13 Monstering

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Monstering As the monster staggered towards him, Ted screamed. The black shape jumped into the air and grabbed Ted's branch. It swung above the trap. 'Nooooooo!' cried Ted, shuffling higher up the branch. Willow ran out from behind the spiky bush waving a stick. 'Let go of that branch, you rotten Bigfoot!' she yelled. 'Let it go!' But the monster hung on tight. It shook the branch, which began to bend. 'Willow!' cried Ted. 'The branch is gonna snap! We're both going to fall in!' 'Oh,' said Willow, pausing to scratch her nose. 'I hadn't thought of that.' 'AAAAAARGH!' yelled Ted, as a crack jagged through the branch. He fell backwards… he was heading straight for the trap… But at the last moment, the monster grabbed his paw. 'Huh?' said Ted.

当怪物摇摇晃晃地朝他走来时，泰德尖叫起来。 那个黑色的东西跳到了空中，抓住了泰德的树枝。 它在陷阱上方摆动。“千万千万不要带!泰德叫道，拖着脚步爬上树枝。 威洛挥舞着一根棍子从长满荆棘的灌木丛后面跑了出来。 “放开那根树枝，你这腐烂的大脚怪！”她喊道。 “放开它！”但是怪物紧紧抓住不放。 它摇动了树枝，树枝开始弯曲。 “柳!泰德叫道。“树枝要断了！”我们都要掉下去了！“哦，”威洛说着，停下来搔了搔鼻子。 “我倒没想到这一点。“AAAAAARGH !泰德喊道，树枝上出现了一道锯齿状的裂缝。 他向后摔倒了……他正朝着陷阱走去……但在最后一刻，怪物抓住了他的爪子。 “嗯?泰德说。

He looked at it for long enough to see a pair of eyes twinkling at him through the darkness. Something GROWLED. And it wasn't the monster. 'Get your hands OFF my brother!' roared Nancy, flying through the air with the power of a champion treebonker. She collided with Ted and the Bigfoot, pushing them away from the trap and onto the ground. Willow grabbed Ted and dragged him away. Nancy was trapped underneath the Bigfoot, which was rolling around and moaning. 'Push him that way!' Willow yelled at Nancy, pointing at the trap. Nancy gritted her teeth and heaved herself up, rolling the Bigfoot onto the branches covering the deep hole. 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!' it yelled. The twigs snapped and the monster landed with a THUNK at the bottom of the hole. Nancy, Willow and Ted lay panting on the floor. 'It worked!' gasped Willow between breaths, her eyes shining. 'My trap worked! OW!'

他盯着它看了很长时间，看到黑暗中有一双眼睛在向他闪烁。 咆哮着的东西。而且不是怪物。 “别碰我弟弟！”南希咆哮着，以树痴冠军的力量飞向空中。 她撞上了泰德和大脚怪，把他们从陷阱上推到了地上。 威洛抓住泰德，把他拖走了。 南希被困在“大脚怪”的下面，它正在四处打滚、呻吟。 “把他往那边推！”威洛指着陷阱对南希喊道。 南希咬紧牙关爬了起来，把大脚怪滚到覆盖深洞的树枝上。 “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH !它喊道。 树枝啪的一声断了，怪物“咚”的一声落在了洞底。 南希、威洛和特德躺在地板上喘着气。 “这工作!威洛气喘吁吁地说，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 “我的陷阱奏效了！”噢!”

Nancy had picked Willow up by the ears and was shaking her like a maraca. 'What were you thinking, you idiot bunny?' she barked. 'It was my idea too, Nance!' yelped Ted, still lying on the floor. 'L-l-l-let's l-l-l-l-l-ook a-a-a-a-at th-th-th-the m-m-m-m-mmonster f-f-f-f-f-first,' said Willow. Nancy stopped shaking Willow and let her thump to her feet. Slowly, the three of them crept to the edge of the pit.

南希抓着威洛的耳朵，像摇晃一只小袋鼠一样摇晃着她。 “你在想什么呢，你这个白痴兔子？”她吼道。 “这也是我的主意，南希！”泰德叫道，仍然躺在地板上。 “L-l-l-let l-l-l-l-l-ook一千一百一十一——在th-th-th-the m-m-m-m-mmonster f-f-f-f-f-first,”柳说。 南希不再摇晃威洛，让她重重地站了起来。 他们三个慢慢地爬到坑边。

They saw a dark lump buried beneath the branches and twigs. And then a head popped out. 'Hello!' it said. 'Nice to meet you.' 'The Bigfoot can TALK!' said Willow. 'This is SO COOL.' 'I'm not a Bigfoot!' said the voice, which was scratchy and hoarse. It poked its head up a little bit more. 'I'm a fox!' Nancy and Ted looked at each other. Nancy frowned. Ted's eyes grew big. He scrabbled around for his torch and shone it into the hole. Slowly, very slowly, the monster stood up. In the torchlight, they could clearly see that the creature was bundled in lots of blankets and rags, which made it look huge. It was wearing a big furry hat. On its back was a huge rucksack, which had pots and pans hanging off it. A fishing rod was poking out too, as was a bundle of rope. And sure enough, in the middle of it all, was a fox. A very muddy, very stinky fox. 'Who are you?' barked Nancy, pointing a stick at it, just in case. The fox grinned. 'You must be Nancy,' it said. Nancy growled and her hackles went up. 'How come you know my name?' she grizzled. But the fox kept grinning and looked at Ted.

他们看到树枝和细枝下面埋着一个黑色的肿块。 然后一个头蹦了出来。 “你好!它说。“很高兴见到你。“大脚怪会说话！”威罗说。 “这太酷了。“我不是大脚怪！”那声音沙哑地说。 它的头又往上伸了一点。 “我是一只狐狸！”南希和特德面面相觑。 南希皱起了眉头。泰德的眼睛睁大了。 他摸索着找来手电筒，照进洞里。 怪物慢慢地、非常缓慢地站了起来。 在火炬的照耀下，他们可以清楚地看到这个生物被许多毯子和破布裹着，这使它看起来很大。 它戴着一顶毛茸茸的大帽子。 它的背上有一个巨大的背包，上面挂着锅碗瓢盆。 一根鱼竿也伸出来了，还有一捆绳子。 果然，在这一切的中间，有一只狐狸。 一只脏兮兮的臭狐狸。 “你是谁？”南希咆哮着，用一根棍子指着它，以防万一。 狐狸笑了。“你一定是南希吧，”它说。 南希怒吼着，怒火中烧。 “你怎么知道我的名字？”她头发发白。 但狐狸一直咧着嘴笑，看着特德。

'And you must be… Ted?' it said. Then it started coughing. It was a dry, tired cough. 'WOAH!' said Ted. He started to hop up and down, forgetting to be scared. 'Yes! Yes, I'm Ted! Hello!' 'What's my name then, PSYCHIC FOX?' shouted Willow. 'I'm afraid I don't know,' said the fox. 'HA! I knew it,' huffed Willow, not knowing exactly what she meant. But it sounded good.

“你一定是……泰德？”它说。 然后它开始咳嗽。那是一种干咳，疲倦的咳嗽。 “哇!泰德说。他开始跳上跳下，忘记了害怕。 “是的!是的，我是泰德！你好!“那我叫什么名字，通灵的狐狸？”威洛喊道。 “恐怕我不知道，”狐狸说。 “哈!“我就知道。”威洛生气地说，不知道她到底是什么意思。 但听起来不错。