5. Catching Friends

5/Catching Friends I watched the little worm very careful. He wiggled himself into the dirt. I tapped on the glass. "Yeah, only here's the problem. Now I can't see you anymore. And so what fun is that?" I asked. I took off the lid and put my lips in the jar. "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" I said real loud. Then I waited very patient. But the worm did not come out. "Hey, in there! Don't you even know I'm talking to you?" Then—all of a sudden—my brain thought of something very important!

我非常仔细地观察着这只小虫子。 他扭动身子钻进泥土里。 我敲了敲玻璃。“是的，但问题是。 现在我再也见不到你了。 这有什么好玩的？”我问。 我取下盖子，把嘴唇放进罐子里。 “出来，出来，不管你在哪里！”我大声说。 然后我非常耐心地等待着。 但是虫子没有出来。 “嘿，在那儿！”你难道不知道我在跟你说话吗？”然后，突然间，我的大脑想到了一件非常重要的事情！

Of course he didn't know I was talking to him! How could he know I was talking to him if he didn't even have a name! I quick closed my eyes real tight. And I tried to think of a worm name. Pretty soon, my eyes springed wide open. "NOODLE!" I said real thrilled. "I will name you Noodle! 'Cause noodles and worms are twins, practically!" I yelled in the jar again. "HERE, NOODLE! HERE, NOODLEY LITTLE NOODLE!" Just then, Mother peeked her head in the kitchen door. "What's all the shouting about in here?" she asked. "Who's Noodle?" I pointed to my dirt jar. "Noodle is my worm," I said. "Only he

他当然不知道我在跟他说话！他连名字都不知道，怎么知道我在跟他说话！我迅速地闭上了眼睛。 我试着想了个虫子的名字。 很快，我的眼睛睁得大大的。 “面条!”我说非常激动。 “我要叫你面条！”因为面条和虫子实际上是双胞胎！”我又对着罐子大叫。 “在这里,面条!来，面条，小面条！”就在这时，母亲从厨房门里探出头来。 “这里都在嚷嚷什么？”她问。 “面条是谁?”我指着我的脏罐子。 “面条是我的蛔虫，”我说。 “只有他

crawled way into the dirt. And now he won't come out. Not even when I call his name." Mother looked in the jar. "Hmm… maybe he's taking a nap," she said. "Or maybe he's just exploring his new home." I tapped on my chin. "Maybe," I said. "Or maybe he might be looking for some friends to play with." Just then, I did a gasp. "Mother! Mother! I bet that's it! I bet little Noodle is lonely in there! I bet he's looking for friends!" I zoomed to the closet speedy fast. And I put on my sweater. "HOLD ON, LITTLE NOODLE! HOLD ON! HOLD ON! 'CAUSE I CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS PROBLEM, I THINK!" After that, I grabbed Noodle's jar.

爬进泥土里。 现在他不出来了。 甚至当我叫他的名字时也没有。” 妈妈往罐子里看。“嗯……也许他在打盹，”她说。 “或者他只是在探索他的新家。” 我敲了敲自己的下巴。“也许吧，”我说。 “或者他可能在找一些朋友一起玩。” 就在那时，我倒吸了一口气。“妈妈!妈妈!我打赌就是这样！我打赌小面条在里面很孤单！我敢打赌他在找朋友！”我飞快地奔向壁橱。 然后我穿上我的毛衣。“坚持住，小傻瓜！”坚持住!坚持住!因为我想我可以帮你解决这个问题！”在那之后，我抓起面条的罐子。

And me and him zoomed outside to the garden again. Friends do not come easy. First, I tried to catch a butterfly. But it quick flied away. Then I tried to catch a grasshopper. But it wouldn't stand still. Also I tried to catch a cricket and a gnat and a lizard. But those guys would not cooperate, either. Finally, I sat down in the grass real glum. "I am a flop at this job," I said. Only just then, I saw something very wonderful! And it's called three ants were walking in the grass! And they were carrying a cheese puff on their heads! My heart got very thumping.

我和他又飞到外面的花园里去了。 朋友来之不易。首先，我试着抓一只蝴蝶。 但它很快就飞走了。然后我试着抓一只蚱蜢。 但它不会静止不动。 我还试着抓了一只蟋蟀、一只蚊子和一只蜥蜴。 但那些家伙也不会合作。 最后，我闷闷不乐地坐在草地上。 “我在这份工作上失败了，”我说。 就在那时，我看到了非常奇妙的东西！它叫三只蚂蚁在草地上走！他们头上还顶着一个奶酪泡芙！我的心怦怦直跳。

"NOODLE! HEY, NOODLE! I FOUND FRIENDS! AND THEY'VE BROUGHT A DELICIOUS CHEESE SNACK!" After that, I picked up the ants and the cheese puff. And I dropped them right inside the jar. And that is not the only good news! Because just then, a big, buzzy fly landed right on my sweater sleeve! And I swatted him with the jar lid! And he did not even die that much! I put him in the jar, too. Then I danced and danced all over my yard. Because now Noodle had friends! And I had pets for Pet Day! And that is called happily ever after!

“面条!嘿,面条!我找到了朋友！他们还带来了美味的奶酪小吃！”之后，我捡起蚂蚁和奶酪泡芙。 我把它们扔进罐子里了。 这还不是唯一的好消息！因为就在那时，一只嗡嗡作响的大苍蝇正好落在我的毛衣袖子上！我还用瓶盖打了他！他甚至没有死那么多次！我也把他放进罐子里了。 然后我在院子里跳啊跳啊。 因为现在面条有朋友了！宠物节我还养了宠物！那就叫从此幸福地生活在一起！