Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE MISTER CUBB'S STRANGE ARMY Binky saw the children peeping in. He got up from the sofa and called them. 'Hallo! I'm so glad you've come. Come along in. I've got an old friend here, and I want you to meet him? The old friend stood up - and what do you think he was? He was a tall teddy bear, so old that his hair had turned grey! He was not as tall as they were, but a bit taller than Binky. 'This is Mister Cubbs, the ruler of Teddy Bear Village,' said Binky. The teddy bear bowed politely, and shook hands.

第五章库伯先生的奇怪军队宾基看见孩子们往里偷看。 他从沙发上站起来，叫他们。 “喂!我很高兴你来了。 进来吧。我这儿有个老朋友，我想让你见见他？ 老朋友站了起来——你猜他是谁？ 他是一只高大的泰迪熊，太老了，头发都变白了！他没有他们那么高，但比Binky高一点。 “这是库布斯先生，泰迪熊村的统治者，”宾基说。 泰迪熊礼貌地鞠了一躬，和他握手。

'I've been telling Mister Cubbs about your toys that Mister Grim has got, and won't give you back,' said Binky. 'I think Mister Grim should be forced to give them up to you,' said Mister Cubbs earnestly. 'I propose that I raise a little army from Toyland and march on the school.' Peter and Mollie gazed at him in wonder and astonishment. It all sounded like a dream to them- but a very exciting and interesting

“我一直在告诉库布斯先生，你的玩具被格里姆先生拿走了，他不会还给你的。” “我认为格里姆先生应该被迫把它们交给你，”卡布斯先生恳切地说。 “我建议从玩具乐园召集一支小军队，向学校进军。”彼得和莫丽惊奇地望着他。 对他们来说，这一切听起来就像一场梦——但是非常令人兴奋和有趣

dream. An army from Toyland! Good gracious -whoever heard of such a thing? 'Mister Cubbs has very great influence in Toyland, explained Binky. 'In fact, he has now ruled over it for nearly a hundred years.' 'Are you really a hundred years old!' asked Mollie, amazed. 'One hundred and fifty-three, to be exact,' said Mister Cubbs, with a polite little bow. 'Now, what I suggest is this. I will send to the wooden soldiers, the clockwork animals and the sailor dolls- and also my teddies, of course, and tell them to meet me at a certain place. They will make a very fine army.' 'And you'll march on the school, I suppose?' said Binky. 'And when you have defeated Mister Grim you will rescue Rosebud, the doll, and the other toys?'

的梦想。来自玩具乐园的军队！天哪——谁听说过这样的事？ “卡布斯先生在玩具乐园有很大的影响力，”宾基解释说。 “事实上，他现在已经统治了将近一百年。“你真的一百岁了吗？”莫丽惊奇地问。 “准确地说，是153个，”卡布斯先生彬彬有礼地微微鞠了一躬。 “现在，我的建议是。 我会把木制士兵、发条动物和水手娃娃——当然还有我的泰迪熊——送到那里，告诉他们在某个地方和我见面。 他们将组成一支非常优秀的军队。“我想，你会向学校进军吧？”宾基说。 “当你打败格里姆先生后，你会去救玫瑰花蕾、娃娃和其他玩具吗？”

'Exactly,' said Mister Cubbs. 'Can we come, too?' said Peter, excited. 'I'd simply love to see all this.' 'I'll send you word when we mean to march, said the teddy bear. 'It will probably be tomorrow evening. Well, I must go now. Thank you for a very pleasant evening, Mister Binky.' They went back to bed, hoping that the wishing-chair would grow its wings the next night if the teddy bear gathered together his curious little army. They raced downstairs as soon as they could and were met by a very excited Binky. 'I'm so glad you've come. The wishing-chair has grown little buds of wings already— they'll sprout properly in a minute! And the teddy bear has sent to say that his army is on the march!'

“没错，”卡布斯先生说。 “我们也能来吗？”彼得激动地说。 “我很想看到这一切。“我们出发的时候我会通知你的，”泰迪熊说。 “可能是明天晚上。 好了，我得走了。谢谢你让我度过了一个愉快的夜晚，宾基先生。”他们回到床上，希望第二天晚上，如果泰迪熊把他那好奇的小军队集合起来，许愿椅就会长出翅膀。 他们尽快跑下楼，迎接他们的是非常兴奋的宾基。 "我很高兴你来了。许愿椅已经长出了翅膀上的小芽——它们马上就要长出来了！泰迪熊发来消息说他的军队正在行军！”

'Oh- what a bit of luck!' cried the children, and ran to the chair. Just as they got to it the knoblike buds on its legs burst open- and out spread the lovely green and yellow wings again! They began to flap at once and made quite a wind. 'Come on,' said Peter, sitting in the chair. 'Let's go! And, Binky, don't let's forget to take Winks away from that horrid school, if we can. He can live with you here in the playroom if he hasn't got a home to go to.'

“哦——真走运！”孩子们叫着，跑向椅子。 他们刚走到它跟前，它腿上的疙瘩似的花蕾就绽开了——那可爱的绿黄相间的翅膀又张开了！它们立刻开始拍打翅膀，产生了很大的风。 “来吧。”彼得说着，坐在椅子上。 “我们走吧!还有，宾奇，如果可以的话，别忘了把眨眼从那所可怕的学校带走。 如果他没有家可去的话，他可以和你一起住在游戏室里。”