11. Bradley’s Dream

Chapter 11 Bradley's Dream Bradley's mom offered Mr. Neater a ride home in her car. Douglas's ears stood straight up when they put him back in his cage. His nose was twitching, and his eyes were bright. "Look how happy he is," Bradley said. "I can keep him for two more weeks," Mr. Neater said. "But I don't know what I'm going to do when I move." Bradley remembered the boy with the bike basket Ellie had mentioned. "Do you have a grandson?" he asked Mr. Neater. "Yes, his name is Myron," Mr. Neater said. "He lives in Vermont." "Could he take Douglas?" Bradley asked.

第十一章布莱德利的梦布莱德利的妈妈开车送尼特先生回家。 当他们把道格拉斯放回笼子里时，他的耳朵竖起来了。 他的鼻子在抽动，眼睛炯炯有神。 “看他有多开心，”布拉德利说。 “我可以再养他两周，”尼特说。 “但我不知道我搬家后要做什么。” 布拉德利想起了埃莉提到的那个拿着自行车篮子的男孩。 “你有孙子吗？”他问尼特先生。 “是的，他叫迈伦，”尼特说。 “他住在佛蒙特州。”“他能带走道格拉斯吗？”布拉德利问。

Mr. Neater shook his head. "I already thought of that. But Myron's mom is allergic," he said. After Mr. Neater and Douglas left, the kids sat in a circle. They rolled the ball back and forth between them. "We have to think of something," Bradley said. "I have an idea," Brian said. "We can hypnotize Douglas into thinking Mr. Vooray is Mr. Neater." The other three kids just looked at Brian. "You can't hypnotize animals," Nate said. "Who says?" Brian asked. "I saw on TV where these people put an alligator to sleep by rubbing its belly." "But that's not hypnotizing," Lucy said. "Besides, rabbits are smarter than alligators. Douglas would know that Mr. Vooray isn't Mr. Neater!" "Guys, we need a plan here," Bradley said. No one could think of one.

尼特先生摇了摇头。 “我已经想到了。 但是Myron的妈妈过敏，”他说。 尼特先生和道格拉斯走后，孩子们围成一圈坐了下来。 他们在他们之间来回滚动球。 “我们得想想办法，”布拉德利说。 “我有个主意，”布莱恩说。 “我们可以催眠道格拉斯让他以为沃莱先生就是尼特先生” 其他三个孩子只是看着布莱恩。 “你不能催眠动物，”内特说。 “谁说的?”布莱恩问。“我在电视上看到，有人通过摩擦鳄鱼的肚子让它睡着了。” “但那不是催眠。”露茜说。 “此外，兔子比鳄鱼聪明。 道格拉斯就会知道沃莱先生不是尼特先生！”“伙计们，我们需要一个计划，”布拉德利说。 没有人能想出一个。

That night, Bradley had a dream. In his dream, Douglas was playing in a big meadow of wildflowers. Hundreds of other rabbits were in the field with him. The rabbits chased each other and tumbled in the tall grass and flowers. Bradley woke up the next morning with a plan. He woke his brother, then called Lucy and Nate. After breakfast, Bradley and Brian walked down Main Street. They cut between the town hall and the Shangri-la Hotel. Lucy and Nate were waiting for them at the town petting zoo. "This is a great idea!" Lucy said. "Douglas can live here with the other animals. And Mr. Neater can visit him anytime!" "That's what I thought," Bradley said. "They have other rabbits here, too." The kids walked into the petting zoo office. A man with a friendly face was sitting at a desk. He wore a dark green shirt with a PETTING ZOO patch on the sleeve. "Can I help you?" he asked. The kids walked over to the man's desk. Suddenly a little furry face peeked out of one of

那天晚上，布拉德利做了一个梦。 在梦里，道格拉斯正在一片长满野花的大草地上玩耍。 田野里还有几百只兔子和他在一起。 兔子们互相追逐，在高高的草丛和花丛中打滚。 第二天早上，布拉德利醒来时想到了一个计划。 他叫醒了弟弟，然后叫了露西和内特。 早饭后，布拉德利和布莱恩沿着主街走。 他们在市政厅和香格里拉酒店之间抄近路。 露西和内特在镇上的宠物动物园等它们。 “这是个好主意！”露西说。 “道格拉斯可以和其他动物一起住在这里。 尼特先生可以随时来看他！”“我也是这么想的，”布拉德利说。 “他们这儿还有别的兔子。” 孩子们走进了宠物动物园的办公室。 一个面容友好的男人坐在桌子旁。 他穿着一件深绿色的衬衫，袖子上有一个PETTING ZOO的补丁。 “我能帮你吗？”他问。 孩子们走向那个人的书桌。 突然，一张毛茸茸的小脸从其中一张

the desk drawers. "Don't mind Slinky," the man said. "He's a ferret. Very sweet, very friendly." The kids all petted Slinky. "And my name is Barney," the man went on. "How can I help you?" "We have a friend who has a pet rabbit," Bradley said. He told Barney about the problem Mr. Neater was having with Douglas. "Can Douglas come and live here?" Barney shook his head. "I'm afraid we have a problem, too," he said. "We may have to shut down the petting zoo."

书桌抽屉。“别介意弹簧狗，”那人说。 “他是一只雪貂。非常甜蜜，非常友好。” 孩子们都抚摸着弹簧狗。 “我叫巴尼，”那人继续说。 “我能帮你什么忙？”布拉德利说：“我们有一个朋友养了一只宠物兔子。 他告诉巴尼尼特先生和道格拉斯之间的问题。 “道格拉斯能来这儿住吗？”巴尼摇了摇头。 “恐怕我们也有麻烦了，”他说。 “我们可能不得不关闭宠物动物园。”