3 Part 03

'This is witches' work!' cried Mr Gregg. And both of them started running around the room, flapping their wings. A minute later Philip and William burst in. The same thing had happened to them. They had wings and no arms. And they were really tiny. They were about as big as robins. 'Mama! Mama! Mama!' chirruped Philip. 'Look, Mama, we can fly!' And they flew up into the air. 'Come down at once!' said Mrs Gregg. 'You're much too high!' But before she could say another word, Philip and William had flown right out the window.

“这是女巫干的!”葛雷格先生叫道。 他们俩开始在房间里跑来跑去，拍打着翅膀。 一分钟后，菲利普和威廉闯了进来。 同样的事情也发生在他们身上。 他们有翅膀，没有胳膊。 它们真的很小。 它们大约和知更鸟一样大。 “妈妈!妈妈!妈妈!菲利普唧唧喳喳地说。 “看，妈妈，我们能飞了!”他们飞到空中。 “马上下来!”葛雷格太太说。 “你太高了!”她还没来得及说一句话，菲利普和威廉就已经飞出了窗外。

Mr and Mrs Gregg ran to the window and looked out. The two tiny boys were now high up in the sky. Then Mrs Gregg said to Mr Gregg, 'Do you think we could do that, my dear?' 'I don't see why not,' Mr Gregg said. 'Come on, let's try.' Mr Gregg began to flap his wings hard, and all at once, up he went. Then Mrs Gregg did the same. 'Help!' she cried as she started going up. 'Save me!' 'Come on,' said Mr Gregg. 'Don't be afraid.' So out the window they flew, far up into the sky, and it did not take them long to catch up with Philip and William. Soon the whole family was flying around and around together. 'Oh, isn't it lovely!' cried William. 'I've always wanted to know what it feels like to be a bird!' 'Your wings are not getting tired, are they, dear?' Mr Gregg asked Mrs Gregg.

葛雷格先生和夫人跑到窗前向外望去。 两个小男孩现在已经高高挂在天上了。 然后葛雷格太太对葛雷格先生说:“亲爱的，你认为我们能做到吗?“我看没什么不可以的，”葛雷格先生说。 “来吧，我们试试。”葛雷格先生使劲拍打着翅膀，一下子飞了起来。 然后葛雷格太太也照做了。 “帮助!她一边往楼上走，一边喊道。 “救我!”“来吧，”葛雷格先生说。 “别害怕。”于是，他们飞出窗外，飞上了天空。没过多久，他们就追上了菲利普和威廉。 很快，全家人就一起飞来飞去了。 “啊，多可爱啊!”威廉叫道。 “我一直想知道当一只鸟是什么感觉!”“亲爱的，你的翅膀是不是累了?”葛雷格先生问葛雷格太太。

'Not at all,' Mrs Gregg said. 'I could go on for ever!' 'Hey, look down there!' said Philip. 'Somebody is walking in our garden!' They all looked down, and there below them, in their own garden, they saw four enormous wild ducks! The ducks were as big as men, and what is more, they had great long arms, like men, instead of wings. The ducks were walking in a line to the door of the Greggs' house, swinging their arms and holding their beaks high in the air. 'Stop!' called the tiny Mr Gregg, flying down low over their heads. 'Go away! That's my house!' The ducks looked up and quacked. The first one put out a hand and opened the door of the house and went in. The others went in after him. The door shut.

“一点也不，”葛雷格太太说。 “我可以永远说下去!”“嘿，看下面!”菲利普说。 “有人在我们的花园里走!”他们都往下看，在他们下面，在他们自己的花园里，他们看到了四只巨大的野鸭!鸭子和人一样大，更重要的是，它们有像人一样的又大又长的胳膊，而不是翅膀。 鸭子们正排成一排向格里格家的门口走去，它们挥舞着胳膊，把喙高高地举在空中。 “停!身材矮小的格雷格先生喊道，从他们头顶上低飞下来。 “走开!”那是我的房子!”鸭子抬起头嘎嘎地叫着。 第一个人伸出一只手，打开房门走了进去。 其他人也跟着进去了。 门关上了。

The Greggs flew down and sat on the wall near the door. Mrs Gregg began to cry. 'Oh, dear! Oh, dear!' she sobbed. 'They have taken our house. What shall we do? We have no place to go!' Even the boys began to cry a bit now.

格里格一家飞奔下来，坐在门边的墙上。 葛雷格太太哭了起来。“哦,亲爱的!哦,天哪!她抽泣着说。 “他们拿走了我们的房子。 我们该怎么办?我们没有地方可去!”现在连男孩们也开始哭了起来。

'We will be eaten by cats and foxes in the night!' said Philip. 'I want to sleep in my own bed!' said William. 'Now then,' said Mr Gregg. 'It isn't any good crying. That won't help us. Shall I tell you what we are going to do?' 'What?' they said. Mr Gregg looked at them and smiled. 'We are going to build a nest.' 'A nest!' they said. 'Can we do that?' 'We must do it,' said Mr Gregg. 'We've got to have somewhere to sleep. Follow me.'

“夜里我们会被猫和狐狸吃掉的!”菲利普说。 “我想睡在自己的床上!”威廉说。 “好了，”葛雷格先生说。 “哭是没有用的。 这对我们没有帮助。要我告诉你我们要做什么吗?“什么?他们说。 葛雷格先生看着他们，笑了。 “我们要建一个巢。“一个巢!”他们说。 “我们能做到吗?”“我们必须这么做，”葛雷格先生说。 “我们得找个地方睡觉。 跟我来。”

They flew off to a tall tree, and right at the top of it Mr Gregg chose the place for the nest. 'Now we want sticks,' he said. 'Lots and lots of little sticks. Off you go, all of you, and find them and bring them back here.' 'But we have no hands!' said Philip. 'Then use your mouths.' Mrs Gregg and the children flew off. Soon they were back, carrying sticks in their mouths.

它们飞到一棵高大的树上，葛雷格先生就在树顶上选择了筑巢的地方。 他说，现在我们想要棍子。 “很多很多的小棍子。 你们都去吧，找到他们，把他们带回来。“可是我们没有手呀!”菲利普说。 “那就用你的嘴。”葛雷格太太和孩子们飞走了。 很快他们就回来了，嘴里叼着棍子。