17 Brave Buddy

Brave Buddy written by Pam Holden illustrated by Pauline Whimp

勇敢的巴迪，帕姆·霍尔顿编剧，波琳·威普插画

Tom took a newspaper to school to share a story with his classmates. The story told of a huge tornado that blew through their town, breaking things and scaring people and their pets. On the front page, there was a photo of Tom's little dog, called Buddy. Buddy had been so frightened that held run away from home and had been lost for two weeks. After days and days of endless searching and calling, Tom's family had begun to think that Buddy might never come home.

汤姆带了一份报纸去学校和同学们分享一个故事。 这个故事讲述了一场巨大的龙卷风吹过他们的小镇，破坏了东西，把人们和他们的宠物吓坏了。 在报纸的头版上，有一张汤姆的小狗巴迪的照片。 巴迪非常害怕，从家里跑了出来，迷路了两个星期。 经过一天又一天无休止的寻找和呼叫，汤姆的家人开始认为巴迪可能永远不会回家了。

Tom talked about how he and his family felt really unhappy while Buddy was lost - whenever they'd see his empty basket or food bowl, they felt upset. Buddy's toys were untouched and none of the family wanted to go outside for a walk without him. Then, after two sad weeks, something wonderful happened: the family heard a quiet whining noise, so they raced outside to see where the crying sound was coming from. "Look! Our Buddy is home where he belongs!" Tom shouted happily. Poor Buddy was covered in dirt and looked much thinner than before. When the family got close to Buddy, they were really upset to see he was badly hurt. Both of Buddy's front legs were crooked and bleeding.

汤姆谈到了他和他的家人在Buddy失踪的时候是多么的不开心——每当他们看到Buddy的空篮子或食物碗时，他们都会感到很难过。 巴迪的玩具都没动过，没有他，家里的人都不想出去散步。 然后，在悲伤的两个星期之后，奇妙的事情发生了:一家人听到一阵安静的呜咽声，于是他们跑到外面去看哭声是从哪里来的。 “看!我们的伙伴回到了属于他的地方!”汤姆高兴地喊道。 可怜的巴迪浑身是土，看起来比以前瘦多了。 当家人接近巴迪时，看到他受了重伤，他们真的很难过。 巴迪的两条前腿都弯了，还在流血。

Lucy, Tom's sister, hurried to get a bowl of water for Buddy. Tom carefully put Buddy's special blanket over the top of him. "How will we get Buddy to the Vet?" Tom asked his parents in a worried voice. "We don't want to carry him, just in case we hurt him even more." The family quickly decided to call the Vet to ask for help. "We are lucky," said Dad, getting off the phone. "The Vet has kindly said she'll come here herself to help poor Buddy. She'll be here soon."

汤姆的妹妹露西急忙去给巴迪拿一碗水。 汤姆小心翼翼地把巴迪特制的毯子盖在他身上。 “我们怎么把巴迪送到兽医那里去?”汤姆焦急地问他的父母。 “我们不想背它，怕它伤得更重。” 这家人很快决定打电话给兽医寻求帮助。 “我们很幸运，”爸爸说着挂了电话。 “兽医好心地说她会亲自来这里帮助可怜的巴迪。 她马上就到。”

While the family waited for the Vet to come, they stayed outside with Buddy, giving their special dog lots of pats and love. "Don't worry Buddy, we're here to look after you. You're so brave. Everything will be okay," they told him. When the Vet got there, Tom led her to where brave Buddy was waiting. The Vet gave Buddy an injection to take the pain away. "We must wait for the injection to work before I can check his legs. I don't want to hurt him," the Vet said.

在等待兽医到来的时候，他们和巴迪呆在外面，给他们的特别的狗很多拍和爱。 “别担心，巴迪，我们是来照顾你的。 你真勇敢。一切都会好起来的，”他们告诉他。 当兽医到达那里时，汤姆把她带到勇敢的巴迪等着的地方。 兽医给巴迪打了一针止痛。 “我们必须等注射起作用后才能检查他的腿。 我不想伤害他，”兽医说。

"Do you think Buddy's legs are broken?" Tom asked her. "Yes, I think both his front legs are broken. It must have been really painful for Buddy on his walk home. He has been very brave," said the Vet. Before long, the Vet began to gently take a look at the little dog's injuries. "Don't worry," she said. "Buddy will be well looked after. He'll be asleep and won't wake up until we've fixed his legs."

“你觉得巴迪的腿断了吗?”汤姆问她。 “是的，我想他的两条前腿都断了。 巴迪回家的路上一定很痛苦。 他非常勇敢。”兽医说。 不久，兽医开始仔细检查小狗的伤势。 “别担心，”她说。“巴迪会得到很好的照顾。 他会睡着的，在我们修好他的腿之前，他不会醒过来的。”