Little Portly

The Wind in the Willows 45 Little Portly

杨柳风45 小波特利

Mole lay on the riverbank. Rat was away visiting Otter. “ Oh, why didn’t I go with Rat?” said Mole. “ He’s late, and now the sun is setting. ”

鼹鼠躺在河岸上。水鼠正在拜访水獭。 ”哦，我为什么不和老鼠一起去呢？”鼹鼠说。“他迟到了，现在太阳下山了。”

At last Mole heard Rat’s footsteps. Rat sat down beside him. ” Why did you stay so long?” asked Mole. “ I had to, ” said Rat. “ Otter is in trouble. ”

鼹鼠终于听到了老鼠的脚步声。老鼠在他旁边坐下。 “你为什么呆这么久？”鼹鼠问。“我不得不这样做，”老鼠说。“水獭有麻烦了。”

“ What is it?” asked Mole. “ Otter’s son, Little Portly, ” said Rat. “ He’s missing again. ”

”这是什么？”鼹鼠问。 “水獭的儿子，小波特，”河鼠说。“他又失踪了。”

“ Oh, Portly is always running off, ” said Mole. “ I know, ” said Rat. “ And he always comes back, ” said Mole. “ But Portly has been missing for days, ” said Rat.

”哦，波莉总是在逃跑。”鼹鼠说。“我知道，”老鼠说。 ”他总是回来，”鼹鼠说。“但是波莉已经失踪好几天了，”老鼠说。

Mole listened closely to Rat’s news. “ Otter looked everywhere, ” said Rat. “ He asked every animal. No one saw Little Portly anywhere. ”

鼹鼠仔细地听着老鼠的消息。“水獭到处找，”河鼠说。 ”他问了每一只动物。没有人在任何地方看到小波特。”