025-The Eighth Wish

The Eighth Wish

第八个愿望

The children stood around Huey’s well without speaking . They had agreed to make two wishes each. Only Panther had one wish left. “ Are you going to stand there all day?” Huey said, sounding irritated. Cy nudged Panther. “ It’s your turn, ” he said.

孩子们站在休伊的井旁，没有说话。 他们同意每人许两个愿望。 只有黑豹还有一个愿望。 ”你打算整天站在那里吗？”休伊说，听起来很恼火。 赛伊轻推黑豹。 ”轮到你了，”他说。

Panther nodded but didn’t say anything. “ Are you running out of wishes?” Huey asked. Panther still did not speak. Bobby let out a loud sigh. Jane tapped her foot. Cy kept turning his head. Clearly they were all annoyed. But no one said a word.

黑豹点点头，但什么也没说。 ”你的愿望用完了吗？”休伊问。 黑豹仍然没有说话。 鲍比大声叹了一口气。 简轻拍着她的脚。 赛伊一直转着头。 显然他们都很生气。 但没有人说一句话。

“ I wish everyone would say what they are thinking, ” Panther blurted out. Huey’s fins started to open and close. Panther put her hand over her mouth. “ No, Huey. That wasn’t a wish, ” she cried. “ But you wished it, ” Huey said, his fins turning purple and blue.

”我希望每个人都能说出他们的想法，”黑豹脱口而出。 休伊的鳍开始开合。 黑豹把手放在嘴上。 ”不，休伊。那不是一个愿望，”她喊道。 ”但你真希望如此，”休伊说，他的鳍变成了紫色和蓝色。

“ What I meant was . . . ” Panther tried to explain. But it was too late. Huey granted her wish. “ Now go away, ” he said. Cy placed Huey in the bucket. As he lowered him down, Cy muttered, “ I’m sick of doing this every time. ”

”我的意思是……”黑豹试图解释。 但为时已晚。 休伊答应了她的愿望。 ”现在走开，”他说。 赛伊把休伊放在桶里。 当他放下他时，赛伊喃喃地说： ”我厌倦了每次这样做。”

His siblings stared at him. Cy slapped a hand over his mouth . “ Why did I say that?” he said in a surprised voice. “ That’s because you’re mean, ” Jane cried out. She, too, then covered her mouth. The children suddenly felt uneasy with each other. “ I think we should go home, ” Panther suggested.

他的兄弟姐妹盯着他。 赛伊用手捂住了他的嘴。 ”我为什么这么说？”他惊讶地说。 ”那是因为你很卑鄙，”简喊道。 她也捂住了嘴。 孩子们突然感到彼此不安。 ”我认为我们应该回家，”黑豹建议道。