Chapter 1

Chapter 1 The birdcage bounced around in the back of Barbara's old green station wagon. Dirt, Sugar, Poppy, and Sweetie bounced along inside of it in the storage area behind the backseat. By the time Barbara pulled off the main highway, it was after 6:00 p.m. "Where are we going again?" asked Poppy. "To a farm," answered J. J. from the backseat. "What is the point of this trip again?" asked Sugar. "To see things you've never seen before," said J. J.

第一章那个鸟笼在芭芭拉那辆旧的绿色旅行车的后面跳来跳去。 污垢，糖，波比和甜心在后座后面的储物区蹦蹦跳跳。 芭芭拉驶离高速公路时，已经是下午6点多了。 “我们又要去哪儿？”波比问。 “去农场，”J. J.回答。 从后座。“这次旅行又有什么意义呢？”休格问。 “去看你从未见过的东西，”J。 J。

"I've seen everything there is to see," said Sugar. "You've barely been out of the backyard," said J. J. "You have no idea where I've been, pal," said Sugar. "Have you ever been to a farm, Mom?" asked Dirt. "I grew up on the farm, silly!" answered Moosh. "You grew up on a farm?" Sweetie gasped. "I had no idea!"

“能看的我都看过了，”休格说。 “你几乎没出过后院，”J。 J。“你根本不知道我上哪儿去了，伙计，”休格说。 “你去过农场吗，妈妈？”泥土问。 “我是在农场长大的，傻瓜！” “你是在农场长大的？”亲爱的气喘吁吁地说。 “我不知道！”

"We all have our secrets, kid," said Sugar. "Mom clearly has a dark past and doesn't want to talk about it. Let it go." "I think you're all going to enjoy it," Moosh continued. "There's wide-open space to run around, and there's even a pond! We can go fishing and swimming...." "I don't like to get wet," announced Sugar. "I'll just wait in the car." "We can build a bonfire and sing songs," offered Moosh. "I do have a beautiful singing voice," said Sugar. "I'll roll the window down a crack so you can hear me." "We'll tell stories," added Moosh. "Well, okay, I like a good story," said Sugar. "I'll stay in the car, but I'll roll down the window halfway so I can hear you." "Can we toast marshmallows?" asked Dirt. "That's a wonderful idea!" said Moosh. "Okay," said Sugar. "I'll roll the window down almost all the way, but you'll need to

“我们都有自己的秘密，孩子，”休格说。 “妈妈显然有一段黑暗的过去，她不想谈论它。 随它去吧。”“我想你们都会喜欢的，”穆什继续说。 “这里有开阔的空间可以跑来跑去，甚至还有一个池塘！”我们可以去钓鱼和游泳....” “我不喜欢浑身湿透，”糖说。 “我就在车里等着。” “我们可以生一堆篝火，然后唱歌，”穆什说。 “我确实有一副美丽的歌喉，”休格说。 “我把窗户摇开一条缝，这样你就能听到我说话了。” “我们会讲故事。”木什补充说。 “好吧，好吧，我喜欢好故事，”糖说。 “我待在车里，但我会把车窗摇下来一半，这样我就能听到你说话了。” “我们能烤棉花糖吗？”泥土问。 “好主意！”木什说。 “好吧，”糖说。“我会把窗户摇下来，但你必须这样做

bring me a really long stick so I can toast my marshmallow from the car." "You can't stay in the car for a week," said J. J. "You have no idea what I can do, pal," Sugar responded. "The best part," continued Moosh, "is that you're going to meet your whole family— cousins, aunts, uncles. It's a family reunion!" "There's more of us?" asked Dirt. "There's more of them?" asked J. J. "Of course!" replied Moosh. "How many more?" asked J. J. "Look for yourselves!" answered Moosh. The car had turned off the road and was moving slowly down a long, muddy driveway toward a two-story yellow house. Gathered on the front porch and spilling over onto the steps and into the driveway were excited, gabbling chickens in every size, shape, and color. "I've never seen so many chickens!" exclaimed Poppy.

给我一根很长的棍子，这样我就可以在车里烤棉花糖了。” “你不能在车里呆一个星期，”J说。 J。“你根本不知道我能做什么，伙计，”休格回答说。 “最妙的是，”穆什继续说，“你要去见你的全家——堂兄弟姐妹、阿姨、叔叔。 这是一个家庭聚会！”“我们还有人吗？”泥土问。 “还有更多的人吗？” J。“当然！”木什回答。 “还有多少？”jj问。 “你们自己去找吧！” 汽车驶离大路，沿着一条泥泞的长车道缓缓驶往一幢两层楼高的黄色房子。 聚集在前廊、台阶和车道上的兴奋的小鸡叽叽喳喳，大小、形状、颜色各不相同。 “我从来没见过这么多鸡！”波比惊叫道。

"I'll be in the car with Sugar," growled J. J., covering his eyes with his paws.

“我和休格在车里。” J.用爪子遮住眼睛。