Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Rabbits like to stay close to cover," said Dirt, leading the squad along the long back fence of the yard. "Try to think like a rabbit," she continued. "Which way would a rabbit go?" "If I were a rabbit, I would go that way." Sugar pointed. "If I were a rabbit," said Dirt, "I wouldn't go that way because that's the way to the mall, and I would sense the vibrations of the heavy traffic." "Exactly," said Sugar, turning around. "And when I sensed those vibrations, I would turn around and go that way, behind the tomato patch, and through the hole in fence that we dug last year to reach the trampoline in the neighbor's yard." "If I were a rabbit," said Dirt, "my keen hearing would pick up on all those kids in the yard with the

兔子喜欢躲在隐蔽的地方。”土儿说着，领着小分队沿着院子后面的长篱笆走。 “试着像兔子一样思考，”她继续说。 “兔子会走哪条路？”“如果我是一只兔子，我会走那条路。” 糖指出。“如果我是一只兔子，”泥土说，“我不会走那条路，因为那是去购物中心的路，而且我能感觉到拥挤的交通带来的震动。” “没错，”休格说着，转过身来。 “当我感觉到这些振动时，我就会转过身去，走到番茄地后面，穿过我们去年在篱笆上挖的洞，到达邻居家院子里的蹦床。” “如果我是一只兔子，”泥土说，“我敏锐的听觉会听到院子里那些孩子的声音。

trampoline, and I would determine that it might not be the best way to go." "I gotta hand it to you, kid," said Sugar. "You're a better fake rabbit than I am." "That means so much to me, Sugar," answered Dirt. "Thank you." "All right, kid," said Sugar, turning serious. "Enough blubbering." The sky grew dark, and the chickens pressed even closer to the fence for some cover from the wind.

蹦床，我认为这可能不是最好的选择。” “我得佩服你，孩子，”休格说。 “你做假兔子比我好。” “这对我意义重大，甜心。”泥土回答。 “谢谢你。”“好吧，孩子。”休格严肃起来。 “够了又哭又闹。”天渐渐黑了下来，鸡们更靠近栅栏，想找个地方避风。

"What are we going to do when we find the rabbit?" asked Sweetie. "Throw the pillowcase over his head and drag him back to safety. That rabbit has no business in the wild," answered Sugar. "The bag part sounds a little... extreme," said Dirt. Hard drops of rain bounced off their heads. "We can just gently lead him back to the yard." "Do rabbits actually live in the wild?" asked Sweetie.

“找到兔子后我们该怎么办？”小甜甜问。 “把枕套套在他头上，把他拖到安全的地方。 那只兔子在野外没有什么事，”糖回答说。 “袋子的部分听起来有点…… 太极端了。”沉重的雨点从他们的头上弹回来。 “我们可以轻轻地把它引回院子里。” “兔子真的生活在野外吗？”小甜甜问。

"Of course," replied Dirt. The chickens raised the tarp up over their heads for cover from the storm. "How do they protect themselves without marshmallows and mustaches?" asked Sweetie. "Excellent question," said Sugar. "Mostly they run," answered Dirt. "They are also are very good at hiding and staying perfectly still." "Speaking of still, doesn't the yard seem kind of quiet?" asked Sweetie. "Yeah, where is everybody?" asked Poppy. "I don't hear any birds or see any squirrels...." "Good observation, Poppy," said Dirt. "Lots of animals have the instinct to take cover and lay low when they sense bad weather or danger." "Maybe we should... do that too?" suggested Poppy. He looked up at the dark sky. "Chickens don't run from danger, kid," said Sugar, rain dripping from the corners of her wet mustache. A deep boom of thunder opened up the sky and shook the fence. Lightning cracked right on its heels,

“当然。”泥土回答。 鸡把防水布盖在头上以躲避暴风雨。 “没有棉花糖和胡子，他们怎么保护自己呢？”甜心问。 “问得好，”糖说。 “大多是跑。”泥土回答。 “它们也非常擅长隐藏和保持完全静止。” “说到安静，院子里是不是有点安静？”小甜心问。 “是啊，大家都去哪儿了？”波比问。 “我没有听到任何鸟的声音，也没有看到任何松鼠....” “观察得好，波比。”泥土说。 “很多动物在感觉到恶劣天气或危险时，都有一种寻找掩体的本能。” “也许我们应该……波比建议道。 他抬头看了看黑暗的天空。 “小鸡是不会逃避危险的，孩子，”糖糖说，雨水从她湿漉漉的胡子上滴落下来。 一声深沉的雷声划破了天空，震动了栅栏。 闪电紧跟着它，

and the rain came down so hard, it knocked the chickens to the ground. "What should we do?" asked Sweetie, her eyes wide. "RUN!!!!" yelled Sugar.

雨下得很大，把鸡都打倒在地。 “我们该怎么办？”小甜甜问，眼睛睁得大大的。 “快跑！！！！”糖喊道。