Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9 FRANKY STRETCHED HIS LONG ARMS. He stretched his long legs. He stood on his tippy toes and felt around. His fingers touched the bottom branch, but Shadow was still too high up. Stand up and stretch as high as you can. Put your arms way up over your head. Now wiggle your fingers about. Can you feel a kitten? No, you cannot. That's how Franky felt. "We'll never be able to reach her," said Peter. "Never say 'never' when friends work together!" said Franky. "Wolfy, climb onto my shoulders."

弗兰克伸出他的长胳膊。 他伸展了他的长腿。 他踮起脚尖四处摸索。 他的手指摸到了底部的树枝，但影子仍然太高了。 站起来，尽可能伸展身体。 把你的手臂举过头顶。 现在摆动你的手指。 你能感觉到小猫吗？不，你不能。 这就是弗兰克的感受。“我们永远也碰不到她。”彼得说。 “朋友一起工作时，永远不要说‘永远’！”弗兰克说。 “狼，爬上我的肩膀。”

Wolfy climbed up and reached for Shadow. But they were still not high enough. "Vampyra, can you climb onto Wolfy's shoulders?" asked Franky. Vampyra climbed up. But they were still not tall enough. "We're so close!" said Vampyra. "Okay, Peter. Your turn," said Franky. "Be careful!" "But it's so high up!" said Peter. "I'll hold your legs," said Vampyra. "And I'll keep us steady," said Franky.

狼爬上去，伸手去抓影子。 但它们仍然不够高。 “吸血鬼，你能爬到狼的肩膀上吗？”弗兰克问。 吸血鬼爬了上去。但是他们仍然不够高。 “我们很接近了！” “好吧,彼得。该你了，”弗兰克说。 “小心!”“可是它那么高啊！”彼得说。 “我扶着你的腿。”万皮拉说。 “我会让我们保持稳定，”弗兰基说。

"We won't let you fall," said Wolfy. "A Junior Monster Scout is always careful and kind." "Well, okay, then," said Peter. He climbed up Franky, up Wolfy, and up onto Vampyra's

“我们不会让你掉下去的，”狼说。 “初级怪兽童子军总是小心翼翼、和蔼可亲。” “好吧，那好吧。”彼得说。 他爬上了弗兰克，爬上了狼，又爬上了吸血鬼

shoulders. "A little to the left," said Peter. "A little more. Almost there..." Peter's fingers touched soft fur. "That's it!" said Peter. "Meow," said Shadow. Peter gently lifted Shadow off the branch and climbed back down. He stepped off Vampyra's shoulders and onto Wolfy's head. "Owwwww!" howled Wolfy. "Sorry!" Peter said. Shadow squirmed in Peter's hand. Peter stepped off Wolfy's head and onto Franky's bolts. "Yeowch!" Franky hollered. "Didn't mean that," said Peter. Shadow arched her back. Peter held her tight and slid down off Franky. "That was a challenge!" Peter said.

的肩膀。“往左边一点。”彼得说。 “再多一点。差不多了……” 彼得的手指摸到了柔软的皮毛。 “对了！”彼得说。“喵，”影子说。 彼得轻轻地把影子从树枝上拿下来，爬了下来。 他从吸血鬼的肩膀上走下来，骑到狼的头上。 “哇呜！”狼嚎叫着。“对不起!”彼得说。 影子在彼得手里蠕动。 彼得从狼的头上下来，踩到弗兰基的螺栓上。 “哎哟!”佛朗基大声喊道。 “我不是那个意思。”彼得说。 黑影拱起了背。彼得紧紧抱住她，从弗兰基身上滑了下来。 “这是一个挑战！”彼得说。

"You're telling me," grumbled Wolfy, rubbing his head. Once they were all back on the ground, the black kitten jumped right onto Peter's head and curled up under his hat. "I'm so glad you're safe, Shadow!" said Peter. "I was scared that you'd stay lost." "Meow," said Shadow. She had been scared too. But they were still in the Gloomy Woods, and that made them all a little scared. "Maybe we should get out of here," said Wolfy. Everyone thought that was a very good idea. Since Wolfy and Vampyra could see better in the dark, they led the group out of the Gloomy Woods. It felt good to be back in the sun, even for Vampyra, who preferred to sleep in during the day and stay up later at night.

“你告诉我，”狼嘟囔着，揉着他的头。 他们一回到地上，那只黑猫就跳到彼得的头上，蜷缩在他的帽子下面。 “我真高兴你平安无事，影子！”彼得说。 “我怕你会迷路。” “喵，”影子说。她也很害怕。 但他们仍然在幽暗的森林里，这使他们都有点害怕。 “也许我们应该离开这里，”狼说。 大家都认为这是个好主意。 因为狼和吸血鬼在黑暗中看得更清楚，他们就带着这群人走出了幽暗的森林。 回到阳光下的感觉真好，即使对喜欢白天睡懒觉、晚上熬夜的吸血鬼来说也是如此。

But little did they know that while they'd been helping Peter to rescue Shadow, things had gone crazy in the village! Peter and the Junior Monster Scouts could not believe what they saw. Everyone was leaving the village! Horses and wagons and people with packs and bags and baskets and suitcases marched down the road away from the village and away from the Gloomy Woods and the Junior Monster Scouts. They were taking the road toward the lake, and they were sure in a hurry. It was a long, long line of frantic villagers, with the mayor at the front, leading them all with his bullhorn, on his bicycle. "Hurry!" the mayor shouted through his bullhorn. "Run! Run for your lives! Orderly running, please. No pushing or shoving!" But everyone pushed and shoved. They were running for their lives!

但他们不知道的是，在他们帮助彼得营救黑影的同时，村子里的事情已经变得疯狂了！彼得和少年怪兽童子军们简直不敢相信他们所看到的。 每个人都在离开村子！马匹、马车、提着背包、提包、篮子和手提箱的人们沿着大路行进，离开了村子，离开了幽暗森林和少年怪兽童子军。 他们走的是通往湖边的路，他们肯定很匆忙。 疯狂的村民排起了长长的队伍，市长骑着自行车，拿着扩音器走在最前面。 “快点！”市长通过扩音器喊道。 “快跑!快逃命吧！请有秩序地奔跑。 不准推搡！”但每个人都推啊推。 他们在逃命！