Chapter 3

Chapter 3 "Before we do anything drastic," said Dirt, "I think we need to confirm that Barbara isn't actually in the house. For all we know, she's in the basement doing laundry." "Dirt has a point," said Sugar. "We'll do a quick search of the house—" RING!!! The squad jumped at the sound of the phone. RING!!! "Answer it!!" cried Poppy. "It could be Barbara calling for help!" RING!!! "Hello?" said Dirt, tilting to the left from the weight of the receiver. Then she nodded.

“在我们做任何过激的事情之前，”污垢说，“我想我们需要确认芭芭拉实际上并不在房子里。 据我们所知，她正在地下室洗衣服呢。” “土是有道理的，”糖说。 “我们要迅速搜查一下房子——”“响！！”小队一听到电话声就跳了起来。 戒指! !“接电话！！”波比喊道。 “可能是芭芭拉在呼救！”戒指! !“喂？”小土说，因为话筒太重，身子向左倾斜。 然后她点点头。

"May I ask who's calling?" She furrowed her brow. "Just a moment, please." "It's for you," said Dirt, handing the phone to Sugar. "He won't give me a name." "Sugar here," said Sugar into the phone, before turning back to Zippy and the squad. "A little privacy, please!" She motioned for them to give her some space and then spoke into the phone again. "I see," said Sugar, nodding slowly. "Are you certain?" asked Sugar, beginning to pace.

“请问您是哪位？”她皱起眉头。 “请稍等。”“是给你的。”泥土说着，把电话递给了休格。 “他不肯给我一个名字。” “我是休格，”休格对着电话说，然后转身面对齐皮和队员们。 “请给我一点隐私！”她示意他们给她一些空间，然后又对着电话说了起来。 “我明白了，”休格慢慢地点点头说。 “你确定吗？”糖问道，开始踱步。

"Big thing? Brown? Scary?" asked Sugar, nodding for another minute. "Ra-BUM? Ra- BUM? You're certain? I see." Sugar placed the receiver back on the hook. "Who was that?" asked Dirt. "Dangerous Danny Finnegan," said Sugar. "Guinea pig who lives in the house behind us. Owes me a couple of favors." "What's a big, brown, scary thing?" asked Dirt. "A bear!" yelled Sweetie with mouthful of pineapple. "Wait a minute.... That was too easy." "'Ra-BUM? Ra-BUM?'" asked Dirt. "No idea," said Sugar. "Dangerous Danny mumbled something about a headless bear and a funny sound. But he didn't have breakfast this morning, either, so I'm not sure he's thinking clearly."

“大事?布朗吗?吓人吗？”糖问道，又点了点头。 “Ra-BUM ?Ra -屁股?你一定吗? 我明白了。”糖把听筒放回钩子上。 “那是谁？”泥土问。 “危险的丹尼·芬尼根，”休格说。 “住在我们后面房子里的豚鼠。 他欠我几个人情。” “那个又大又吓人的棕色东西是什么？”泥土问。 “一只熊！”小甜甜嘴里叼着菠萝大叫。 “等一下....那太容易了。” “‘Ra-BUM吗?Ra-BUM吗?’”泥土问。 “不知道，”糖说。危险的丹尼咕哝着说有只无头熊和一种奇怪的声音。 但是他今天早上也没有吃早饭，所以我不确定他是否想清楚了。”

"How did Dangerous Danny know to call you here?" asked Dirt. "A little bird told him," said Sugar, turning to Zippy. "Now, we're going to need the Hammer." "What on earth for?!" asked Dirt. "Hammer, with a capital 'H,'" said Sugar. "She's a house mouse, tiny little thing, spends most of her time in the basement." "Why do they call her the Hammer?" asked Poppy. "You don't want to know," explained Zippy right before he let out a long, slow, deep whistle. Then two short higher-pitched ones. A small, gray mouse appeared from someplace behind the oven. "Hammer, you know Zippy, and this is the squad—Dirt, Poppy, and that rolling ball of rainbow down there is Sweetie." They exchanged polite nods. "Did you happen to see Barbara in the basement this morning?" "Our Barbara?" replied Hammer.

“危险的丹尼是怎么知道叫你来的？”泥土问。 “一只小鸟告诉他的，”糖说着转向齐皮士。 “现在，我们需要锤子。” “这到底是为了什么？”泥土问。 “锤子，大写的‘H’，”休格说。 “她是一只家鼠，很小的小东西，大部分时间都呆在地下室里。” “为什么他们叫她锤子？”波比问。 “你不会想知道的。”齐皮解释道，然后他吹了一声又长又慢又深的口哨。 然后是两个短的高音。 一只灰色的小老鼠从烤箱后面的什么地方钻了出来。 “哈默，你认识齐皮士，这是小分队——泥土，波比，下面那个滚动的彩虹球是甜心。” 他们礼貌地点点头。 “今天早上你在地下室看到芭芭拉了吗？”“我们的芭芭拉？”哈默回答。

"Yes," said Dirt. "The Barbara in the house?" asked Hammer. "The one who feeds you and takes care of you?" "That one," said Sweetie. "Tall lady? Brown hair? Pretty blue eyes? Smells like gardenias?" asked Hammer. "Yes, that one!" said Sugar. "Drives the silver pickup truck?" "Same one," said Sugar. "Lactose intolerant?" asked Hammer. "Did not know that," said Sugar. "YES. THE SAME ONE!" shrieked Zippy. "How many Barbaras do you know??" A long, steady whistle leaked out of his face. "Well, if you're sure that's the Barbara you mean, I can confirm she has not been in the basement today."

“是的。”泥土说。“家里的芭芭拉？”哈默问。 “那个养活你，照顾你的人？”“那只，”甜心说。 “高夫人?棕色的头发吗?漂亮的蓝眼睛？ 闻起来像栀子花？”哈默问。 “对，就是那个！”糖说。 “开那辆银色小货车？”“是一样的，”糖说。 “乳糖不耐症？”哈默问。 “我还不知道呢，”糖说。 “是的。就是那个！”齐皮士尖叫道。 “你认识多少个巴巴？？”他脸上发出一声长长的、稳定的口哨。 “好吧，如果你确定那就是你说的芭芭拉，我可以证实她今天没有去过地下室。”