8. Flat Pal

8 Flat Pal A few weeks later Arthur and Stanley stood in a circle of friends in the schoolyard. Eduardo's song had become a big hit at school since they'd returned home and taught it to everyone. Now Arthur was pumping his hands through the air in the center of the circle and rapping: "Show your gratitude! Get the flattitude!

几个星期后，阿瑟和斯坦利站在校园里的一群朋友中间。 自从他们回家并把这首歌教给每个人之后，爱德华多的歌就在学校里大受欢迎。 现在阿瑟在圆圈中心的空中挥舞着双手，嘴里念叨着:“表达你的感激之情!摆好姿态!

Rock like the kid who rolls like a mat!" Their friends made beats with their mouths and took turns singing verses. At the end of the

像席子一样滚动的孩子一样摇摆!”他们的朋友们用嘴打拍子，轮流唱诗。 在最后

song, Arthur pointed to Stanley, and Stanley leaped in the air, landed on his back, did some waves with his body on the ground, and flipped to his feet, his arms crossed. Everyone cheered. It's not so bad having fans, thought Stanley. Arthur and Stanley rapped all the way home, and people occasionally leaned out of their car windows to sing along with them. It was a blustery day, but Stanley kind of liked the way the wind brushed up against his feet. Arriving home, the boys burst through their bedroom door. Stanley was surprised to find two letters on his bed. One was from Eduardo, telling Stanley what he'd recently learned about the French Revolution. The other was from Calamity Jasper. Stanley opened the envelope and was surprised to see a small, flat figure fall out. But instead of being shaped like him, it wore cowboy boots, a worn brown vest, and a cowboy hat over its brown pigtails. Stanley flipped it over. On the back it read "Next time, I'm travelin' with you, pardner!"

阿瑟指了指斯坦利。斯坦利腾空一跳，仰面着地，身体在地上做了几个波浪，然后翻了起来，双臂交叉。 每个人都欢呼起来。有粉丝也没那么糟，斯坦利想。 阿瑟和斯坦利在回家的路上一路说唱，偶尔有人从车窗探出头来和他们一起唱歌。 那天刮着大风，但斯坦利有点喜欢风拂过他脚的感觉。 回到家，男孩们冲进卧室的门。 斯坦利惊讶地发现床上有两封信。 一封来自爱德华多，告诉斯坦利他最近对法国大革命的了解。 另一封来自Calamity Jasper。 斯坦利打开信封，惊讶地看到一个又小又平的身影掉了出来。 但它的形状不像他，而是穿着牛仔靴，穿一件破旧的棕色背心，棕色小辫上戴着一顶牛仔帽。 斯坦利把它翻过来。背面写着:“下次，我和你一起旅行，伙伴!”

Stanley grinned and tacked Flat Jasper to his bulletin board, alongside all the other souvenirs from his adventures.

斯坦利咧嘴一笑，把扁平的贾斯帕钉在布告栏上，和他历险的纪念品放在一起。