3. The Big Blue House

Chapter 3 The Big Blue House Bradley stared at the phone. "Who was that?" his mother asked. "I don't know," Bradley said. "But whoever it was said Lucky O'Leary took our leprechaun." "Lucky?" said the boys' mother. "That's absurd. He's such a nice boy." "It can't be Lucky," Josh said. "He's away at college." "He comes home for weekends sometimes," Brian said. Just then someone knocked on the door. Bradley let Nate and Lucy in.

第三章蓝色的大房子布拉德利盯着电话。 “那是谁？”他妈妈问。 “我不知道，”布拉德利说。 “但不管是谁说幸运的奥利里带走了我们的小妖精。” “幸运？”孩子们的母亲说。 “这是荒谬的。他真是个好孩子。” “不可能是幸运，”乔希说。 “他去上大学了。”“他有时会回家过周末，”布莱恩说。 就在这时，有人敲门。 布拉德利让内特和露西进来了。

They sat at the table while Bradley told them about the phone call. "Who is Lucky O'Leary?" Lucy asked. "He's this college kid we know," Josh said. "Trust me, he'd never steal anything." "And he's rich!" Nate said. "Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose helped him find a million-dollar lottery ticket!" "Wow!" Lucy said. "And you don't know who called you?" Bradley shook his head. "He had a hoarse voice, though," he said. "Could it have been a girl?" Lucy asked. Bradley shrugged. He tried to remember the voice. "It was so hoarse I couldn't tell. It could have been a girl, I guess," he said. Bradley took the last bite of his oatmeal. "Come on, let's go to Lucky's house." "What are we gonna say to him?" Brian asked. "We can't just accuse him."

他们坐在桌旁，布拉德利告诉他们打电话的事。 “拉吉·奥利里是谁？”露西问。 “他就是我们认识的那个大学生，”乔希说。 “相信我，他绝不会偷东西的。” “而且他很有钱！”内特说。 “丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯帮他找到了一张百万美元的彩票！”“哇!”露西说。 “你不知道是谁给你打电话的吗？”布拉德利摇了摇头。 “不过，他的声音沙哑，”他说。 “会是个女孩吗？”露西问。 布拉德利耸耸肩。他努力回忆那个声音。 “声音太沙哑了，我听不出来。 我猜可能是个女孩，”他说。 布拉德利吃了最后一口燕麦片。 “来吧，我们去幸运的家。” “我们该对他说什么？”布莱恩问。 “我们不能就这么指控他。”

"I won't," Bradley said. "I'll tell him about the phone call." The kids all wore sweaters. The day was windy but not too cold. Pal was on his leash. He trotted along happily, sniffing the ground. "Where does Lucky live?" Lucy asked as they cut through the school playground. "On Robin Road," Nate said. "He's got about a hundred brothers and sisters. And every one of them has red hair!" The kids hiked down Main Street. They took a right on Bridge Lane, next to the fitness center. When they came to Robin Road, Bradley pointed. "That's where Lucky lives." It was a big blue house. The front yard was covered with bikes, balls, and other toys. Three boys with red hair were kicking a soccer ball. A short girl with red hair was sitting on the porch steps. A leprechaun statue stood next to her. It was exactly like Bradley's statue, except it wore a dress, a blond wig, and lipstick. Cardboard

“我不会的，”布拉德利说。“我会告诉他那通电话的事。” 孩子们都穿着毛衣。 那天风很大，但不太冷。 朋友被他控制了。他愉快地小跑着，嗅着地面。 “幸运住在哪里？”他们穿过学校操场时，露西问道。 “在罗宾路上，”内特说。 “他有大约一百个兄弟姐妹。 他们每个人都是红头发！”孩子们沿着主街徒步旅行。 他们在桥巷右转，就在健身中心旁边。 当他们来到罗宾路时，布拉德利指了指。 “那就是幸运儿住的地方。” 那是一座蓝色的大房子。前院堆满了自行车、球和其他玩具。 三个红头发的男孩在踢足球。 一个红头发的矮个子女孩坐在门廊的台阶上。 她旁边立着一座小妖精雕像。 它和布拉德利的雕像一模一样，只不过它穿着裙子，戴着金色假发，涂着口红。 纸板

wings were glued to its back. The wings were shiny with silver glitter. "Don't look!" the girl yelled when she saw Pal and the kids. She stood up to block her fairyprincess leprechaun. The kids walked toward the blue house. "Hey, guys!" one of the redheaded boys shouted. Bradley let Pal off his leash. Pal trotted over to a red wagon and began sniffing. "Is your brother Lucky home?" Bradley asked. "He's in the house," the girl said. Her face was all freckles and a big smile. She walked over to pet Pal. "He came home from college for the leprechaun contest," one of her brothers said. Nate nudged Bradley on the arm. Just then the door opened. A tall guy with red hair stepped onto the porch. He looked at all the kids. Then he glanced at his watch.

翅膀粘在背上。 翅膀闪耀着银色的光芒。 “不要看！”女孩看到帕尔和孩子们时喊道。 她站起来阻止她的童话公主小妖精。 孩子们朝蓝房子走去。 “嘿，伙计们！”一个红发男孩喊道。 布拉德利放开了帕尔。 帕尔小跑到一辆红色马车旁，开始嗅起来。 “你哥哥幸运在家吗？”布拉德利问。 “他在房子里，”女孩说。 她满脸雀斑，笑容灿烂。 她走向宠物帕尔。 “他从大学回来参加妖精比赛，”她的一个兄弟说。 内特轻轻推了推布拉德利的胳膊。 正在这时，门开了。 一个红头发的高个子走到门廊上。 他看着所有的孩子。 然后他看了看表。

"Hi, Lucky," Bradley said. All of a sudden he felt foolish. Was it possible that Lucky would steal a silly leprechaun? But what about that phone call? "Yo, Bradley, or is it Brian?" Lucky said. "Bradley," he said. "Um, I got a phone call this morning, and—" Suddenly they all heard a siren. Seconds later a police cruiser turned the corner and parked in front of the blue house. Two police officers got out.

“嗨，幸运仔，”布拉德利说。 他突然觉得自己很愚蠢。 幸运仔有可能偷一个愚蠢的小妖精吗？ 但那通电话呢？ “喂，布拉德利，还是布莱恩？”幸运的说。 “布拉德利，”他说。“嗯，我今天早上接到一个电话，然后——”突然他们都听到了警笛声。 几秒钟后，一辆警车转过街角，停在了蓝色房子前面。 两名警察走了出来。