11 PIP (AGAIN)

CHAPTER 11 PIP (AGAIN) "Why are you shouting about candy?" called a voice from the forest, and out hopped Pip. "PIP!" Mom and I cheered. "You were right," I told him. "Grumplets were making you grumpy the other day." "I really did have a bad case of the grumplets?" Pip asked. "Yep!" I nodded. "Sassafras and I saw them causing trouble with the forest monsters yesterday. I'm pretty sure they're eating all the happiness from magical creatures." Pip wrinkled his nose. "Happiness is another weird thing to eat." Then he shrugged. "Makes more sense than kale, though." I rolled my eyes. "I think if we can get them to eat candy instead, they'll leave you guys alone!"

第十一章PIP（再次）“你为什么大喊糖果？”一个声音从森林里传来，匹普跳了出来。 “皮普!”妈妈和我欢呼起来。“你是对的，”我告诉他。 “那天，小矮人让你脾气暴躁。” “我真的得了严重的小感冒吗？”皮普问道。 “是的!”我点了点头。“昨天，萨萨法斯和我看见他们和森林里的怪物闹事。 我敢肯定，它们正在吃掉所有神奇生物的快乐。” 匹普皱起鼻子。“幸福是另一种奇怪的食物。” 然后他耸耸肩。“不过这比羽衣甘蓝更有意义。” 我翻了个白眼。“我想如果我们能让他们吃糖果，他们就不会打扰你们了！”

Dad peeked into the kitchen and called, "Hey, honey?" Mom patted my head. "It sounds like you guys have this handled. Tell me what you learn later!" She sneaked Pip a quick kiss and headed into the house. Pip touched his cheek and smiled, then turned back to me. "So, how do we get them to eat candy instead?" "Hmmm…" I said. "Oh! Are you willing to help me try something?" "Of course!" he replied. "Great—you two wait here, and I'll be right back." Once I filled my backpack with all the stuff I needed, I set out for the meadow where the monsters had been fighting earlier. I told Pip my plan along the way. When we got there, I laid out a little napkin as a frog-sized picnic blanket and handed Pip a small bag of chocolate candy. Then I scooped up Sassafras and hid in the bushes at the edge of the field.

爸爸偷看了一下厨房，喊道：“嘿，宝贝？”妈妈拍了拍我的头。 “听起来你们已经处理好了。 告诉我你以后学到了什么！”她偷偷地吻了皮普一下，然后走进屋子。 匹普摸了摸他的脸颊，笑了笑，然后转过身来对着我。 “那么，我们怎么让他们吃糖果呢？”“嗯……”我说。 “哦!你愿意帮我试试吗？”“当然！”他回答。 “太好了，你们俩在这儿等着，我马上回来。” 当我把背包里所有需要的东西都装满后，我就出发去了之前怪物们打斗过的草地。 一路上我把我的计划告诉了皮普。 当我们到达那里时，我拿出一张小餐巾纸作为青蛙大小的野餐毯，递给皮普一小袋巧克力糖。 然后我挖了一些檫树，藏在田野边上的灌木丛里。

"OH, THIS IS SOOO GOOD!" Pip shouted as loudly as he could while pretending to eat a bite of candy. He looked around. Nothing. "I AM SO, SO, SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!" he shouted again while taking a fake bite. "I AM JUST OOOZING HAPPINESS RIGHT NOW. JUST SO MUCH HAPPY RIGHT HERE IN THIS MEADOW!" I sighed. Maybe this wasn't going to work. Grumplets might not understand what he was saying. Or they might be on the other side of the forest. Or… "Mrrowww!" Sassafras's ears pricked toward Pip.

“哦，这太好了！”匹普一边假装吃着糖果，一边尽可能大声地喊着。 他环顾四周。什么都没有。 “我现在好、好、好幸福！”他假装咬了一口，又喊了一声。 “我现在正沉浸在幸福之中。 在这片草地上真是太快乐了！”我叹了口气。 也许这行不通。 小矮人可能听不懂他在说什么。 或者他们可能在森林的另一边。 或者……”Mrrowww !”萨萨法斯的耳朵朝匹普竖起来。

I leaned forward (but not too much this time) and saw the grass on the other side of Pip rustling. "Yesss!" I whisper-shouted. "Grumplets!" But then Pip frowned and stood up. "THIS WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA." Oh no. A grumplet scampered close to Pip. It wiggled its fingers and started pulling and chewing. Other grumplets joined in. They were eating Pip's happiness! "UGH. IT'S NOT EVEN WORKING," Pip yelled as he threw the bag of candy on the ground.

我向前探了探身子（但这次不是太靠前），看见匹普另一边的草沙沙作响。 “——啊!”我whisper-shouted。 “Grumplets !”但是皮普皱起眉头站了起来。 “这是个糟糕的主意。” 哦,不。一只小矮人蹦蹦跳跳地靠近匹普。 它扭动着手指，开始拉扯和咀嚼。 其他小矮人也加入了进来。 他们在吃匹普的幸福！“哎。 它甚至不工作，”匹普喊道，他把那袋糖果扔在地上。

The candies rolled out, and one landed at the feet of a grumplet. I held my breath. The grumplet looked down and poked the candy with its toe. Then it reached down for the candy. It held it up. Sniffed it. Sneezed. And then… IT ATE THE CANDY! The grumplet rubbed its tummy and took a few more steps into the clearing and found another candy. And ate it. A nearby grumplet let go of a strand of Pip's happiness and walked over to a candy and ate it. Another grumplet did the same. "YOU ARE NO FUN TO PLAY WITH, ZOEY!" Pip stomped once and then hopped off. Sassafras struggled to get free to go after Pip but I held him tight. I whispered in his ear, "They didn't see the candy right away, but look!"

糖果滚了出来，其中一颗落在一只小矮人的脚上。 我屏住了呼吸。小耗子低下头，用脚趾戳了戳糖果。 然后它伸手去拿糖果。 它支撑着它。闻了闻它。 打了个喷嚏。然后……它吃了糖果！小矮人揉了揉肚子，又往空地上走了几步，又找到了一颗糖。 然后吃了它。旁边的一只小矮人放下了匹普的一缕快乐，走到一颗糖果跟前吃了起来。 另一只小矮人也这样做了。 “跟你玩真没意思，佐伊！”匹普跺了一下，然后跳了下去。 萨萨法斯挣扎着想挣脱出来去追皮普，但我紧紧地抓住了他。 我在他耳边轻声说：“他们没有马上看到糖果，但是你看！”

All of the grumplets were now eating candy. It was working!

所有的小矮人现在都在吃糖果。 它起作用了！