TIG in the DUMPS

Tig in the Dumps. Written by Michaela Morgan. Illustrated by Mike Phillips.

《垃圾箱里的蒂格》。作者：迈克亚·摩根。插画：迈克·菲利普斯。

1. In Trouble Tig always tried to sit still. Tig always tried not to wriggle. But he just couldn't stay still. It seemed as if his head was full of dreams and his pants were full of ants. And the school chairs really were very hard.

1. 闯祸了 蒂格总想安安静静坐着。 蒂格总努力忍着不扭来扭去。 可他就是坐不住。 他好像脑子里装满了奇思妙想，裤子里爬满了小蚂蚁似的。 再说学校的椅子也真的太硬啦。

Have you heard a word I've said? asked Miss Simmons. Oh yes Miss! said Tig. I heard every word. Well, what did I say then? Tig thought for a moment. Can't you remember Miss? he wondered.

“你刚才听我说话了吗？”西蒙斯老师问。 “听啦老师！”蒂格说。 每个字我都听到啦。 “那好啊，我刚才说什么了？” 蒂格想了一会儿。 “老师您自己不记得了吗？”他纳闷地问。

Miss Simmons exploded. Are you trying to be cheeky? No, Miss! Tig protested. I'm not trying to be cheeky at all. It was true. Tig never tried to be cheeky. He never tried to get into trouble. In fact, he always tried to be good. But somehow, things just never worked out.

西蒙斯老师气炸了。 “你是故意耍调皮吗？” “没有啊老师！” 蒂格连忙辩解。 我真的一点都没故意耍调皮。 他说的是实话。 蒂格从来不会故意调皮。 他也从来不想闯祸。 其实他一直都想做个乖孩子。 可不知怎么的，事情总没法顺他的意。

He had heard every word Miss Simmons had said. She'd said, Tomorrow is book day. You can all dress up as a book character. There is a fantastic prize for the best costume. And please think carefully about your costume. Last year everybody came as pop singers. Try to be different.

西蒙斯老师说的话他每个字都听见了，老师刚才说： “明天是读书日，你们都可以打扮成书中的角色。” “最佳服装会有超级棒的奖品哦。大家要认真想想自己的服装。” “去年大家都打扮成流行歌手，今年要有点新意哦。”

Think of all the lovely books you've read in school. Look! Miss Simmons waved her hand at a display of books and posters. You could be a character from any of these books. You could be... Sherlock Holmes A detective The Hobbit Or a Hobbit Hercules Or a Superhero

“想想你们在学校读过的所有有趣的书呀，看！” 西蒙斯老师对着一排图书和海报挥了挥手。 “你们可以扮成这些书里的任意一个角色，比如……” 夏洛克·福尔摩斯——一名侦探 《霍比特人》——或者扮成霍比特人 赫拉克勒斯——或者扮成超级英雄