13 Willow Trees and Energetic Colts!

CHAPTER 13 Willow Trees and Energetic Colts! The old willow tree in the yard at Plumfield was a favorite place for all the children. They climbed up its boughs and left many secrets behind in its leaves. One afternoon after Daisy and Nan finished washing their dolls' clothes in the brook, they decided to perch up in the tree's "nest" until the clothes had all dried.

第十三章柳树和精力充沛的小马！普卢姆菲尔德院子里的那棵老柳树是所有孩子最喜欢的地方。 他们爬上树枝，在树叶里留下了许多秘密。 一天下午，黛西和南在小溪里洗完洋娃娃的衣服后，他们决定在树的“巢”里休息，直到衣服都晒干。

Their conversation quickly turned from doll clothes to doll furniture and the benefits of feather beds for the dolls' weary heads. For the better part of the afternoon, a long talk about giving up dolls was had, with Daisy worried about how they would fare without their adoptive mother. Nan felt she was simply growing too old to care. "Oh piddle-paddle. I don't want a house or dolls when I grow up," Nan said. "One day I'll have a room full of bottles and drawers and cure sick people. I'm going to be a doctor—Mother Jo says so." "Ugh," Daisy said, "How can you stand the bad-smelling stuff and the nasty little powders?" "Oh, that doesn't bother me." Father Bhaer had shown Nan the herbs in the garden, and she was learning all about them. The boys took to calling her Dr. Giddy-Gaddy, and she adored it. From splinters to stomachaches, Nan cured them all. Jo was ever so pleased at her

他们的谈话很快从娃娃的衣服转到娃娃的家具，以及毛绒床对娃娃们疲惫的头的好处。 整个下午，他们就放弃娃娃的问题进行了长时间的讨论，黛西担心没有了养母，娃娃们会过得怎么样。 南觉得自己太老了，根本不需要关心。 “哦piddle-paddle。我长大后不想要房子或洋娃娃，”南说。 “总有一天，我要有一间满是瓶子和抽屉的房间，还能治疗病人。 我要当医生——乔妈妈这么说的。” “啊，”黛西说，“你怎么能忍受那些难闻的东西和讨厌的小粉末呢？”“哦，这并不困扰我。” 巴尔神父给南看了花园里的草药，她正在学习这些草药。 男孩们开始叫她博士。 她很喜欢这首歌。 从刺破到胃痛，南都治好了。 琼对她非常满意

progress. Nan's "doctoring," as she called it, had helped cure her flighty, tomboy nature. Daisy looked down and said, "We'd better get those clothes back up to the house before they blow away." Down they came from the old willow, and it wasn't but a moment before Nat and Tommy climbed up. "Now it's safe," Tommy said as he looked around, "and I can tell you a secret." Nat happily said, "Tell away." "I've got just the way to make it up to Dan for all of us suspecting him," Tommy answered. "What's that?" "I think we should give him a microscope," Tommy replied. "He wants one so terribly, and it would make a jolly good present." "Tip-top!" Nat cried. "Won't it be expensive, though?" "Of course it will, but I've got my five dollars, and that should be more than enough," Tommy

的进步。南称之为“医生”，帮助她治愈了轻浮、假小子的天性。 黛西低下头说：“我们最好在那些衣服被风吹走之前把它们搬回屋里。” 他们从老柳树上下来，没过一会儿，纳特和汤米就爬了上去。 “现在安全了，”汤米环顾四周说，“我可以告诉你一个秘密。” 纳特高兴地说：“说吧。” “我有一个补偿丹的办法，我们都怀疑他，”汤米回答说。 “那是什么?”“我想我们应该给他一个显微镜，”汤米回答。 “他非常想要一个，这将是一个非常好的礼物。” “第一流的!”Nat哭了。“那不会很贵吗？”“当然会，但我有我的五美元，这应该绰绰有余，”汤米说

said. "What does Father Bhaer think?" Tommy replied, "He thinks it's a grand idea as well, and I think you should ask if you can come to town with us on Monday to pick it out." Nat smiled. "And you shall have my three dollars, too. I don't need a new fiddle. My old one suits me just fine. Let's go ask Father Bhaer now if I can come." Just as Tommy and Nat found their way down from the tree, Demi and Dan returned from a long walk in the woods and climbed up to have a rest in the shade. They had collected all sorts of leaves on their walk, so naturally Demi wanted to know more about them. The elder boy patiently answered every one of Demi's questions. When Dan spied Jo and little Teddy coming along underneath them, he said, "Shhh." Little Teddy cried, "Mama, I want to fish, fish.

