6. Everyone Loves Lucky

Chapter 6 Everyone Loves Lucky "Someone swiped them again?" Nate asked. "We don't know what to do!" Ben said. "Our mom is upset, Lucky is in jail, and everyone's crying all over the house!" "You really should tell Officer Fallon that you did it," Lucy said. "We want to!" Ralphie said. "But the leprechauns are gone. How can we explain that?" "There's something I don't understand," Bradley said. "How could Mrs. Wong or Mr.

第六章人人都爱幸运“又被人偷了？”内特问道。 “我们不知道该怎么办！”本说。 “我们的妈妈很难过，幸运仔进了监狱，家里的每个人都在哭！”“你真的应该告诉法伦警官是你干的，”露西说。 “我们想要！”拉尔夫说。 “但是小矮妖已经走了。 我们怎么解释呢？”“有些事情我不明白，”布拉德利说。 “黄太太和黄先生怎么能这样呢？

Paskey report that Lucky stole their leprechauns when he didn't do it? You guys took them." "I don't get that, either," Ben said. "Maybe Mrs. Wong or Mr. Paskey saw one of you and thought you were your big brother," Nate suggested. "You sort of all look alike." "Let's go ask them," Brian said. "Good idea!" Bradley said. He put Pal in the house. "Why can't we bring Pal?" asked Lucy. "Because he'll bark at all the pets in Mrs. Wong's shop," Bradley explained. The kids headed down Eagle Lane. They cut through Center Park and crossed Main Street in front of the Furry Feet Pet Shop. A bell tinkled when they opened the door. Mrs. Wong was cleaning a tropical fish tank. A box of bunny rabbits stood on a table. Parakeets and canaries sang from a row of cages. "Hi, kids," said Mrs. Wong. She wiped her hands on a cloth. "How can I help you today?"

帕斯基报告说幸运仔偷了他们的小妖精，其实不是他偷的？ 你们把它们拿走了。”“我也不明白，”本说。 “也许黄太太或帕斯基先生看到了你们中的一个，以为你是你们的大哥，”内特暗示道。 “你们看起来都差不多。” “我们去问问他们吧，”布莱恩说。 “好主意!”布拉德利说。 他把帕尔带进了屋子。“我们为什么不能带上帕尔？”露茜问。 “因为他会对黄太太店里所有的宠物吠叫，”布拉德利解释说。 孩子们朝鹰巷走去。 他们穿过中央公园，穿过主街，来到毛茸茸的脚宠物店前。 他们开门时，铃声叮当作响。 黄太太正在清洗一个热带鱼缸。 桌子上放着一盒小兔子。 长尾小鹦鹉和金丝雀在一排笼子里唱歌。 “嗨，孩子们，”黄太太说。 她用一块布擦了手。 “今天我能为您做些什么？”

"We heard about your stolen leprechaun," Brian said. "Ours got taken, too!" "No!" Mrs. Wong said. "And Officer Fallon told us Mr. Paskey's disappeared, too!" Nate said. "Goodness!" Mrs. Wong said. "Green Lawn has a leprechaun thief!" "Officer Fallon thinks it's my brother Lucky," Ben O'Leary said. Mrs. Wong laughed. "Lucky wouldn't steal a penny!" she said. "He's the most honest kid I know." Bradley felt even more confused. "You mean you didn't tell Officer Fallon you thought Lucky took your leprechaun?" "Heavens no," Mrs. Wong said. "I simply told him someone had taken it. I didn't name any names. I have no idea who took my leprechaun." "Um, it was us, Mrs. Wong," Ralphie admitted. "Ben and I took yours and two others to play a trick on Lucky. We're really sorry." Then they explained how they hid the statues in Lucky's

