Chapter 2

Chapter 2 When Anna was out of sight, Sugar told the squad to follow her to the back door of the house. She knocked five times fast, then waited. The door opened slowly, revealing a furry brown-and-white hamster with a unique smile, a white patch of fur around one eye, and an unmistakable whiff of pineapple and cinnamon sugar. "Stan the Cutie Man McClanahanahan!" Poppy gasped. "My name is Zigor," replied the hamster. "But you can call me Zippy." The hamster held the door open until Sugar, Dirt, Poppy, and the ball of Sweetie were inside. "You put me in an awkward position this morning, Zippy," said Sugar. "Your kid came

第二章安娜消失后，休格让小分队跟着她到房子的后门。 她使劲敲了五下门，然后等着。 门慢慢地打开了，一只棕色和白色相间的毛茸茸的仓鼠露出了独特的笑容，一只眼睛周围有一小块白色的毛，闻起来明显是菠萝和肉桂糖的味道。 “Stan the Cutie Man McClanahanahan!”罂粟气喘吁吁地说。 “我叫Zigor，”仓鼠回答。 “但是你可以叫我齐皮士。” 仓鼠一直把门打开，直到糖、泥土、波比和小甜甜球进来。 “你今天早上把我弄得很尴尬，齐皮士，”休格说。 “你的孩子来了

by, blubbering all over the place about how you had gone missing." "My kid?" asked Zippy. "Yes," said Sugar. "Anna McClanahanahan?"

到处哭着说你是怎么失踪的。” “我的孩子？”齐皮士问。“是的，”糖说。 “安娜McClanahanahan ?”

"Yes." "Dark curly hair? Freckles? Big, beautiful brown eyes?" asked Zippy. "Same one," said Sugar. "Bats in the cave?" asked Zippy. "YES!! THAT ONE!" said Sugar, exasperated. "How is it she hasn't noticed until today that you take a walk every morning from six fifteen a.m. until seven thirty a.m. in order to sneak in a delicious breakfast over here?" "She's usually not up this early," said Zippy, climbing up the reusable mesh shopping bag hanging from a hook at the end of the counter. Sugar, Dirt, Poppy, and the Sweetie rainbow ball followed his lead. "Well, something got her out of bed bright and early today," said Sugar. "Never mind that," said Zippy. "You have a much bigger problem right now." "We do?" asked Dirt. "You do," answered Zippy. "Barbara's

“是的。”“深色卷发？”雀斑吗? 又大又漂亮的棕色眼睛？”齐皮士问。 “是一样的，”糖说。“洞里有蝙蝠吗？”齐皮士问。 “是的! !那个！”休格气急败坏地说。 “她怎么直到今天才注意到你每天早上6点15分开始散步呢？” 直到早上七点半，就为了偷偷地在这里吃一顿美味的早餐？”“她通常不会起这么早的，”齐皮说着，爬上了挂在柜台一端钩子上的可重复使用的网状购物袋。 糖、土、波比和彩虹甜球跟着他。 “是啊，她今天一大早就起床了，"休格说。 “没关系，”齐皮说。 “你现在有一个更大的问题。” “是吗？”泥土问。“你知道，”齐皮回答。 “芭芭拉

missing." "Our Barbara?" asked Dirt. "Yes," answered Zippy. "The Barbara in the house?" asked Poppy. "The one who feeds us and takes care of us?" "That one," said Zippy. "Tall lady? Brown hair? Pretty blue eyes? Smells like gardenias?" asked Sweetie. "YES," said Zippy. "Drives the silver pickup truck?" asked Sugar.

失踪。”“我们的芭芭拉？” “是的，”齐皮回答。“家里的芭芭拉？”波比问。 “那个养活我们，照顾我们的人？”“那只，”齐皮说。 “高夫人?棕色的头发吗?漂亮的蓝眼睛？ 闻起来像栀子花？”甜心问。 “是的，”齐皮说。“开那辆银色小货车？”休格问。

"YES. THE SAME ONE! How many Barbaras do you know?!?" A long steady whistle came out through his teeth. "What makes you so sure she's missing?" asked Dirt. "She probably just left the house, you know, like people do." "Barbara is a creature of habit," said Zippy the Whistle. "Every Saturday, she drinks a cup of coffee and eats a healthy breakfast of fresh fruit, rolled oats, and a dash of cinnamon sugar." "Go on," said Sugar. "Well, before she does that, she opens the front door and grabs the newspaper, which is always delivered in a plastic bag on the stoop. The newspaper comes early, around six twenty-two a.m. That's when I climb into the bag and wait." "Go on," said Sugar. "Barbara brings in the newspaper bag and places it on the counter. I climb out while she

“是的。同一个！你认识多少个巴巴？！？”一声长而稳定的口哨从他的牙齿里传出来。 “你凭什么这么肯定她失踪了？”泥土问。 “她可能只是离开了家，你知道，就像其他人一样。” “芭芭拉是个有习惯的人，”哨子齐皮说。 “每个星期六，她都会喝一杯咖啡，吃一顿健康的早餐，包括新鲜水果、燕麦片和少许肉桂糖。” “说下去，”糖说。“嗯，在那之前，她打开前门，拿起报纸，报纸总是装在塑料袋里放在门廊上。 报纸送到很早，大约早上6点22分。 这时我就会爬进袋子里等待。” “说下去，”糖说。芭芭拉把报纸袋拿进来，放在柜台上。 我爬出去，而她