Chapter 8

Chapter 8 The chicken squad peeked through the crack between the big red double doors. "Now remember, the plan is that we're going to search the barn, interrogate the cousins, find Befrizzle, and then he'll take us to the shoe," Sugar reminded them. "Mom is not going to just let us interrogate our cousins," said Dirt. "That is a really rude thing to do," added Sweetie. "Not if Mom doesn't see it!" whispered Sugar as they tiptoed in the shadows. "Now keep it down or you'll wake the—" "There you are!" The squad looked back and saw half a dozen wide-awake chickens gathered

鸡队从两扇红色大门缝里往外偷看。 “现在记住，计划是我们要搜查谷仓，审问表兄妹，找到贝弗里兹，然后他会带我们去找鞋子。”休格提醒他们。 “妈妈不会让我们审问表兄妹的。”泥土说。 “这样做真的很粗鲁，”小甜甜补充道。 “只要妈妈看不见就行！”他俩蹑手蹑脚地走在阴影里，休格小声说。 “现在小点声，不然你会吵醒——”“你在这儿！”队员们回头一看，看见六只完全清醒的鸡聚集在一起

around the old tractor parked inside the barn. They all looked exactly like Moosh. "Which one is Mom?" whispered Dirt. "No idea," replied Sugar. "It may be a trap. Let me handle this...."

围着停在谷仓里的旧拖拉机转。 他们都长得像木什。 “哪一个是妈妈？” “不知道，”休格回答。“这可能是个陷阱。 让我来处理吧....”

"You are so adorable!" said one of the chickens. Sugar turned to her siblings. "That's not Mom." "What sweet angels!" said another chicken. "Absolutely not Mom," mumbled Sugar. One of the chickens stepped forward with her wings on her hips. She narrowed her eyes and took in a long, deep breath. Her chicken nostrils flared. "That one's Mom," said Sugar. "Your cousins have been looking all over for you," said Moosh. "They were finally so

“你太可爱了！”其中一只鸡说。 休格转向她的兄弟姐妹。 “那不是妈妈。”“多么可爱的天使啊！”另一只鸡说。 “绝对不行，妈妈。”休格咕哝道。 其中一只鸡把翅膀插在屁股上走上前。 她眯起眼睛，深深地吸了一口气。 她像鸡一样的鼻孔张开了。 “那是妈妈，”糖说。 “你的表兄妹们到处找你。”木什说。 他们终于做到了

tuckered out they all went to bed!" "We were playing hide-and-seek, Mom," fibbed Sugar. "Looks like we won!" "Off to bed with you then!" said Moosh impatiently. "More time for fun and games in the morning." She walked them over to a soft spot of hay just a few feet from where she was visiting with her sisters. "Aren't you going to sleep now too, Mom?" asked Sugar. "Too much catching up to do!" answered Moosh, her voice suddenly happy again. "We'll probably talk until the sun comes up!" Sugar and Dirt exchanged looks as they watched Moosh settle back down by the tractor, just a few feet away. "They're going to be up all night!" moaned Poppy. "We'll never find Befrizzle, and I'm never going to get my shoe back!" Sugar thought for a moment. "Dirt, come with me. Bring your notebook." Sugar and Dirt stepped over to the tractor.

累坏了，他们都上床睡觉了！”“我们在玩捉迷藏，妈妈，”休格撒谎说。 “看来我们赢了！”“那就上床睡觉吧！”穆什不耐烦地说。 “早上有更多的时间玩游戏。” 她带他们走到一块柔软的干草上，离她和姐姐们去的地方只有几英尺远。 “妈妈，你现在不也睡觉吗？”糖问道。 “追得太多了！”穆什回答，她的声音突然又高兴起来。 “我们可能会一直聊到太阳出来！”“糖”和“土”交换了一下眼色，看着穆什在几英尺外的拖拉机旁坐下。 “他们会彻夜难眠的！”波比呻吟道。 “我们永远找不到小精灵了，我也永远拿不回我的鞋子了！”糖想了一会儿。 “泥土，跟我来。带上你的笔记本。” Sugar和Dirt向拖拉机走去。

"Mom, can you help us with something?" "What is it?" asked Moosh, eyeing them suspiciously. "Well, the, um, the barn is feeling very BIG to Poppy so, um Dirt and I thought that if we could show him exactly how big it was, it would help him fall asleep...," explained Sugar as she motioned for Dirt to open her notebook. "You know how he doesn't really like new places. Right, Dirt?" "Riiight," said Dirt. "So, um, can you help us figure out the perimeter of the barn?"

“妈妈，你能帮我们个忙吗？”“怎么了？”木什问，怀疑地打量着他们。 “嗯，嗯，这个谷仓对波比来说感觉很大，所以，嗯，Dirt和我想如果我们能让他看看谷仓到底有多大，这会帮助他入睡……休格一边解释，一边示意污垢打开她的笔记本。 “你知道他不喜欢新地方。 土?”“好吧。”泥土说。 “那么，嗯，你能帮我们算出谷仓的周长吗？”