Chapter 11

Chapter 11 The three kids slid Sammi out of the cart and laid him gently on the floor. While Dink and Josh worked on the knots, Ruth Rose pulled away his gag. Before Sammi could speak, Pal waddled over and covered his face with wet dog kisses. Sammi gave Pal a big hug. Then he sneezed.

三个孩子把萨米从车里滑出来，轻轻地放在地板上。 当丁克和乔希在打结时，露丝·罗斯拉开了他的插嘴。 萨米还没来得及说话，帕尔就摇摇摆摆地走了过来，用湿润的狗吻遮住了他的脸。 萨米给了帕尔一个大大的拥抱。然后他打了个喷嚏。

They all jumped when the elevator door slid open and Joan Klinker stepped out. When she saw Sammi and the man on the floor, her face turned as white as the sheets. "You—you've found Sammi!" Joan said, rushing to his side. "Ain't that cute!" the man on the floor said. "Well, I ain't taking this rap alone! She's the one planned the whole thing! We done it together." "What are you talking about?" Joan said. "I— I've never seen this man in my life!" The man let out a cackle. "What a lousy thing to say about your own husband!" he said. Just then, the elevator door slid open again. Dink's mother and Officer Fallon stepped into the hallway. "Well, well," Officer Fallon said. "Good thing I brought two pairs of handcuffs!" An hour later, Joan Klinker and her husband, Nick, were in jail. Mr. Linkletter went back to finish eating his doughnut.

电梯门开了，琼·克林克走了出来，他们都跳了起来。 当她看到萨米和地板上的那个男人时，她的脸变得像床单一样白。 “你——你找到萨米了!”琼说着冲到他身边。 “那不是很可爱吗?”地板上的男人说。 “好吧，我可不想一个人挨骂!”这一切都是她策划的!我们一起做的。” “你在说什么?”琼说。 “我——我这辈子从来没见过这个人!”那人咯咯地笑了起来。 “你这么说自己的丈夫，真是太卑鄙了!”他说。 就在这时，电梯门又滑开了。 丁克的母亲和法伦警官走进走廊。 “好吧，好吧，”法伦说。 “还好我带了两副手铐!”一小时后，琼·克林克和她的丈夫尼克被关进了监狱。 林克莱特先生回去吃完他的甜甜圈。

Dink, Josh and Pal, Ruth Rose, Sammi, and Dink's mom joined Officer Fallon in the police station. "You were pretty clever to leave that trail of yellow glass," Officer Fallon told Sammi. "Thank you," Sammi said. "I hoped Dink would remember that the French word for yellow sounds like 'Joan.'" "I did remember," Dink said. "But Josh's dog was the one who found most of the glass." Josh beamed and patted Pal's head. "Good dog," he said. "Well, Ms. Klinker and her husband sang like little birds," Officer Fallon said. "They planned this thing carefully. After they stashed Sammi in the closet upstairs, they brought one of his slipper tassels to the river to throw us off the trail." "I heard them talking in the car," Sammi said. "They were going to take me back to Costra. I would have disappeared, just like my parents. Then my father's enemies would have taken over our country." Dink looked at his mom. "How did you know we were at the hotel?" he asked.

丁克、乔希和帕尔、露丝·罗斯、萨米和丁克的妈妈和法伦一起来到警察局。 “你很聪明，留下了黄色玻璃的痕迹，”法伦警官告诉萨米。 “谢谢你，”萨米说。“我希望丁克能记住法语中黄色的发音像‘琼’。’”“我记得，”丁克说。 “但是发现大部分玻璃的是乔希的狗。” 乔希笑了，拍拍帕尔的头。 “好狗，”他说。“嗯,女士。 Klinker和她的丈夫像小鸟一样唱歌，”法伦警官说。 “他们精心策划了这件事。 他们把萨米藏在楼上的壁橱里之后，又把他的一根拖鞋流苏带到河边，让我们迷失方向。” “我听到他们在车里说话，”萨米说。 “他们要带我回科斯特拉。 我会消失的，就像我父母一样。 那我父亲的敌人就会占领我们的国家。” 丁克看着他的妈妈。“你怎么知道我们在旅馆?”他问。

"Well, I met Joan outside Ellie's," Dink's mother said. "She said she was happy to be out of the hotel and suggested we go for a walk. Naturally, we talked about the kidnapping, and she mentioned Sammi's slipper tassel being found at the river." "Which she shouldn't have known about, right?" said Ruth Rose. Dink's mother smiled. "Right. And when I happened to mention the trail of yellow glass, she suddenly hurried away. She said she had something important to do at the hotel. So I came right here to see Officer Fallon." Officer Fallon smiled at the three kids. "But by the time we got to the hotel, you three had everything under control." Just then, Officer Fallon's computer said, "You've got mail!" "Ah, I've been waiting for this e-mail," he said. He moved his computer mouse, clicked twice, and smiled. "You should all hear this, so I'll read it aloud. "The king and queen of Costra have been found, thanks to your tip. They are alive and well.

