7 The grand four

CHAPTER SEVEN The grand tour Willow did not appreciate being told what to do, especially by grumpy foxes like Nancy. The next day, she hid among the long grass and waited for Frank to swoop down with more Crazyhorns Power Juice. 'Morning, Willow,' said Frank. 'How did you see me?' said Willow, in a huff. 'Excited by our new guests, are you?' Frank smiled. Willow pushed her nose close to Frank's beak. Her fists were clenched and she looked extremely serious. 'I AM GOING TO MAKE THAT LITTLE FOX MY BEST FRIEND,' she said through gritted teeth. Frank chuckled. 'I don't doubt it, lassie! He'd be lucky to have a pal like you, that's for sure.' Willow produced a daisy chain from behind her back and looped it over one of the glass bottles. She gave Frank a wink before lolloping over to hide among the long grass again.

威洛不喜欢别人对她指指点点，尤其是像南希这样脾气暴躁的狐狸。 第二天，她躲在长长的草丛里，等着弗兰克带着更多的疯角果汁冲下来。 “早上好，威洛，”弗兰克说。 “你怎么看见我的？”威罗气呼呼地说。 “我们的新客人让你很兴奋，是吗？”弗兰克笑了。 威洛把鼻子凑近弗兰克的嘴。 她的拳头攥得紧紧的，神情极其严肃。 “我要让那只小狐狸成为我最好的朋友，”她咬牙切齿地说。 弗兰克笑了。“我不怀疑，姑娘！”他有你这样的朋友真是幸运，这是肯定的。”威洛从背后拿出一条雏菊链，把它绕在一个玻璃瓶上。 她向弗兰克眨了眨眼睛，然后又跳过去躲进了长长的草丛里。

'Rise and shine, wee foxes!' called Frank. This time it was Ted who popped out of the den. 'Thank you so much, Frank!' said Ted. 'Oh, it looks like another lovely day.' 'You two staying inside again, then?' asked Frank. 'Nancy won't let me go anywhere,' whispered Ted, pointing towards the den. 'She's worried I'm going to get attacked or kidnapped or something.' Just then he spotted the daisy chain. 'Oh! Oh my goodness! How pretty,' said Ted, looping it over his wrist. 'You've got an admirer,' said Frank, nodding towards the long grass. 'Thank you!' whispered Ted as loud as he dared. 'Thank you so much!' The ears waggled. Just then Nancy crawled out of the den, grabbed a bottle and chugged it down. 'Got any coffee in this place?' she grunted. Frank glanced at Ted, and then at Willow, who was still hiding. 'Coffee, you say? Aye, I know just the place for coffee,' he said. 'Why don't you follow me?'

“起床吧，小狐狸们！”弗兰克叫道。 这次是泰德从洞里蹦了出来。 “太谢谢你了，弗兰克！泰德说。 “哦，看起来又是美好的一天。“那么，你们俩又呆在屋里了？”弗兰克问。 “南希哪儿也不让我去。”泰德指着书房小声说。 “她担心我会遭到袭击或绑架之类的。”就在这时，他看到了雏菊花环。 “啊!我的天哪！“真漂亮。”泰德说着，把它绕在手腕上。 “你得到了一个仰慕者，”弗兰克说着，朝长长的草丛点了点头。 “谢谢你!”泰德尽可能大声地低声说。 “太谢谢你了！”耳朵摇晃着。 就在这时，南希从洞里爬出来，抓起一个瓶子，咕嘟咕嘟地喝了下去。 “这里有咖啡吗？”她咕哝着说。 弗兰克看了看泰德，又看了看还在躲着的威洛。 “你是说咖啡？”“啊，我知道一个喝咖啡的地方，”他说。 “你为什么不跟我来？”

Nancy's ears perked up immediately. 'Result,' she said. 'Come on, Ted.' Frank swivelled his head around and gave a little cough. 'Ach, no, I'm afraid the wee laddie will have to stay put,' he said. 'He's too young to be allowed where we're going.' Ted's tail drooped a little. He'd been hoping for at least some adventure. But then he noticed that the bunny ears were moving up and down in excitement. He looked at Frank, who had a mischievous twinkle in his eye. 'You'll be all right, Ted, yeah?' said Nancy. 'Just stay put– I'll be back later. If I find out you've left the den, there'll be trouble…' 'Oh yes, that's FINE, Nance!' said Ted brightly. 'You go and get your coffee. Take as long as you need.' Frank gave Ted a wink and began to glide away from the den. Nancy scampered after him. When the coast was clear, Willow bounded out of the long grass. 'Hooray!' she said. 'NOW can you play?' Ted nodded, bouncing up and down. 'Yes, oh yes!'

