10 Hunting

CHAPTER TEN Hunting Ted, Nancy and Willow were stomping to Twinklenuts Library. Crusty McTavish had invited the animals of Grimwood to camp out there until the badgers had caught the mysterious Bigfoot. 'Wiggy's not as tough as Monty and the Jeremys,' said Ted. He couldn't keep the worry out of his voice. 'I don't think he really wants to go Bigfoot hunting.' 'No, he doesn't,' said Nancy. 'But it's a loyalty thing. He's cool.' It was quite exciting walking into Twinklenuts Library after dark. Candles flickered, bathing the large room in a golden glow. Willow hopped up the wooden spiral staircase to join her 543 brothers and sisters, who were settling down on the balcony for a story. Ted looked around. It was absolutely packed… but not everyone in Grimwood seemed to be here. 'Where are all the squirrels?' he murmured to himself. 'And where's Sharon? And Pamela? And Felipe the annoying bumblebee?'

第十章狩猎泰德、南希和威洛正大步走向Twinklenuts图书馆。 麦克塔维什邀请格里姆伍德的动物们在那里露营，直到獾抓住了神秘的大脚怪。 “威吉不像蒙蒂和杰里米兄弟那么坚强。” 他无法抑制声音里的担忧。 “我不认为他真的想去猎杀大脚怪。“不，他不喜欢，”南希说。 但这是一种忠诚。 他很酷。”天黑后走进Twinklenuts图书馆是件令人兴奋的事。 蜡烛摇曳着，使大房间沐浴在金光之中。 威洛跳上木制螺旋楼梯，和她的543个兄弟姐妹们一起坐在阳台上听故事。 泰德环顾四周。这里绝对挤满了人……但格里姆伍德似乎不是每个人都来了。 “松鼠都到哪儿去了？”他自言自语道。 “沙伦在哪儿？”和帕梅拉? 还有费利佩这个讨厌的大黄蜂？”

'Some creatures simply can't be tamed,' said Ingrid, who was nestled in a large leather armchair. 'You think that crazy eagle will ever come down from her tower? Nope.' Sir Charles Fotheringay, meanwhile, was squeezed next to Ingrid, reading a book called Quack's Entertainment! A History of Ducks in Showbiz. Ted and Nancy found themselves a squishy bean bag to nestle in. 'I know you wanted to help them tonight, sis,' said Ted. Nancy grunted. 'Yeah, maybe,' she said. Ted curled up against her. 'I'm glad you didn't, though.' He grinned, and gave her a squeeze. 'Have you been having any more weird memories?' he asked softly. 'Just the same stuff over again,' said Nancy. 'And each time, things get clearer and stronger. Apart from that stupid tune.' 'The whistling?' asked Ted.

“有些动物就是无法驯服。”英格丽德说，她正舒舒服服地坐在一张大皮扶手椅上。 “你觉得那只疯鹰会从她的塔里下来吗？” 不。”与此同时，查尔斯·福瑟林盖爵士挤在英格丽德旁边，读着一本名为《庸医的娱乐》的书。鸭子在演艺圈的历史。 泰德和南希给自己找了个软软的豆袋，可以窝在里面。 “我知道你今晚想帮助他们，姐姐，”泰德说。 南希哼了一声。“是啊，也许吧，”她说。 泰德蜷缩在她身上。 “不过，我很高兴你没有这么做。”他咧嘴一笑，紧紧地搂住了她。 “你还有什么奇怪的记忆吗？”他轻声问。 “都是同样的东西，”南希说。 每一次，事情都变得更加清晰和有力。 除了那首愚蠢的曲子。“吹口哨？”泰德问。

'Yeah,' grunted Nancy. 'It's doin' my nut in. I wish I could remember how it ends.' Crusty McTavish wheeled himself over to the foxes. 'Ah, I was hoping I'd see you two,' he said. He leant into the old roller-skate he used to get around and pulled out a folded-up bit of paper. 'It's not the done thing to rip pages out of books,' he whispered, 'but this felt important. It's a record of every fox that has lived in the area over the last five years.' 'Oooh!' said Ted. Crusty gave Nancy the bit of paper. 'No idea if it'll help,' he said. 'But I thought you might like to see who used to live in your den. See who might have left those pawprints you mentioned.' Nancy nodded and clutched the paper. She hoped Ted didn't notice that her paw was shaking. 'Cheers, Crusty,' she said. They looked at the list.

