3 The shadow

CHAPTER THREE The shadow Ted yelped as he was hoisted up by his tail. 'Put me down, put me DOWN!' he squealed. Whoever had grabbed Ted let go of him. He landed on the ground with a great big BONK, which made him go dizzy. He stood up cautiously while staring at the tall stranger. He could just about make out two very pointy ears, a snout and a big, bushy tail… 'You're a fox!' he gasped.

第三章影子泰德被尾巴吊起来时叫了一声。 “放下我，放下我！”他尖叫道。 抓住泰德的人放开了他。 他砰的一声落在地上，弄得他头晕目眩。 他小心翼翼地站起来，盯着那个高个子的陌生人。 他勉强辨认出两只尖尖的耳朵、一个鼻子和一条毛茸茸的大尾巴……“你是狐狸！他喘着气说。

The mysterious figure quickly stepped back further into the shadows. 'Tell me, lad,' said the voice, which was deep and smooth. 'Where are we?' Ted looked confused. 'Erm… Grimwood,' he said. 'Ah, yes, Grimwood! Just as I thought,' said the voice. 'Who are you?' asked Ted, feeling braver now that he hadn't been eaten. 'Who, me? Oh, nobody,' chuckled the voice. 'Now tell me. That large metal tower you have in… Grimwood. What is it, exactly?' 'Oh, well, that is the Magic Tower,' said Ted. 'In the Big City we would have just called it an electricity pylon. But the Magic Tower is kind of different. It's a bit broken, cos it's got loose cables hanging off it and it's always making a buzzing noise. And you definitely shouldn't chew on the electricity cables cos it's dangerous and you would totally die. Even though Pamela does. But then Pamela is also dangerous.' 'Pamela?' asked the mysterious stranger. 'Yeah, she's an eagle who lives at the top of the Magic Tower. Got a massive nest up there. She does a show on Radio Grimwood. Have you heard it?' 'I have not,' replied the voice. 'Oh, it's great,' said Ted. 'People call in and tell her their opinions about things, she tells them that they're wrong and then she plays a song. It's fun!'

那个神秘的身影迅速退到更深的阴影里。 “告诉我，孩子，”那声音低沉而流畅。 “我们在哪儿？”泰德看起来很困惑。 “嗯……格里姆伍德。”他说。 “啊，是的，格里姆伍德！”“和我想的一样。”那声音说。 “你是谁？”泰德问，因为没有被吃掉，他觉得勇敢多了。 谁,我吗?“哦，没人。”那声音轻声笑着说。 “现在告诉我。你在格里姆伍德的那个大金属塔。 到底是什么？“哦，对了，那就是魔法塔。”泰德说。 “在纽约，我们会直接把它叫做电塔。 但是魔法塔有点不同。 它有点坏了，因为上面挂着松动的电缆而且它总是发出嗡嗡声。 你绝对不应该咬电缆，因为这很危险，你会死的。 尽管帕梅拉知道。但是帕梅拉也很危险。“帕梅拉?神秘的陌生人问。 “是的，她是一只住在魔法塔顶上的鹰。 上面有个大巢。 她在格里姆伍德电台做节目。 你听说过吗？“我没有，”那声音回答。 “哦，太棒了。”泰德说。 “人们打电话来告诉她他们对事情的看法，她告诉他们他们错了，然后她放一首歌。” 很有趣!”

'I'll tune in,' said the voice. 'So… this "Magic Tower". Gives off electricity, does it?' Ted scratched at his snout. 'I suppose so, yeah… It gives something off, all right. I think it makes the bunnies bouncier, and the squirrels treebonkier, and Grimwood smellier…' 'Hmm,' pondered the mysterious stranger. 'So, it gives off lots of electricity?' Ted nodded. 'Oh yes, I'd say so,' he replied. 'It's MEGA SUPER powerful.' 'How fascinating,' said the voice. 'I must take a look at it.' 'Oh, that'll be dead tricky!' said Ted. 'Pamela doesn't let any strangers near the Magic Tower.' 'Or what?' asked the voice. 'Er, well,' said Ted. 'Or she might bite your head off. She's done it a few times now. It's pretty brutal!' 'Goodness me.' 'Yeah! She's pretty scary if you don't know her,' said Ted. 'Actually, she's pretty scary even if you do know her.' 'I see.' Ted suddenly felt a bit nervous. Something about all this seemed a bit… odd. 'I suppose I'd better be going,' he mumbled. 'I'm not really allowed to talk to strangers. And my big sis will be wondering where I am.' 'Yes, of course. Quite right,' said the voice. 'Goodbye then, little fox.' 'Oh, but ARE you a big fox, then? Just quickly tell me, tell me, pleeeeease!' begged Ted. And he suddenly so desperately

