Chapter 6

Chapter 6 The kids thanked Officer Fallon and left. "Let's go to my house and talk," Dink said as they stepped outside into the falling snow. "Talk, schmalk," Josh sputtered. "I've gotta eat lunch! That half a cookie made me hungry!" Dink laughed. "Okay, we'll eat while we figure out what to do next." By the time they reached Dink's front door, they looked like three kid-sized snowmen. They left their jackets, boots, hats, and mittens in the hall and headed for the kitchen. Pal trotted in and immediately flopped down next to the radiator. Dink found a note from his mom on the table.

孩子们谢过法伦警官后离开了。 “我们去我家谈谈吧，”丁克说，他们走到外面飘落的雪中。 “说吧，笨蛋。”乔希气急败坏地说。 “我得吃午饭了!”那半块饼干让我饿了!”丁克笑了。 “好吧，我们一边吃饭一边想想下一步该怎么做。” 当他们到达丁克家的前门时，他们看起来像三个孩子大小的雪人。 他们把夹克衫、靴子、帽子和连指手套放在大厅里，朝厨房走去。 帕尔小跑进来，立刻在暖气片旁扑通一声坐下。 丁克在桌上发现了他妈妈写的一张纸条。

Dink, I had to take the car in for snow tires. Heat up the soup in the microwave and make peanut butter sandwiches. I'll be home soon. Love, Mom "I'll make the sandwiches," Josh said, pawing through the cupboard. Dink heated some tomato soup, and the kids carried their lunches into the den. "Anyone want to watch a video?" Dink asked. "Video!" Ruth Rose said suddenly. "That's it!" "What's it?" Josh asked. "There was a video camera at the lottery counter," Ruth Rose said. "If Joe's bowling team is on the back of his shirt, maybe it'll show up on the tape!" "Good idea!" Dink said. "I'd better tell Officer Fallon." He picked up the phone and called the police station. After Dink told Officer Fallon about the video camera, he dialed information and asked for the phone number of the supermarket. Dink dialed

丁克，我得把车送去换雪地轮胎。 用微波炉加热汤，做花生酱三明治。 我马上就回家。“我来做三明治，”乔希说着，在橱柜里摸索着。 丁克热了一些番茄汤，孩子们把午餐拿进了书房。 “有人想看视频吗?”丁克问道。 “视频!”露丝·罗斯突然说。 “就是这样!”“什么?”杰克问。 鲁斯·罗斯说:“彩票柜台上有一台摄像机。 “如果乔的保龄球队在他的衬衫后面，也许它会出现在录像带上!”“好主意!”丁克说。 “我最好告诉法伦警官。” 他拿起电话给警察局打了电话。 丁克把摄像机的事告诉了法伦警官后，他拨打了问讯处，询问了超市的电话号码。 丁克拨

again and asked to be transferred to Dot Calm at the lottery counter. Dink asked Dot if the camera was turned on the day Hector bought the seven tickets. He listened, said thank you, and then hung up. "She's gonna ask her boss to check the tape," Dink said. "If the name of Joe's bowling team shows up, Dot's boss will call Officer Fallon." "I wonder if this Joe guy bowls at the fitness center," Josh said. "Good thinking, Josh," Dink said. "We can check it out after we eat." "What's this?" Ruth Rose suddenly cried. Something had fallen out of her hair and landed in her soup. Josh giggled. "Maybe it's a cootie."

