7. Sweet Feet

Chapter 7 Sweet Feet "They look just like the ones we saw hanging near the school," Brian said. "I think they're the same ones," Bradley said. "That other pair is gone. I noticed they were missing after school." The four kids gazed up at the pair hanging above them. "And you think that's them up

“它们看起来就像我们在学校附近看到的那些，”布赖恩说。 “我认为他们是一样的，”布拉德利说。 “另一双不见了。放学后我发现它们不见了。” 四个孩子抬头凝视着挂在他们头顶上的那对。 “你认为那是他们的错

there?" Nate asked. Bradley nodded. "I saw some high school kids near the tree," he said. "They might have taken them down and brought them over here." "But why?" Brian asked. "This is crazy!" "I'm going up to get them," Lucy said. She dropped her book bag on the ground and began climbing the tall tree. "What for?" asked Nate. Lucy stopped climbing. "Maybe whoever left these sneakers is the same person who put the little one in the barn," she said. "And that person stole Goldi." Lucy pointed up. "These sneakers might be clues!" Lucy climbed until she came to the limb holding the sneakers. But the limb was too thin for her to go any farther. "I need a long stick," Lucy called down. The three boys scurried around in the bushes under the tree. "I got one!" Bradley yelled. He held up a dead branch. "Is this okay?" "Perfect," Lucy said. "Can you hand it to me?" "I think so," Bradley said.

那儿?”内特问道。布拉德利点点头。 “我看到树附近有一些高中生，”他说。 “他们可能把它们取下来带到这里来了。” “但为什么?”布莱恩问。“这太疯狂了！”“我要上去把它们拿回来。”露茜说。 她把书包扔在地上，开始爬上那棵高大的树。 “为什么？”内特问。露茜停止了攀爬。 “也许留下这双球鞋的人和把那只小球鞋放进谷仓的人是同一个人，”她说。 “那个人偷走了戈尔迪。” 露茜向上指了指。“这些运动鞋可能是线索！”露西一直爬到拿着帆布鞋的树枝前。 但是那根树枝太细了，她走不动了。 “我需要一根长棍子。”露茜朝下喊道。 三个男孩在树下的灌木丛里跑来跑去。 “我有一个！”布拉德利喊道。 他举起一根枯枝。“这样可以吗？”“太好了。”露茜说。 “你能把它递给我吗？”“我想是的，”布拉德利说。

"We'll give you a boost," his brother said. Brian and Nate put their hands together and linked their fingers. This made a step for Bradley's foot. With one hand on his brother's head, Bradley held the branch up to Lucy. "Got it!" Lucy said. She used the stick to knock the sneakers to the ground. Lucy scurried down, and Nate plucked a leaf out of her hair. "Cool climbing, Lucy," he said. Bradley took a whiff inside one of the sneakers. "They smell new," he said. "Look how white the laces are. I don't think they've even been worn." "Why would anyone toss a pair of cool new sneakers up into a tree?" asked Nate. The kids studied the sneakers. They were bright green, with a lightning bolt on the side. Inside, a label said SWEET FEET.

“我们会帮你一把的，”他哥哥说。 布莱恩和内特把手放在一起，手指连在一起。 这使布拉德利的脚迈了一步。 布拉德利一只手放在哥哥的头上，把树枝举到露西面前。 “明白了!”露西说。她用棍子把球鞋敲到地上。 露西急忙下楼，内特从她头发上扯下一片叶子。 “爬得真酷，露茜。”他说。 布拉德利在其中一只运动鞋里闻了闻。 “它们闻起来很新鲜，”他说。 “看这些鞋带多白。 我觉得他们根本没穿过。” “为什么会有人把一双很酷的新运动鞋扔到树上？”内特问。 孩子们研究运动鞋。 它们是亮绿色的，侧面有一道闪电。 里面有一个标签，上面写着“甜脚”。

"Like the flyer I found in the supermarket!" Brian said. He held up the small sneaker they'd

“就像我在超市找到的传单一样！”布莱恩说。 他举起他们的小运动鞋

found in the barn. "They're the same, only this little one doesn't say sweet feet inside." "This is getting weirder and weirder," Bradley said. "Let's head home," Brian said. "My tummy needs a snack." They decided to walk down Owl Road. Nate had the SWEET FEET sneakers hanging around his neck. Bradley was studying the flyer, trying to make sense of it. Suddenly a voice rang out. "Hey, you kids!" A man with gray hair walked over to them. He was holding a leaf rake. "You kids live around here?" the man asked. "No, we live on the other side of Main Street," Brian answered. The man looked suspicious. "What're you doing over here?" he asked. "We were looking for our teacher," Nate piped up. "Ms. Tery? She lives on Thrush Court." Finally the man smiled. "Okay, but there's been some stealing going on, and I just wondered." "What kind of stealing?" Bradley asked.

在谷仓里找到的。“它们是一样的，只是这个小家伙里面没有说‘甜脚’。” “这变得越来越奇怪了，”布拉德利说。 “我们回家吧，”布莱恩说。 “我的肚子需要吃点东西。”他们决定沿着猫头鹰路走下去。 内特脖子上挂着一双SWEET FEET运动鞋。 布拉德利在研究传单，试图弄明白它的意思。 突然一个声音响了起来。 “嘿，孩子们！”一个满头白发的男人向他们走来。 他手里拿着耙子。 “你们住在这附近吗？”男人问。 “不，我们住在主街的另一边，”布莱恩回答。 那人看上去很可疑。 “你在这儿干什么？”他问。 “我们在找我们的老师，”内特尖声说。 ”Tery女士吗?她住在画眉山庄。” 最后，男人笑了。“好吧，不过最近有人偷东西，我只是想知道。” “什么样的偷窃？”布拉德利问。

"Someone took my front doormat," the man said. He pointed to his porch. "It was there last night, and gone this morning. Who'd want an old doormat?" "Sir, did you find a little green sneaker like this?" Brian asked. He held up the one clipped to his book bag. "I'll be danged!" the man said. "I found one like that on the porch. Gave it to my grandson." "It's been happening all over town," Bradley said. He told the man about the kids in school who'd lost stuff. "They took our hamster!" "My pal Hector lost his garden hose!" the man said. "He lives on Pheasant Lane. I'll ask him if he got one of those sneaker things." The man shook his head and went back to his raking. The kids waved, then kept walking down Owl Road. "Something very weird is going on in this town," Bradley muttered. "And I intend to find out what!" Five minutes later the kids piled into the kitchen at Bradley and Brian's house. They found a note and a plate of cookies on the table. The note said:

“有人拿走了我门前的擦鞋垫，”那人说。 他指着他的门廊。“它昨天晚上还在那儿，今天早上就不见了。 谁会想要一个旧擦鞋垫呢？”“先生，你找到这样的绿色小球鞋了吗？”布莱恩问。 他举起夹在书包上的那张。 “我会有危险的！”那人说。 “我在门廊上发现了一个这样的。 把它给了我的孙子。”布拉德利说：“整个城镇都在发生这样的事情。 他告诉那个人，学校里的孩子丢了东西。 “他们带走了我们的仓鼠！”“我的朋友赫克托丢了他的花园水管！” “他住在野鸡巷。 我会问他有没有那种运动鞋之类的东西。” 那人摇了摇头，又继续耙地。 孩子们挥了挥手，然后继续沿着猫头鹰路走去。 “这个镇上发生了一些非常奇怪的事情。”布拉德利喃喃地说。 “我要弄清楚是什么！”五分钟后，孩子们涌进了布拉德利和布莱恩家的厨房。 他们发现桌子上有一张纸条和一盘饼干。 字条上写着：