“我要收听。”那个声音说。 “所以……这个‘魔法塔’。” 它会发出电，是吗？”泰德抓了抓他的鼻子。 “我想是的，是的……它会发出一些东西，好吧。” 我想它会让小兔子更有活力，让松鼠更像树，让格里姆伍德更有味道……” “所以，它会发出很多电？”泰德点点头。 “噢，是的，我会这么说的，”他回答。 “它超级强大。“太迷人了，”那声音说。 “我得看一看。“哦，那可太棘手了！”泰德说。 “帕梅拉不让任何陌生人靠近魔法塔。“不然呢？”那声音问。 “嗯，好吧。”泰德说。“不然她会把你的头咬下来的。” 她已经做过几次了。 太残忍了！“我的天哪。”“是啊!“如果你不了解她的话，她是相当可怕的。”泰德说。 “事实上，即使你认识她，她也相当可怕。“我明白了。”泰德突然感到有点紧张。 这一切似乎有点……奇怪。 “我想我该走了，”他咕哝着说。 “我真的不允许和陌生人说话。 我姐姐会纳闷我去哪了。”“是的，当然。 “说得对。”那声音说。 “再见了，小狐狸。“哦，那么你是一只大狐狸吗？” 快告诉我，告诉我，求你了！泰德恳求道。 而他突然如此绝望

wanted to see the stranger that he scrambled forwards, tripped over some tree roots and fell down again. When he looked up, the stranger had gone. Ted rubbed his eyes. Had he met a real-life grown-up fox? Had that really happened? 'Oh yes,' said Ginger Fiasco, the squirrel in Ted's rucksack. She had woken up and was eating a packet of Cheesy Snackos. 'That really happened, all right.' Suddenly, the sky went dark. There was a terrifyingly loud noise, like thunder, overhead. CHOP-CHOP-CHOP-CHOP! Ted and Ginger Fiasco covered their ears and scrunched their eyes shut as a great gust of wind blew over them.

想看看陌生人，他急忙向前爬去，被树根绊了一下，又摔倒了。 当他抬起头时，陌生人已经走了。 泰德揉了揉眼睛。他遇到了一只真实的成年狐狸吗？ 这是真的吗？“哦，是的，”泰德背包里的松鼠金格·菲亚斯科说。 她醒来了，正在吃一包芝士零食。 “那是真的，没错。”突然，天空变暗了。 头顶上传来一声可怕的巨响，像打雷一样。 CHOP-CHOP-CHOP-CHOP !一阵大风吹过，泰德和金格·菲亚斯科捂着耳朵，紧闭着眼睛。

Parp! Oh, not that kind of wind, sorry. The trees swayed violently, and grass and leaves flattened themselves to the earth. 'What… is… going… on?!' yelled Ted. CHOP-CHOP-CHOP-CHOP-chop-chop-ch… After a few seconds, the noise faded, the wind died down and the forest stopped shaking. Ted dusted himself down. 'Holy banana!' he said. 'I met another fox! An actual real- life fox!' And, with Ginger Fiasco safely nestled in his rucksack, Ted ran back to tell the others as fast as a greasy puma. Nancy and the rest of the Treebonk team had finished their practice session by the time Ted got back. Now they were doing squirrel yoga and drinking Crazyhorns Power Juice. 'What took you so long, bro?' barked Nancy. Ginger Fiasco crawled out of Ted's rucksack, still clutching her bag of Cheesy Snackos. 'You ain't gonna believe it,' she squeaked. And she was about to tell everyone what had happened when she fainted from eating too many Cheesy Snackos. 'I think I saw a fox!' Ted panted. 'A big one!' Nancy looked worried and grabbed him, examining his fur and checking his ears. 'Did it hurt you?' she asked. 'Cos if anything hurts you, I'm gonna dead it right up.'

Parp !哦，不是那种风，抱歉。 树木猛烈地摇晃着，草和树叶紧贴着地面。 “怎么……怎么……出……事了？”泰德喊道。 几秒钟后，声音消失了，风停了，森林也停止了晃动。 泰德掸去身上的灰尘。“神圣的香蕉!他说。 “我又遇到了一只狐狸！”一只活生生的狐狸！”然后，金格·费亚斯科安全地躺在他的背包里，泰德像一只油腻的美洲狮一样快地跑回去告诉其他人。 泰德回来的时候，南希和树邦队的其他队员已经完成了训练。 现在他们在做松鼠瑜伽，喝着疯狂角能量果汁。 “怎么花了这么长时间，兄弟？”南希吼道。 金吉·菲亚斯科从泰德的背包里爬了出来，手里还抓着她那袋芝士零食。 “你不会相信的，”她尖声说。 她正要告诉大家发生了什么事，却因为吃了太多的芝士零食晕倒了。 “我想我看到了一只狐狸！”泰德气喘。 “一个大的！”南希看上去很担心，一把抓住他，检查他的皮毛和耳朵。 “疼吗？”她问。 因为如果有什么东西伤害到你，我就杀了它