Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Sugar and Dirt were packing up their equipment so they could rescue Moosh from the UFO. Poppy lugged a bag full of rocks, and Sweetie carried a box of grass clippings, a tank of helium, and an orange balloon. "You can't leave me here alone!" cried the squirrel. "You CAN'T! YOU CAN'T!!" Squirrel threw himself onto the floor and grabbed Sugar's tiny leg. Sugar shook him off. "How did you do that?" asked Dirt. "My legs are too skinny to get a good grip," answered Sugar. She turned to the squirrel. "You're coming with us, Tail. But you have to keep quiet. And quit twitching. It attracts attention, and it makes me nervous." "I'm not going back out there," cried the squirrel. "Never. Never. NEVER!"

糖和土正在收拾他们的装备，以便从不明飞行物中救出穆什。 波比拖着一个装满石头的袋子，小甜甜带着一盒割草，一罐氦气和一个橙色的气球。 “你不能把我一个人留在这里！”松鼠叫道。 “你不能!你不可能! !”松鼠扑到地板上，抓住休格的小腿。 休格甩掉了他。“你是怎么做到的？”泥土问。 “我的腿太细了，抓不住，”糖回答说。 她转向松鼠。 “尾巴，你跟我们走。 但是你必须保持安静。 别抽搐了。它吸引了人们的注意，让我感到紧张。” “我不回去了，”松鼠叫道。 “从来没有。从来没有。从来没有!”

"Listen, Tail," said Sugar. "You're going to do exactly what I tell you to do. There are aliens out there. Aliens looking for chickens. My mother is out there. My mother is a chicken. Do you follow me?" The room fell quiet. The squirrel's eyes got wide again. "Don't even think about fainting, kid," said Sugar. "I'll drag you out there myself and toss you into that UFO. I'm pretty sure they'll toss you back. But I'm willing to take that risk." "You are a brave squirrel," said Dirt. "Be brave."

“听着，尾巴。”糖说。 “你要完全按照我说的去做。 外面有外星人。 外星人在找鸡。 我妈妈在外面。我妈妈是个胆小鬼。 你明白我的意思吗？”房间里静了下来。 松鼠的眼睛又睁大了。 “想都别想，小子，”休格说。 “我会亲自把你拖出去，然后把你扔进那个不明飞行物。 我很确定他们会把你扔回去。 但我愿意冒这个险。” “你是一只勇敢的松鼠。”泥土说。 “勇敢”。

"What do we do with the grass clippings?" asked Poppy. "Camouflage," said Sugar. "Poppy, you lick Sweetie. Sweetie, you lick Poppy. Then roll around in the grass clippings. You'll be camouflaged. When you're done, lick Dirt and do the same." "I will not be licked by a chicken!" announced the squirrel. "Trust me," said Sugar, "I would never ask anyone in my family to lick a squirrel. You're on your own, pal." Poppy and Sweetie followed Sugar's instructions to lick and roll. Sweetie rolled right out the door. Poppy rolled her back. When they all looked like stubby clumps of grass, Sugar said, "Now grab the rocks and head to the tomato patch. On my signal, you let loose."

“我们怎么处理剪下来的草呢？”波比问。 “伪装。”糖说。“波比，你舔甜心。 亲爱的，你舔波比。然后在草地上滚来滚去。 你会被伪装起来。当你完成后，舔泥土，然后做同样的事情。” “我不要被鸡舔！”松鼠宣布。 “相信我，”糖糖说，“我绝不会让我家里的任何人去舔松鼠。 你得靠自己了，伙计。”Poppy和Sweetie按照Sugar的指示舔和滚。 小甜心滚出了门。 波比转过身来。当它们都变成粗短的草堆时，糖说：“现在拿上石头，到番茄地去。 我一示意，你就放开。”

"Got it!" said Poppy. "But who's going to watch the shoe?" "Forget the shoe," said Sugar. "Dirt, you take the helium and stick with Tail. He's going to show you where the UFO landed. Send up the balloon when you get there. That's our target, everyone!" "Got it," answered Dirt. "What are you going to do, Sugar?" "I'd rather not say," answered Sugar, lowering her voice. "It's dangerous, and I don't want to frighten the squirrel." "You're right," agreed Dirt. "The less information he has, the better." "Move out!" said Sugar. "Wait," said the squirrel. "Wouldn't it be easier to just blow up the balloon here instead of dragging a helium tank all way across the yard?" Sugar let out a heavy sigh.

“明白了！”波比说。“但是谁来照看这只鞋呢？”“别管鞋了，”糖说。 “泥土，你带上氦气，跟着尾巴。 他将向你展示不明飞行物降落的地方。 当你到那里时，把气球送上去。 这就是我们的目标，每个人！”“明白了。”泥土回答。 “你打算怎么办，甜心？”“我还是不说为好，"休格压低声音说。 “这很危险，我不想吓到松鼠。” “你说得对。” “他掌握的信息越少越好。” “出去！”糖说。“等等，”松鼠说。 “在这里吹气球不是比拖着氦气罐穿过院子更容易吗？”糖重重地叹了口气。