Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 The barn behind the 4-H pavilion was in shambles. Security guards ran to and fro, trying to calm the angry alpaca owners. And fair workers ran to and fro, trying to calm the animals nervous about their angry owners! Daniel hopped onto a nearby bench. "Look!" he said, pointing to the far side of the crowd. "There's Ms. Margery!" They made their way to a tall woman with a concerned look on her face. The woman wore a pink plaid shirt with faded jeans. She was talking to one of the fair staff members.

第2章四神会亭子后面的谷仓一片狼藉。 保安人员跑来跑去，试图安抚愤怒的羊驼主人。 公平的工人跑来跑去，试图安抚动物们对他们愤怒的主人的紧张情绪！丹尼尔跳上了附近的一张长凳。 “看！”他指着人群的另一边说。 “玛杰里小姐来了！”他们朝一个高个子女人走去，脸上带着关切的神情。 那个女人穿着一件粉红色的格子衬衫和褪色的牛仔裤。 她在和一个公平的工作人员说话。

"Are you sure my Alpaca in Wonderland is safe?" they heard her say. "He's very fragile. Can't even handle fireworks! Oh, he must be so scared." "Ma'am," the staff member said, "please just wait here while we sort things out." He walked swiftly away and left Ms. Margery wringing her hands with tears in her eyes.

“你确定我在仙境的羊驼安全吗？”他们听到她说。 “他非常脆弱。连烟花都不会放！哦，他一定吓坏了。” “女士，”工作人员说，“请在这里稍等，我们来处理一下。” 他迅速走开，离开了她。 玛芝莉扭着双手，眼里含着泪水。

Lydia rushed to her family friend's side. "What happened, Ms. Margery?" "They're missing! The alpacas are gone!" Abbi's mouth dropped open, while Daniel and Lydia gasped in unison. Even Barkley let out a startled yip. "All of them?" Daniel asked. "What about Alpaca in Wonderland?" Ms. Margery wiped her eyes. She took a deep breath. "He's the only one left. He's still safe and sound in his pen, but he must be so scared!"

莉迪亚冲到她朋友的身边。 “发生什么事了，玛杰里小姐？”“他们失踪!羊驼走了！”阿比张大了嘴，丹尼尔和莉迪亚齐声喘着气。 就连巴克利也发出一声惊叫。 “所有人？”丹尼尔问。 “《梦游仙境的羊驼》怎么样？”Ms。 玛芝莉擦了擦眼睛。她深吸了一口气。 “只剩下他一个人了。他还安然无恙地在他的围栏里，但他一定很害怕！”

Abbi opened the Maine State Fair informational booklet they'd gotten at the entrance. She flipped to the alpaca section and ran her finger down the page. "There were twelve alpacas entered in the costume contest." "So if Alpaca in Wonderland is the only one left…," Lydia said. "Eleven alpacas disappeared into thin air," Abbi confirmed. Before Ms. Margery could respond, a member of the security team came over. The

阿比打开了他们在入口处拿到的缅因州博览会信息小册子。 她翻到羊驼那一页，用手指往下滑。 “有十二只羊驼参加了化装比赛。” 莉迪亚说：“所以如果《仙境中的羊驼》是唯一剩下的……” “11只羊驼消失得无影无踪，”阿比证实道。 马杰里还没来得及回答，一名安保人员走了过来。 的

name tag on her uniform said PATRICIA. "Are you Margery Meadows?" she asked. "Ms. Margery," Lydia corrected sternly. She kept a protective hand on Ms. Margery's arm. "Ms. Margery," Patricia continued, "we'd like to ask you some questions." "What kind of questions?" Abbi asked. "Is this an investigation? Is she a suspect?" The woman laughed. "Now, what would you kids know about suspects and investigations? This is why you shouldn't watch so much TV." Abbi tried very hard not to roll her eyes. She mostly succeeded. What this woman didn't know was that her mother was a famous mystery writer. Abbi herself had helped solve a few mysteries with her friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. Patricia pulled out a small notepad and a pen. "You own Meadows' Meadows, is that correct?"

她制服上的名牌说。 “你是玛杰里·梅多斯吗？”她问。 “玛芝莉小姐，”丽迪雅严厉地纠正道。 她一直用一只保护的手护着她。 玛杰丽的胳膊。“玛杰里女士，”帕特里夏接着说，“我们想问你几个问题。” “什么样的问题？”艾比问道。 “这是在调查吗？” 她是嫌疑犯吗？”女人笑了。 “现在，你们这些孩子对嫌疑人和调查了解多少？” 这就是你不应该看那么多电视的原因。” 阿比努力不让自己翻白眼。 她基本上成功了。这个女人不知道的是，她的母亲是一位著名的推理小说作家。 阿比自己也曾和她的朋友丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯一起帮助解决了一些谜团。 帕特丽夏拿出一个小记事本和一支笔。 “你拥有梅多斯的梅多斯，对吗？”

Ms. Margery nodded. "Our petting z- anctuary." Abbi shot a confused look at her friends. Daniel leaned down and whispered, "Part petting zoo; part animal sanctuary, where injured animals go to recover. Z-anctuary." Abbi smiled. "This costume contest comes with a hefty prize," Patricia said. "Might make caring for all those wild animals easier, huh?" Lydia bristled. She stood on the tiptoes of her black boots. "What's that supposed to mean?

玛杰里点点头。“我们的宠物——避难所。” 阿比困惑地看了她的朋友们一眼。 丹尼尔俯下身，小声说：“一部分是宠物动物园；部分动物保护区，受伤的动物去那里康复。 Z-anctuary。”艾比笑了。帕特里夏说：“这次服装比赛的奖金很高。 “可能会让照顾那些野生动物更容易，对吧？”莉迪亚直立。 她踮着黑靴子的脚尖站着。 “这是什么意思？”