6 MAKING A MOLD

CHAPTER 6 MAKING A MOLD Sassafras and I followed all my mom's steps to mix and pour the plaster. Now we were just waiting for it to dry. In my earlier rush to get home, I guess I'd forgotten my underwater viewer by the stream. "Whoops!" I said. I picked it up and peeked in at the merhorses. I found the one with the really pretty mane that had been so upset earlier. It was fine. No fighting. Sassafras came over and bumped his head into my leg. I scratched under his chin and he purred. "I guess that merhorse was feeling grumpy." I shrugged. "There must be something in the air—Pip was so grumpy yesterday, too. Huh." I looked down at my cat, but he was staring at some grass that was moving nearby.

第6章制作模具黄樟和我按照妈妈的步骤混合和倒石膏。 现在我们就等着它变干。 在我早些时候匆忙回家的路上，我想我忘记了我在小溪边的水下观察者。 “哎呀!”我说。我把它捡起来，偷偷看了看那些人鱼。 我找到了那个长着漂亮鬃毛的人，他之前一直很沮丧。 很好。没有战斗。萨萨弗拉斯走过来，把头撞到了我的腿上。 我挠了挠他的下巴，他咕噜了一声。 “我猜那匹马心情不好。” 我耸了耸肩。“一定是空气中有什么东西——比普昨天也那么暴躁。 嗯。”我低头看了看我的猫，但它正盯着附近移动的草。

He chattered and his tail twitched. Oh! Maybe the creatures who left the footprints were back! I scooped him up and tiptoed closer. "Awww, it's just a sweet little bunny, Sassafras," I whispered in his ear. He strained to get free. "No way, buddy. You are not going to chase that cute bunny!" I held him a bit tighter and sat down quietly to watch the bunny. It took a giant bite of grass and then chewed and chewed and… Wait. Didn't it sound like a much quieter version of the sound I heard at the stream earlier? And the sound I heard in

它叽叽喳喳地叫着，尾巴抽动着。 哦!也许留下脚印的生物回来了！我把他抱起来，踮着脚尖走近他。 “啊，这只是一只可爱的小兔子，萨萨法拉斯。”我在他耳边低语。 他竭力想挣脱。“不可能，伙计。 你不能去追那只可爱的兔子！”我把他抱得更紧一些，静静地坐下来看着兔子。 它咬了一大口草，然后不停地咀嚼，等等。 它听起来是不是比我之前在小溪边听到的声音要安静得多？ 我听到的声音

my garden with Pip? I closed my eyes and tried to remember. "Oh gosh, Sassafras! I think that weird noise we keep hearing is CHEWING!" In my excitement I'd forgotten to whisper. The poor bunny froze for a moment before bolting into the forest. "Sorry, little guy," I whispered after him, then set Sassafras down. I glanced at the bunny tracks just to be sure, but they looked like regular bunny tracks. So whatever was making that louder chewing noise was not a bunny. Or not a normal bunny, anyway. Sassafras huffed and trotted over to the plaster mold. He pawed it once. "Do you think it's ready?" I poked it with my finger. It seemed pretty solid. I wiggled it back and forth a few times, and it came free.

我的花园和匹普？我闭上眼睛，努力回忆。 “哦，天哪，黄樟！”我想我们一直听到的奇怪的声音是咀嚼声！”我兴奋得忘了轻声细语。 可怜的小兔子愣了一下，然后跑进了森林。 “对不起，小家伙。”我在他身后小声说，然后放下萨萨法斯。 我瞥了一眼兔子的足迹，只是为了确定，但它们看起来像普通的兔子足迹。 所以发出更大咀嚼声的东西不是兔子。 至少不是一只普通的兔子。 黄樟气得跑到石膏模子跟前。 他用爪子抓了一次。“你觉得准备好了吗？”我用手指戳它。 它看起来很结实。我前后扭动了几下，它就自由了。