Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Tail led the way with Dirt right behind him. When they got closer to the back of the house, he stopped cold. "There it is," whispered the squirrel. He pressed his body against the house. "There it IS! THERE IT IS!" Dirt stepped in front of the squirrel and placed her wing to her lips. Then she peeked around the side. She gasped. Sure enough, a few feet from the house, was a giant circle, about four feet off the ground. She had never seen it before. "That is big and scary. You were right," said Dirt. "And that is definitely a circle. Nice work!" Dirt studied the giant circle for another minute. "Although that is absolutely not forest green. Or pine green. That is clearly asparagus green. Don't you own a box of crayons?" Tail's eyes were wide. "What now?" he asked.

尾巴走在前面，泥土跟在后面。 当他们走近房子后面时，他突然停了下来。 “在那儿，”松鼠低声说。 他把身体紧贴在房子上。 “它在那儿！”它在那儿！”泥土走到松鼠面前，把翅膀放到嘴唇上。 然后她在旁边偷看了一下。 她喘着气。果然，在离房子几英尺远的地方，有一个巨大的圆圈，离地面大约四英尺。 她以前从未见过它。 “这是一个巨大而可怕的数字。你说得对。”泥土说。 “这绝对是一个圆圈。 干得好!”Dirt又研究了一分钟这个巨大的圆圈。 “虽然这绝对不是森林绿色。 或者松木绿。那显然是芦笋绿色的。 你不是有一盒蜡笔吗？”尾巴的眼睛睁得大大的。 “现在怎么办？”他问。

"We get down low and we crawl," said Dirt. "They'll never see us." "I'm big and gray! They'll see me," cried the squirrel. "They'll see ME! THEY'LL SEE ME!" "They don't want you," Dirt reminded him. "Just do as I say and everything will be fine." Tail started to turn Scaredy Squirrel Gray again. "Repeat after me," said Dirt. "I am a brave squirrel."

“我们爬得低一点。”泥土说。 “他们永远也看不到我们。”“我又大又灰！”他们会看到我的。”松鼠叫道。 “他们会看见我的！”他们会看见我的！”“他们不需要你。”土提醒他。 “照我说的做，一切都会好起来的。” 胆小的松鼠尾巴又开始变灰了。 “跟我说。”泥土说。 “我是一只勇敢的松鼠。”

"I am a brave squirrel. I am a BRAVE squirrel. I AM A BRAVE SQUIRREL!" The color returned to his face. They crawled closer to the UFO. It was hissing and popping. The air around it made everything look wavy. "Now what?" asked the squirrel.

“我是一只勇敢的松鼠。我是一只勇敢的松鼠。 我是一只勇敢的松鼠！”他的脸上又恢复了血色。 他们爬向不明飞行物。 它发出嘶嘶声和爆裂声。 周围的空气使一切看起来都是波浪状的。 “现在怎么办？”松鼠问。

"We blow up the balloon," answered Dirt, "and we tie it to that flowerpot next to the UFO." "Then what?" asked the squirrel. "We wait for the others," said Dirt calmly. "What are they going to do?" asked the squirrel. "I never know, kid," answered Dirt. "I never, ever know."

“我们把气球吹起来，”泥土回答说，“然后把它绑在UFO旁边的花盆上。” “然后呢？”松鼠问。 “我们等其他人。”泥土平静地说。 “他们要做什么？”松鼠问。 “我不知道，孩子。”泥土回答。 “我永远也不知道。”