1 Ted and Nancy

'Funny, anarchic and gloriously silly' RICHARD OSMAN CRIMOOD WELCOME Be careful not to lose your head... NADIA SHIREEN

“滑稽、无政府、愚蠢至极”理查德·奥斯曼·克里莫德欢迎你小心别丢了脑袋…… NADIA SHIREEN

CHAPTER ONE This is Ted. And this is Nancy. Ted and Nancy are foxes

第一章这是泰德。这是南希。 泰德和南希是狐狸

Like a lot of foxes, they lived in a big city. Nancy was the bravest and boldest fox Ted had ever known. He couldn't remember having a mum or a dad, but he had always had Nancy. She made sure he had food and somewhere warm to sleep. As well as looking after Ted, Nancy liked to mooch around the city with her friends. She knew every street, every dark alley, every bin and every hiding place. Nancy was TOUGH. She had no time for laughing or sniffing flowers or reading comics. But Nancy didn't need those things, oh no. Ted, on the other hand, was a sweet little fox cub. He liked staying close to the den, which was hidden inside some spiky holly bushes in the corner of a huge park. Ted liked to roll around on the grass in the sunshine, snuffle through twigs and leaves, and lick up dropped ice-cream cones. Every now and then Nancy would trot by and drop off a snack for him.

像许多狐狸一样，他们住在大城市里。 南希是特德所见过的最勇敢、最大胆的狐狸。 他不记得有妈妈或爸爸，但他一直有南希。 她确保他有吃的，有暖和的地方睡觉。 除了照顾特德，南希还喜欢和朋友们在城里闲逛。 她熟悉每一条街道，每一条黑暗的小巷，每一个垃圾箱和每一个藏身之处。 南希很坚强。她没有时间大笑、闻花或看漫画。 但是南希不需要这些东西，哦，不。 另一方面，泰德是一只可爱的小狐狸宝宝。 他喜欢待在洞穴附近，洞穴藏在一个大公园角落里的一些尖尖的冬青灌木丛里。 泰德喜欢在阳光下的草地上打滚，在树枝和树叶间嗅来嗅去，舔掉在地上的冰淇淋蛋筒。 南希不时地小跑过来，给他送点零食。

Delicious… Nancy preferred coffee. It kept her ALERT.

美味……南希更喜欢咖啡。 这使她保持警觉。

Though sometimes, if she drank too much, she would shake and bark and Ted would have to sit on her head to calm her down. 'Chill out, Nancy.'

虽然有时，如果她喝得太多，她会摇晃和吠叫，特德不得不坐在她的头上让她平静下来。 “冷静点，南希。”

'Thanks, bro.' Yes, Ted and Nancy were a great pair of foxes, and they had everything they needed. Well, almost everything. Lately, Ted had noticed a weird, achy feeling in his chest. He had it whenever he watched Nancy trot away, leaving him alone in the den. He had it when he saw her chatting with her fox friends, Bin and Hedge. He had it when he saw the cute little humans in the park holding hands with their big humans. Sometimes he would have it at night, when he would sit on top of a large rock, look up at the big, dark sky and give a heavy sigh.

“谢谢你,兄弟。”是的，特德和南希是一对伟大的狐狸，他们有他们需要的一切。 嗯，几乎所有的东西。最近，泰德发现胸口有一种奇怪的疼痛感。 每当他看着南希跑开，把他一个人留在书房时，他就会有这种感觉。 当他看到她和她的狐狸朋友宾和赫奇聊天时，他就生气了。 当他看到公园里可爱的小人类和他们的大人类手牵着手时，他就有了。 有时他会在晚上喝，坐在一块大石头上，抬头望着又大又黑的天空，重重地叹了口气。