Chapter 3

Chapter 3 The kids left the pet shop and headed up Main Street. They walked slowly, thinking about what to do. "I've read about scientists stealing animals to use in experiments," Josh said. "That's awful!" Dink said.

孩子们离开宠物店，朝主街走去。 他们慢慢地走着，想着该怎么办。 “我读过关于科学家偷动物做实验的报道，”乔希说。 “这太可怕了!”丁克说。

"I don't want Tiger used in some experiment!" said Ruth Rose. "We have to find those animals. Where do the Gwynns and the Pardues live?" "The Gwynns live over by us, on Thistle Court," Dink said. "Why don't we go talk to them?" Ruth Rose said. "Maybe the pet-napper left some clues." The kids cut through the high school grounds and passed the circus trailers. A few of the workers were sitting at a picnic table drinking coffee. They waved when the kids walked by. "Which house is the Gwynns'?" Ruth Rose asked when they reached Thistle Court. "That big gray one," Josh said. The mailbox in front said GWYNN in black letters. Ruth Rose walked up the steps and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Gwynn opened the door. "Hi, kids! How's your summer so far?" she asked. "Not so great," Ruth Rose said. "Someone stole my cat yesterday." "Oh, Ruth Rose, how awful! My parrot disappeared yesterday, too!" "So did Mrs. Davis's canary," Josh added.

“我不想让老虎做实验!”鲁斯·罗斯说。 “我们必须找到那些动物。 格温家和帕迪厄家住在哪里?”“格温一家住在我们那边的蓟苑，”丁克说。 “我们为什么不去和他们谈谈呢?”露丝·罗斯说。 “也许睡宠物的人留下了一些线索。” 孩子们穿过高中场地，经过马戏团的拖车。 几个工人正坐在野餐桌旁喝咖啡。 孩子们走过时，他们挥手致意。 “哪座房子是格温家的?”当他们到达蓟苑时，露丝·罗斯问道。 “那个灰色的大家伙，”乔希说。 前面的邮筒上用黑字写着“格温”。 露丝·罗斯走上台阶，按响了门铃。 格温太太打开了门。 “嗨,孩子们!“到目前为止，你的夏天过得怎么样?”她问。 “不太好，”露丝·罗斯说。 “昨天有人偷了我的猫。” “哦，露丝·罗斯，太可怕了!我的鹦鹉昨天也不见了!”“戴维斯夫人的金丝雀也是，”乔希补充说。

"We just came from the police station," Dink put in. "Officer Fallon told us about your parrot. Dr. Pardue's rabbit is also missing." Mrs. Gwynn's mouth fell open. "My goodness! Do you mean that four pets disappeared yesterday?" "We think so," Ruth Rose said. "Where was your parrot when you last saw him?" "On my back porch, in his cage," Mrs. Gwynn said. "Can we see the cage?" Dink asked. Mrs. Gwynn took them through the kitchen to a screened-in back porch. A cage stood in one corner. "Archie likes it out here," said Mrs. Gwynn. "He can watch the other birds in the trees. Yesterday I came out to have my lunch, but he was gone." Dink checked the screen door that led to the backyard. "Was this locked?" he asked. "I don't really remember. We often leave it unlocked," Mrs. Gwynn said. "Could Archie have opened his cage door himself?" Josh asked.

“我们刚从警察局回来，”丁克插嘴说。 “法伦警官跟我们说了你的鹦鹉。 帕杜博士的兔子也不见了。” 格温太太张大了嘴。 “我的天哪!你是说昨天那四只宠物不见了吗?”“我们是这么认为的，”露丝·罗斯说。 “你最后一次见到你的鹦鹉时，它在哪儿?”“在我的后门廊，在他的笼子里，”格温太太说。 “我们能看看笼子吗?”丁克问道。 格温太太带着他们穿过厨房，来到一个用纱窗围起来的后门廊。 一个角落里放着一只笼子。 “阿奇喜欢这里，”格温太太说。 “他可以在树上观察其他的鸟。 昨天我出来吃午饭，他却不见了。” 丁克检查了通往后院的纱门。 “门锁上了吗?”他问。 “我真的不记得了。我们经常不锁门，”格温太太说。 “会不会是阿奇自己打开笼子的门?”杰克问。

