Acorn Gumbo

Bird heard something. It was coming from Kip’s hole. Chop, chop, chop! Shloop . . . Scrape, scrape!

小鸟听到了什么。 它来自基普的洞。 Chop, chop, chop! Shloop . . . Scrape, scrape!

“ What are you doing, Kip?” asked Bird. “ I’m making acorn gumbo, ” said Kip.

“你在干什么，基普？”小鸟问。 “我在做橡子秋葵，”基普说。

Then Bird smelled something. It was something that smelled very bad.

然后小鸟闻到了什么味道。 这是一种闻起来很难闻的东西。

“ You are going to eat that?” asked Bird. “ No, ” said Kip. “ We are going to eat it. You are invited to dinner tonight! ”

“你要吃那个吗？”小鸟问。 “不，”基普说。 “我们要吃。 今晚请你吃饭！”

“ Kip, this doesn’t smell good, ” said Bird. “ It doesn’t smell good, ” said Kip. “ But it tastes great. ”

“基普，这味道不好，”小鸟说。 “这闻起来味道不好，”基普说。 “但吃起来味道好极了。”

Just then Bird saw something. “ There’s the hawk! ” she cried. The big hawk was swooping toward the tree!

就在这时，小鸟看到了什么。 “老鹰来了！”她喊道。 那只大鹰向树猛扑过来！