11 BACTERIA EVERYWHERE

CHAPTER 11 BACTERIA EVERYWHERE The next morning Sassafras and I woke up super early. We spent almost a full hour with our noses pressed to the window, looking for any sign of Tiny, until Mom suggested that we keep busy while we wait.

第十一章细菌无处不在第二天早上，我和黄樟起得特别早。 我们几乎花了整整一个小时把鼻子贴在窗户上，寻找蒂尼的踪迹，直到妈妈建议我们在等待的时候保持忙碌。

First, I updated my science journal: I finished that. Still no Tiny. So then Mom and I cooked up a new batch of agar mixture without unicorn hair, and she gave me a whole bunch of cotton swabs to explore the house. I took samples from my face, Sassafras's mouth, the bottoms of my shoes, the bottoms of Sassafras's

首先，我更新了我的科学日记：我完成了。 还是没有Tiny。然后妈妈和我做了一批新的没有独角兽毛的琼脂混合物，她给了我一大堆棉签让我去探索房子。 我从我的脸上，萨萨弗拉斯的嘴里，我的鞋底，萨萨弗拉斯的鞋底取了样本

paws, the bathroom and kitchen sinks, the front doorknob, my bedroom doorknob, and under my fingernails. "Ooooh, these are going to be so gross!" I giggled in anticipation. I was just filling the last of the glass jars with hot water to warm up the cooler when Sassafras hopped up on the kitchen counter. "Sass! Down! You know you're not supposed to be up here!" Sassafras not only ignored me but also started purring really loudly. He was staring out the window. "No way!" I squealed. Our whole backyard was lit up by a giant rainbow. Sassafras and I both ran for the back door and burst into the yard. Rainbow light was everywhere. It was like some kind of amazing dream! "TINY!" I yelped in delight. "MRROOOOOWWW!" cried Sassafras. We both bounded over to Tiny who stood on all four legs! He was positively glowing. He looked incredible!

爪子，浴室和厨房的水槽，前门的门把手，我卧室的门把手，还有我的指甲下面。 “哦，这些太恶心了！”我在期待中咯咯地笑。 我正在往最后一个玻璃罐子里装满热水，准备把冷却器加热，这时檫木在厨房柜台上跳了起来。 “萨斯!下来!你知道你不应该到这儿来的！”黄樟不仅不理我，还开始大声地咕噜咕噜叫。 他凝视着窗外。 “不可能!”我叫苦不迭。我们的整个后院都被一道巨大的彩虹照亮了。 萨萨弗拉斯和我都跑向后门，冲进了院子。 到处都是彩虹的光芒。 这就像一场神奇的梦！“小!”我高兴得叫了起来。 “先生！”黄樟叫道。 我们俩都跳过去找拇指姑娘，她四条腿都站着！他确实容光焕发。 他看起来不可思议！

"ZOEY LIKE A UNICORN! ZOEY FIXED OW!" Tiny declared. I ran to the bandage and peeled it off. There was just a pale pink line where the swollen, angry cut

“佐伊像独角兽一样！”佐伊定好了！”微小的声明。 我跑过去把绷带撕掉。 肿胀的伤口上只有一条淡粉色的线

had been just yesterday. "Hooray for garlic!" I cheered. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Mom. "You did it, sweetie! Well done." She held my camera out to me. "Mom, you're a genius!" Now that Tiny felt better, it was the perfect time to ask for a photo. I always try to get a photo of the magical creatures I help to add to my science journal so I can remember them. Photos of magical creatures are the coolest because some of the magic stays behind in the photo. "Tiny?" I called up. "If it's OK to take a photo with you, would you put your head down by me?" I felt clever for thinking of a way to ask that wouldn't involve Tiny nodding and blowing us all over. Tiny put his head down low, and I gave his velvety nose a big hug. Mom snapped a photo. "Got it!" "Can you stay and play with me and Sassafras, Tiny?"

就在昨天。“大蒜万岁！”我欢呼雀跃。 我感到有一只手搭在我的肩膀上，转过身去看妈妈。 “你做到了，亲爱的！”做得好。” 她把我的照相机递给我。 “妈妈，你真是个天才！”现在Tiny感觉好多了，这是要求合影的最佳时机。 我总是试着给那些神奇的生物拍张照片，把它们加到我的科学日记里，这样我就能记住它们了。 有魔力的生物的照片是最酷的，因为有些魔力会留在照片里。 “小?”我打了电话。“如果可以和你合影，你会把头低到我身边吗？”我觉得自己很聪明，因为我想出了一个不用小小点头就能把我们都吹走的办法。 Tiny低着头，我给了它柔软的鼻子一个大大的拥抱。 妈妈拍了张照片。“明白了!”“你能留下来陪我和檫檫玩儿吗，拇指姑娘？”

"SORRY ZOEY. TINY NEED GO HOME. TINY GONE LONG TIME. THANK YOU ZOEY

“对不起佐伊。Tiny需要回家了。 蒂尼走了很久了。谢谢你，佐伊