Mrs. Gwynn shook her head. "We always keep a clothespin on his door to make sure he can't open it." "So someone must have stolen him," Ruth Rose said. "Oh, dear, I don't like to think of crime in Green Lawn," Mrs. Gwynn said with a sigh. "Can I offer you kids something to drink? It's pretty warm." "No thanks," Ruth Rose said. "But do you mind if we look in your phone book for Dr. Pardue's address?" "They're at number three Pheasant Lane," Mrs. Gwynn said. "I drop Mike off there to play tennis with Andy Pardue." The kids thanked Mrs. Gwynn and hurried to Main Street. "This is getting weirder and weirder," Dink said. "A canary and a parrot were snatched right out of their cages in broad daylight. With people home!" "And Tiger was probably in my backyard when she was taken," Ruth Rose said. They waved to Mr. Paskey at the Book Nook and headed up Aviary Way. Three Pheasant Lane

格温太太摇了摇头。 “我们总是在他的门上放一个衣夹，以确保他打不开。” “所以一定是有人把他偷走了，”露丝·罗斯说。 “哦，天哪，我不喜欢想到绿草坪的犯罪，”格温太太叹了口气说。 “我能给你们这些孩子拿点喝的吗?” 天气很暖和。”“不，谢谢，”露丝·罗斯说。 “但是您介意我们在您的电话簿上查一下您的医生吗?” Pardue地址吗?”“他们在野鸡巷三号，”格温太太说。 “我把迈克送到那里，让他和安迪·帕杜打网球。” 孩子们谢过格温太太，匆匆赶往主街。 丁克说:“这变得越来越奇怪了。 “一只金丝雀和一只鹦鹉在光天化日之下从笼子里被抓了出来。 有人在家!”鲁斯·罗斯说:“老虎被抓走的时候可能就在我家后院。” 他们在书角向帕斯基先生挥了挥手，然后朝艾维里路走去。 三野鸡巷

was a big green house surrounded by tall trees. A kid holding a tennis racket was sitting on the front porch. "Hi," Ruth Rose said, walking up to the porch. "Is Dr. Pardue home? We'd like to talk to him about his rabbit." "I'm Andy Pardue," the kid said. "Violet's my rabbit. Why? Did you find her?" "No, but my cat is missing, too," Ruth Rose said. "And so are two other pets in town." Dink glanced around the Pardues' front yard. "When did your rabbit disappear?" he asked Andy. "After lunch yesterday," he said. "My sister ran into the house screaming. I went out to the cage, and the door was wide open. Violet was gone." "Can you show us the cage?" Ruth Rose asked. Andy led them to the backyard. An empty rabbit hutch stood under a tree. "Was the cage locked?" Josh asked. "Yep, I lock it every night myself."

是一座高大的绿树环绕的大房子。 一个小孩拿着网球拍坐在前廊上。 “嗨，”露丝·罗斯边说边走向门廊。 “帕杜医生在家吗?”我们想和他谈谈他的兔子。” “我是安迪·帕杜，”孩子说。 “维奥莱特是我的兔子。为什么?你找到她了吗?”“没有，但我的猫也不见了，”露丝·罗斯说。 “镇上的另外两只宠物也是。” 丁克环视了一下帕迪家的前院。 “你的兔子什么时候消失的?”他问安迪。 “昨天午饭后，”他说。 “我妹妹尖叫着跑进屋里。 我走到笼子前，门大开着。 维奥莱特不见了。”“你能给我们看看笼子吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 安迪把他们带到后院。 树下有一个空的兔笼。 “笼子锁上了吗?”杰克问。 “是的，我自己每天晚上都锁。”

Andy Pardue gave them a sharp look. "What's going on, anyway? A ring of animal thieves?" "That's what we're trying to find out," Dink said. "Well, let me know what you dig up," said Andy. "Boy, I'd like to get my hands on the creep

安迪·帕杜狠狠地看了他们一眼。 “到底发生了什么事?”一个偷动物的团伙?”丁克说:“这就是我们想要弄清楚的。” “好吧，让我知道你挖到了什么，”安迪说。 “天哪，我真想抓住那个变态