9 Scary Tales

Nine scary tales BY THE FLICKERING GLOW of the campfire, Paul told the story of a brother and sister who were dared to go into an old, run-down shack in the woods near their town.

借着营火闪烁的光亮，保罗讲述了一对兄妹的故事，他们被人大胆地走进了小镇附近树林里一间破旧的小木屋。

Kids in the nearby town thought it was haunted. Their parents told them that this wasn't true and that no one had lived there for decades, but the shack always seemed to have had a small, flickering light glowing inside of it. Whenever the kids walked by it, they always tried to get one another to knock on the door.

附近镇上的孩子们认为这里闹鬼。 他们的父母告诉他们，这不是真的，那里已经几十年没人住了，但棚屋里似乎总有一盏闪烁的小灯在发光。 每当孩子们经过它的时候，他们总是试图让彼此敲门。

One night, the brother and sister finally took the dare. Deep in the dark, creepy woods, they found the vine- covered shack and knocked on the creaky door. "It's open," said a raspy voice from inside. The two kids looked at each other in shock, gulped, then opened the door and stepped into the shack. They pushed past cobwebs and sidestepped scurrying rats.

一天晚上，兄妹俩终于接受了挑战。 在黑暗、令人毛骨悚然的树林深处，他们找到了爬满藤蔓的小屋，敲了敲吱吱作响的门。 “门开着。”一个沙哑的声音从里面传来。 两个孩子震惊地面面相觑，喘了口气，然后打开门，走进小屋。 他们挤过蜘蛛网，避开四处乱窜的老鼠。

At the far end of the room in the dark sat a woman. Suddenly, she lit a candle, and in the light, they could see her warty, wrinkled skin. Her wispy white hair circled her head like smoke, and she smiled at them, revealing yellow, rotten teeth. "Well, well," cackled the witch. "So nice of you to visit me. And, you're just in time for dinner. In fact, you're the main course! Ha-ha-ha-ha!"

在房间的另一头，黑暗中坐着一个女人。 突然，她点燃了一支蜡烛，在灯光下，他们可以看到她长满疣子、布满皱纹的皮肤。 她的细细的白发像烟雾一样绕着她的头，她朝他们微笑，露出黄色腐烂的牙齿。 “好吧，好吧。”女巫咯咯地笑着说。 “你来看我真是太好了。 你正好赶上吃晚饭。 事实上，你就是主菜！哈哈哈哈!”

The kids screamed and dashed from the house. As they ran through the woods, they could still hear the witch's hideous laughter. They finally arrived at home, and burst through the front door. "Mom! Dad! We're home!" they shouted, but then they stopped in their tracks. There, standing in the hallway, was the witch!

孩子们尖叫着冲出房子。 当他们穿过树林时，他们仍然可以听到女巫可怕的笑声。 他们终于到家了，冲进了前门。 “妈妈!爸爸!我们到家了！”他们喊道，但接着又停住了脚步。 站在走廊里的，就是那个女巫！

"So, you've decided to have dinner at home," the witch said. "Excellent. In fact, I just finished eating my appetizers, though you know them as Mom and Dad!" The door closed behind them, and they were never heard from again. Paul finished and sat down. A few kids squirmed, and others laughed.

“那么，你决定在家里吃晚饭了，”女巫说。 “太好了。事实上，我刚吃完开胃菜，虽然你知道他们是爸爸妈妈！”门在他们身后关上了，从此再也没有他们的消息。 保罗说完，坐了下来。 几个孩子局促不安，另一些则笑了起来。