5 A GOOD BAD IDEA

A GOOD BAD IDEA As it turned out, Ivy and Bean didn't have to go to Crummy Matt's house because Crummy Matt was already out on the sidewalk, surrounded by kids. There was his little brother, Dino, who was eight. There were Sophie W. and Sophie S. and Liana, who was Katy's older sister. Katy was sitting on a paper bag on Sophie S.'s lawn. And there was Crummy Matt's rat, Blister. Poor Blister. He wasn't very old, but he was tired anyway. He was tired because Crummy Matt was always making him do tricks. Ivy and Bean walked toward the group. When they got closer, they heard Liana say, "Matt, that's really mean! Put him

结果，艾薇和比恩没必要去邋遢马特家，因为邋遢马特已经在人行道上了，周围都是孩子。 还有他八岁的弟弟迪诺。 有苏菲w和苏菲S。 还有莉安娜，她是凯蒂的姐姐。 凯蒂坐在苏菲大街上的一个纸袋上。的草坪。 还有倒霉马特的老鼠，水泡。 可怜的水泡。他不是很老，但他还是很累。 他很累，因为邋遢的马特总是让他耍把戏。 艾薇和比恩走向人群。 当他们走近时，听到莉安娜说：“马特，那太刻薄了！把他

down." "He likes it," Crummy Matt said. "No, he doesn't" said Dino. "He hates it." "Shut up," said Crummy Matt. "You don't know." He held Blister by the tail, dangling him over the sidewalk. Blister twisted and squeaked. He hated it. "Boy, is he crummy," said Bean softly. But Ivy was already speeding down the sidewalk. "Matt!" she cried, "Matt! Don't be cruel! Put the poor thing down!"

下来。”“他喜欢它，”倒霉的马特说。 “不，他没有。”迪诺说。 “他讨厌它。”“闭嘴，”倒霉的马特说。 “你不知道。”他抓住水泡的尾巴，把它悬在人行道上。 水泡扭曲了，吱吱作响。 他讨厌它。“孩子，他真差劲。”比恩轻声说。 但艾薇已经在人行道上加速了。 “马特！”她叫道，“马特！别这么残忍！把这可怜的东西放下！”

Crummy Matt looked up, surprised. Ivy had never talked to him before. "What?" He swung Blister a little. Ivy clasped her hands together. "Matt, I beg you! Put him down! You're harming an innocent creature!" The Sophies, Liana, and Katy looked hopeful. Even Blister looked hopeful. Dino didn't. "Nobody asked for your stupid opinion," said Crummy Matt, "so shut up." Ivy and Bean glanced at each other. It didn't seem like Ivy's goodness was doing much to Crummy Matt. In fact, it seemed like Ivy's goodness was making him mad. Bean thought maybe it was time to leave. But Ivy took a breath. "Matt, you're a really horrible person, but you could change. If you put Blister down, I'll be your friend forever." Bean got ready to run.

邋遢的马特惊讶地抬起头来。 艾薇以前从未和他说过话。 “什么?”他挥了一下水泡。 艾薇双手合十。 “马特，求你了！”放下他！你在伤害一个无辜的生灵！”苏菲、莉安娜和凯蒂看上去满怀希望。 就连水泡看起来也充满希望。 恐龙没有。“没人问你的愚蠢意见，”邋遢的马特说，“所以闭嘴。” 艾薇和比恩互相瞥了一眼。 艾薇的善良似乎并没有对邋遢的马特起多大作用。 事实上，似乎是艾薇的善良让他发疯了。 比恩觉得也许是时候离开了。 但艾薇深吸了一口气。“马特，你是个很糟糕的人，但你可以改变。 如果你放下水泡，我就永远是你的朋友。” 比恩准备逃跑。

Crummy Matt carefully put Blister in his shirt pocket. Ivy smiled purely. Crummy Matt reached out and pulled Ivy's sparkly headband off her hair. "Who says I want to be your friend?" he said and threw the headband into the street. Then he turned around and went into his house. Ivy was thinking loving things about all living creatures, even disgusting creatures like eyeless sea worms. Then a hummingbird whizzed past her head. It

邋遢的马特小心地把水泡放进衬衫口袋里。 艾薇纯粹地笑了。邋遢的马特伸手把艾薇闪闪发亮的发带从她的头发上扯下来。 “谁说我想做你的朋友？”他说着把发带扔到街上。 然后他转过身去，进了自己的房子。 艾薇在想爱所有的生物，即使是像无眼海虫这样恶心的生物。 这时一只蜂鸟从她头顶飞过。 它

was beautiful. Ivy pictured the shimmering creature on her shoulder like a little jewel and held her breath. Careful. Don't move. Think like a hummingbird. "Vvvvvvvum," she murmured. "What?" said Bean. Ivy shook her head. Shhh, Bean. The hummingbird darted from flower to flower. Come on, look at me, thought Ivy. See how

是美丽的。艾薇想象着那个在她肩上闪闪发光的生物像一颗小宝石，她屏住了呼吸。 小心。不要动。像蜂鸟一样思考。 “呜，呜，呜。”她喃喃地说。 “什么？”比恩说。艾薇摇了摇头。 嘘,Bean。蜂鸟从一朵花飞到另一朵花。 来吧，看着我，艾薇想。 看看

good I am. The hummingbird came to a stop on a stem and turned to look at her thoughtfully. For a second, Ivy was a hummingbird inside. Then—whoosh. The bird zoomed past her head again and disappeared into the blue sky. Ivy was discouraged. The hummingbird hadn't even noticed her pure heart. Her headband was still in the street and was probably going to get run over. Bean had told the other kids about the birds and the wolf, and now Sophie W., Sophie S., Liana, and Dino were lined up on the curb across Pancake Court, staring at Ivy. Katy was there, too, sitting on her paper bag, staring. It was distracting.

我很好。蜂鸟停在一根茎上，转过身来若有所思地看着她。 有那么一瞬间，艾薇的内心就像一只蜂鸟。 Then-whoosh。那只鸟又从她头顶飞过，消失在蓝天里。 艾薇很沮丧。蜂鸟甚至没有注意到她纯洁的心。 她的发带还在街上，可能会被车碾过。 比恩已经把鸟和狼的事告诉了其他孩子，现在苏菲·W、苏菲·S、莉安娜和迪诺站在煎饼广场对面的路边，盯着艾薇。 凯蒂也在那里，坐在她的纸袋上，盯着看。 这让人分心。