11 JUST DESSERTS

JUST DESSERTS

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A tornado had just hit doll land when Bean's mom opened the front door. "Hi, sweetie!" said her mother. "How did it go? Where's Nancy? Hi, Ivy." "Hi," said Bean. "It was fine. I don't know where Nancy is." "Hi," said Ivy. She made a sound like a siren. "Here come the firefighters!" "There you are!" said Bean's mom as Nancy came into the living room. "How was it, honey?" Nancy took a deep breath. Bean looked up at her. "I think I'm too young to babysit, Mom," Nancy said. Bean's mom looked worried. "Why, sweetie?" She turned to Bean. "Bean? Did you misbehave?" "Me?" Bean said with wide eyes. "I was perfect!" "Why don't you want to babysit again, honey?" said Bean's mom. She turned to Nancy and brushed her hair out of her face.

龙卷风刚刚袭击了娃娃地，比恩的妈妈打开了前门。 “嗨，宝贝！”妈妈说。 “怎么样？”南希在哪里? 嗨,艾薇。”“嗨，”比恩说。 “很好。我不知道南希在哪儿。” “嗨，”艾薇说。她发出了像汽笛一样的声音。 “消防队员来了！”“你在这儿啊！”南希走进客厅时，比恩的妈妈说。 “怎么样，亲爱的？”南希深吸了一口气。 比恩抬头看着她。“妈妈，我想我还太小，不能照看孩子，”南希说。 比恩的妈妈看起来很担心。 “为什么,亲爱的?”她转向比恩。 “豆?你做错了吗？”“我?”比恩睁大眼睛说。 “我是完美的！”“亲爱的，你为什么不想再照看孩子了？”比恩的妈妈说。 她转向南希，把头发从脸上拨开。

"I just don't like it," Nancy said. "I was nervous the whole time." "Nervous? What were you nervous about?" asked Bean's mom. Bean wrapped her fingers around her own neck and dangled her tongue out of her mouth. Nancy saw her. "I was just nervous. I think I'll wait until I'm older before I babysit again." "Too bad," said Ivy. "I thought you were a great babysitter. I was hoping you could babysit for me one day." "NO!" said Nancy. "Nancy!" said Bean's mom. "I think Ivy's being very nice. You don't have to babysit if you don't want to, but you may not be rude." Nancy clenched her fists into balls and looked at the ceiling. "I am being driven out of my mind!" "Maybe you need to take some time in your room then," said Bean's mom sternly. "Fine!" Nancy stomped off down the hall.

“我就是不喜欢，”南希说。 “我一直很紧张。” “紧张吗?你在紧张什么？”比恩的妈妈问。 比恩用手指缠着自己的脖子，把舌头从嘴里伸出来。 南希看见了她。“我只是很紧张。 我想我还是等大一点再去看孩子吧。” “太糟糕了，”艾薇说。“我觉得你是个很棒的保姆。 我希望有一天你能帮我照看孩子。” “不！”南希说。“南希！”比恩的妈妈说。 “我觉得艾薇人很好。 如果你不愿意，你可以不照顾孩子，但你也可以不粗鲁。” 南希握紧拳头，看着天花板。 “我被逼疯了！”“也许你需要在你的房间里待一段时间，”比恩的妈妈严厉地说。 “很好!”南希踏着沉重的脚步沿着大厅走去。

Bean's mom looked after her for a moment and then turned to Ivy and Bean. "Did something happen while we were gone?" "Happen?" said Bean. "Nothing happened." "Not a thing," said Ivy. The two girls finished playing. They lay on the floor, relaxing among the books and dolls.

比恩的妈妈照顾了她一会儿，然后转向艾薇和比恩。 “我们不在的时候发生了什么事吗？”“发生了吗？”比恩说。 “什么也没有发生。”“什么也没有，”艾薇说。 两个女孩结束了游戏。 他们躺在地板上，在书本和洋娃娃中间放松。

"You know," said Ivy, "I wish Nancy would babysit me." "Yuck," said Bean. "Why?" "I could use two more dollars," said Ivy. "I want to buy some dirt so I can make my own volcano, like Sophie W.'s." "Oooh, that's better than a doll baby!" said Bean. "Let's use our money for dirt!" "We should be able to buy a lot of dirt for four dollars," said Ivy. "I want it to go all the way up to my porch so I can jump into the crater." "Cool!" said Bean. "Tomorrow's Sunday. We have a whole day to make a volcano!" Ivy looked at the ceiling. "I wish we could make a tornado, too." "Yeah, that would be fun." Bean thought for a moment. "You know," she said, "my dad has a leaf blower." "Oh boy," Ivy wiggled happily. "We can blow your playhouse over."

“你知道吗，”艾薇说，“我希望南希能照看我。” “恶心，”比恩说。“为什么?”“我还需要两美元，”艾薇说。 “我想买些土，这样我就可以自己造火山了，就像苏菲·W的火山一样。” 比恩说：“哦，这比娃娃宝宝好多了！” “让我们用我们的钱来买土吧！”“我们应该可以用四美元买很多土，”艾薇说。 “我想让它一直延伸到我的门廊，这样我就可以跳进火山口了。” “酷！”比恩说。“明天是星期天。 我们有一整天的时间来造一座火山！”艾薇看着天花板。 “我希望我们也能制造龙卷风。” “是的，那会很有趣。” 比恩想了一会儿。 “你知道吗，”她说，“我爸爸有一台吹叶机。” “哦，天哪，”艾薇高兴地扭动着身子。 “我们可以炸掉你的游戏室。”

Bean's mom came into the living room. "I just called your mom, Ivy. She says you can stay for dinner if you want." "Yes!" yelled Ivy and Bean at the same time. Bean's mom smiled. "Smart move. We're having cream puffs for dessert." "We are?" asked Bean. She loved how the cream came shooting out onto both sides of her face when she took a bite. "How come?" "Oh, to celebrate Nancy's first time as a babysitter," said her mother. "And to celebrate how good Ivy and I were," added Bean. "Right?" "Right. That too," said Bean's mom. She left the room. Bean leaned close to Ivy and whispered, "Can you believe how great this day turned out?" "And there are still lots of hours left," said Ivy.

比恩的妈妈走进客厅。 “我刚给你妈妈打了电话，艾薇。 她说如果你愿意，可以留下来吃晚饭。” “是的！”艾薇和比恩同时喊道。 比恩的妈妈笑了。“聪明的举动。 我们的甜点是奶油泡芙。” “是吗？”比恩问。她喜欢当她咬一口的时候，奶油从她的脸上喷出来的样子。 “怎么?”“哦，为了庆祝南希第一次当保姆，”她妈妈说。 “也是为了庆祝我和艾薇有多优秀，”比恩补充道。 “对吧?”“正确。比恩的妈妈说。 她离开了房间。比恩凑近艾薇，低声说：“你能相信今天有多棒吗？”“还有很多时间呢，”艾薇说。