2. Stubby

2/Stubby That night, I ate dinner with Mother and Daddy and my baby brother named Ollie. Only I couldn't even swallow that good. 'Cause I was still upset about the field trip, that's why. "I don't want to go," I said. "I don't want to go to the farm with Room Nine. 'Cause a farm is the most dangerous place I ever heard of." Daddy looked surprised at me. "What are you talking about, Junie B.?" he said. "What's dangerous about a farm?" "The ponies, of course," I said. "The ponies are dangerous. Farms have ponies running in their fields. And ponies can stomple you into

那天晚上，我和爸爸妈妈还有我的小弟弟奥利一起吃晚饭。 只是我都咽不下那么好吃的。 因为我还在为郊游的事生气，这就是原因。 “我不想去，”我说。 “我不想和九号房一起去农场。 因为农场是我听说过的最危险的地方。” 爸爸惊讶地看着我。 “你在说什么，朱尼·b ?”他说。 “农场有什么危险？”“当然是小马了，”我说。 “小马很危险。 农场里有小马在地里跑。 小马可以把你踩进去

the ground and kill you to death." Mother covered her face with her hands. "No, Junie B., please. Not this pony thing again. We've talked about this a hundred times. I've told you over and over that ponies do not hurt you." "Yes, they do too hurt you, Mother!" I said. "I saw it on TV with my own eyeballs!" Mother looked at Daddy. "It was that stupid cable show the babysitter let her watch," she said. "It was called—" "WHEN PONIES ATTACK," I hollered. "IT WAS CALLED WHEN PONIES ATTACK!" After that, Daddy covered his face, too. Then, all of a sudden, he busted out in a loud hoot of laughing. And he couldn't even stop himself.

倒在地上，把你杀了。” 母亲用手捂住脸。 “不，朱妮·B，求你了。别再玩小马的把戏了。 我们已经讨论过上百次了。 我一遍又一遍地告诉过你，小马不会伤害你的。” “是的，它们太伤害你了，妈妈！”我说。 “我在电视上亲眼看到的！”妈妈看着爸爸。 “是保姆让她看的那个愚蠢的有线电视节目，”她说。 “叫做——”“当小马进攻时，”我喊道。 “小马攻击的时候就叫它！”在那之后，爸爸也遮住了自己的脸。 然后，他突然放声大笑起来。 他甚至无法阻止自己。

Mother's cheeks sucked way into her head. "Thank you," she said. "You're being a huge help here." Then Daddy got up from his chair. And he went to his room for a time-out. That's when me and Mother had another long talk about ponies. She told me that her uncle Billy used to have a farm. And that the farm had a pony named Stubby. And that Stubby was gentle as a lamb. "As a matter of fact, Uncle Billy had almost every kind of farm animal you can think of," said Mother. "Pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, goats. He even had a mean old rooster named Spurs. But out of all those animals, the pony was the sweetest." Mother smiled. "You would have loved Stubby, Junie B.," she said. "He used to

母亲的双颊紧贴着她的头。 “谢谢你，”她说。“你帮了大忙了。” 然后爸爸从椅子上站起来。 然后他回房间休息了。 就在那时，我和妈妈又谈了一次关于小马的长谈。 她告诉我她叔叔比利曾经有一个农场。 农场里有匹叫斯塔比的小马。 那个胖墩儿像羔羊一样温柔。 “事实上，比利叔叔拥有几乎所有你能想到的农场动物，”妈妈说。 “猪、牛、绵羊、鸡、山羊。 他甚至有一只叫马刺的老公鸡。 但在所有动物中，小马是最可爱的。” 妈妈笑了。“你会喜欢胖墩儿的，琼·B，”她说。 “他过去常常这样。

follow me around like a puppy." "He did?" I said. "He did," she said back. "Honest, honey. I would never let you go to a farm if there was even the teeniest chance you would be hurt by any of the animals. But my uncle Billy's farm had the gentlest animals I ever saw." Mother smiled a little bit. "Well, except for that mean old rooster, anyway," she said. Just then, Daddy came back into the kitchen. He said a 'pology to me. "I'm sorry, Junie B. I didn't mean to laugh. But that TV show you saw was just so ridiculous, I couldn't help it." After that, he sat down at the table. And he filled out my permission slip for the farm. "You're going to love this trip," he told me. "We'll get you one of those little throwaway

像小狗一样跟着我。” “他?”我说。“是的，”她回答。 “诚实,亲爱的。我绝不会让你去农场哪怕你有一点点可能会被任何动物伤害。 但是我叔叔比利的农场里有我所见过的最温顺的动物。” 妈妈微微一笑。 “嗯，除了那只讨厌的老公鸡，”她说。 就在这时，爸爸回到了厨房。 他向我道歉了。“对不起，朱妮·B。 我不是故意笑的。但是你看的那个电视节目太可笑了，我忍不住。” 然后，他在桌旁坐下。 他还帮我填了农场的许可单。 “你会喜欢这次旅行的，”他告诉我。 “我们会给你买一个那种小的一次性的

cameras from the drugstore. And you can take pictures of all the animals you see." "Great idea," said Mother. "And I'll take you shopping for a brand-new pair of overalls. And I'll even pack you your very favorite lunch." After that, I got down from my chair very quiet. And I went to my room.

药店的摄像头。 你可以给你看到的所有动物拍照。” “好主意，”妈妈说。 “我带你去买一条全新的工装裤。 我还会给你准备你最喜欢的午餐。” 在那之后，我非常安静地从椅子上站起来。 然后我回到我的房间。

Then I climbed onto my bed. And I

然后我爬上了床。 和我