11 The Whirligig

CHAPTER ELEVEN The Whirligig Nancy was terrible at breaking bad news. 'The duck's gone,' she said. 'She's fallen in love. The whole thing is ridiculous.' 'No! Not Ingrid!' cried Titus, staggering back into his chair. 'I can't believe it! Not only are they stealing our town, they've taken our most famous duck!' 'I'm sure she'll come back,' said Ted. 'She just got overexcited, that's all. She'd never abandon the Grimwood Players! We're her pride and joy.' 'You know nothing of the power of love, young fox!' wailed Titus. 'When Ingrid falls in love, she falls deep, she falls fast, she falls hard. She's been married FOUR TIMES!' 'Oh,' said Ted. 'And what of Grimwood's finest poet, Emo Omar?' wailed Titus. 'Where is he? Where are his little moley pals?' 'The moles got well into the Twinklenuts library,' said Willow. 'We left them by the poetry section. It is pretty cool, to be fair.' 'Everyone really is leaving me,' sobbed Titus.

第十一章旋风南希最不擅长宣布坏消息。 “鸭子走了，”她说。 “她恋爱了。整件事都很荒谬。“不!英格丽德!提图斯喊道，摇摇晃晃地坐回椅子上。 “我真不敢相信！”他们不仅偷走了我们的小镇，还抢走了我们最有名的鸭子！“我相信她会回来的，”泰德说。 “她只是太兴奋了，仅此而已。 她永远不会抛弃格里姆伍德玩家！我们是她的骄傲和快乐。“你根本不懂爱的力量，小狐狸！”提多哀号说。 “当英格丽德坠入爱河时，她陷得深、陷得快、陷得深。 她已经结过四次婚了！“哦，”泰德说。 “格里姆伍德最优秀的诗人埃莫·奥马尔呢？”提多哀号说。 “他在哪儿？”他的小伙伴们呢？“鼹鼠们溜进了闪烁甜甜的图书馆。” “我们把它们留在了诗歌区。 说句公道话，这很酷。提多抽泣着说：“大家真的都离开我了。”

Meanwhile, Frank was worrying about the Twinklenuts treebonk team. Nancy had told him that they were good– really good. 'And you're sure you saw them chugging down energy drinks?' he said. Nancy nodded. 'I'd know them bottles anywhere. That stuff used to keep us up for days in the Big City. One time my mate Hedge drank three bottles and her fur turned purple.' The Grimwood treebonk team started moaning and flinging themselves dramatically to the ground. 'It's over! We're done for!' cried Ginger Fiasco. 'We are never done for!' scolded Frank. 'Now get up and stand in line. Show me your power poses! I want those Twinklenuts squirrels to be quaking in their leotards.' The squirrels shuffled about a bit, adjusted their helmets and tried to look scary. 'We're done for,' sighed Frank. 'Hang on,' said Willow. 'Can't we just get a load of energy drinks?'

与此同时，弗兰克在担心Twinklenuts的树树队。 南希告诉他，他们很好——真的很好。 “你确定你看到他们大口大口地喝能量饮料？”他说。 南希点了点头。“我到哪儿都认得这些瓶子。 那东西以前能让我们在大城市里睡好几天。 有一次，我的同伴赫奇喝了三瓶酒，她的毛都变成紫色了。”格里姆伍德的树桩队开始呻吟，戏剧性地扑倒在地。 “这是结束了!我们完了！金儿·费亚斯科叫道。 “我们永远不会完蛋的！”弗兰克骂道。 “现在站起来排队。 让我看看你的力量姿势！我要那些Twinklenuts的松鼠们穿着紧身衣发抖。”松鼠们挪动了一下，调整了一下头盔，努力让自己看起来很吓人。 “我们完了，”弗兰克叹了口气。 “等等，”威罗说。“我们就不能来点能量饮料吗？”

