Chapter 0

THE CHICKEN SQUAD INTO THE WILD Yet Another Misadventure by DOREEN CRONIN ILLUSTRATED BY STEPHEN GILPIN

《进入野外的鸡队》多琳·克罗宁的又一次不幸遭遇，斯蒂芬·吉尔平配图

Introductions Welcome to the yard! The name is John Joseph Tully; J. J. for short. I was a search-and-rescue dog for seven years, but my days of dangerous missions and daring rescues are behind me. Sure, I miss being a hero, but Barbara's backyard is an okay kind of place once you get used to it. Everybody knows the rules—and everybody follows 'em. Except for the chickens, and the neighbor who likes to run his power saw a little too early in the morning. Luckily, somebody keeps chewing through his extension cord—but I don't know anything about that.

欢迎来到院子里！他叫约翰·约瑟夫·徒利；J。 简而言之。我当了七年的搜救犬，但我那些危险的任务和大胆的救援已经过去了。 当然，我怀念当英雄的日子，但一旦习惯了，芭芭拉家的后院还是不错的。 每个人都知道规则，每个人都遵守规则。 除了鸡，还有那个喜欢在大清早开电锯的邻居。 幸运的是，有人一直在咬他的延长线——但我对此一无所知。

As for the chickens, I found them on the clothesline this morning, blowing in the wind between the socks and the pillowcases. Here they are:

至于鸡，今天早上我发现它们在晾衣绳上，在袜子和枕套之间随风飘荡。 它们是：

Dirt: Short, yellow, fuzzy Real Name: Peep Specialty: Foreign languages, math, colors, computer codes

污垢：短，黄，模糊真实姓名：Peep专业：外语，数学，色彩，计算机代码

Sugar: Short, yellow, fuzzy Real Name: Little Boo Specialty: Breaking and entering, interrupting

糖：短的，黄色的，毛茸茸的真实姓名：小Boo专长：擅闯民宅，插嘴