10 Buddy’s Friend

Buddy's Friend written by Pam Holden illustrated by Pauline Whimp

巴迪的朋友，帕姆·霍尔顿写，宝琳·威普配图

Fluffy was a beautiful white puppy that lived next door to Buddy. The two dogs were good friends, who liked to play together. Whenever Tom took Buddy to the park or the beach, he took Fluffy, too. If Fluffy's owners were taking him for a walk, they whistled for Buddy to go with them.

Fluffy是一只漂亮的白色小狗，住在Buddy的隔壁。 两只狗是好朋友，喜欢在一起玩。 每当汤姆带巴迪去公园或海滩时，他也带着路威。 如果Fluffy的主人带它去散步，他们会吹口哨让Buddy和他们一起去。

But one morning, someone left the gate open and Fluffy was able to sneak out. He thought it would be an exciting adventure to go out exploring all by himself. Like most puppies, he was a bit naughty sometimes! He trotted quickly down the street, past the park, until he reached the edge of the town, where he saw a farm. Fluffy had never seen farm animals before. He was staring at some cows, which were staring back at him, when suddenly a rabbit came hopping across the field.

但是一天早上，有人没关大门，路威就溜了出去。 他认为独自一人出去探险将是一次令人兴奋的冒险。 像大多数小狗一样，他有时有点淘气!他飞快地沿着街道小跑，经过公园，一直跑到城镇的边缘，在那里他看到了一个农场。 Fluffy以前从未见过农场里的动物。 他正盯着几头奶牛看，奶牛也在盯着他看，突然一只兔子跳着穿过田野。

Fluffy began to chase the rabbit, which ran as fast as it could to get away. He was getting closer and closer, when it suddenly disappeared into a hole in the ground. Fluffy didnt have time to stop, and before he knew what was happening, he had followed it right into its burrow! A puppy is too fat to fit in a rabbit's burrow, so poor Fluffy was stuck!

毛毛开始追赶兔子，兔子以最快的速度跑开了。 他越走越近，它突然消失在地上的一个洞里。 路威来不及停下来，还没反应过来，就跟着兔子钻进了洞里!小狗太胖了，进不了兔子的洞，所以可怜的毛毛被困住了!

Fluffy tried to pull back, but he was too fat. He tried to push forward, but he couldn't move. He dug at the dirt with his sharp claws, but it didn't make any difference. He was stuck tightly! Poor Fluffy felt lonely and frightened in the dark hole. Nobody could hear him when he barked and whined.

毛毛想往后退，但他太胖了。 他想向前推，但动不了。 他用尖利的爪子挖着泥土，但没有任何作用。 他被紧紧地卡住了!可怜的路威在黑洞里感到孤独和害怕。 没人能听到它的吠叫和哀嚎。

At home, his owners were searching at the park and in the town for him all afternoon. "He is sure to come home when he gets hungry," they told each other. They got a special dinner ready for him, before calling, "Fluffy, dinner time!" All their family and friends helped them to hunt for the missing puppy. Tom made sure that Buddy stayed safely at home. "Don't you get lost, too," he said. But Buddy was very unhappy about being left at home because he wanted to help find Fluffy. He whined and barked in his kennel all night, while poor Fluffy scratched and wriggled all night in the rabbit burrow!

在家里，他的主人整个下午都在公园和镇上找他。 “他饿了一定会回家的，”他们互相告诉。 他们为他准备了一顿特别的晚餐，然后叫道:“毛毛，吃饭时间到了!”他们所有的家人和朋友都帮助他们寻找失踪的小狗。 汤姆确保巴迪安全地呆在家里。 “你可别也迷路了，”他说。 但是巴迪被留在家里很不高兴，因为他想帮忙找到路威。 他整夜在狗窝里哀嚎，可怜的毛毛整夜在兔子洞里挠来挠去!