8. Where Is Pal

Chapter 8 Where Is Pal? The kids left the police station. No one knew what to say. Ben and Ralphie wanted their brother back. Bradley, Brian, Lucy, and Nate wanted their leprechaun back. At the fitness center window, they watched two women dressing a leprechaun statue in gym clothes. "We'd better get home," Ralphie said. "Don't worry, we'll figure something out," Bradley said.

第八章朋友在哪里？孩子们离开了警察局。 没有人知道该说什么。本和拉尔菲想要回他们的弟弟。 布拉德利，布莱恩，露西和内特想要回他们的小妖精。 在健身中心的窗口，他们看到两个女人给一个小妖精雕像穿上运动服。 “我们最好回家，”拉尔菲说。 “别担心，我们会想出办法的，”布拉德利说。

"See you guys," Ben muttered. He and Ralphie trudged toward Robin Road. Bradley, Brian, Lucy, and Nate went to the twins' house. Bradley found a note from his mother: Gone shopping. Josh is in charge. Pal seems lonely. Play with him! Lunch is in the fridge. —Mom "Where is Pal?" Lucy asked. Bradley whistled. Pal didn't come. Brian clapped his hands. Pal still didn't come. "Geez, don't tell me somebody stole him, too!" Brian said. "Let's go look," Nate said. The four kids split up and searched the house. Bradley checked the bedrooms. Josh was on his bed reading and eating a sandwich.

“再见，伙计们。”本喃喃地说。 他和拉尔菲向罗宾路走去。 布拉德利、布莱恩、露西和内特去了双胞胎的家。 布拉德利发现了他母亲的一张纸条：去购物了。 乔什负责。帕尔看起来很孤独。 和他一起玩！午餐在冰箱里。 妈妈：“伙计在哪儿？”露西问。 布拉德利吹口哨。朋友没来。 布莱恩拍了拍手。朋友还是没来。 “天哪，别告诉我他也被人偷走了！”布莱恩说。 “我们去看看吧，”内特说。 四个孩子分头搜查了房子。 布拉德利检查了卧室。 乔希躺在床上一边看书一边吃三明治。

"Have you seen Pal?" Bradley asked. "He was in the kitchen when I made my sandwich," Josh said. "He's not there now," Bradley said. Next, he went to the bedroom he shared with Brian. Pal's tail was sticking out from under Brian's bed. "There you are," Bradley muttered. He flopped down on the floor next to the bed. "Hi, Pal. Come on out." Pal didn't move. "I'll give you a cookie," Bradley said. Pal wasn't interested. "Are you mad at me?" Bradley asked. Pal didn't make a sound. Bradley peeked under the bed. Pal's big brown eyes looked back at him. "What have you got there?" Bradley asked. Pal was lying on something brown and fuzzy. Bradley pulled out the two sleeves he'd cut off his old sweater.

“你看到帕尔了吗？”布拉德利问。 “我做三明治的时候他在厨房，”乔希说。 “他现在不在那儿，”布拉德利说。 接下来，他去了他和布莱恩共用的卧室。 帕尔的尾巴从布莱恩的床底下伸出来。 “你在这儿。”布拉德利喃喃地说。 他扑通一声倒在床边的地板上。 “嗨，伙计，出来吧。”帕尔没有动。 “我给你一块饼干，”布拉德利说。 帕尔不感兴趣。“你生我的气了吗？”布拉德利问。 帕尔没有发出声音。布拉德利偷看了床底下。 帕尔的棕色大眼睛回望着他。 “你拿的是什么？”布拉德利问。 伙计躺在棕色的毛绒绒的东西上。 布拉德利抽出他从旧毛衣上剪下来的两个袖子。

"You miss your sweater?" Bradley asked. "Is that why you're mad? I had to use the sweater for the leprechaun." Just then the other kids walked in. "I found him," Bradley said. He showed them the two sweater sleeves. "Pal's mad because we took his old sweater." Brian, Lucy, and Nate got down on the floor. They all looked under the bed. Pal looked back at them. "I have an idea," Lucy said. "He'll come out when he gets hungry," Brian said. "No, I mean about finding the leprechaun," Lucy said. "Maybe Pal can find it for us!" The other three just looked at her. "He loves that old sweater, right?" Lucy said. Bradley nodded. "And we put the sweater on the leprechaun, right?" Lucy said. "Yup," Bradley said.

“你想念你的毛衣吗？”布拉德利问。 “这就是你生气的原因吗？”我只好用那件毛衣给小妖精穿了。” 就在这时，其他孩子走了进来。 “我找到他了，”布拉德利说。 他给他们看了两个毛衣袖子。 “哥们生气了，因为我们拿了他的旧毛衣” 布莱恩、露西和内特趴在地板上。 他们都在床底下找。 帕尔回头看着他们。“我有个主意。”露茜说。 “他饿了就会出来的，”布莱恩说。 “不，我是说找到小矮妖。”露茜说。 “也许帕尔能帮我们找到它！”其他三个人只是看着她。 “他喜欢那件旧毛衣，对吧？”露西说。 布拉德利点点头。“我们给小矮妖穿上了毛衣，对吧？”露西说。 “是的，”布拉德利说。

"Well, Pal is a hound dog. Detectives use hound dogs to find missing people. So maybe Pal's nose can lead us to the sweater. And then we'll have the leprechaun!" "Great idea, Lucy!" Bradley said. "And if we find our leprechaun, the other two will probably be with it!" Bradley put his face under the bed again. "Pal, want to go for a walk?" Pal wriggled out from under the bed. "Woof!" he said.

“嗯，帕尔是一只猎犬。 侦探用猎犬寻找失踪的人。 也许帕尔的鼻子能帮我们找到毛衣。 然后我们就有小矮妖了！”“好主意，露茜！”布拉德利说。 “如果我们找到了我们的小矮妖，另外两个可能会和它在一起！”布拉德利又把脸埋到床底下。 “伙计，想出去走走吗？”伙计从床底下钻了出来。 “汪！”他说。