1. Secret Valentine

CALENDAR MYSTERIES FEBRUARY FRIEND BY RON ROY

日历神秘二月朋友由罗恩·罗伊

Chapter 1 Secret Valentine "I love Valentine's Day," Bradley Pinto told his twin brother. They were walking to school. Both boys had green caps pulled down over their red hair. They wore matching ski jackets. "Why, because girls send you valentines?" Brian asked. Bradley shook his head. "Nope. Because Mom always makes cupcakes!" He was carrying a box of them. Bradley and Brian met their friends Nate Hathaway and Lucy Armstrong in front of their school. Nate had black hair like his older sister, Ruth Rose. Lucy's long blond ponytail hung from under her fuzzy white hat.

“我喜欢情人节，”布拉德利·平托对他的双胞胎兄弟说。 他们正走向学校。 两个男孩都把绿色的帽子拉下来盖住他们的红头发。 他们穿着相配的滑雪夹克。 “为什么，因为女孩送你情人节礼物吗？”布莱恩问。 布拉德利摇了摇头。“不。 因为妈妈总是做纸杯蛋糕！”他拿着一箱。 布拉德利和布莱恩在学校门口遇见了他们的朋友内特·海瑟薇和露西·阿姆斯特朗。 内特和他姐姐露丝·罗斯一样留着黑发。 露西长长的金色马尾辫从毛茸茸的白帽子下垂下来。

Lucy was staying with her cousin Dink's family for one year. Dink was best friends with Ruth Rose and the twins' brother, Josh. Lucy's parents were in Arizona helping to build a school on a reservation. Nate tapped the box Bradley was holding. "How many cupcakes did your mom make?" he asked. He rubbed his tummy. "Twenty-four," Bradley said. "Is that all?" Nate asked. "I could eat ten all by myself!" "Dream on," Lucy said. Nate had brought paper plates, napkins, and plastic forks. Lucy was carrying a bag of heartshaped candies. Just then a loud bell clanged. The four friends hurried into the school. A bunch of other kids were scurrying to their classrooms as well. A few parents came in carrying boxes. The janitor, Mr. Neater, was mopping up snow puddles. The kids' first-grade teacher, Mr. Vooray, waited for them outside his classroom. The rest of

露西在她表妹丁克家住了一年。 丁克是露丝·罗斯和双胞胎兄弟乔什的好朋友。 露西的父母当时在亚利桑那州的一个保留地帮忙建一所学校。 内特敲了敲布拉德利手里的盒子。 “你妈妈做了多少小蛋糕？”他问。 他揉了揉肚子。“二十四，”布拉德利说。 “就这些吗？”内特问道。 “我一个人可以吃十个！”“做梦吧。”露茜说。 内特带来了纸盘子、餐巾纸和塑料叉子。 露西拿着一袋心形的糖果。 就在这时，一声响亮的铃声响了。 四个朋友匆匆走进学校。 其他一群孩子也急忙跑回教室。 几个家长提着箱子进来了。 看门人尼特先生正在清理雪坑。 孩子们的一年级老师Vooray先生在他的教室外面等着他们。 其余的

the class was already in the room. Two of the kids were feeding Goldilocks, the hamster, and Yertle, the box turtle. "Happy Valentine's Day," Mr. Vooray said. "Please put your goodies on the counter. And everyone hang up your coats." Bradley, Nate, and Lucy carried the cupcakes, cookies, plates, and forks over to the counter. Bradley noticed other cupcakes, a plate of brownies, and a bowl of heart-shaped cookies. A big red box sat on Mr. Vooray's desk. The box was decorated with paper hearts. All the kids knew it was filled with valentines. They had been making them all week. "When can we open the box?" Samantha asked Mr. Vooray. "As you know, today is a half day," Mr. Vooray said. "I think we should wait till just before we go home. Then we can pass out the valentines and eat all the treats you kids brought in."

同学们已经在教室里了。 两个孩子正在喂仓鼠“金凤花”和箱龟“小花”。 “情人节快乐，”沃莱说。 “请把你的好东西放在柜台上。 大家把衣服挂好。” 布拉德利、内特和露西把纸杯蛋糕、饼干、盘子和叉子端到柜台前。 布拉德利注意到其他纸杯蛋糕、一盘布朗尼蛋糕和一碗心形饼干。 Vooray先生的桌子上放着一个红色的大盒子。 盒子上装饰着心形纸。 所有的孩子都知道里面装满了情人节礼物。 他们整个星期都在做。 “我们什么时候能打开盒子？”萨曼莎问沃莱先生。 “你知道，今天是半天，”沃莱说。 “我想我们应该等到回家之前。 然后我们可以分发情人节礼物，吃你们孩子们带来的所有零食。”

The morning went quickly. The first graders did math problems. Then they wrote in their journals. When they were finished with that, they read in their library books. Then Mr. Vooray read aloud from Charlotte's Web. Suddenly Nate's tummy growled. Mr. Vooray looked up. "I guess it's time to eat," he said with a smile. Everyone jumped up and ran for the counter. Kids giggled and bumped into each other as they handed out paper plates, napkins, forks, and cups

上午过得很快。一年级学生做数学题。 然后他们在日记中写道。 当他们完成后，他们在图书馆的书中阅读。 然后，沃雷先生大声朗读了《夏洛的网》。 突然，内特的肚子咕咕叫起来。 沃莱先生抬起头来。“我想该吃饭了，”他笑着说。 每个人都跳起来向柜台跑去。 孩子们在分发纸盘子、餐巾纸、叉子和杯子时，咯咯地笑着，互相碰撞

of juice. Then the kids who had brought food passed it out. Soon everyone was munching. Bradley bit into a chocolate cupcake with pink frosting. He and his mom had frosted them early that morning. "When can we get our valentines?" Joyce asked. "Right now!" Mr. Vooray said. He pulled the lid off of the red box and dumped a big pile of valentine cards on his desk. He picked Flo, Bradley, and Lucy to pass them out to the class. "Hey, Mr. Vooray, here's one with no name on it," Bradley said. He held up the envelope. It was red and shaped like a heart. Mr. Vooray grinned. "It's a mystery card," he said. "Open it!" a bunch of kids yelled. "Go ahead," said Mr. Vooray. Bradley opened the envelope. He pulled out a heart-shaped card and showed the class. On the front was a picture of a bunny rabbit.

的果汁。然后带食物来的孩子们把食物分发出去。 很快，每个人都开始大嚼特嚼。 布拉德利咬了一口粉红色糖霜的巧克力小蛋糕。 那天一大早，他和他妈妈就给它们冻上了霜。 “我们什么时候能收到情人节礼物？”乔伊斯问。 “现在!”沃雷说。 他掀开红盒子的盖子，把一大堆情人节贺卡扔在桌子上。 他挑了弗洛、布拉德利和露西，把它们发给全班同学。 “嘿，Vooray先生，这里有一张没有名字的，”布拉德利说。 他举起信封。它是红色的，形状像一颗心。 沃莱先生咧嘴一笑。“这是一张神秘卡片，”他说。 “打开它！”一群孩子喊道。 “说吧，”沃莱先生说。 布拉德利打开信封。 他拿出一张心形的卡片给全班看。 书的正面是一只小兔子的照片。