Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Help!! Help!" A squirrel came barreling into the chicken coop. He was out of breath and in a panic. "There is something big and scary in the yard!" gasped the squirrel. "It's after me!" "Describe it for me," said Sugar. She pulled her notepad out of the old shoe. "It's big and scary!!" said the squirrel. "It's BIG and it's SCARY!!" "Big and scary is not going to cut it," said Sugar. "Lots of things are big and scary, kid. My mom is big and scary. Try again."

第1章救命！！救命!”一只松鼠窜进了鸡笼。 他上气不接下气，惊慌失措。 “院子里有个又大又可怕的东西！”松鼠喘着气说。 “它在追我！”“给我描述一下，”糖说。 她从旧鞋里掏出记事本。 “它又大又可怕！！”松鼠说。 “它又大又吓人！！”“大而吓人是不够的，”休格说。 “孩子，很多东西又大又可怕。 我妈妈又大又吓人。再试一次。”

"It's ENORMOUS and FRIGHTENING," said Squirrel. Sugar put her pencil down. "Better. Keep going." "It's HUGE and TERRIFYING!" cried the squirrel. "Much better, Tail," said Sugar. She checked her notes. Big and Scary! Enormous and Frightening! Huge and Terrifying! "Maybe I can help," said Dirt. She took out her sketchpad. "What shape was it?" asked Dirt. "It was... big," answered the squirrel.

“它又大又可怕。”松鼠说。 休格放下了铅笔。 ”更好。继续。”“它又大又可怕！”松鼠叫道。 “好多了，尾巴。”糖说。 她检查了她的笔记。又大又吓人！巨大而可怕！巨大而可怕！“也许我能帮上忙。”泥土说。 她拿出速写本。 “它是什么形状的？”泥土问。 “这是……大。”松鼠回答。

"Big is not a shape," sighed Sugar. She put her notebook down. "You've got a good vocabulary, kid. But your poor shape knowledge means I can't respect you. You should go now." "Hold on, Sugar," said Dirt. "Let's figure this out. Let's start from the beginning." "It's ENORMOUS!" snapped the squirrel. He was starting to get grumpy. "I thought you said it was big," said Sugar. "Maybe I can give it a try," said Dirt. "Is it bigger than a house?" "Well, no," said the squirrel. "Is it bigger than the chicken coop?" asked Dirt.

“大不是形状，”糖叹了口气。 她放下了笔记本。 “孩子，你的词汇量很大。 但你对形状的不了解意味着我不能尊重你。 你现在应该走了。”“坚持住，甜心。”泥土说。 “让我们来解决这个问题。让我们从头开始。” “太大了！”松鼠厉声说。 他开始变得暴躁起来。 “我以为你说它很大呢，”休格说。 “也许我可以试一试。”泥土说。 “比房子还大吗？”“哦，不，”松鼠说。 “它比鸡笼还大吗？”泥土问。

"Well, no," answered the squirrel. "Is it bigger than you?" asked Dirt. "I am a brave squirrel!! Of course it's bigger than me!" said the squirrel. "Why would I be afraid of something if it wasn't bigger than me?" "Lots of people are afraid of things that are smaller than they are," said Dirt. "Well, not me," said the squirrel. "I'm only afraid of one thing and it's BIG and SCARY, and it came out of nowhere, and it's out there waiting for me!"

“哦，不，”松鼠回答说。 “它比你还大吗？”泥土问。 “我是一只勇敢的松鼠！！”它当然比我大！”松鼠说。 “如果一个东西不比我大，我为什么要害怕呢？”“很多人都害怕比自己小的东西，”Dirt说。 “好吧，不是我，”松鼠说。 “我只害怕一件事，它又大又可怕，不知从哪里冒出来的，它就在那里等着我！”

"I think we need J. J. on this case," said Sugar. "He knows the yard like the back of his paw. I'm going to run over there and ask him to join us." "Not the dog!" yelled the squirrel. "Not the DOG! NOT THE DOG!" "What's your beef with the dog, Tail?" asked Sugar. "He's big and scary!" answered the squirrel. Sugar had a hunch. "Fine, I'm just going to run outside and grab a shovel," she announced. "I'll be right back." "Not the shovel!" said Tail. "Not the SHOVEL! NOT THE SHOVEL!" "What's your beef with the shovel?" asked Sugar. "It's big and scary!" said the squirrel. "I give up, Tail," said Sugar. "Sounds to me like you're afraid of everything in the yard. Now get out of here and call me when you have a real problem." Sugar made a last note on her pad. Big and Scary! Enormous and Frightening! Huge and Terrifying!

“我认为我们需要j。j。来处理这个案子，”休格说。 “他对院子了如指掌。 我要跑过去叫他和我们一起去。” “不是狗！”松鼠喊道。 “不是狗！”不是狗！”“尾巴，你对狗有什么意见？”糖问道。 “他又大又可怕！”松鼠回答。 休格有预感。“好吧，我这就跑出去拿把铲子，”她宣布。 “我马上就回来。”“不是铲子！”尾巴说。 “不是铲子！”别用铲子！”“你对铲子有什么不满？”糖问道。 “它又大又可怕！”松鼠说。 “我放弃了，尾巴。”糖说。 “听起来你对院子里的一切都很害怕。 现在离开这里，当你有真正的问题时打电话给我。” 休格在她的笔记本上做了最后的记录。 又大又吓人！巨大而可怕！巨大而可怕！

Never mind! Just then a dark figure appeared in the doorway and cast a shadow over Dirt, Sugar, and Tail. "Everything okay in here?" asked a deep, gruff voice. Tail's eyes went wide, his face went pale, and he hit the floor.

没关系!就在这时，一个黑影出现在门口，在泥土、糖和尾巴身上投下阴影。 “这里一切都好吗？”一个低沉、沙哑的声音问道。 尾巴瞪大了眼睛，脸色变得苍白，倒在地上。