“我们听说了你被偷的小妖精，”布莱恩说。 “我们的也被拿走了！”“不!”黄太太说。 “法伦警官告诉我们帕斯基先生也不见了！”内特说。 “天哪!”黄太太说。 “绿草坪上有个小妖精小偷！”本·奥利里说：“法伦警官认为那是我弟弟拉吉。” 黄太太笑了。“幸运不会偷一分钱！”她说。 “他是我认识的最诚实的孩子。” 布拉德利感到更加困惑。 “你的意思是你没有告诉法伦警官你认为幸运狗带走了你的小妖精？”“天哪，不，”黄太太说。 “我只是告诉他有人拿走了。 我没有指名道姓。我不知道是谁带走了我的小妖精。” “嗯，是我们，黄太太，”拉尔菲承认。 “本和我拿着你的和另外两个去捉弄幸运仔。 我们真的很抱歉。”然后他们解释了他们是如何把雕像藏在拉奇的店里的

closet, only to find them missing later. "But we'll get yours back before the contest, honest!" Mrs. Wong grinned. "I accept your apology," she said. "But this whole thing is very strange. Let me know what happens." "Thanks, Mrs. Wong," Bradley said. "Now we're going to talk to Mr. Paskey." The bell tinkled again as the six kids left. They crossed Main Street and passed Howard's Barbershop. They all waved to Howard. He was cutting the mayor's hair.

壁橱，后来却发现不见了。 “但我们会在比赛前把你的拿回来的，真的！”黄太太咧嘴一笑。 “我接受你的道歉，”她说。 “但这整件事很奇怪。 让我知道发生了什么。” “谢谢，黄太太，”布拉德利说。 “现在我们要和帕斯基先生谈谈。” 六个孩子离开时，铃声又响了起来。 他们穿过主街，经过霍华德理发店。 他们都向霍华德挥手。他在给市长剪头发。

The kids walked up the steps to the Book Nook. Mr. Paskey was on a ladder, dusting a row of books. "Hello, young readers!" he said. "Hi, Mr. Paskey!" all six kids said. The bookseller stepped down from the ladder. "What can I do for you today?" he asked. "We heard that your leprechaun got stolen," Nate said. "It did indeed!" Mr. Paskey said. "One moment it was on my sidewalk, and the next, it was gone!" "Mrs. Wong's got swiped, too," Bradley said. "And ours, too!" Brian said. "It's a real-life mystery," Mr. Paskey said. "Who would steal leprechauns right before the contest?" "We did. My brother and I took them all," Ben said. He and Ralphie blushed as red as Mr. Paskey's bow tie. They explained about the trick they were trying to play on Lucky. They told him how Lucky had gotten arrested.

孩子们走上台阶，来到书角。 帕斯基先生站在梯子上，掸一排书上的灰尘。 “你好，年轻的读者们！”他说。 “嗨，帕斯基先生！”六个孩子都说。 书商从梯子上走下来。 “今天我能为你做些什么？”他问。 “我们听说你的小妖精被偷了。”内特说。 “确实如此！”帕斯基说。 “前一刻它还在我的人行道上，下一刻，它就不见了！”“夫人。 黄西也被骗了，”布拉德利说。 “我们的也是！”布莱恩说。 “这是一个现实生活中的谜，”帕斯基说。 “谁会在比赛开始前偷走小矮妖？”“我们所做的。 我哥哥和我把它们都拿走了，”本说。 他和拉尔菲脸红得像帕斯基先生的领结一样。 他们解释了他们想捉弄Lucky的把戏。 他们告诉他幸运仔是怎么被捕的。

"Lucky arrested? What utter nonsense!" Mr. Paskey said. "I know Lucky. He worked here parttime a few summers ago. I saw him pick up a nickel off the floor one day. Instead of slipping it in his pocket, he gave it to me. Lucky would never steal leprechauns!" "You mean you didn't tell Officer Fallon you thought it was Lucky?" Bradley asked. Mr. Paskey shook his head. "Never." Bradley looked at the other kids. He knew they were all thinking the same thing he was thinking: none of them had told Officer Fallon that Lucky was the thief. Mrs. Wong hadn't, either. Nor had Mr. Paskey. So if no one was blaming Lucky, why had Officer Fallon arrested him?

“幸运逮捕吗?一派胡言！”帕斯基说。 “我认识Lucky。几年前的夏天他在这里兼职。 有一天我看见他从地上捡起一枚五分镍币。 他没有把它塞进口袋，而是给了我。 幸运仔永远不会偷小矮妖！”“你的意思是你没有告诉法伦警官你认为它是幸运的？”布拉德利问。 帕斯基先生摇了摇头。 “从来没有。”布拉德利看着其他孩子。 他知道他们都在想和他一样的事情：他们中没有一个人告诉法伦警官幸运是小偷。 黄太太也没有。帕斯基也没有。 如果没人责怪拉基，那法伦警官为什么要逮捕他？