Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Where did it come from?" I asked Koko Dodo. "I have no idea! That's the BIG DEAL mystery! That's why I called you. You're supposed to figure it out." "Well," I said, "it's big and it's a mystery, but why is it a BIG DEAL?" "Why is it a BIG DEAL? Just look at my store!" said Koko Dodo. I looked at it. It was empty. Well, except for the cookies. I mean, it was empty of customers.

第九章它是从哪儿来的？”我问可可渡渡鸟。 “我不知道！”这就是“大交易”之谜！所以我才打电话给你。 你应该把它弄清楚。” “嗯，”我说，“这是件大事，也是个谜，但为什么这是件大事呢？”“为什么这是件大事？” 看看我的店吧！” 我看着它。它是空的。 嗯，除了饼干。 我是说，那里空无一人。

"Usually I have customers lined up around the block! Now nobody will go in the store because they think my cookies stink," he fumed. "That's why I need you to solve the mystery—instead of just standing around asking questions all day!" "Well, asking questions is how I usually solve a mystery," I told him. "But if it will make you feel better, I'll send Nina up there to taste the shoe." "Why the heck would you do that?" Koko Dodo asked.

“通常我的顾客会排满整个街区！”现在没人会进店里了，因为他们觉得我的饼干很臭。” “这就是为什么我需要你来解开这个谜团——而不是整天站在那里问问题！”“嗯，问问题是我通常解决谜题的方式，”我告诉他。 “但如果这样能让你感觉好一点，我就让尼娜上去尝尝这只鞋。” “你到底为什么要这么做？”科科渡渡问。

"Well, it worked the last time," I said. "Go ahead, Nina." Most goats can jump very high. Nina can jump higher than most goats. She made a big jump and landed on the roof of the cookie store. She took a great big bite out of the shoe. She chewed it for a minute, then started to turn green.

“嗯，上次成功了，”我说。 “说吧，尼娜。”大多数山羊能跳得很高。 尼娜跳得比大多数山羊都高。 她猛地一跳，落在了饼干店的屋顶上。 她把鞋子咬了一大口。 她咀嚼了一分钟，然后开始变绿。

"ACK!" she bleated, and then she keeled over. She fell right off the roof. Luckily, she landed on Koko Dodo and was not injured. "What did it taste like?" I asked when she had finished gagging and choking. "Old fish," said Nina. "And the beach. "Rope. "Boats.

“哎哟！”她咩咩地叫了一声，然后倒了下去。 她从屋顶上摔了下来。 幸运的是，她落在科科渡渡岛上，没有受伤。 “它是什么味道？”我问她什么时候结束了呕吐和窒息。 “老家伙，”尼娜说。“还有海滩。 “绳子。“船。

"Treasure chests. "The Seven Seas." She stopped and thought for a second. "And dirty feet," she added. "That's ridiculous," said Koko Dodo, still lying under Nina. "How would a goat know what dirty feet taste like?" "You don't want to know," I told him.

“宝箱。“七大洋。” 她停下来想了一会儿。 “还有脏脚，”她补充说。 “这太荒谬了，”科科渡渡鸟说，仍然躺在尼娜下面。 “山羊怎么知道脏脚是什么味道？”“你不会想知道的，”我告诉他。