The Plan

The Plan

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Everyone waited to hear Badger’s secret. “There is a tunnel,” said Badger. “It leads from the riverbank to Toad Hall.”

每个人都等着听獾的秘密。 “有一条地道。”獾说。“它从河岸通到蛤蟆宅第。”

“That’s not true!” said Toad. “I know Toad Hall! There’s no tunnel.” Badger looked very serious.

“那不是真的!”蟾蜍说。“我知道蛤蟆宅第! 根本没有隧道。” 獾看上去很严肃。

“Toad,” said Badger, “I knew your father well. Your father found the tunnel long ago. He told me not to tell you. He knew you could not keep a secret.”

“蟾蜍，”獾说，“我很了解你父亲。你父亲很久以前就发现了隧道。他让我别告诉你。他知道你不能保守秘密。”

“That’s true,” said Toad, turning red. Then Badger told them some news. “Yesterday Otter went to Toad Hall. He pretended to be a house cleaner,” said Badger.

“那倒是真的，”蟾蜍说，脸涨得通红。然后獾告诉他们一些消息。 “昨天水獭去了蛤蟆宅第。他假装是一个清洁工。”獾说。

“I’ll bet the ferrets laughed at him,” said Rat. “They did,” said Badger. “But they also told him about a party.” “What?” said Mole.

“我敢打赌雪貂们都在嘲笑他。”水鼠说。“是的。”獾说。 但他们也告诉了他一个聚会的事。”“什么?鼹鼠说。