在彩票柜台要求转到Dot Calm。 丁克问多特，在赫克托尔买七张票的那天，摄像机是否开着。 他听了，说了声谢谢，然后挂断了电话。 丁克说:“她会让她的老板检查录像带。” “如果乔的保龄球队的名字出现了，多特的老板就会打电话给法伦警官。” “我想知道这个叫乔的家伙是不是在健身中心打保龄球，”乔希说。 “好主意，乔希。”丁克说。 “我们可以在吃完饭后去看看。” “这是什么?”露丝·罗斯突然叫了起来。 有什么东西从她的头发上掉了下来，落在了她的汤里。 Josh咯咯笑了。“也许是虱子。”

"No, Joshua, it's not a cootie!" Ruth Rose said. She lifted something shiny onto her soup spoon. "It's another tinfoil bow tie!" Josh dug the other bow tie out of his pocket. Except that one was wet from tomato soup, the two tinfoil bow ties were the same. Ruth Rose looked at Dink and Josh. "How did that thing get in my hair?" she asked. The kids stared at each other. "Blue Boy!" they shouted at the same time. "He must've had it in his beak when he landed on your head," Dink said. "He buried it in your hair!" "Yeah, but where did he get it?" Josh asked. "The bow tie had to be in the atrium," Dink said. "Those parakeets never go outside." "Then the crook must have been in the atrium, too!" Ruth Rose said. "Maybe it is Zelda Zoot!" "It could still be Joe," Josh said. "He might've gone to the atrium to ask someone where Hector's grandkids live." Just then Dink's mother burst into the house. "The roads are awful, and it's still snowing!" she said.

“不，约书亚，这不是虱子!”露丝·罗斯说。 她举起一件亮晶晶的东西放在汤勺上。 “又是一个锡纸领结!”乔希从口袋里掏出另一条领结。 除了一条是被番茄汤弄湿的，这两条锡纸领结一模一样。 露丝·罗斯看着丁克和乔希。 “那东西是怎么跑到我头发里的?”她问。 孩子们面面相觑。 “蓝男孩!”他们同时喊道。 “它落在你头上的时候，嘴里一定叼着它。”丁克说。 “他把它埋在你的头发里了!”“是的，但是他从哪儿弄来的呢?”杰克问。 “领结必须在中庭，”丁克说。 “那些长尾小鹦鹉从来不出去。” “那么骗子一定也在中庭!”露丝·罗斯说。 “也许是塞尔达·祖特!”“也可能是乔，”乔希说。 “他可能去中庭问某人赫克托的孙子住在哪里。” 就在这时，丁克的母亲冲了进来。 “路很糟糕，而且还在下雪!”她说。

She slipped off her coat, scarf, and boots. "This will be a good night to curl up with a big bowl of popcorn." "That's what we do after skiing," Ruth Rose said. "You know how to ski?" Josh asked. "Sure. My family learned to cross-country-ski a couple years ago," Ruth Rose said. "Hey, why don't I teach you guys? We can get around town a lot easier that way." "That's a nice idea," Dink's mother said. "Just keep out of the streets. The snowplows are out in full force." The kids cleaned up their lunch things, got into their jackets, and walked next door to Ruth Rose's house. She took three sets of cross-country skis and poles from the garage. Then she showed Dink and Josh how to strap them onto their boots. "Okay, now just glide," she said. "Slide your skis along the snow and use the poles to keep your balance." "Piece of cake," Josh said, taking a step. He fell into a snowbank.

她脱下大衣、围巾和靴子。 “这将是一个享受一大碗爆米花的美好夜晚。” “这就是我们滑雪后做的事情，”露丝·罗斯说。 “你知道怎么滑雪吗?”杰克问。 “当然。我们家几年前就学会了越野滑雪，”露丝·罗斯说。 “嘿，我来教你们吧?” 这样我们在城里走走就容易多了。” “这是个好主意，”丁克的母亲说。 “只要远离街道。 扫雪机已经全力出动了。” 孩子们收拾好午餐用品，穿上夹克衫，走到隔壁的露丝·罗斯家。 她从车库里拿了三套越野滑雪板和滑雪杖。 然后她教丁克和乔希如何把它们绑在靴子上。 “好吧，现在就滑翔吧，”她说。 “在雪地上滑你的滑雪板，用雪杖保持平衡。” “小菜一碟。”乔希说着，迈了一步。 他掉进了雪堆里。