6 YOU CAN’T BEAT HIS BATTER

CHAPTER SIX YOU CAN'T BEAT HIS BATTER The next morning, Igor and Franny were amazed at the platters full of gorgeous muffins, beautifully wrapped in cellophane with appealing little bows. Igor snatched one up and began unwrapping it, but Franny grabbed the muffin from him before he could take a bite. "No, Igor. These are for the bake sale. Remember?" She patted the Muffin Man on the back.

第六章你打不过他的面糊第二天早上，伊戈尔和弗兰妮看到大盘子里满是漂亮的松饼，用玻璃纸包装得很漂亮，上面还打着迷人的小蝴蝶结。 伊戈尔抓起一块，开始打开包装，但他还没来得及咬一口，弗兰妮就把松饼从他手里抢了过去。 “不,伊戈尔。这些是卖糕饼用的。 还记得吗?”她拍了拍松饼人的背。

"Nice work," she said. "We'll take these to school and see how the kids like them. If they're popular, I may need you to make a few more." The Muffin Man smiled. He really hoped the kids would like them. This was what he was made to do.

“干得好，”她说。“我们会把这些带到学校，看看孩子们喜欢不喜欢。 如果它们很受欢迎，我可能需要你再做一些。” 松饼人笑了。他真的希望孩子们会喜欢。 这是他注定要做的。

At the end of the day, Franny took the muffins to the table where Mona and Vincent were having another unsuccessful bake sale. "Put these out," Franny said. "I think the kids will like them. We can give out some free samples to get them interested." Franny crumbled a couple muffins into bite-size chunks and offered them to people passing by the table. A first grader named Danny stopped and looked at the samples.

一天结束的时候，弗兰妮把松饼拿到了莫娜和文森特的桌子上，他们正在那里进行另一次不成功的糕饼义卖。 “把这些拿出来，”弗兰妮说。 “我想孩子们会喜欢的。 我们可以提供一些免费的样品来引起他们的兴趣。” 弗兰妮把几块松饼揉成一口大小的块，递给路过的人。 一个叫丹尼的一年级学生停下来看了看这些样品。

"Just take a taste," Franny said. "It's free." He picked up a piece and took a tiny, cautious nibble. His eyes opened wide and he trembled. Danny clapped his hand over his mouth. "What's wrong?" Franny said. "Is it awful?" Danny's voice fell to a serious whisper. "It's the most delicious thing I have ever tasted in my entire life," he said. Then he dug deep into his pocket for the money to buy one. The other kids saw Danny happily devouring his muffin and they were immediately curious. After trying a sample, they also bought as many muffins as they could afford. "This is our best sale ever!" Mona told Franny. "Thanks so much for the muffins!"

“尝尝吧，”弗兰妮说。 “这是免费的。”他拿起一块，小心翼翼地咬了一小口。 他的眼睛睁得大大的，浑身发抖。 丹尼用手捂住嘴。 “怎么了?”弗兰妮说。 “可怕吗？”丹尼的声音变成了严肃的耳语。 “这是我这辈子吃过的最好吃的东西，”他说。 然后他从口袋里掏钱买了一辆。 其他的孩子看到丹尼开心地吃着他的松饼，他们立刻好奇起来。 在尝了一个样品后，他们还买了尽可能多的松饼。 “这是我们有史以来最好的一次销售！”莫娜告诉弗兰妮。 “谢谢你的松饼！”

"You really are a hero," Vincent told her. "Do you think you could make some more?" "No problem," Franny said, and smiled. "Anything to help." Franny picked up the empty plate and headed for the door, but Danny stepped in front of her.

“你真是个英雄，”文森特对她说。 “你觉得你能再做一些吗？”“没问题，”弗兰尼笑着说。 “只要能帮忙就行。”弗兰尼拿起空盘子朝门口走去，但丹尼走到她前面。

"Do you think there might be some muffin crumbs left on that plate?" he asked hopefully. "Could I have them?" Franny laughed. "Crumbs? Be serious, Danny. There will be more muffins here tomorrow." When Franny got home, the Muffin Man was sitting quietly at the kitchen table, waiting for her. "Well, they really loved your muffins," she told him. "I'd like you to make another batch, please." The fire inside his internal oven became brighter and he began arranging his mixing bowls and measuring spoons. "You better bake a dozen extra," Franny said. "If we're lucky, we might get a few more buyers tomorrow."

“你觉得盘子里会有松饼屑吗？”他满怀希望地问。 “能给我吗？”弗兰妮笑了。 “面包屑吗?认真点，丹尼。 明天这里会有更多的松饼。” 弗兰尼回到家时，松饼人正安静地坐在餐桌旁等着她。 “嗯，他们真的很喜欢你的松饼，”她告诉他。 “我想请你再做一批。” 他的内部烤箱里的火变得更亮了，他开始整理他的搅拌碗和量勺。 “你最好多烤一打，”弗兰妮说。 “如果幸运的话，明天可能会有更多的买家。”