5. Once a Duck, Always a Duck

Chapter 5 Once a Duck, Always a Duck "Brian, she's quacking and singing duck songs! Mom's still a duck!" Bradley gasped. They raced back to their room. "Hypo must've messed up again!" Bradley said. "She looks like Mom, but she's a duck!" He threw himself on his bed. Brian laughed. "Good thing I didn't ask Hypo to make her love rhinos!" he said.

第5章一日为鸭，终身为鸭布赖恩，她在嘎嘎叫，还唱着鸭子歌！妈妈还是只鸭子！”布拉德利气喘吁吁地说。 他们跑回自己的房间。 “海波一定又搞砸了！”布拉德利说。 “她看起来像妈妈，但她是一只鸭子！”他扑倒在床上。 布莱恩笑了。“好在我没有让海波让她爱上犀牛！”他说。

Just then Josh walked into the twins' room. "You guys aren't ready yet?" he said. "Ready for what?" Brian asked. "Dude, it's Mother's Day," Josh said. "Dad's taking us all out for lunch. You guys have to take showers and wear clean clothes." "We would except we can't get in the bathroom," Brian said. "Mom's been in there for hours!" "Yeah, she's playing in the tub like a kid," Bradley added. Or like a duck, he said to himself. "Have you noticed anything different about Mom?" Brian asked Josh. Josh thought for a minute. "Not really," he said. "But…" "But what?" Bradley asked. "Last night after we got home from the high school, I came down for a snack," Josh said. "Mom was in the kitchen." "What was she doing?" Brian asked. "Well, she had all these vegetables on the table," Josh said. He had started to whisper. "There was corn, peas, lettuce, a whole bunch of

就在这时，乔希走进了双胞胎的房间。 “你们还没准备好吗？”他说。 “准备做什么？”布莱恩问。 “老兄，今天是母亲节，”乔希说。 “爸爸要带我们出去吃午饭。 你们必须洗澡，穿干净的衣服。” “我们会的，只是我们进不了浴室，”布莱恩说。 “妈妈已经在里面待了好几个小时了！”“是的，她在浴缸里玩得像个孩子，”布拉德利补充道。 或者像一只鸭子，他自言自语道。 “你注意到妈妈有什么不一样吗？”布莱恩问乔希。 乔希想了一会儿。 “不完全是，”他说。“可是……”“可是什么？”布拉德利问。 “昨晚我们从高中回家后，我就下来吃点心，”乔希说。 “妈妈在厨房。”“她在干什么？”布莱恩问。 “嗯，她把所有这些蔬菜都放在桌子上，”乔希说。 他开始轻声细语。 “有玉米、豌豆、生菜，一大堆

stuff. And she was eating it all, but she wasn't using a knife and fork." The twins just stared at Josh. "Guys, she was eating with her fingers!" Josh said. "And for the peas, she didn't even use her fingers!" "You mean she just…," Bradley said. "Yup. She just bent over and ate them off the table, like Pal does with his treats." Or like a duck eats, Bradley thought. He glanced at Brian. By the look on Brian's face, Bradley knew his twin was thinking the same thing. Their mom was a duck! The three brothers jumped when their mother suddenly appeared in the bedroom. She was wearing a fluffy white bathrobe. "The bathroom's all yours, boys," she said. Then she hurried down the hall. "Be ready in a half hour," Josh said to the twins, then went to his own room. "What are we gonna do?" Bradley asked. "About what?" Brian asked. "Our mother, you dope!" Bradley said. "She's eating like a duck. She's quacking and singing

的东西。她把所有的都吃了，但她没有用刀叉。” 双胞胎只是盯着乔希。 “伙计们，她在用手指吃东西！”杰克说。 “吃豌豆的时候，她甚至不用手指！”“你是说她只是……”布拉德利说。 “是的。她只是弯下腰，从桌子上把它们吃掉，就像帕尔吃东西一样。” 或者像鸭子吃东西一样，布拉德利想。 他瞥了布莱恩一眼。从布莱恩脸上的表情，布拉德利知道他的双胞胎也在想同样的事情。 他们的妈妈是只鸭子！当妈妈突然出现在卧室里时，三个兄弟吓了一跳。 她穿着一件蓬松的白色浴袍。 “孩子们，洗手间是你们的，”她说。 然后她匆匆穿过大厅。 “半小时后准备好。”乔希对双胞胎说，然后回到自己的房间。 “我们该怎么办？”布拉德利问。 “什么?”布莱恩问。 “我们的妈妈，你这个笨蛋！”布拉德利说。 “她吃得像只鸭子。 她在呱呱叫着唱歌

duck songs and splashing in the tub. Next thing you know, she'll be flying around the house! You and your brilliant idea to have her hypnotized!" "Chill out," Brian said. "So what if she eats with her fingers. She's still our mom." "SHE'S A DUCK!" Bradley yelled. "And what's Dad going to say when he finds out he's married to a bird?" "Dibs on the shower!" Brian yelled. He grabbed his towel and ran for the bathroom. Bradley didn't care if his brother got the shower first. He was getting a headache. He should never have let Brian talk their mom into going up on the stage with Hypo. Bradley followed Brian down the hallway. Suddenly he heard a scream from the bathroom. Brian stuck his head out the door. "Bradley, come here, quick!" Bradley walked into the bathroom. His bare feet crunched on something. He looked down. He was walking on corn kernels, the kind you use to make popcorn. The stuff was all over the floor. Brian grabbed Bradley and pulled him over to the tub. He yanked the shower curtain back.

鸭子唱歌，在浴缸里戏水。 接下来，她就会在房子里飞来飞去了！你和你催眠她的绝妙主意！”“冷静点，”布莱恩说。 “如果她用手指吃饭又怎样呢？” 她还是我们的妈妈。”“她是一只鸭子！”布拉德利喊道。 “如果爸爸发现他娶了一只鸟，他会怎么说呢？”“淋浴归我！”布莱恩喊道。 他抓起毛巾向浴室跑去。 布拉德利不在乎他哥哥是不是先洗澡。 他开始头疼。 他就不该让布莱恩说服他们的妈妈和海波一起上台。 布拉德利跟着布莱恩穿过走廊。 突然，他听到浴室里传来一声尖叫。 布莱恩把头伸出门外。 “布拉德利，快过来！”布拉德利走进浴室。 他的光脚踩在什么东西上嘎吱作响。 他低下头。他走在玉米粒上，就是用来做爆米花的那种。 地板上到处都是东西。 布莱恩抓住布拉德利，把他拉到浴缸边。 他猛地拉开浴帘。

Bradley gasped. Piled on the bottom of the tub were at least ten yellow rubber duckies.

布拉德利气喘吁吁地说。在桶底堆着至少十只黄色的橡皮鸭子。