5 Partying

CHAPTER FIVE Partying Nothing remained of poor Romeo and Juliet apart from a top hat and a small bouquet of flowers, which was quickly swiped by Keeley, Juliet's chief bridesmaid. Titus staggered to the front of the crowd. 'Er… um… well, hello, everyone. What a terrible… um… incident. For those of you who don't know, that was Pamela. She's a little bit of a character, as you can see, hahaha! But we're ever so fond of her.' The crowd was silent. 'Well!' said Titus, fiddling with his top hat. 'I had been asked by the bride and groom– our dearly departed bride and groom, that is– to do a little wedding speech. Romeo had given me some funny stories about some of the japes he got up to on those treebonk tours! Yes, Lance, I'm looking at you, haha!' Nobody laughed. Titus chewed on his hoof. He wasn't sure what to say. He glanced at Wiggy, who gave him a thumbs up and pretended to eat something. Willow stood on a log and did a little dance. Frank raised his eyebrows and shrugged.

除了一顶礼帽和一小束花，可怜的罗密欧和朱丽叶什么也没留下。朱丽叶的首席伴娘基利很快就拿走了这束花。 提多摇摇晃晃地走到人群前面。 “嗯……嗯……大家好。 多么可怕的…嗯…事故。 有些人可能不知道，那是帕梅拉。 她是一个小角色，你可以看到，哈哈哈！但是我们非常喜欢她。”人群沉默了。 “好!提图斯说着，摆弄着他的大礼帽。 “新娘和新郎——也就是我们亲爱的已故的新娘和新郎——请我做一个简短的婚礼致辞。 罗密欧给我讲了一些有趣的故事，讲的是他在树树上旅行时遇到的一些笑话！是的，兰斯，我正看着你呢，哈哈！”没人笑了。 提图斯咬着自己的蹄子。他不知道该说什么。 他瞥了威吉一眼，威吉朝他竖起大拇指，假装在吃东西。 柳树站在一根圆木上跳了一会儿舞。 弗兰克扬起眉毛，耸了耸肩。

'Well. Given the tragic circumstances,' continued Titus, 'and, er, as a tribute to this lovely, um, dead, couple… shall we have the food and the disco anyway?' The crowd cheered. 'Phew!' cried Titus. He ran off the stage, buried his snout into Wiggy's armpit and had a little cry. 'Well done, Titus,' said Frank. 'That can't have been easy.' Crusty McTavish wheeled himself over. 'I do wish you'd said something about the whole murderous eagle thing, Titus,' he said. 'I'm SO sorry, Crusty,' sniffled Titus. 'We usually muzzle Pamela on big occasions, but I'm afraid this time we clean forgot.' Crusty looked around at the guests. 'I suppose you're right,' he sighed. 'There's no point wasting this food, is there? We may as well turn it into a celebration of their little squirrely lives. A toast, to Romeo and Juliet! Who knew their love would be so doomed?' 'You fools!' cried Ingrid. 'In the play Romeo and Juliet both snuff it at the end. And I TOLD you all this. But did you listen to Ingrid? No, you did not.' She snapped her small mirror shut and furiously waddled off. A pair of duck feet were sticking out from under a bush. Ted gently tugged on them, and out slid Tamara, who seemed to have had a small nervous breakdown. 'The bird!' she blabbered. 'It came out of nowhere!' Ted patted her on the head. 'There was nothing you could have done, Tamara,' he said. 'Don't feel bad. Do you happen to know where the DJ is? I

“好。“考虑到这悲惨的情况，”提图斯继续说道，“而且，嗯，为了向这对可爱的，嗯，死去的夫妇致敬……我们能不能吃点东西，跳迪斯科？”人群欢呼起来。 “唷!提图斯喊道。他跑下舞台，把鼻子埋在威吉的腋窝里，轻轻地哭了一声。 “干得好，提图斯，”弗兰克说。 这肯定不容易。硬皮麦克塔维什转过身来。 “提图斯，我真希望你能跟我说说那只凶残的鹰，”他说。 “我很抱歉，皮皮。”提图斯抽泣着说。 “我们通常在重大场合用嘴套住帕梅拉，但恐怕这次我们完全忘了。”硬皮环顾了一下客人。 “我想你是对的，”他叹了口气。 “浪费这些食物没有意义，是不是？” 我们不妨把它变成一个庆祝他们古怪生活的小节日。 为罗密欧和朱丽叶干杯！谁知道他们的爱情会如此注定？“你们这些傻瓜！”英格丽德叫道。 在这出戏里，罗密欧和朱丽叶都在结尾结束了生命。 我都告诉你了。但你听英格丽德的话了吗？ 不，你没有。”她啪的一声关上小镜子，愤怒地摇摇摆摆地走开了。 一对鸭脚从灌木丛下伸出来。 泰德轻轻地拉了拉他们，塔玛拉滑了出来，她似乎有点精神崩溃了。 “这只鸟!她喋喋不休地说。 “它不知从哪儿冒出来的！”泰德拍了拍她的头。 “你什么也做不了，塔玛拉，”他说。 “别难过。你知道DJ在哪里吗？ 我

think we could do with some music.' Tamara's eyes flashed wide. 'The DJ!' she whispered. 'The DJ has been missing for hours!' Ted scratched his nose and had a think. 'Is the DJ Sharon the Party Crow?' he asked. Tamara nodded and crawled slowly back beneath the bush. The remaining squirrels were quite relaxed, all things considered. 'You're not worried, then?' asked Willow. 'What with your mates just getting eaten?' 'It's a risk we take every day.' Ginger Fiasco shrugged, tucking into a bowl of Cheesy Snackos. 'You run with the squirrels, you're gonna get burned. Besides, Pamela's had her dinner for now.' Willow gave Ginger a fist bump. 'Respect,' she said. The grand wedding cake sat in the middle of the table. 'Woah!' said Ted. 'Five cakes stacked together. It's amazing, Titus!' Titus chuckled shyly. 'Yes, it's turned out quite well, I suppose. Such a shame the bride never got to eat it.' There was a peculiar noise. 'MPHPHPHPHPHHPH!' 'What was that?' asked Nancy. 'Maybe it's… THE STINK MONSTER!' hooted Willow, and she did a karate chop. 'When can we cut the cake, Titus?' asked Ted.

