Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE 'Timmy is very good at investigating, George said proudly as Timmy wagged his tail. 'What's your name?' Julian asked. 'Simi. Are you here to take Treacle?' she asked nervously.

“蒂米很擅长调查，”乔治骄傲地说，蒂米摇着尾巴。 “你叫什么名字？”朱利安问道。 思米。你是来拿糖浆的吗？她紧张地问。

'Who's Treacle?' Dick asked. Simi looked down at the dog. 'Ah, Dick said. Where did you find Treacle?' 'Two days ago in Tidy's Garden. She looked frightened and lost. She was hiding under some bushes, so I brought her here.'

“蜜糖是谁?”迪克问。 西米低头看着狗。 “啊，”迪克说。你在哪里找到的糖浆？“两天前在泰蒂的花园里。” 她看上去又害怕又迷惘。 她躲在灌木丛里，所以我把她带到这儿来了。”

'Why didn't your parents try to find her real home?' asked George sharply. She didn't approve of dogs being taken from their owners.

“你父母为什么不设法为她找到真正的家呢？”乔治厉声问道。 她不赞成把狗从主人身边带走。

'Because they don't know, Simi admitted sheepishly. 'Your parents don't know that you have a dog!' Anne exclaimed.

“因为他们不知道，”西米不好意思地承认。 “你父母不知道你有条狗！”安妮喊道。

Simi nodded. 'I hid her in the shed where I've made a little bed with cushions, and I gave her water and some biscuits every day. We moved here a few weeks ago and I don't have any friends. Mummy and Daddy are busy with the bakery. They have to make sure all the cakes and buns are freshly made and sold. But Treacle is my friend! I don't feel so lonely when I'm with her.

思米点了点头。“我把她藏在棚子里，在那里我做了一张小床，上面铺着靠垫，我每天给她水和一些饼干。 我们几周前搬到这里，我没有朋友。 妈妈和爸爸正忙着烤面包。 他们必须确保所有的蛋糕和面包都是新鲜制作和销售的。 但是糖浆是我的朋友！和她在一起时，我不觉得那么孤独。

George suddenly felt very sorry for the girl. It must be awful not to have friends. 'Do you go to Tidy's Garden to play?' Julian asked kindly. Simi buried her face in the dog's fur. 'I do, but I don't know any of the other children and they never ask me to play.'

乔治突然为那个女孩感到非常难过。 没有朋友一定很可怕。 “你去泰蒂花园玩吗？”朱利安和蔼地问。 西米把脸埋在狗毛里。 “我喜欢，但我不认识其他孩子，他们也从不叫我一起玩。”