1. Brian’s Great Idea

Calendar Mysteries May Magic by Ron Roy

罗恩·罗伊的《历法之谜》

Chapter 1 Brian's Great Idea "No, she won't!" Bradley said. He and his twin brother were in their room. They were lying on their beds, reading comics. Bradley was wearing

第一章布莱恩的好主意“不，她不会的！”布拉德利说。 他和他的孪生兄弟在他们的房间里。 他们躺在床上看漫画。 布拉德利穿着

his I'M BRADLEY T-shirt. The family dog, Pal, was chewing on a tennis ball. "Yes, she will!" Brian said. His bed was covered with toys, clothing, games, sneakers, books, and a damp bath towel. His T-shirt said, I'M BRIAN. "Bet she won't," Bradley said. His bed was neat. "Bet she will," Brian said. Their mother knocked and walked into the room. "Bet I will what?" she asked Brian. "Brian wants to raise ducks," Bradley said. "I told him you'd say no." Mrs. Pinto looked at Brian. "Your bed is a mess," she said. She picked up the bath towel. "And why do you want to raise ducks?" Brian held up a page in his comic book. "Look at this, Mom. Ducks can make me rich!" His mother read the page. In big letters an ad said: RAISE DUCKS AND MAKE BIG BUCKS!!! "Darling, running a business is hard work," Brian's mother said. "Besides, I can't even get you to clean your side of the room!"

他的I'M BRADLEY t恤。家里的狗狗帕尔正在啃一个网球。 “是的，她会的！”布莱恩说。 他的床上堆满了玩具、衣服、游戏、运动鞋、书和一条湿浴巾。 他的t恤上写着，我是布莱恩。 “我打赌她不会，”布拉德利说。 他的床很整洁。“我打赌她会的，”布莱恩说。 他们的母亲敲了敲门，走进了房间。 “我赌什么？”她问布莱恩。 “布莱恩想养鸭子，”布拉德利说。 “我告诉他你会拒绝的。” 平托太太看着布莱恩。 “你的床一团糟，”她说。 她拿起浴巾。 “你为什么想养鸭子？”布赖恩举起他的漫画书中的一页。 “看这个，妈妈。鸭子能让我变得富有！”他的母亲读了那一页。 一则广告用大字写着：养鸭子赚大钱！！“亲爱的，做生意很辛苦，”布莱恩的母亲说。 “而且，我甚至不能让你打扫你那一边的房间！”

"If I clean my room, can I have ducks?" Brian asked. "No, dear, you're only six years old," his mother said. "Besides, you already have a dog and

“如果我打扫房间，我能养鸭子吗？”布莱恩问。 “不，亲爱的，你才六岁，”他妈妈说。 “再说，你已经有一条狗了

a pony to play with." "I don't want to play with ducks," Brian answered. He held up the comic again. "It says here you can collect their feathers and make pillows. Then you sell the pillows and make a lot of money!" "Do you know how to make pillows?" Brian's mother asked. Bradley giggled. "Cinchy," Brian said. "You just sew some cloth and stuff it with feathers!" His mother smiled. "Honey, you don't know how to sew." Bradley cracked up. "Told you so," he said. "Get it? SO!" "Okay, you two, please get this room cleaned up," their mother said. "Tomorrow is Mother's Day, and I want this house spotless!" "But my side is already spotless," Bradley said. "So help your brother clean his side," his mother said as she left the bedroom with the towel. She stopped and turned around. "If you do a good job, I'll give you each one dollar."

和一匹小马一起玩。”“我不想和鸭子玩，”布莱恩回答。 他又举起了漫画。 “这里说你可以收集它们的羽毛来做枕头。 然后你把枕头卖掉，赚很多钱！”“你知道怎么做枕头吗？”布莱恩的妈妈问。 布拉德利咯咯笑了。“很好，”布莱恩说。 “你只要缝一些布，把羽毛塞进去就行了！”妈妈笑了。 “亲爱的，你不知道怎么缝。” 布拉德利大笑起来。“早告诉过你了，”他说。 “明白了吗?所以!”“好了，你们两个，请把这个房间打扫干净，”他们的母亲说。 “明天是母亲节，我希望这个房子一尘不染！”“但是我这边已经一尘不染了，”布拉德利说。 “那就帮你弟弟擦擦他的身体吧，”他妈妈拿着毛巾离开卧室时说。 她停下来，转过身来。 “如果你们干得好，我就给你们每人一美元。”

Bradley put his comics neatly on his shelf. "Get busy, Brian," he said. "I like my side of the room messy," he said. "Yeah, but Mom doesn't, and she's boss," Bradley said. "Why can't we have a mom who lets us be slobs?" Brian asked. He kicked some of the junk off his bed. "Mother ducks don't make their baby ducks clean their rooms." Bradley laughed. "Baby ducks don't have rooms," he said. "They have ponds." Brian smiled. "Let's build a pond in our room," he said. "Then we can sneak in some ducks!" "Are you kidding?" Bradley asked. "Mom would have a cow!" "I don't want a cow," Brian said. He sighed and began tossing his junk into a closet. "Are you gonna help me?" "Sure," Bradley said. He began sorting Brian's comics and games and toys. "What's this?" He held up a sheet of paper. "It came in the mail with one of my comics," Brian said. Bradley read the sheet. "Hey, Bri, look at this."

布拉德利把他的漫画整齐地放在书架上。 “忙起来吧，布莱恩，”他说。 “我喜欢我那一边的房间乱糟糟的，”他说。 “是的，但是妈妈不知道，她是老板，”布拉德利说。 “为什么我们不能有一个允许我们做懒汉的妈妈？”布莱恩问。 他踢掉了床上的一些垃圾。 “鸭妈妈不会让小鸭子打扫房间。” 布拉德利笑了。“小鸭子没有房间，”他说。 “他们有池塘。”布莱恩笑了。 “我们在房间里建一个池塘吧，”他说。 “然后我们可以偷偷地放一些鸭子进来！”“你在开玩笑吧？”布拉德利问。 “妈妈会生气的！”“我不想要一头牛，”布莱恩说。 他叹了口气，开始把他的垃圾扔进壁橱里。 “你会帮我吗？”“当然，”布拉德利说。 他开始整理布莱恩的漫画、游戏和玩具。 “这是什么?”他举起一张纸。 “它是和我的漫画一起寄来的，”布莱恩说。 布拉德利读了单子。“嘿，布莱，看这个。”