13 THANK YOU

CHAPTER 13 THANK YOU Sassafras watched from the edge of my sandbox as I erupted one of my sand volcanoes. After hearing about our success, Mom had taken a special trip to the store to stock up on vinegar. I buried another plastic bottle with baking soda inside under the sand. I made sure that only the opening of the bottle peeked out, and then I reached

十三章谢谢你萨萨弗拉斯站在我的沙盒边上，看着我把一座沙火山喷发出来。 听到我们成功的消息后，妈妈专程去商店买醋。 我在沙子下面埋了另一个装有小苏打的塑料瓶。 我确信只有瓶口露出来，然后我伸手

for more peppermint-scented vinegar. The smell of the peppermint reminded me of Gorp. Today was Friday, and Gorp had told us that the Monster Ball was on Thursday. I was hoping that he'd gone and had a great time. I poured the vinegar into the bottle. Some of the white bubbles flowed down the side of the volcano and got on Sassafras' paw. He leapt up and shook his paw wildly to get the bubbles off.

想要更多薄荷味的醋。 薄荷的味道使我想起了Gorp。 今天是星期五，高普告诉我们怪物舞会在星期四。 我希望他已经走了，玩得很开心。 我把醋倒进瓶子里。 一些白色的气泡沿着火山的一侧流下来，落在了萨萨弗拉斯的爪子上。 他跳了起来，疯狂地摇晃着爪子，想把泡泡弄掉。

"Oh, Sassafras!" I couldn't help laughing. Suddenly he froze mid-paw shake and took off purring into the forest. I stood up. Could it be Gorp? I ran after Sassafras and found him at Gorp's feet. He was, once again, staring up lovingly at the big monster. Gorp looked worried until he saw me. Then he smiled. He had my camera and a photo in one hand, but the other hand was hidden behind his back. I couldn't wait to see the photo of the Monster Ball! I ran over to him and gave him a big hug. "Zoey! Thank you for all of your work solving my mold problem. I had a great time at the Monster Ball. See?" Gorp handed me the photo. He looked fancy in a bow tie and had his arms around two other monsters. All three were laughing. In fact... I thought I could hear it. I put my ear closer and grinned. The sound of deep belly laughs was definitely coming from the photo.

“哦,黄樟!”我忍不住笑了。 突然，它抖了抖爪子，僵住了，咕噜咕噜地跑进了森林。 我站起来。会是Gorp吗？ 我追着萨萨法斯跑，发现他倒在戈尔普的脚边。 他又一次深情地抬头望着这个大怪物。 戈普看上去很担心，直到他看到我。 然后他笑了。他一手拿着我的照相机和一张照片，另一只手藏在背后。 我迫不及待地想看怪物舞会的照片！我跑过去给了他一个大大的拥抱。 “佐伊!谢谢你为我解决霉菌问题所做的一切。 我在怪物舞会上玩得很开心。 看到了什么?”Gorp把照片递给我。 他戴着领结，双臂抱着另外两个怪物，看起来很迷人。 三个人都在笑。事实上…… 我想我能听到。 我凑近耳朵，笑了。 捧腹大笑的声音绝对来自这张照片。

"I can see and hear that you had a great time!" I held it up to Gorp's ear. "Whoooa," he said. I pointed to a cake in the background. "And there was cake?" "Yes! My aunt's famous mud cake with grub sprinkles. Delicious." My stomach flipped at the thought of grub sprinkles. "Oh, uh, yum," I managed to squeak out. "I should have saved you a slice!" He shook his head. "I did get you these, though." Clutched in the

“我可以看到和听到你玩得很开心！”我把它举到戈普耳边。 “哇，”他说。我指着背景中的一块蛋糕。 “还有蛋糕吗？”“是啊!我姑姑拿手的泥饼，上面撒着蛴螬。 美味的。”一想到蛴螬碎屑，我的胃就翻腾起来。 “哦，嗯，好吃。”我勉强叫了出来。 “我应该给你留一块的！”他摇了摇头。 “不过我给你买了这些。” 紧紧抓住

hand he'd been hiding behind his back was a big bunch of green and brown weeds, complete with dirt-covered roots. I stared for a minute, not sure what to make of it. Gorp pushed it toward me one more time. "It's a bouquet. For you, Zoey!" Ohhh! I took the "bouquet" of weeds and grinned. "Thank you so much, Gorp! You didn't have to get me anything, though. I'm so glad you finally went to the Monster Ball!" "Me too. Do you know what the funniest part was? Everyone kept asking where I'd been at the other monster parties. And when I talked about my moldy fur, they all said they didn't care about it. I was worried about nothing this whole time. Although I must admit, I enjoy no longer being moldy. And now I smell so good!"

他藏在背后的是一大堆绿色和棕色的杂草，根部被泥土覆盖着。 我盯着看了一会儿，不知道是怎么回事。 戈普又把它推到我面前。 “这是一束花。给你的，佐伊！”哦!我接过那束杂草，咧嘴一笑。 “太谢谢你了，爷爷！”不过你不用给我买任何东西。 我很高兴你终于去了怪物舞会！”“我也是。 你知道最好笑的是什么吗？ 每个人都问我在其他怪物派对上去了哪里。 当我谈到我发霉的皮毛时，他们都说他们不在乎。 这段时间我什么都没担心。 虽然我必须承认，我喜欢不再发霉。 现在我闻起来好香啊！”

I sniffed the air and caught a whiff of candy cane. Yum. "You sure do!" He glanced over his shoulder. "I'm sorry I can't stay for long. I promised my friends I'd go hunt for glowing salamanders with them." "I hope you'll still come visit us sometimes. We'd be happy to make sure you always have peppermint-y vinegar for your fur." Gorp gave me one last hug, and then he reached a finger down and gently tapped Sassafras once on the head. Sassafras dissolved into loud, rumbly

我嗅了嗅空气，闻到了一股棒棒糖的味道。 好吃。“你当然知道！”他回头瞥了一眼。 “对不起，我不能久留。 我答应我的朋友们和他们一起去捉发光的蝾螈。” “我希望你还能偶尔来看我们。 我们很乐意确保你的皮毛上总是有薄荷醋。” 戈普给了我最后一个拥抱，然后他伸出一根手指，轻轻地拍了拍黄樟的头。 黄樟油融化成响亮的隆隆声