说。“巴尔神父是怎么想的？”汤米回答说：“他也认为这是个好主意，我认为你应该问问是否可以星期一和我们一起进城来挑选。” Nat笑了。“你也可以拿走我的三块钱。 我不需要新小提琴。 我的旧的正适合我。 我们现在就去问问巴尔神父我能不能去。” 就在汤米和纳特从树上下来的时候，黛米和丹在树林里走了很长时间回来，爬上树在树荫下休息。 他们在散步时收集了各种各样的树叶，所以黛米自然想要更多地了解它们。 大男孩耐心地回答了黛米的每一个问题。 当丹发现乔和小特迪从他们下面走过时，他说：“嘘。” 小泰迪哭着说：“妈妈，我想钓鱼，鱼。

But before Jo could break a branch off the tree to use as a pole, one landed at her feet. She looked up and found Dan and Demi laughing. The minute Teddy saw Dan, he shouted, "Up! Up!" Demi started down and said, "Yes, Teddy, you can come up because I'm getting down. I've got loads to tell Daisy." Dan called down to Mother Jo, "Why don't you come up, too—there's lots of room!" Jo laughed and said, "Well, I haven't been up a tree since I was married. I did use to love to do so when I was a girl. You know, I think I will." And up she climbed. While Dan made a fishing pole for Teddy, they talked about what a good influence he was becoming on the younger boys. Dan had been working so hard the last few months to be good, and he was very pleased with Jo's words. Their pleasant talk was interrupted by Teddy scrambling down and dropping the fine fishing pole into the brook.

可是琼还没来得及折下一根树枝当柱子，就有一根落在了她的脚边。 她抬起头，发现丹和黛米在笑。 特迪一看到丹，就喊道：“起来！起来!”黛米开始下来，说：“对，泰迪，你可以上来，因为我要下来了。 我有很多事要告诉黛西。” 丹朝乔妈妈喊道：“你为什么不也上来呢——这里有很多地方！”琼笑着说：“嗯，我结婚后还没上过树呢。 当我还是个小女孩的时候，我确实喜欢这样做。 你知道，我想我会的。” 她爬了上去。丹给特迪做鱼竿的时候，他们谈论着特迪对孩子们的影响有多好。 丹在过去的几个月里一直在努力学习，他对琼的话很满意。 他们愉快的谈话被特迪爬下来把那根精美的鱼竿扔进小溪里打断了。

"We'd better watch him," Dan said. "I think that's a lovely idea—I'll stay up here for a while and read my book." "You mean I'll be alone?" Jo laughed. "Why, of course. I trust you, dear boy, and Teddy would have a much better time fishing with you than with me!" Dan's smile burst from ear to ear. It was the dearest thing to his heart to know that Mother Jo trusted him with her precious son, who felt so much like a brother to him. Teddy and Dan spent a quiet hour by the brook listening to the water rush by, waiting for a fish to bite. Meanwhile, Jo sat, happy as a clam, reading her book. The old willow had never seen or heard so many secrets in one day! Not long after the lovely afternoon Dan spent

“我们最好看好他，”丹说。 “我想这是个好主意——我要在这儿呆一会儿，读我的书。” “你是说我会一个人？”乔笑了。 “当然了。我相信你，亲爱的孩子，特迪和你一起钓鱼会比和我一起钓鱼愉快得多！”丹笑得合不拢嘴。 乔妈妈信任他，把她的宝贝儿子托付给他，这对他来说是最珍贵的事情，他觉得乔妈妈就像他的兄弟一样。 特迪和丹在小溪边安静地呆了一个小时，听着河水奔流的声音，等着一条鱼上钩。 与此同时，乔坐在那里读着她的书，开心极了。 老柳树从来没有在一天内看到或听到过这么多的秘密！就在丹度过那个美好的下午后不久