Nancy laughed. 'Those drinks are hardcore,' she said. 'We ain't gonna find them around here. Your mate Sebastian Silver must have forked out a loooooot of cash for all those bottles.' 'We need to surprise them,' muttered Frank. 'Something that catches them off guard. A new move, maybe.' Just then, there was an enormous BANG and an explosion of glitter rained over everyone. 'SORRY!' shouted Pamela from the top of the Magic Tower. She and Sharon the Party Crow were still trying to invent the largest glitter cannon in the world. Volunteers from Bunnyville were signing up to take part in test flights, which meant that every few hours a bunny would fly through the air in a cloud of rainbow sparkles. This time, it was a chain of three bunnies, who were gripping each other's paws and gliding through the air like a furry plane.

南希笑了。她说，那些饮料是硬核饮料。 “我们在这附近找不到他们。 你的朋友塞巴斯蒂安·西尔弗肯定花了很多钱买那些酒。“我们得给他们一个惊喜，”弗兰克喃喃地说。 一些让他们措手不及的东西。 也许是新的举动。”就在这时，一声巨大的“砰”的一声，一阵闪光像雨点般落在大家身上。 “对不起!帕梅拉在魔法塔顶喊道。 她和派对乌鸦莎伦还在努力发明世界上最大的闪光大炮。 来自Bunnyville的志愿者报名参加试飞，这意味着每隔几个小时就会有一只兔子在彩虹闪闪发光的云中飞过空中。 这一次，是三只兔子组成的链条，它们互相抓着爪子，像一架毛茸茸的飞机一样在空中滑翔。

'It's a miracle those bunnies survive,' sighed Titus, shaking the glitter from his antlers. Nancy looked at Frank, her eyes shining. 'That's it!' she said. 'That should be our move!' The squirrels looked up at her, confused. 'Aye,' said Frank, also watching the chain of bunnies. 'That could work.' Frank, Nancy and the squirrels spent the afternoon developing their brand new treebonk move. On Frank's command, the squirrels would grab on to each other's tails and form a long, hairy chain. Nancy– their secret weapon– would go at the very end. Then the chain would spin hard and fast, and Nancy's tail would be able to thwack any enemy treebonkers to the ground. 'What a cool move!' said Willow. 'It needs a name!'

“那些兔子能活下来真是个奇迹，”提图斯叹了口气，抖了抖鹿角上的闪光。 南希看着弗兰克，眼睛闪闪发光。 “就是这样!她说。“那应该是我们的行动！”松鼠们抬头看着她，迷惑不解。 “是啊，”弗兰克说，也看着那串兔子。 “这可能行得通。”弗兰克、南希和松鼠们花了一下午的时间来研究他们的新树桩动作。 在弗兰克的命令下，松鼠们会抓住彼此的尾巴，形成一条毛茸茸的长链。 南希——他们的秘密武器——将在最后离去。 然后链条就会又快又硬地旋转，南希的尾巴就能把任何敌人的树疯子打倒在地。 “多么酷的举动！”威罗说。 “它需要一个名字！”

Ted's head rolled round and round and round as he tried to keep up with the spinning squirrels. 'What about the "Whirligig"?' he said. 'Just watching it is making me dizzy!' Nancy and the squirrels spun round so fast they became a blur. Frank blew his whistle and the team fell to the ground. 'It's the nuttiest thing I've ever seen,' he chuckled. 'It just might work.' Reminds me of the time I invented a new move at my local bowling club. If it wasn't for that meddling centipede Janet Muldoon I would have won the championship. Dang you, Janet!

泰德的头不停地转啊转，他试图跟上旋转的松鼠。 “那‘旋风’呢？”他说。 “光是看着就让我头晕！”南希和松鼠们转得太快了，快得看不清了。 弗兰克一吹哨子，队员们就倒在了地上。 “这是我见过的最疯狂的事，”他咯咯地笑着说。 “这可能会奏效。”让我想起了我在当地保龄球俱乐部发明的一个新动作。 要不是那个爱管闲事的蜈蚣珍妮特·马尔登，我早就拿冠军了。 该死，珍妮特！