Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Early the next morning, Ruth Rose poked her head into Dink's tent. "Wake up, you guys!" Dink shot up out of a sound sleep. "Did Tiger come back?" he asked, peering sleepily at Ruth Rose.

第二章第二天一大早，露丝·罗斯把头伸进丁克的帐篷。 “醒醒吧，伙计们!”丁克从酣睡中惊醒。 “老虎回来了吗?”他问道，睡眼惺忪地盯着露丝·罗斯。

"No, she didn't. I'm going to the police station and I want you guys to come with me." Josh rolled over in his sleeping bag. "To report a missing cat?" "No, to report a missing cat and a missing canary," Ruth Rose said. Then she ducked back out of the tent. Dink and Josh looked at each other, then crawled out after her. Ruth Rose was pacing back and forth across the lawn. "Guys, it's just too weird," she said. "Two animals disappeared from the same street on the same day!" Ruth Rose stopped pacing and looked at them. "I don't think Mozart and Tiger wandered off, I think they were stolen. I'm taking Nate home, and then you guys are coming with me to talk to Officer Fallon." Ruth Rose woke up Nate, took his hand, and marched toward her house. Dink and Josh just looked at each other and shrugged. Then they walked into Dink's house. Josh poured two bowls of cereal while Dink ran up to his room to change. Loretta, his guinea pig, squeaked a hello to Dink from her cage.

“不，她没有。我要去警察局，我希望你们跟我一起去。” 乔什在睡袋里翻了个身。 “报告一只失踪的猫?”“不，是去报告一只失踪的猫和一只失踪的金丝雀，”露丝·罗斯说。 然后她又从帐篷里钻了出来。 丁克和乔希面面相觑，然后跟在她后面爬了出来。 露丝·罗斯在草坪上踱来踱去。 “伙计们，这太奇怪了，”她说。 “两只动物在同一天从同一条街上消失了!”露丝·罗斯停下脚步，看着他们。 “我不认为莫扎特和老虎走失了，我认为它们是被偷的。 我要送内特回家，然后你们跟我一起去找法伦警官谈谈。” 露丝·罗斯叫醒了内特，拉着他的手，朝自己的房子走去。 丁克和乔希只是面面相觑，耸耸肩。 然后他们走进丁克的房子。 乔希倒了两碗麦片，丁克跑到他的房间去换衣服。 他的小白鼠洛丽塔从笼子里向丁克吱吱地打招呼。

Josh was slurping up his Weet Treets when Dink came back down. "I've been thinking," Josh said. "Wouldn't Tiger eat Mozart if someone kidnapped them both?" Dink shrugged. "I don't know. I'm not even sure that Tiger and Mozart were kidnapped," he said between bites. "But Ruth Rose is our friend, so let's go to the police station with her." Ruth Rose walked in wearing blue shorts and a red shirt. "You guys ready to go?" she asked. Dink stared. He'd never seen Ruth Rose wear two different colors at the same time. He gave Josh a look, but Josh was busy reading the back of the cereal box and didn't notice. "Yup, we're ready," Dink said, putting the bowls and glasses in the sink. They found Officer Fallon at his desk. He was typing at his computer, chewing gum, and sipping tea all at the same time. "Well, hi, gang," he said, smiling at the kids. "Going to the circus this weekend? How about some free passes?" "No thanks, we went yesterday" Dink said.

当丁克回来的时候，乔希正在吃他的“甜街”。 “我一直在想，”乔希说。 “如果有人绑架了他们俩，老虎不会吃莫扎特吗?”丁克耸耸肩。 “我不知道。我甚至不确定老虎和莫扎特是不是被绑架了，”他在吃东西的间隙说。 “但是露丝·罗斯是我们的朋友，所以我们和她一起去警察局吧。” 露丝·罗斯穿着蓝短裤和红衬衫走了进来。 “你们准备好了吗?”她问。 丁克盯着。他从未见过露丝·罗斯同时穿两种不同颜色的衣服。 他看了乔什一眼，但乔什正忙着看麦片盒背面的字，没有注意到。 “是的，我们准备好了，”丁克说着，把碗和杯子放进了水槽里。 他们发现法伦警官在办公桌旁。 他一边在电脑上打字，一边嚼口香糖，一边喝茶。 “嗨，伙计们，”他微笑着对孩子们说。 “这个周末去看马戏吗?” 免费通行证怎么样?”“不，谢谢，我们昨天去的。”丁克说。

