Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 Forest looked up in surprise. Then suddenly, his face relaxed. "Don't worry, I'll bet Whirlaway went to visit his mother again," Forest said. "I'll call Mr. Bunks." "Who's Mr. Bunks?" Ruth Rose asked. "Tinker Bunks owns the ranch next to my property," Forest said. "He tried to raise horses for racing. He never had much luck, so he sold off his stock. That's how Warren and I got Whirlaway. Mr. Bunks kept Whirlaway's mother, a nice old mare named Biscuit."

第二章弗林惊奇地抬起头来。 突然，他的脸放松了。 “别担心，我敢打赌韦斯莱威又去看他妈妈了。”福雷斯特说。 “我去叫班克斯先生。”“班克斯先生是谁?”露丝·罗斯问。 “补锅匠班克斯拥有我家旁边的农场，”福里斯特说。 “他试图饲养赛马。 他一直运气不好，所以他卖掉了自己的股票。 沃伦和我就是这样得到旋风的。 邦克斯先生留下了韦斯莱韦的母亲，一匹名叫饼干的老母马。”

"How does Whirlaway visit his mother?" Dink asked. Sunny frowned. "The rascal gets out of his stall and cuts through the woods," she said. "I wonder when he got out this time," Forest said. "He was here this morning when Warren got here. We went in and visited him." "So he could have been gone all day!" Sunny said. Forest nodded slowly "Yes, it's possible, Sunny. But let's not worry. Last time he ran away, I found him safe and sound, munching hay with his mother." Forest reached for the phone and dialed. He listened, then hung up. "Mr. Bunks's line is busy," he said. He looked at the kids. "If you're finished, why don't we jump in my truck and take a ride over there?" "I'll throw down some fresh straw in Whirlaway's stall," Sunny said. She headed out the door toward the barn.

“旋风怎么去看他的妈妈?”丁克问道。 阳光明媚的皱起了眉头。“那个流氓从他的马厩里出来，穿过树林，”她说。 “我想知道他这次是什么时候出来的，”福里斯特说。 “今天早上沃伦来的时候，他就在这里。 我们进去看望了他。” “所以他可能一整天都不在!”阳光说。 “是的，这是可能的，桑妮。 但是我们不用担心。上次他跑掉的时候，我发现他很安全，和他妈妈一起吃干草。” 福里斯特伸手去拿电话，拨通了。 他听了听，然后挂断了电话。 “班克斯先生的电话占线，”他说。 他看着孩子们。“如果你吃完了，为什么我们不跳上我的卡车去兜风呢?”“我要把一些新鲜的稻草扔到旋风的摊位上，”桑妮说。 她出了门，朝谷仓走去。

Forest put the fruit back in the fridge and the kids followed him out the kitchen door. He led them to the gravel parking area behind the barn. Forest's pickup truck was filled with bales of hay. "Who wants to ride in the back with the hay?" Forest asked. "I do!" Josh said. "I will, too," Ruth Rose said. "Otherwise, Josh will be scared." "Just make sure you hang on," Forest said. "We're taking the old logging road through the woods and it's pretty bumpy." Ruth Rose and Josh scrambled into the truck's bed and sat on hay bales. Dink climbed into the cab next to Forest. Forest started the truck and drove into the trees. Dink bounced in his seat as the tires rolled over bumps in the road. Low branches brushed the top of the cab. Dink turned around to look through the rear window. Josh and Ruth Rose were laughing and

福里斯特把水果放回冰箱，孩子们跟着他走出了厨房门。 他把他们带到谷仓后面的碎石停车场。 福里斯特的皮卡车上装满了一捆捆的干草。 “谁想和干草一起坐在后面?”森林问道。 “我做的!”杰克说。“我也会的，”露丝·罗斯说。 “否则，乔希会害怕的。” “一定要坚持住，”福里斯特说。 “我们走的是穿过树林的旧伐木路，路很颠簸。” 露丝·罗斯和乔希爬上卡车的床，坐在干草捆上。 丁克爬上了弗瑞斯特旁边的出租车。 弗瑞斯特发动卡车，开进树林里。 丁克在座位上跳来跳去，因为轮胎在路上颠簸。 低矮的树枝拂过驾驶室的顶部。 丁克转身从后窗往外看。 乔什和露丝·罗斯在笑

