The Great Escape

The Great Escape

大逃亡

Thumbelina and Pete were in trouble. “Thumbelina, go back to my house!” Mrs. Gray yelled. “Slim? Down here!” Mr. Rufus shouted. “Mr. Rufus, please,” begged Thumbelina. “The bird is my friend.” Mr. Rufus waved his cane. “I promised Slim. And I always keep my promises,” he said firmly.

拇指姑娘和皮特有麻烦了。 “拇指姑娘，回我家去！”格雷太太喊道。 “苗条的在下面！”鲁弗斯先生喊道。 “鲁弗斯先生，求你了，”拇指姑娘恳求道。 这只鸟是我的朋友。” 鲁弗斯先生挥舞着手杖。 “答应过斯利姆。我总是信守诺言，”他坚定地说。

Go put on your dress, Thumbelina,” said Mrs. Gray, looking at her watch. “It’s almost time for the wedding.” “I won’t marry him!” Thumbelina shouted. Then Mrs. Gray saw the dress on the ground. It was covered in food and mud.

“穿上你的衣服，拇指姑娘，”格雷太太看着手表说。 “婚礼快到了。” “我不会嫁给他！”拇指姑娘喊道。 然后格雷夫人看到了地上的衣服。 它被食物和泥土覆盖。

“Thumbelina, is that your wedding dress?” she gasped. She held up the dress. It’s ruined! And you gave this bird my food?” Well, that was a waste of time,” grunted the mole. “Slim is going to eat him anyway.” Suddenly a big hairy paw pushed down through the hole.

“拇指姑娘，那是你的婚纱吗？”她气喘吁吁。 她举起了裙子。 它毁了！你给了这只鸟我的食物？” 嗯，那是浪费时间，”鼹鼠咕哝道。 “斯利姆无论如何都会吃掉他的。” 突然，一只毛茸茸的大爪子从洞里伸了出来。

“Smells like that bird is alive, Rufus! All the better!” growled Slim. Pete stared at the coyote’s sharp claws above him. He froze with fear. Thumbelina had to think fast. The coyote was almost through the hole. Thumbelina had an idea and began to sing to Pete.

“闻起来那只鸟还活着，鲁弗斯！一切都好了！”斯利姆咆哮道。 皮特盯着他上方那只郊狼的利爪。 他吓得直愣住了。 拇指姑娘得想得很快。 郊狼几乎穿过了洞。 拇指姑娘灵机一动，开始给皮特唱歌。

“Pete, listen to me,” she sang. “Huh? What?” Pete stared at Thumbelina. He looked confused. “Where did you learn that song?” Thumbelina remembered the secret talking songs from Kris and Maggie. She was singing: “I will wave my wedding dress. The coyote will be confused. Then quickly fly up as fast as you can. I’ll hang onto you.”

“皮特，听我说，”她唱道。 “嗯？什么？”皮特盯着拇指姑娘。 他看起来很困惑。 “你在哪里学的那首歌？” 拇指姑娘记得克里斯和玛吉的秘密谈话歌曲。 她在唱歌：“我会挥动我的婚纱。郊狼会感到困惑。然后尽快飞起来。我会抓住你。”