Officer Fallon handed Josh three tickets. "Go again, on the Green Lawn Police!" "Officer Fallon, I have a problem," Ruth Rose said. He pointed at some chairs. "Have a seat. I'm all ears." "It's my cat, Tiger. She's been gone for a whole day and night," Ruth Rose said. "She's never been away from home that long! Mrs. Davis's canarydisappeared, too!" Dink had never seen Ruth Rose look or sound so serious. Officer Fallon wrote something on a sheet of paper. "I think someone in Green Lawn is stealing pets," Ruth Rose went on. "Two pets vanishing on the same day is just too weird!" "Four pets," Officer Fallon said. He opened his drawer and pulled out a sheet of paper. "Four pets are missing." "Four?" Dink and Josh said together. Officer Fallon nodded. "Last night, Dr. Pardue called. His kids' rabbit was missing from its cage. Later, Mrs. Gwynn called. It seems her parrot disappeared off her back porch."

法伦警官递给乔希三张罚单。 “再来一次，绿草坪警察!”“法伦警官，我有个问题，”露丝·罗斯说。 他指着几把椅子。 “请坐。我洗耳恭听。” “这是我的猫，老虎。她走了整整一天一夜，”露丝·罗斯说。 “她从来没有离开家那么久!”戴维斯夫人的金丝雀也不见了!”丁克从未见过露丝·罗斯如此严肃的神情和声音。 法伦警官在一张纸上写了些东西。 “我觉得绿草坪里有人在偷宠物，”露丝·罗斯接着说。 “两只宠物在同一天消失太奇怪了!”“四只宠物，”法伦警官说。 他打开抽屉，拿出一张纸。 “四只宠物不见了。”“四?”丁克和乔希异口同声地说。 法伦警官点点头。“昨晚，大夫。 Pardue调用。他孩子的兔子从笼子里不见了。 后来，格温太太打来电话。她的鹦鹉好像从后门廊消失了。”

"All yesterday?" Dink asked. Officer Fallon nodded. "I was right!" Ruth Rose said, jumping to her feet. "There is a pet-napper around here!" "Four animals disappearing on the same day does seem strange," Officer Fallon said. "In fact, I've already asked Officer Keene to look into it." He looked at Ruth Rose. "Could it be that your cat just took a little vacation, Ruth Rose? I used to have a cat who was a real wanderer." "Well, Tiger isn't," Ruth Rose answered firmly.

“昨天?”丁克问道。 法伦警官点点头。“我是对的!”露丝·罗斯说着跳了起来。 “这附近有个给宠物午睡的人!”“四只动物在同一天消失确实很奇怪，”法伦说。 “事实上，我已经让基恩警官去调查了。” 他看着露丝·罗斯。“会不会是你的猫刚刚放了个小假，露丝·罗斯?” 我曾经养过一只猫，它真的很流浪。” “嗯，老虎不是，”露丝·罗斯坚定地回答。

Officer Fallon nodded. He told the kids he'd let them know if he discovered anything. The kids left the police station and walked toward Main Street. "Sounds like you might be right, Ruth Rose," Dink said. "Maybe we should go see Mrs. Wong, just in case," Josh suggested. "People always bring her stray animals. Maybe someone found Tiger and brought her to the pet shop." Ruth Rose rewarded Josh with a huge smile. "Great idea, Josh!" They passed Howard's Barbershop. Howard was out front, sweeping his sidewalk. "Have you seen my big orange cat?" Ruth Rose called. Howard shook his head. "Sorry, Ruth Rose." At the Furry Feet pet shop, Mrs. Wong told Ruth Rose the same thing. "Nobody brought Tiger in," she said. "But I'll keep my eyes peeled." "Mrs. Davis's canary is gone, too," Dink told Mrs. Wong. "And Dr. Pardue's rabbit and Mrs. Gwynn's parrot!" Josh said.

法伦警官点点头。他告诉孩子们，如果有任何发现，他会告诉他们。 孩子们离开警察局，朝主街走去。 “听起来你可能是对的，露丝·罗斯，”丁克说。 “也许我们应该去看看黄太太，以防万一。”乔希建议道。 “人们总是给她带来流浪动物。 也许有人发现了老虎，把它带到宠物店来了。” 露丝·罗斯对乔希报以灿烂的微笑。 “好主意，乔希!”他们经过了霍华德理发店。 霍华德在门口打扫人行道。 “你看到我的橙色大猫了吗?”露丝·罗斯打来电话。 霍华德摇了摇头。“对不起，露丝·罗斯。” 在“毛脚”宠物店，黄太太对露丝·罗斯(Ruth Rose)说了同样的话。 “没人把老虎带进来，”她说。 “但我会保持警惕的。” “戴维斯太太的金丝雀也不见了，”丁克告诉黄太太。 “还有帕杜医生的兔子和格温太太的鹦鹉!”杰克说。