2. An Egg Hunt

Chapter 2 An Egg Hunt Bradley found a pencil and wrote another message on the paper. It said: MOM—WE'RE AT THE PARK. BRADLEY. The kids hiked down the driveway, toward Center Park. Sunlight was peeking over the barn. The leaves on the tall trees were bright green. The three boys munched on their doughnuts as they walked. Lucy carried the basket holding the fourth doughnut.

布拉德利找到一支铅笔，在纸上又写了一条信息。 上面写着：妈妈，我们在公园。 布拉德利。孩子们沿着车道向中央公园走去。 阳光从谷仓上方照进来。 高大的树上的叶子是明亮的绿色。 三个男孩边走边大嚼甜甜圈。 露西提着装着第四个甜甜圈的篮子。

"Aren't you gonna eat your doughnut?" Brian asked Lucy. He had finished his and was licking his fingers. "I'm saving mine for later," Lucy said. "So stop staring at it." "I wonder what the treasure will be," Nate said. Bradley laughed. "Knowing Josh, it'll be something to eat." "But maybe it wasn't Josh who put the notes inside the eggs," Lucy said. "Then who did?" Brian asked. "Our parents wouldn't do it." "When I first woke up this morning, I saw someone in our room," Bradley said, "sneaking away from my bed." "Who was it?" Brian asked. Bradley shrugged. "It was too dark, and he left the room real fast." "Did he hop out of the room like a bunny?" Lucy asked. She had a smile on her lips.

“你不吃你的甜甜圈吗？”布莱恩问露西。 他已经吃完了，正在舔手指。 “我把我的留到以后再说。”露茜说。 “所以别盯着它看了。”“我想知道宝藏会是什么，”内特说。 布拉德利笑了。“以我对乔什的了解，肯定有东西吃。” “但也许不是乔什把纸条放进鸡蛋里的。”露茜说。 “那是谁干的？”布莱恩问。 “我们的父母不会这么做的。” 布拉德利说：“今天早上我醒来的时候，我看到有人在我们的房间里，从我的床上偷偷溜走。” “是谁？”布莱恩问。 布拉德利耸耸肩。“天太黑了，他很快就离开了房间。” “他像兔子一样跳出房间了吗？”露西问。 她嘴角挂着微笑。

Bradley giggled. "No, he glided out like a shadow!" he said. The kids crossed Pleasant Street and entered Center Park. The rose garden was inside a white picket fence. Most of the rosebushes had small buds on them. Some had early blossoms. The bushes were planted in a big circle around a fountain. A statue of a fish stood on its tail in the fountain. The fish's open mouth spouted water. On the other side of the rose garden was a pond surrounded by bushes and tall grass. In the middle of the pond was a small island, with a tree in its center. "Hey, guys, look!" Lucy was pointing at a fat raccoon walking out of some bushes near the pond. Three baby raccoons followed her. They all waddled past the kids and entered a grove of trees.

布拉德利咯咯笑了。“不，他像影子一样溜掉了！”他说。 孩子们穿过普莱森特街，进入中心公园。 玫瑰园在白色的尖桩栅栏内。 大多数玫瑰花丛上都有小花蕾。 有些开花早。这些灌木在喷泉周围种成了一个大圆圈。 喷泉里立着一尊鱼的雕像。 鱼张开的嘴喷出水来。 玫瑰园的另一边是一个池塘，周围是灌木丛和高大的草。 池塘的中央有一个小岛，小岛的中心有一棵树。 “嘿，伙计们，看！”露西指着一只从池塘附近的灌木丛中走出来的胖浣熊。 三只小浣熊跟着她。 他们都摇摇摆摆地从孩子们身边走过，走进了一片树林。

"They are so cute!" Lucy said. Just then they heard barking. A man was walking a small white dog through the park. He carried a paper bag in one hand. He stooped over and picked up something from the ground and put it in his bag. Bradley recognized the man. "Hi, Mr. Pocket!" he called out. Mr. Pocket waved. "Happy Easter!" he shouted. "You too!" they all called back.

“它们太可爱了！”露西说。 就在这时，他们听到了狗叫声。 一个男人牵着一只白色的小狗穿过公园。 他一手拎着一个纸袋。 他弯下腰，从地上捡起什么东西，放进包里。 布拉德利认出了那个人。 “嗨，口袋先生！”他喊道。 口袋先生挥了挥手。“复活节快乐！”他喊道。 “你也是！”他们都喊道。

The kids walked through the gate into the rose garden. "Well, this is where a rose grows," Bradley said. "Where do we look?" Brian asked. There were at least a hundred rosebushes growing in rows. Between the rows was green grass. "Let's split up," Bradley said. "Each take a row, and check out all the bushes." "We don't have to do that," Nate said. "Look!" He was pointing at the fountain. A yellow plastic egg floated in the water. He raced toward the fountain with the others right behind him. Nate got there first. He plucked the egg out of the water. "Open it!" Brian said. "It's all wet," Nate said. He wiped the egg on his sweatshirt, then pulled apart the halves.

孩子们穿过大门进入玫瑰园。 “嗯，这就是玫瑰生长的地方，”布拉德利说。 “我们往哪儿看？”布莱恩问。 至少有一百丛蔷薇成排地生长着。 两行之间是绿草。 “我们分开吧，”布拉德利说。 “每人选一排，检查一下所有的灌木丛。” “我们没必要这么做，”内特说。 “看!”他指着喷泉。 一个黄色的塑料蛋漂浮在水面上。 他跑向喷泉，其他人跟在他后面。 内特先到的。他把蛋从水里捞了出来。 “打开它!”布莱恩说。“全湿了，”内特说。 他在运动衫上擦了擦鸡蛋，然后把鸡蛋撕成两半。

"There's another note!" Lucy cried. Nate unfolded the note and read it to the other kids: THERE ARE ELEVEN MORE PLASTIC EGGS. YOU MUST FIND THE FOUR REAL EGGS TO GET THE TREASURE. SIGNED, THE SHADOW Bradley took the note from Nate's fingers. "What does he mean, the real eggs?" he asked.

“还有一张纸条！”露西哭了。 内特打开纸条，读给其他孩子听：还有11个塑料蛋。 你必须找到四个真蛋才能得到宝藏。 布拉德利从内特手中接过纸条。 “他是什么意思，真蛋？”他问。