11 A Surprise for Mrs Fox

11 A Surprise for Mrs Fox The Small Fox ran back along the tunnel as fast as he could, carrying the three plump hens. He was exploding with joy. 'Just wait!' he kept thinking. 'Just wait till Mummy sees these!' He had a long way to run but he never stopped once on the way and he came bursting in upon Mrs Fox. 'Mummy!' he cried, out of breath. 'Look, Mummy, look! Wake up and see what I've brought you!' Mrs Fox, who was weaker than ever now from lack of food, opened one eye and looked at the hens. 'I'm dreaming,' she murmured and closed the eye again.

小狐狸抱着三只胖胖的母鸡，以最快的速度沿着隧道跑了回来。 他欣喜若狂。 “只是等等!他一直在想。 “等着妈妈看到这些吧!”他要跑很长一段路，但他在路上一次也没有停下来，他突然冲到狐狸太太面前。 “妈妈!他上气不接下气地喊道。 “看，妈妈，看!”醒醒吧，看看我给你带来了什么!”由于缺乏食物，狐狸太太现在比以前更虚弱了，她睁开一只眼睛看着母鸡。 “我在做梦，”她喃喃地说，然后又闭上了眼睛。

'You're not dreaming, Mummy! They're real chickens! We're saved! We're not going to starve!' Mrs Fox opened both eyes and sat up quickly. 'But, my dear child!' she cried. 'Where on earth…?' 'Boggis's Chicken House Number One!' spluttered the Small Fox. 'We tunnelled right up under the floor and you've never seen so many big fat hens in all your life! And Dad said to prepare a feast! They'll be back soon!' The sight of food seemed to give new strength to Mrs Fox. 'A feast it shall be!' she said, standing up. 'Oh, what a fantastic fox your father is! Hurry up, child, and start plucking those chickens!' Far away down in the tunnel, the fantastic Mr Fox was saying, 'Now for the next bit, my darlings! This one'll be as easy as pie! All we

“你不是在做梦，妈妈!”它们是真正的鸡!我们得救了!我们不会饿死的!”狐狸太太睁开双眼，迅速坐了起来。 “可是，我亲爱的孩子!”她叫道。 “到底在哪儿……?”“Boggis’s Chicken House一号!”小狐狸气急败坏地说。 “我们在地板下面挖了一条隧道，你一辈子都没见过这么多肥母鸡!”爸爸说要准备一顿大餐!他们很快就会回来的!”看到食物似乎给了狐狸太太新的力量。 “这将是一场盛宴!”她说着站了起来。 “哦，你父亲真是一只了不起的狐狸!”快点，孩子，开始给那些鸡拔毛!”在遥远的地下隧道里，神奇的狐狸先生正在说:“现在轮到下一段了，亲爱的!这个会很容易的!我们

have to do is dig another little tunnel from here to there!' 'To where, Dad?' 'Don't ask so many questions. Start digging!'

要做的就是从这里到那里再挖一条小隧道!“去哪儿，爸爸?”“别问那么多问题。” 开始挖!”