens and many more. Everyone was splashing away like mad and, with so many helpers, the job was soon finished.

他们会有枪的!快点，看在上帝的份上!继续干吧!”于是，巨大的天花板胶水绘画开始了。 其他一直呆在屋顶上的鸟儿都飞过来帮忙，爪子和喙里叼着画笔。 有秃鹰、喜鹊、白嘴鸦、渡鸦等等。 每个人都疯狂地溅起水花，有这么多人帮忙，工作很快就完成了。