12 Badger

12 Badger Mr Fox and the three remaining Small Foxes dug fast and straight. They were all too excited now to feel tired or hungry. They knew they were going to have a whacking great feast before long and the fact that it was none other than Boggis's chickens they were going to eat made them churgle with laughter every time they thought of it. It was lovely to realize that while the fat farmer was sitting up there on the hill waiting for them to starve, he was also giving them their dinner without knowing it. 'Keep digging,' said Mr Fox. 'It's not much further.'

狐狸先生和剩下的三只小狐狸又快又直地挖着。 他们现在都太兴奋了，不觉得累也不觉得饿。 他们知道他们不久就要吃一顿丰盛的大餐了，而他们要吃的不是别人，正是博吉斯的鸡，这使他们每次想到这一点就哈哈大笑。 当胖农夫坐在山上等着他们饿死的时候，他也在不知不觉中给他们提供了晚餐，这让人觉得很可爱。 “继续挖，”狐狸先生说。 “离这儿不远了。”

All of a sudden a deep voice above their heads said, 'Who goes there?' The foxes jumped. They looked up quickly and they saw, peeking through a small hole in the roof of the tunnel, a long black pointed furry face. 'Badger!' cried Mr Fox. 'Foxy!' cried Badger. 'My goodness me, I'm glad I've found someone at last! I've been digging

突然，他们头顶上一个低沉的声音说:“谁在那儿?”狐狸跳了起来。 他们迅速抬起头来，从隧道顶部的一个小洞里看到了一张长长的、黑色的、毛茸茸的尖脸。 “獾!狐狸先生叫道。“狡猾的!獾叫道。 “我的天哪，我真高兴我终于找到了一个人!”我一直在挖掘

around in circles for three days and nights and I haven't the foggiest idea where I am!' Badger made the hole in the ceiling bigger and dropped down beside the foxes. A Small Badger (his son) dropped down after him. 'Haven't you heard what's happening up on the hill?' Badger said excitedly. 'It's chaos! Half the wood has disappeared and there are men with guns all over the countryside! None of us can get out, even at night! We're all starving to death!' 'Who is we?' asked Mr Fox. 'All us diggers. That's me and Mole and Rabbit and all our wives and children. Even Weasel, who can usually sneak out of the tightest spots, is right now hiding down my hole with Mrs Weasel and six kids. What on earth are we going to do, Foxy? I think we're finished!' Mr Fox looked at his three children and he smiled. The children smiled back at him, sharing his secret. 'My dear old Badger,' he said, 'this mess you're in is all my fault…' 'I know it's your fault!' said Badger furiously. 'And the farmers are not going to give up till they've got you. Unfortunately, that means us as

我绕了三天三夜的圈子，却一点也不知道自己在哪儿!”獾把天花板上的洞弄大了，然后掉到狐狸身边。 一只小獾(他的儿子)跟在他后面。 “你没听说山上发生的事吗?”獾兴奋地说。 这是混乱!一半的树林消失了，乡下到处都是带枪的人!我们谁也出不去，即使是在晚上!我们都快饿死了!“我们是谁?”狐狸先生问。 “我们都是挖掘者。那是我、鼹鼠、兔子，还有我们所有的妻子和孩子。 就连通常能从最危险的地方溜出来的黄鼠狼，现在也跟黄鼠狼太太和六个孩子躲在我的洞里。 我们到底该怎么办，小狐? 我想我们完了!”狐狸先生看着他的三个孩子，笑了。 孩子们对他报以微笑，分享着他的秘密。 “我亲爱的老獾，”他说，“你现在的处境都是我的错……”獾愤怒地说。 “农民们不抓到你是不会放弃的。 不幸的是，这意味着我们

well. It means everyone on the hill.' Badger sat down and put a paw around his small son. 'We're done for,' he said softly. 'My poor wife up there is so weak she can't dig another yard.' 'Nor can mine,' said Mr Fox. 'And yet at this very minute she is preparing for me and my

好。它指的是山上的每个人。”獾坐下来，用一只爪子搂住他的小儿子。 “我们完了，”他轻声说。 “我那可怜的妻子太虚弱了，不能再挖一个院子了。“我的也不能，”狐狸先生说。 “可是就在此时此刻，她正在为我和我的

children the most delicious feast of plump juicy chickens…' 'Stop!' cried Badger. 'Don't tease me! I can't stand it!' 'It's true!' cried the Small Foxes. 'Dad's not teasing! We've got chickens galore!' 'And because everything is entirely my fault,' said Mr Fox, 'I invite you to share the feast. I invite everyone to share it – you and Mole and Rabbit and Weasel and all your wives and children. There'll be plenty to go round, I can assure you.' 'You mean it?' cried Badger. 'You really mean it?' Mr Fox pushed his face close to Badger's and whispered darkly, 'Do you know where we've just been?' 'Where?' 'Right inside Boggis's Chicken House Number One!' 'No!' 'Yes! But that is nothing to where we are going now. You have come just at the right moment, my

孩子们最美味的盛宴是肥美多汁的鸡……”獾叫道。 “别逗我!”我受不了了!“这是真的!”小狐狸叫道。 “爸爸不是开玩笑!”我们有很多鸡!“因为这一切都是我的错，”狐狸先生说，“我邀请你一起分享盛宴。” 我邀请大家一起分享——你、鼹鼠、兔子、黄鼠狼，还有你们所有的妻子和孩子。 我可以向你保证，会有很多的。“你是认真的?”獾叫道。 “你是当真的吗?”狐狸先生把脸凑近獾的脸，阴郁地低声说:“你知道我们刚才到哪儿去了吗?“在哪里?“就在Boggis的一号鸡舍里!”“不!“是的!但与我们现在要去的地方相比，这根本不算什么。 你来得正是时候，我的

dear Badger. You can help us dig. And in the meanwhile, your small son can run back to Mrs Badger and all the others and spread the good news.' Mr Fox turned to the Small Badger and said, 'Tell them they are invited to a Fox's Feast. Then bring them all down here and follow this tunnel back until you find my home!' 'Yes, Mr Fox!' said the Small Badger. 'Yes, sir! Right away, sir! Oh, thank you, sir!' and he scrambled quickly back through the hole in the roof of the tunnel and disappeared.

亲爱的獾。你可以帮我们挖。 与此同时，你的小儿子可以跑回去找獾太太和其他人，把这个好消息传播出去。”狐狸先生转身对小獾说:“告诉他们，我们邀请他们参加狐狸的宴会。 那就把他们都带过来沿着这条隧道回去直到找到我家!“是的，狐狸先生!”小獾说。 “是的,先生!马上，先生!哦，谢谢你，先生!说完，他迅速爬回隧道顶部的洞里，消失了。