“嗯，我在Ellie家外面遇见了Joan，”丁克的妈妈说。 “她说她很高兴能离开酒店，并建议我们去散步。 自然，我们谈到了绑架，她提到在河边发现了萨米的拖鞋流苏。” “她不应该知道的，对吧?”露丝·罗斯说。 丁克的妈妈笑了。“对了。 当我碰巧提到黄色玻璃的痕迹时，她突然匆匆走开了。 她说她在酒店有重要的事要做。 所以我来这里就是为了见法伦警官。” 法伦警官对三个孩子笑了笑。 “但当我们到达酒店时，你们三个已经控制住了一切。” 就在这时，法伦警官的电脑说:“你有邮件!”“啊，我一直在等这封邮件，”他说。 他移动了鼠标，点击了两下，然后笑了。 “你们都应该听听这段话，所以我大声念出来。 “多亏了你的提示，我们找到了科斯特拉的国王和王后。 他们活得很好。

Both send love to their son. Want him to come home immediately." Everyone in the office cheered. Sammi looked shocked, and then he beamed. "But how did you find them?" he asked Officer Fallon. "Your kidnappers spilled the beans," he said. "They were hired by the same guys who kidnapped your parents. They gave me names and places, so I just e-mailed the Costran police." The next day, Dink, Josh, Pal, and Ruth Rose said good-bye to Sammi. Each of the kids gave him a wrapped gift. Pal's gift for Sammi was a big, wet lick on the cheek. Sammi smiled, then sneezed. Three weeks later, a large package arrived at Dink's house. It was from Costra and addressed to all three kids. "Dibs on the cool stamps!" Josh said. Dink opened the parcel and found four smaller packages labeled DINK, JOSH, RUTH ROSE, and PAL.

两人都向儿子问好。 我要他马上回家。” 办公室里的每个人都欢呼起来。 萨米看起来很震惊，然后他笑了。 “但你是怎么找到他们的?”他问法伦警官。 “绑架你的人说漏了嘴，”他说。 “他们就是绑架你父母的人雇的。 他们给了我名字和地点，所以我就给科斯特兰警方发了电子邮件。” 第二天，丁克、乔希、帕尔和露丝·罗斯向萨米告别。 每个孩子都给了他一份包装好的礼物。 帕尔给萨米的礼物是在她脸颊上舔了一大舔。 萨米笑了笑，然后打了个喷嚏。 三个星期后，一个大包裹送到了丁克家。 信是科斯特拉寄来的，收件人是三个孩子。 “我要这些很酷的邮票!”杰克说。 丁克打开包裹，发现了四个小包裹，上面写着丁克、乔希、露丝·罗斯和帕尔。

Dink and Josh found small gold kaleidoscopes in their packages. Their names were spelled on the sides with tiny rubies. "What'd he send you?" Josh asked Ruth Rose. "OH, MY GOSH!" she screamed and held up a dark blue robe just like Sammi's. "Here's a picture and a note," Dink said. He read the note aloud. The picture showed Sammi wearing the gifts the kids had given him—Ruth Rose's sweatshirt, Josh's jeans, and Dink's baseball cap. Dear friends I miss you My father says you can come here and visit someday. You can even bring Pal! your friend. Sammi Bin Oz Suddenly Pal let out a woof. "He wants us to open his package," Josh said.

丁克和乔希在他们的包裹里发现了小小的金制万花筒。 他们的名字用小红宝石拼在两边。 “他给你寄了什么?”乔希问露丝·罗斯。 “哦，我的天哪!”她尖叫着举起一件和萨米一样的深蓝色长袍。 “这里有一张照片和一张纸条，”丁克说。 他大声读了那张纸条。照片上，萨米穿着孩子们送给他的礼物——露丝·罗斯的运动衫，乔希的牛仔裤，丁克的棒球帽。 亲爱的朋友，我想念你们。我爸爸说有一天你可以来这里玩。 你甚至可以带上帕尔!你的朋友。 萨米·本·奥兹突然，帕尔发出一声汪汪的叫声。 “他想让我们打开他的包裹，”乔希说。