南希的耳朵立刻竖起来。 “结果，”她说。“来吧，泰德。”弗兰克转过头来，轻轻地咳了一声。 “啊，不行，恐怕这小家伙得呆在这儿了，”他说。 “他太小了，不能让他去我们要去的地方。”泰德的尾巴耷拉了一下。 他一直希望至少能有一些冒险。 但随后他注意到兔子的耳朵兴奋地上下摆动着。 他看着弗兰克，他的眼睛里闪烁着淘气的光芒。 “你会没事的，泰德，对吧？”南希说。 “待在这儿别动——我一会儿就回来。” 如果让我发现你离开了密室，我可就麻烦了……”“哦，好，那太好了，南希！泰德高兴地说。 “你去拿你的咖啡。 你想休息多久就休息多久。”弗兰克向泰德眨了眨眼睛，开始溜出洞穴。 南希在他后面蹦蹦跳跳。 当海岸没有危险时，柳树从长草中跳出来。 “万岁!”她说。“现在你会玩了吗？”泰德点了点头，跳上跳下。 “是的，哦，是的！”

Hey, guys, how are you doing? I've got to say, I like this Willow character. She seems FUN! And I'm excited about the tour. Do you think there'll be snacks? And a gift shop where I can buy a giant pencil? I do hope so. Anyway, back to the story, I suppose. Ted knew he was being a bit naughty, but no one had ever wanted to play with him before. He just had to make sure he got back to the den before Nancy. 'Why don't I give you a GRAND TOUR OF GRIMWOOD?' said Willow, clasping her paws together. 'That would be amazing!' said Ted.

嘿，伙计们，你们好吗？ 我得说，我喜欢威洛这个角色。 她看起来很有趣！我对这次旅行很兴奋。 你觉得会有零食吗？ 还有一家礼品店，我可以买到一只大铅笔？ 我希望如此。好了，回到故事上来吧。 泰德知道他有点淘气，但以前从来没有人想和他玩。 他只是得确保在南希之前回到书房。 “为什么我不带你在格里姆伍德大游一游呢？”威罗说着，两只爪子紧紧地抓在一起。 “那太棒了！”泰德说。

'We'll start straight away,' said Willow, suddenly feeling very important. 'Grimwood was discovered a gazillion and a half years ago,' began Willow. 'Everything was in black and white, humans hadn't been invented and dinosaurs roamed the earth and had cars and bank accounts.' Ted scampered behind her. Willow's voice was loud and important-sounding, and she waved her paws around as she spoke, as if conducting an orchestra. She stood on top of a mound of earth and gestured towards a small pond. 'They say that this small pond is the oldest place in Grimwood,' said Willow. 'We call it… THE SMALL

“我们马上出发。”威洛说，她突然觉得自己很重要。 “格里姆伍德是在无数年半以前发现的，”威罗开始说。 “一切都是黑白的，人类还没有被发明出来，恐龙在地球上游荡，有汽车，有银行账户。”泰德在她身后蹦蹦跳跳。 威罗的声音很响亮，听起来很重要，她说话的时候挥舞着爪子，好像在指挥一支管弦乐队。 她站在一个土堆上，指着一个小池塘。 “他们说这个小池塘是格里姆伍德最古老的地方，”柳树说。 “我们称之为‘小’

POND.' Ted looked at the small pond, which was indeed a pond, and also quite small. The water was murky, and there was a collection of upside-down shopping trolleys in the middle. Sitting on top of the shopping trolleys was a duck. She looked absolutely furious. 'That's Ingrid,' whispered Willow. 'She doesn't like to be disturbed.' 'QUAAAAAACK!' quacked Ingrid angrily. 'How did she get hold of all those shopping trolleys?' asked Ted. 'We don't ask,' whispered Willow. 'But every few months there's another one. She takes the coins out of those little slots too, even the ones that are really jammed in. People say she's a millionaire.' 'What? You can't become a millionaire from stealing the coins out of shopping trolleys,' laughed Ted, a bit too loudly.

池塘”。泰德看了看那个小池塘，它确实是一个池塘，而且也很小。 水是浑浊的，中间有一堆倒着的购物手推车。 购物车顶上坐着一只鸭子。 她看上去气坏了。 “那是英格丽。” “她不喜欢被打扰。“QUAAAAAACK !英格丽德生气地叫道。 “她是怎么弄到那些购物车的？”泰德问。 “我们不问。”威罗小声说。 但每隔几个月就会有一次。 她也把硬币从那些小槽里拿出来，即使是那些真的塞得严严实实的。 人们说她是个百万富翁。“什么? “你不可能因为偷购物车里的硬币而成为百万富翁。”泰德笑着说，声音有点太大了。