“是啊，”南希咕哝着说。“我快疯了。 我希望我能记得故事的结局。”硬皮麦克塔维什转着身子走到狐狸面前。 “啊，我正希望能见到你们俩呢，”他说。 他把身子伸进他常穿的旧旱冰鞋里，拿出一张折叠起来的纸。 “撕下书页是不应该的，”他低声说，“但这件事感觉很重要。 这是过去五年里在这个地区生活过的所有狐狸的记录。“噢!泰德说。 皮皮把那张纸给了南希。 他说，不知道这是否有帮助。 “不过我想你也许想看看谁以前住在你的窝里。 看看是谁留下了你提到的那些爪印。”南希点点头，抓着报纸。 她希望泰德没有注意到她的爪子在颤抖。 “干杯，脆皮，”她说。 他们看了看名单。

FOXES Location: Den near Crystal Lake Name: Pete 'Stinky' Watson (lives alone) Location: Den in wasteland, past Swamp of Despair Name: Rex and Jess. Son (3) and daughter (newborn cub) 'Hmm,' said Ted after a while. 'That's deffo our den. But those foxes can't be Mum and Dad, can they?' Nancy shook her head, disappointed. 'Nah,' she said. 'Doesn't make sense, the son being older than the daughter. Oh well. Whatever.' And she sank into the bean bag with a flump. Ted settled in next to her. 'Nance,' he said after a while. 'It's OK, you know? I… I think you need to stop worrying about Mum and Dad.' Nancy didn't say anything, but Ted could hear her breathing slowing down.

狐狸位置：水晶湖附近的巢穴名称：皮特‘臭’沃森（独自生活）位置：在荒地上的巢穴，过去的绝望沼泽名称：雷克斯和杰斯。 儿子（3岁）和女儿（刚出生的幼崽）“嗯，”特德过了一会儿说。 “那是我们的书房。但那些狐狸不可能是爸爸妈妈，对吧？”南希失望地摇了摇头。 “不，”她说。这说不通啊，儿子比女儿大。 哦。不管。”她扑通一声陷进了豆袋里。 泰德坐在她旁边。 “南希，”过了一会儿他说。 “没关系，你知道吗？”我……我想你不必再担心爸爸妈妈了。”南希什么也没说，但泰德能听到她的呼吸变慢了。

'I know they loved us,' said Ted. 'I know that because of how much you love me. They must have shown you how to do that. I feel so lucky that we had them, even if it was just for a bit. And look around us! We've got a huge new family now.' Nancy didn't speak. But she curled her tail around Ted and squeezed very hard. WAAAAAAAH! Pass the hankies, I'm having an absolute snot-fest down here. Meanwhile, in Grimwood, the badgers had gathered outside Titus's caravan for a final meeting before setting off on their Bigfoot-hunting expedition. As a noble and brave mayor, Titus

“我知道他们爱我们，”泰德说。 “我知道，因为你是那么爱我。 他们一定教过你怎么做。 我感到很幸运，我们有他们，即使只是一小会儿。 看看我们的周围！我们现在有了一个大家庭。”南希没有说话。 但她把尾巴绕在泰德身边，使劲挤。 WAAAAAAAH !把手帕递给我，我在这里流鼻涕呢。 与此同时，在格里姆伍德，獾们聚集在提图斯的商队外面，进行最后一次会面，然后开始他们的大脚狩猎之旅。 作为一个高贵勇敢的市长，提图斯

had refused to leave Grimwood– which meant Frank had stayed behind too. 'Now, are you sure you don't need any more custard creams?' pleaded Titus. 'Honestly, bro, you've given us more than enough,' said Monty, who was still wearing his wraparound sunglasses even though it was dark. 'Make sure your walkie-talkie is working,' said Frank. One of the Jeremys pressed a red button on a small black device. There was a crackle and a hiss. Then they heard a voice. 'SQUAAAAWK! This is Special Agent Pamela, do you copy? Over and out.' 'Um,' said Jeremy. 'Sure?' 'SQUAAAAWK! You are meant to say "Roger", you fool! Over and out.' 'Who's Roger?' whimpered Jeremy. Frank rolled his eyes. 'Just keep in touch with Pamela, OK? She'll be watching from the Magic Tower. As soon as you've caught the Bigfoot, call her, understood?'

拒绝离开格里姆伍德——这意味着弗兰克也留下了。 “现在，你确定不再需要蛋奶冻了吗？”提图斯恳求道。 “老实说，兄弟，你给我们的已经够多了，”蒙蒂说，尽管天很黑，他仍然戴着他的环绕式太阳镜。 “确保你的对讲机正常工作，”弗兰克说。 杰里米兄妹中的一个按下了一个黑色小装置上的红色按钮。 噼啪声和嘶嘶声。 然后他们听到一个声音。“SQUAAAAWK !我是特别探员帕梅拉，收到了吗？ 完毕。“嗯，”杰里米说。 “确定吗?“SQUAAAAWK !你应该说“收到”你这个笨蛋！完毕。“罗杰是谁？”杰里米呜咽着说。 弗兰克翻了个白眼。“跟帕梅拉保持联系，好吗？” 她会在魔法塔上看着。 你一抓到大脚怪就给她打电话，明白吗？”