Chapter 9

Chapter 9 "Which tree is the Grumpy Squirrel tree?" asked Dirt. "We'll find it," said Sugar. "Give me that note." Sugar closed her eyes and sniffed the note. "As I suspected," she announced. "It smells like squirrel." "Now what?" asked Dirt. "Now we follow the trail," said Sugar. Sugar, Dirt, and Sweetie made four left turns around the chicken coop to make sure they weren't being followed. Sugar stopped every few feet and sniffed. She was hot on the squirrel's trail. Her eyes were squinty. Her face was serious. Her head was down. Sugar walked across the yard, hopped over the sprinkler, and then circled the bottom of a giant maple tree.

第九章“哪棵树是暴躁松鼠树？”泥土问。 “我们会找到的，”糖说。 “把那张纸条给我。”休格闭上眼睛，闻了闻纸条。 “不出我所料，”她宣布。 “闻起来像松鼠。” “现在怎么办？”泥土问。“现在我们顺着这条路走，”休格说。 Sugar， Dirt和Sweetie绕着鸡笼向左转了四个弯，以确保他们没有被跟踪。 糖每走几英尺就停下来嗅一嗅。 她紧追着松鼠的踪迹。 她的眼睛是斜视的。她的脸很严肃。 她低着头。糖走过院子，跳过洒水装置，然后在一棵巨大的枫树底部绕了一圈。

"This is it," she said. "The trail ends here. This must be where Grumpy Squirrel lives." Dirt and Sugar looked up. Grumpy Squirrel was looking down at them. "Wow," said Dirt. "You did it! You tracked Grumpy Squirrel!" "Of course I did," asked Sugar. "The wet earth from the sprinkler really helps to raise the scent."

“就是这样，”她说。“踪迹到此为止。 这一定是臭脾气松鼠住的地方。” 泥土和糖抬起头来。不爽松鼠正低头看着他们。 “哇。”泥土说。“你做到了！”你跟踪了臭脾气松鼠！”“我当然知道，”休格问。 “洒水车喷出的湿土确实有助于提升气味。”

"There's also this obvious trail of squirrel footprints in the mud," said Sweetie. "I thought we left you in the shoe," said Sugar. "How are we going to get up there?" asked Dirt. "We're not," said Sugar. "He'll come down." The three chicks waited at the base of the tree. "Fancy meeting you here!" Grumpy Squirrel yelled down. "We got your note," said Dirt. "Did you bring the hammer?" asked Grumpy Squirrel. Sweetie held a hammer up for Grumpy Squirrel to see. "Good work," said Grumpy Squirrel. He climbed down the trunk of the tree and took the hammer from Sweetie.

“泥巴里还有明显的松鼠脚印，”小甜心说。 “我还以为我们把你留在鞋里了呢，”休格说。 “我们怎么上去呢？”泥土问。 “我们没有，”糖说。“他会下来的。” 三只小鸡在树底下等着。 “没想到在这儿见到你！”不爽松鼠朝下喊道。 “我们收到你的纸条了。”泥土说。 “你把锤子带来了吗？”暴躁松鼠问。 小甜甜举起锤子给臭脾气松鼠看。 “干得好，”不爽松鼠说。 他爬下树干，从甜心手里拿过锤子。

"Whoa!" said Sugar. She grabbed the hammer back. "Wait just a second there, Grumpy Squirrel. First, you're going to tell me exactly what kind of plans you have that require a hammer. It's a little odd for a tree rodent to need one, don't you think?" "I'm just going to crack open some acorns," answered Grumpy Squirrel. "But I thought all your acorns had been stolen," said Dirt. "I have some... emergency acorns," answered Grumpy Squirrel. "But they are old and a little stale. I, um, need the hammer to get them open."

“哇！”糖说。她把锤子夺了回来。 “等一下，臭脾气松鼠。 首先，你得确切地告诉我你有什么样的计划需要锤子。 一只树齿动物需要一个，这有点奇怪，你不觉得吗？”“我正要敲开一些橡子，”不爽松鼠回答说。 “我还以为你所有的橡子都被偷了呢。”泥土说。 “我有一些……应急橡子，”脾气暴躁的松鼠回答。 “但是它们太旧了，有点陈腐。 我，嗯，需要锤子把它们敲开。”

Grumpy Squirrel grabbed the hammer from Sugar and darted up the tree. Dirt jumped on his tail. Sugar jumped on Dirt. Sweetie jumped on Sugar. "Hang on!" yelled Dirt. Grumpy Squirrel ran full speed up the trunk of the tree and then made a sharp left turn. He ran to the end of a branch and then leaped off it, flying through the air and aiming for a branch of the neighboring tree. He missed. "AAAAAHHHH!" yelled Grumpy Squirrel. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!" yelled Sugar. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH yelled Dirt. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA yelled Sweetie.

脾气暴躁的松鼠从糖糖手里抢过锤子，飞快地爬上了树。 泥土跳上了它的尾巴。糖跳到泥土上。 小甜甜跳到糖糖身上。“坚持住！” 臭脾气松鼠全速跑上树干，然后向左急转弯。 他跑到一根树枝的末端，然后跳了下来，在空中飞，瞄准隔壁树的一根树枝。 他错过了。“啊——啊——啊！” “AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH ! !”糖嚷道。 土土大叫。 小甜心大叫。