13 Shaggy the Sheep

Shaggy the Sheep written by Pam Holden illustrated by Kelvin Hawley

《毛毛羊》由帕姆·霍尔顿创作，开尔文·霍利插画

Shaggy was a happy young sheep who liked to run and jump and skip. He lived on a mountain with lots of other sheep. One day, Shaggy saw Farmer Jim and his dog, Toby, coming up the mountain to get all the sheep. It was time to cut off their wool.

毛毛是一只快乐的小绵羊，他喜欢跑、跳、跳。 他和许多其他的羊住在山上。 一天，毛毛看见农夫吉姆和他的狗托比上山去抓所有的羊。 是剪羊毛的时候了。

Shaggy didn't want to have his wool cut off, so he hid inside a little dark cave. Farmer Jim and Toby couldn't find him there. Shaggy was left behind in the cave. Farmer Jim took the other sheep away to cut off all their wool.

毛毛不想被剪毛，所以他躲在一个黑暗的小洞里。 农民吉姆和托比在那里找不到他。 毛毛被留在了山洞里。 农夫吉姆把另一只羊带走，剪掉它们所有的羊毛。

When the sheep came back, they all looked thin and white and happy. They ran fast and skipped and jumped. Shaggy still looked woolly and fat. He could still run and jump, but he was much slower than his friends.

当羊回来的时候，它们看起来又瘦又白又开心。 他们跑得很快，蹦蹦跳跳。 毛毛看起来还是毛茸茸的，很胖。 他仍然可以跑和跳，但他比他的朋友们慢得多。

Soon, the sheep grew new wool. After a year, Farmer Jim came back to get them, because it was time to cut their wool off again. Shaggy hid quietly in his little cave. Farmer Jim and Toby couldn't see him there, so they left him behind. All the other sheep had their wool cut off again. Shaggy was woollier and fatter and slower than his friends.

不久，羊长出了新的羊毛。 一年后，农场主吉姆回来找他们，因为又到了剪羊毛的时候了。 毛毛安静地躲在他的小洞里。 农场主吉姆和托比没能看到他，所以他们把他留在了那里。 所有其他的羊又被剪掉了羊毛。 毛毛比他的朋友们更毛茸茸，更胖，行动也更迟缓。

Every year, Shaggy watched Farmer Jim and Toby coming to get the sheep. He hid in his little cave every time. Farmer Jim couldn't see any more sheep, so Shaggy was left behind again and again. He stayed on the mountain for six years, growing more and more wool. Poor Shaggy couldn't run and jump at all, because his wool was too heavy and thick.

每年，毛毛都看着农场主吉姆和托比来赶羊。 他每次都躲在他的小洞里。 农场主吉姆看不到更多的羊了，所以毛毛一次又一次地被抛在后面。 他在山上呆了六年，长出越来越多的羊毛。 可怜的毛毛根本跑不动也跳不动，因为他的羊毛太重太厚了。