1 The Magic Wand

TALES FROM THE TREEHOUSE By New York Times—bestselling author ANDY GRIFFITHS illustrated by TERRY DENTON

《树屋故事》作者：纽约时报畅销书作家安迪·格里菲斯，插画：特里·丹顿

The Magic Wand

魔法棒

"Hey, Andy," said Terry one day when we were out walking in the forest. "Look at this cool stick I found— it's got a little star on the end!" "That's not a stick," I said. "That's a magic wand! You should be careful with it. Whatever you do, don't point it at anyone and say, 'Abracadabra.'" "Why not?" said Terry. "Because it's magic!" I said. "Anything could happen." "Okay," said Terry. "I'll be careful."

“嘿，安迪，”有一天我们在森林里散步时，特里说。 “看看我找到的这根棒，它的末端有一颗小星星！”“那不是一根棍子，”我说。 “那是一根魔杖！”你应该小心点。 无论你做什么，都不要指着别人说：“阿布拉卡达布拉。”“为什么不？”特里说。 “因为这是魔法！”我说。 “什么事都有可能发生。”“好吧，”特里说。 “我会小心的。”

"Promise?" I said. "Yes," said Terry. "Good," I said. "Hey, Andy!" said Terry, pointing the magic wand at me. Suddenly I felt very strange. The next thing I knew I had four legs, a tail, and was covered in fur. Just like a dog. And that's because I was a dog! "Now look what you've done!" I said. (Although it didn't come out like that. It just came out as, "BARK! BARK! BARK!")

“承诺?”我说。“是的，”特里说。 “很好，”我说。“嘿，安迪！”特里用魔杖指着我说。 突然我觉得很奇怪。 接下来我知道我有四条腿，一条尾巴，浑身是毛。 就像狗一样。那是因为我是条狗！“看看你都干了些什么！”我说。 (虽然事实并非如此。 结果是，“吠！”树皮!树皮!”)

That's when Jill came along. "Oh, what a nice little doggy," she said, patting me on the head. "What's his name?" "Andy," said Terry. "Andy?" said Jill. "Yes," said Terry. "I accidentally turned Andy into a dog with this magic wand I found." "Are you going to turn him back?" said Jill.

就在这时，吉尔出现了。 “哦，多可爱的小狗啊，”她拍拍我的头说。 “他叫什么名字？”“安迪，”特里说。 “安迪？”吉尔说。“是的，”特里说。 “我不小心用我找到的魔杖把安迪变成了一只狗。” “你要把它赶回来吗？”吉尔说。

"I'm not sure," said Terry. "I've always wanted a dog." "And he is a cute dog," said Jill, patting me on the head again. "Yes," said Terry. "Actually, I think I like him better this way. Don't you?" Jill nodded slowly. "Yeah, I think I do," she said, ruffling my ears. I was about to get mad, but then I realized I couldn't get mad because I was happy. I loved being a dog. I loved my fur coat. And I loved having a tail— it was so much fun to wag. I wagged it and wagged it and

“我不确定，”特里说。 “我一直想要一只狗。” “它是一只可爱的狗。”吉尔说，又拍了拍我的头。 “是的，”特里说。“事实上，我觉得我更喜欢他这样。 你不?”吉尔慢慢地点了点头。 “是的，我想我知道，”她说着揉了揉我的耳朵。 我刚要生气，但后来我意识到我不能生气，因为我很开心。 我喜欢当一只狗。我喜欢我的皮大衣。 我喜欢有尾巴——摇尾巴很有趣。 我摇啊摇啊