holding on to the sides of the truck. A few minutes later, they came out of the woods. Up ahead Dink saw a barn and a house. Forest pulled into the driveway and stopped behind another truck. A dog was tied to a nearby tree. He leaped up and started barking. "Calm down, Buster," Forest said out his window. "Be a good dog." A man came from behind the barn. He was wearing a work shirt, jeans, and a leather belt with a big silver buckle. Muddy rubber boots came up nearly to his knees. "Lie down, Buster," the man said. Buster stopped barking and flopped down on the ground. "Afternoon, Tinker," Forest said.

抓住卡车的两边。 几分钟后，他们走出了树林。 丁克看到前面有一个谷仓和一所房子。 福里斯特把车开进车道，停在另一辆卡车后面。 一只狗被拴在附近的一棵树上。 他跳起来开始叫。 “冷静点，假人老兄。”福雷斯特从他的窗户里说。 “做一只好狗。”一个人从谷仓后面走了出来。 他穿着一件工作衬衫和牛仔裤，系着一条带银色大扣的皮带。 泥泞的胶靴几乎到了他的膝盖。 “躺下，巴斯特，”那人说。 巴斯特停止了吠叫，扑通一声倒在地上。 “下午好，小补匠。”

Tinker Bunks walked over and leaned on the door. He had a thin face, sharp blue eyes, and thick brows. "Good day to you, Forest," he said. "That horse I sold you still running like the wind?" Forest nodded and smiled. "He's won every race so far," he said. "Winnin' is good," Mr. Bunks said. He looked off into the distance for a few seconds. "But I'm glad the racing business is behind me now. A lot of work, horses." He peered into the cab. "So what brings you here today?" "I'm afraid Whirlaway has disappeared again," Forest told Mr. Bunks. "Any chance he's come to visit his mother?" Mr. Bunks arched his eyebrows. "Not so far as I know," he said, glancing toward the barn. "Let's go have a look." The kids followed Mr. Bunks and Forest into a large barn. As they entered, Dink heard a horse whinny. "We hear you, Biscuit," Mr. Bunks said.

补锅匠班克斯走过去，靠在门上。 他有一张瘦削的脸，锐利的蓝眼睛和浓密的眉毛。 “你好，福雷斯特。”他说。 “我卖给你的那匹马还跑得飞快吗?”福里斯特点点头，笑了。 “到目前为止，他赢得了每一场比赛，”他说。 “赢了很好，”邦克斯说。 他向远处看了几秒钟。 “但我很高兴赛车生意现在已经离我而去。 马，有很多事要做。”他朝马车里看了看。 “今天是什么风把你吹来的?”“恐怕旋风又不见了。”福雷斯特对邦克斯先生说。 “他会不会是来看他妈妈的?”班克斯先生拱起眉毛。 “据我所知没有，”他说，朝谷仓瞥了一眼。 “我们去看看吧。”孩子们跟着班克斯先生和福雷斯特走进一个大谷仓。 当他们进来的时候，丁克听到一匹马在嘶鸣。 “我们听到了，饼干先生。”班克斯先生说。

The barn was cool and dim. Dust hung in the air where sunlight came through high windows. A loft held rows of hay bales. The floor was swept clean. Dink peeked into several stalls. Each was clean and empty. Mr. Bunks stopped at a stall with its top door open. A pale brown horse with dark eyes stood there waiting. She had a small white mark on her forehead. "This is Whirlaway's mom," Forest told the kids. He patted Biscuit on her nose.

谷仓里又冷又暗。 阳光透过高高的窗户照进来，空气中飘着灰尘。 阁楼上放着一排排的干草捆。 地板被打扫干净了。 丁克偷看了几个隔间。 每一个都是干净而空的。班克斯先生在一个摊前停了下来，摊顶的门开着。 一匹黑眼睛的浅棕色马站在那儿等着。 她额头上有一块白色的小斑点。 “这是Whirlaway的妈妈，”Forest告诉孩子们。 他拍了拍饼干的鼻子。