15 Back to the Grind

CHAPTER FIFTEEN BACK TO THE GRIND The next day Franny went to school as herself. There was no reason to pretend anymore. The kids were afraid of her and probably always would be. Worse yet, Miss Shelly was probably afraid of her now too.

第十五章回到磨房第二天，弗兰尼照常去上学。 没有理由再假装了。 孩子们都怕她，而且可能永远都怕。 更糟的是，雪莉小姐现在可能也害怕她了。

Franny opened the door to her classroom slowly. Suddenly a giant cheer went up from the kids inside. "Hooray for Franny!" they yelled. "Hooray, hooray, hooray!" Franny looked around, stunned. The kids were all hugging her and thanking her for saving them. "Thank you," Miss Shelly said and hugged her closest of all.

弗兰妮慢慢地打开了教室的门。 突然，里面的孩子们发出了巨大的欢呼声。 “为弗兰尼欢呼！” “万岁，万岁，万岁！”弗兰妮环顾四周，惊呆了。 孩子们都拥抱着她，感谢她救了他们。 “谢谢你。”谢利小姐说着，紧紧地抱住了她。

Franny was shocked. She fumbled over her words. "Uh, you're welcome." "Your monster fixed the flagpole and the wall," Miss Shelly said. "And it did such a great job, the principal wants to hire it to work here." The Lunch-Meat Monster waved and grinned proudly. "You're the coolest, Franny!" the kids shouted. "You're not scared of me?" Franny asked. "Well, it would be hard not to be a little scared. I mean, you did make a monster out of cold cuts," one girl said. "But still, you're our friend. And that makes it all okay."

弗兰妮惊呆了。她结结巴巴地说着话。 “嗯，不用客气。”“你的怪物修好了旗杆和墙，”谢莉小姐说。 “它做得非常好，校长想雇它来这里工作。” 午餐肉怪物自豪地挥手笑着。 “你是最酷的，弗兰尼！”孩子们喊道。 “你不怕我吗？”弗兰妮问道。 “嗯，不害怕是很难的。 我是说，你确实把冷盘做成了怪物，”一个女孩说。 “不过，你毕竟是我们的朋友。 这样就没事了。”

"Friend!" Franny said. "Yeah, I am your friend. Just the way I am, just the way you are. Friends!"

“朋友!”弗兰妮说。“是的，我是你的朋友。 就像我一样，就像你一样。 朋友!”