Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 WOLFY, FRANKY, FERN, AND THE rest of the cubs took the left side of the Crooked Trail. Fern and the cubs held the garbage bags while Wolfy and Franky kept the garbage scoopers wound up and scooping litter. On the other side of the Crooked Trail, Vampyra held the bag while Boris and the rats picked up the junk they'd dropped. It was a real team effort. "A cauldron's less trouble when friends help stir the bubbles," said Vampyra. "What does that mean?" Fern asked. Wolfy held a bag up for a rat to drop in a sour milk carton.

第七章狼、弗兰克、芬和其他的小狼崽走了弯道的左边。 弗恩和小熊们拿着垃圾袋，而狼和弗兰基拿着垃圾铲，铲着垃圾。 在弯弯曲曲的小路的另一边，吸血鬼拿着袋子，鲍里斯和老鼠们捡起他们掉在地上的垃圾。 这是一个真正的团队努力。 “有朋友帮忙搅泡泡，大锅就省事多了。”万皮拉说。 “这是什么意思？”蕨类植物问道。 狼举起一个袋子，让老鼠把它放进一个酸牛奶盒里。

"My aunt Hemlock says that all the time," said Vampyra. "It means the more people you have helping you, the easier the job is." "There," said Boris. He dropped the last pile of litter into the bag and wiped his paws clean. "I think that's the last of it."

“我姨妈铁杉总是这么说。”万皮拉说。 “这意味着帮助你的人越多，工作就越容易。” “瞧，”鲍里斯说。他把最后一堆垃圾扔进袋子里，把爪子擦干净。 “我想这是最后一次了。”

"I sure hope so," said Wolfy. He pinched his nose shut. "Because this stuff stinks!" Boris and the rats took a deep breath. "Sure does!" said Boris. He took a few extra sniffs. "Now let's get this stuff back to Stargazer's Point. We've got a nest to build." However, while all the scouts and the rats were cleaning up the Crooked Trail, someone else had arrived at Stargazer's Point. "The perfect spot!" said Baroness Von Grumpier. "There's already a whole pile of trash here. We might as well just add this junk to the garbage heap." She backed the cart up and shoveled all of Baron Von Grump's things into the mound of trash that Boris and the rats had piled up. All of it. Even Baron Von Grump's picture and yes—his violin.

“我当然希望如此，”狼说。 他捏住鼻子。“因为这东西臭死了！”鲍里斯和老鼠们深吸了一口气。 “当然！”鲍里斯说。他多吸了几口。 “现在让我们把这些东西带回观星者点。 我们要筑巢了。” 然而，当所有的侦察兵和老鼠都在清理弯道的时候，另一个人来到了观星者点。 “完美的地方！”男爵夫人冯·格鲁皮耶说。 “这里已经有一大堆垃圾了。 我们还不如把这些垃圾扔进垃圾堆呢。” 她倒了车，把冯·格朗普男爵的所有东西都铲进了鲍里斯和老鼠堆起来的垃圾堆里。 所有的一切。甚至是男爵的照片，是的，还有他的小提琴。

KER-SPLOING!! Another string broke. Baron Von Grump was halfway home when he stopped. He tilted his head and listened. "Caw?" asked Edgar. "Yes, Edgar, I did hear that," said Baron Von Grump. "It did sound like a violin string breaking. The third string, to be exact." "Caw." "You're right," said Baron Von Grump. "That's impossible. My dear, dear violin is at home, in our windmill, waiting to be played. Yes, that's exactly what I need. After all this

KER-SPLOING ! !另一根绳子断了。 冯·格朗普男爵在半路上停了下来。 他歪着头听着。 “法律？”艾加问。“是的，埃德加，我确实听到了。”冯·格朗普男爵说。 听起来确实像小提琴的弦断了。 确切地说，是第三根绳子。” “地”。“你说得对。”冯·格朗普男爵说。 “那是不可能的。我亲爱的，亲爱的小提琴在家里，在我们的风车里，等待着被演奏。 是的，这正是我所需要的。 在这之后

walking, and talking, and listening to that dreadful cousin of mine, there is nothing I want to do more than play my violin." But when Baron Von Grump got home, he was in for quite a shock. His chair wasn't there. His knickknacks and thingamajigs weren't there. No doodads or decorations. No books, no pillows, no old coats or hangers. Not a cup or a pot or a plate. Not even one candle. Only his cousin Baroness Von Grumpier and her toad, Wilma. "It's about time you arrived with my cheese," she said. "All this work has left me hungry enough to eat an elephant." Baron Von Grump dropped the cheese. He dashed up the stairs. He threw open his bedroom door and froze. "It's not here," he said. "It's gone. My violin! Where is my violin?" "Oh, that old thing?" asked Baroness Von Grumpier, chewing some cheese (quite

散步，聊天，听我那个可怕的表兄说话，除了拉小提琴，我什么也不想做。” 但当冯·格朗普男爵回到家时，他大吃一惊。 他的椅子不在那儿。他的小摆设和其他东西都不在那里。 没有小玩意或装饰品。 没有书，没有枕头，没有旧外套和衣架。 不是杯子，不是锅，也不是盘子。 连一支蜡烛都没有。只有他的表妹冯·格鲁皮耶男爵夫人和她的癞蛤蟆薇玛。 “你该带着我的奶酪来了，”她说。 “所有这些工作都让我饿得可以吃掉一头大象。” 冯·格朗普男爵掉了奶酪。 他冲上楼梯。他猛地打开卧室的门，怔住了。 “它不在这里，”他说。“这是一去不复返了。 我的小提琴!我的小提琴在哪里？”“哦，那个老东西？”男爵夫人冯·格鲁皮埃问道，一边（很安静地）嚼着奶酪

loudly, and with her mouth open). "I threw it away. I threw everything away. A little spring-cleaning." Baron Von Grump balled his hands up. He clenched his teeth. He turned seventeen shades of red. "YOU THREW AWAY MY VIOLIN!?" he roared. Baron Von Grump's angry roar washed over the village. It swept up the Crooked Trail. It echoed all the way out to Stargazer's Point. And then something strange happened. KER-SPLOING! The last string on the violin snapped in two. CRACK! The glass on Baron Von Grump's picture broke.

大声地，张着嘴)。 “我把它扔了。我把所有东西都扔掉了。 来个春季大扫除。” 冯·格朗普男爵举起双手。 他咬紧牙关。他的脸涨得通红。 “你把我的小提琴扔了！”他吼道。 冯·格朗普男爵愤怒的吼声席卷了整个村庄。 它席卷了弯道。 这声音一直回响到观星者角。 然后奇怪的事情发生了。 KER-SPLOING !小提琴上的最后一根弦断成两截。 裂缝!冯·格朗普男爵画像上的玻璃碎了。