9. Sniffing for the Sweater

Chapter 9 Sniffing for the Sweater Bradley snapped on Pal's leash. He held the sweater sleeves under the dog's nose. "Find the sweater, Pal!" Bradley said. The basset hound led the four kids down the stairs and onto the porch. He sniffed the porch floor. "That's where we left the leprechaun," Brian said. Pal tugged on his leash and the kids followed. They all cut through the school grounds to Main Street. Soon they were headed down Bridge Lane.

第九章嗅着毛衣布拉德利猛地抓住了帕尔的皮带。 他把毛衣袖子放到狗鼻子底下。 “找到毛衣，伙计！”布拉德利说。 巴吉特猎犬领着四个孩子下了楼梯，来到门廊上。 他嗅了嗅门廊的地板。 “那就是我们离开小妖精的地方，”布莱恩说。 帕尔拉着他的皮带，孩子们跟着。 他们都从学校操场抄近路到主街。 很快他们就沿着桥巷走了。

"He must be taking us back to the O'Learys' house," Nate said. At the big blue house, Pal went straight to the red wagon. He sniffed it all over. Just then the front door opened. Ben and Ralphie came out. "What's going on?" Ben asked. "Pal is helping us find our leprechaun," Bradley said. "He led us here." "He knows you put it in your wagon," Lucy said. "He's right," Ralphie said. "Can you let Pal sniff Lucky's gym clothes?" Bradley asked. Ralphie giggled. "Sure, but they're pretty stinky," he said. "Come on in." Pal and the four kids followed Ben and Ralphie inside. A bunch of redheaded kids were playing hide-and-seek. The fairy-princess leprechaun stood in a corner. "Lucky's room is down the hall," Ben said, leading the way. The bedroom was messy, but the

“他一定是要带我们回奥利里家。”内特说。 在蓝色的大房子里，帕尔径直走向红色的马车。 他把它嗅了一遍。就在这时，前门开了。 本和拉尔菲走了出来。“发生什么事了？”本问。 布拉德利说：“帕尔在帮我们找小妖精。” “是他领我们来的。”“他知道你把它放在马车里了。”露茜说。 “他说得对，”拉尔菲说。 “你能让伙计闻闻幸运仔的运动服吗？”布拉德利问。 拉尔夫咯咯笑了。“当然，但它们很臭，”他说。 “进来吧。”帕尔和四个孩子跟着本和拉尔菲进去了。 一群红头发的孩子在玩捉迷藏。 小妖精公主站在角落里。 “幸运儿的房间在走廊那头，”本带路说。 卧室很乱，但是

bed was made. Pal went right to a closet door. He sniffed and barked and scratched at the door. Ben opened the closet door. The floor was covered with gym clothes. "This is where we hid them," Ralphie said. "So somebody snuck in here and stole them," Nate said. "I wonder who." "Do you keep your front door locked?" Bradley asked the two brothers. Ben and Ralphie shrugged. "Mom takes care of that," Ben answered. "I guess she locks it at night. But during the day, she leaves it unlocked." Pal left the closet and headed through the bedroom door. His leash trailed behind him. The six kids followed. Outside, Pal bolted for an old car sitting in the driveway. He put his front paws on the car door and started barking. "Maybe the leprechauns are in the car!" Nate said.

床铺好了。朋友径直走到壁橱门那里。 它又嗅又叫，又抓门。 本打开壁橱的门。 地板上铺满了运动服。 “这就是我们把他们藏起来的地方，”拉尔菲说。 “所以有人溜进来把它们偷走了，”内特说。 “我想知道是谁。”“你把前门锁上了吗？”布拉德利问两兄弟。 本和拉尔菲耸了耸肩。“妈妈会照顾她的，”本回答。 “我猜她是晚上锁的。 但在白天，她不锁门。” 帕尔离开壁橱，穿过卧室的门。 他的皮带拖在身后。 六个孩子跟在后面。外面，帕尔奔向停在车道上的一辆旧车。 它把前爪放在车门上，开始叫起来。 “也许小矮妖在车里！”内特说。

"That's Lucky's car, and we already looked," Ben said. He opened the car door. Pal jumped inside. He sniffed all the seats. He found a French fry and gobbled it up. Then he barked. "Maybe Pal thinks we're looking for Lucky," Lucy said. Bradley pulled Pal away from the car. He let him sniff the sweater sleeves again. "Find the sweater," he told his dog. "We already know where Lucky is." "Yeah, he's in jail," Ben said. "And it's our fault!" Pal sat on the driveway. He looked at the kids. He looked at the car. Then he went to sleep.

“那是幸运的车，我们已经看过了，”本说。 他打开了车门。帕尔跳了进去。 他嗅了嗅所有的座位。他找到一根炸薯条，狼吞虎咽地吃了起来。 然后他叫了起来。“也许帕尔以为我们在找幸运仔，”露西说。 布拉德利把帕尔从车里拉了出来。 他又让他嗅了嗅毛衣袖子。 “找到毛衣，”他告诉他的狗。 “我们已经知道Lucky在哪里了。” “是的，他在监狱里，”本说。 “这是我们的错！”朋友坐在车道上。 他看着孩子们。他看了看汽车。 然后他就睡着了。