我想我们可以来点音乐。”塔玛拉睁大了眼睛。 “DJ !她低声说。“DJ已经失踪好几个小时了！”泰德挠了挠鼻子，想了想。 “DJ沙伦是派对乌鸦吗？”他问。 塔玛拉点点头，慢慢地爬回灌木丛下。 总的来说，其余的松鼠都很放松。 “那么你不担心了？”威罗问。 “你的同伴刚被吃掉怎么办？”“我们每天都要冒这个险。”姜·菲亚斯科耸了耸肩，大口地吃着一碗芝士零食。 如果你和松鼠一起跑，你会被烧伤的。 再说，帕梅拉现在已经吃过饭了。”威洛和金格碰了一下拳头。 “尊敬，”她说。大婚礼蛋糕放在桌子中央。 “哇!泰德说。“五块蛋糕叠在一起。 太神奇了，提图斯！”提图斯害羞地笑了。 “是的，我想结果还不错。 真遗憾新娘没能吃到它。”有一种奇怪的声音。 “MPHPHPHPHPHHPH !“那是什么？”南希问。 “也许是……臭怪物！”威罗叫道，她做了个空手道劈。 “我们什么时候可以切蛋糕，提图斯？”泰德问。

'I was rather hoping we could get a photo of it first,' said Titus. 'Wiggy's gone to get a camera.' The cake moved. 'Aaargh!' said Ted, leaping into Willow's lap. 'The wedding cake! It's haunted!' The cake began to tremble and shake. Cracks grew across the icing. 'Noooo!' cried Titus. 'What's happening?' Suddenly, the cake EXPLODED. Icing, buttercream, jam and sponge cake flew everywhere. 'AWOOGA AWOOGA!' It was Sharon the Party Crow.

“我很希望我们能先给它拍张照片，”提图斯说。 “威吉去拿照相机了。”蛋糕动了。 “了!泰德说着，跳到威洛的膝盖上。 “婚礼蛋糕！”这是闹鬼!”蛋糕开始颤抖起来。 冰面上出现了裂缝。 “他!提图斯喊道。“发生了什么?”突然，蛋糕爆炸了。 糖霜、奶油、果酱和海绵蛋糕飞得到处都是。 “AWOOGA AWOOGA !”是派对乌鸦莎伦。

'AWOOGA! HAVE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE CAKE FOR SEVERAL HOURS!' she hooted. 'CAN'T LIE, GOT PRETTY HOT IN THERE! AWOOOOOGA, LET'S PARTY!!!' While Titus sobbed quietly over the remains of his creation, Sharon ate her way out and strutted over to her disco shopping trolley, which was conveniently located nearby. She put on her headphones and cranked up the volume. 'WHOOP WHOOP! DJ SHARON IN DA HOUUUUSE!' 'Finally, some dancing!' hooted Willow, and she and her 436 brothers and sisters ran onto the dancefloor (which was just a patch of grass with a few pinecones scattered around. This isn't a nightclub you know.). Aaaah, I used to go to this nightclub called 'Crawlers' when I was a younger. All the other groovy insects would be there. It was very dark. With a sticky floor. Thinking about it, we were under a fridge. 'Ingrid, my daaahling,' said Sir Charles Fotheringay. 'We never had a first dance at our wedding. Would you make me the proudest duck on Earth and have it with me now?' 'Urrgh,' said Ingrid, rolling her eyes. 'Fine.' She allowed Sir Charles to lead her onto the dancefloor. Then they performed an energetic dance routine together. At

“AWOOGA !我被困在蛋糕里好几个小时了！她吼道。 “我不能撒谎，里面太热了！”哇，让我们狂欢吧！！”当提图斯对着他的作品的残骸静静地啜泣时，莎伦吃了一顿饭，大摇大摆地走向附近的迪斯科购物手推车，那里很方便。 她戴上耳机，把音量调大。 “呜呜大叫!DJ沙龙在家里！“终于要跳舞了！”威洛叫道，她和她的436个兄弟姐妹跑到舞池里（那只是一小块草地，周围散落着一些松果）。 你知道，这不是夜总会。 啊，我年轻的时候常去一家叫“爬行者”的夜总会。 所有其他时髦的昆虫都会在那里。 天很黑。地板黏糊糊的。 想想看，我们当时在冰箱下面。 “英格丽德，我的小宝贝，”查尔斯·福瑟林盖爵士说道。 “我们从来没有在婚礼上跳过第一支舞。 你愿意让我成为世界上最骄傲的鸭子吗？“呃，”英格丽德翻白眼说。 “很好。”她让查尔斯爵士领着她走进舞池。 然后他们一起表演了一段充满活力的舞蹈。 在

one point Sir Charles spun on his back and flung Ingrid into the air using his flippery feet. Everyone stopped and stood around them in a circle, cheering and clapping until it was over.

有一次，查尔斯爵士转过身来，用他那灵巧的脚把英格丽德抛向空中。 所有人都停下来，围着他们站成一圈，鼓掌欢呼，直到结束。