6 THE DOORBELL RINGS

CHAPTER 6 THE DOORBELL RINGS The next day I stayed right by mom's office, listening. Nothing happened. The day after was the same. Not a peep from the bell. But on the fifth day, there I was reading on the couch when, at long last, I heard the magical tinkling sound. I popped up so fast, I catapulted Sassafras out of my lap. He went flying through the air and let out a yelp, but landed on his feet. Sassafras gave me a grumpy stare, but then his ears turned toward the bell. He

第六章门铃响了。第二天，我守在妈妈办公室旁边，侧耳倾听。 什么也没有发生。第二天也是一样。 钟声没有一点动静。但是在第五天，当我坐在沙发上看书的时候，我终于听到了神奇的叮当声。 我跳得太快了，把我腿上的黄樟弹了出来。 他在空中飞了起来，发出一声尖叫，但他的脚着地了。 萨萨法斯生气地瞪了我一眼，然后他的耳朵转向了铃声。 他

heard it too! We both darted for the barn. We couldn't wait to see who needed our help. At the back door of the barn, I paused to listen. It was completely silent. Except for the pounding of my heart. I grinned down at Sassafras. "Ready, kitty?" He meowed and pawed at the door. I took that as a yes. I slowly opened the door to find a small, green, scaly animal curled up in a tight ball. I heard a rustling in the bushes and glanced up in time to see a shimmery blue tail disappear into the forest. Maybe another animal had brought this one here for help? "Hello?" I called out. But nothing answered, and the mysterious blue animal didn't come back. I gently reached down to touch the smooth green back of the little creature curled up at my feet. As I did, a tiny head peeped up. "Oh!" I whispered. "You are so cute." Two sad eyes stared up at me. "Don't worry, little guy. We'll make you feel better!" I scooped him into my arms. Sassafras

我也听到了！我们俩都向谷仓跑去。 我们迫不及待地想知道谁需要我们的帮助。 在谷仓的后门，我停下来听。 四周一片寂静。除了我的心跳。 我朝萨萨弗拉斯咧嘴一笑。 “准备好了,基蒂?”他喵喵叫着用爪子抓门。 我以为你是同意了。我慢慢地打开门，发现一只小小的、绿色的、有鳞的动物蜷缩在一个紧绷的球里。 我听到灌木丛中有沙沙的声音，抬头一看，只见一条闪闪发光的蓝色尾巴消失在森林里。 也许是别的动物把它带到这里来寻求帮助？ “喂?”我喊道。但是没有回应，神秘的蓝色动物没有回来。 我轻轻地伸手去摸那只蜷缩在我脚边的小动物光滑的绿色背部。 正当我这么做的时候，一个小脑袋探了出来。 “噢!”我低声说。“你太可爱了。” 两只悲伤的眼睛盯着我。 “别担心，小家伙。我们会让你感觉好点的！”我把他抱在怀里。 黄樟

anxiously wove between my legs as I carried the animal into the barn. I set him down on a wood table. "You're kinda heavy for such a little thing." I gave him one more gentle pet. He slowly stretched, and two little wings and a long tail popped out. He was a dragon! And he was so tiny, he just had to be a baby. A baby dragon! In my barn! "Hey, little guy. What's wrong? I don't see any scrapes or cuts. But you wouldn't be at the barn if you didn't need help." He seemed pretty weak. After looking around, he dropped his head down to the table and just lay there. Sassafras hopped onto the table and gave the dragon a good sniffing. The baby dragon's head popped up, and he let out a little cough. A spark

当我把它抱进谷仓时，它焦急地在我两腿之间编织。 我把他放在一张木桌上。 “对于这么小的东西来说，你有点重了。” 我又给了他一只温柔的宠物。 他慢慢伸开身子，伸出两只小翅膀和一条长尾巴。 他是一条龙！他那么小，就像个婴儿。 一条龙宝宝！在我的谷仓里！“嘿，小家伙。 怎么了?我没看到任何擦伤或割伤。 但如果你不需要帮助，你就不会在谷仓了。” 他看起来很虚弱。环顾四周后，他把头垂到桌子上，躺在那里。 黄樟跳上桌子，狠狠地嗅了龙一下。 小龙的头突然冒了出来，他轻轻地咳了一声。 火花

flew out! Sassafras shot through the air and landed on the ground with all his fur standing on end. Yikes! I needed to move this guy before he coughed again. "Hmmm. I need to find a place to keep you that won't catch on fire." I looked around the barn. "Let's see... wood, fabric, and hay all burn easily. Bingo! Let's put you in this pen with a dirt floor. If you cough again, the dirt won't catch fire." Phew. Tucking the baby under my arm, I quickly moved him to the pen. Sassafras hung back and watched us from outside the pen. My kitty was no longer so sure he wanted to cozy up to our new friend!

飞出去!萨萨弗拉斯从空中窜了出来，落在地上，全身的毛都竖了起来。 呵!我得在他再次咳嗽之前把他挪开。 “嗯。我得找个不会着火的地方把你关起来。” 我环顾了一下谷仓。“让我们看看… 木头、织物和干草都很容易燃烧。 宾果!让我们把你关在这个泥地板的笼子里。 如果你再咳嗽，泥土就不会着火了。” 唷。我把婴儿夹在腋下，迅速把他移到围栏旁。 黄樟在围栏外观望着我们。 我的小猫不再那么确定它想要讨好我们的新朋友了！