Chapter 6

CHAPTER SIX ESCAPE! The children and the pixie went up the stairs and into a bedroom. They leaned out of the open window. Below lay the silvery moat. Binky began to whistle. It was a soft whistle, but a very piercing one. Mollie felt sure that if she had been a bird, she would have come in answer to Binky's whistle. Binky stopped his whistling. He looked anxiously into the sky and waited. No bird came. No bird was to be seen. 'I'll try again,' said Binky. He whistled once more. They waited, looking everywhere for the sign of a bird.

第六章逃跑！孩子们和小精灵上了楼，进了一间卧室。 他们从开着的窗户探出头来。 下面是银色的护城河。 Binky开始吹口哨。这是一声柔和的哨声，但非常刺耳。 莫丽确信，如果她是一只鸟，她会听到宾基的哨声而来。 Binky停止了吹口哨。 他焦急地望着天空，等待着。 没有鸟飞来。一只鸟也看不见。 “我再试一次，”宾基说。 他又吹了一次口哨。他们等待着，到处寻找鸟儿的踪迹。

'There are no birds in this Snoogle country,' said the pixie, with a sigh. 'One would have come if it could.' 'Well,' said Mollie, looking worried, 'whatever can we do now? There doesn't seem to be any way of escape at all- nor any way of getting people to help us.' 'Let's go into each of the rooms, upstairs and downstairs, and see if there is any one there,' said Binky. 'We might find a servant or someone- they might help us. You never know!' So the children and the pixie went into each room, one by one. They were strange, untidy rooms. It looked as if the Snoogle lived in one for a bit and then, when it became too untidy, went into another one and lived there until the same thing happened!

“在这个斯努格人的国家里没有鸟，”小妖精叹了口气说。 “如果可能的话，早就有人来了。“好吧，”莫丽忧心忡忡地说，“我们现在该怎么办呢？” 似乎根本没有任何逃跑的办法——也没有任何办法让人们来帮助我们。“我们到楼上楼下的每个房间里去看看，看看那儿有没有人，”宾基说。 “我们可能会找到一个仆人或其他人——他们可能会帮助我们。 谁知道呢！”于是孩子们和小精灵一个接一个地走进了每个房间。 这些房间很奇怪，很不整洁。 看起来好像斯努格人在一个房间里住了一段时间，然后，当它变得太不整洁时，就进入另一个房间，住在那里，直到同样的事情发生！

There was no one at all in any of the rooms. Only the Snoogle lived in the castle, that was plain. 'Well, we've been in many fixes,' said the pixie gloomily, 'but this is about the tightest fix we've ever been in. How I hate the Snoogle for pecking the wings off our dear old wishing-chair!' The children and Binky went down into the kitchen again. The Snoogle was no longer snoring in the dining-room. He must be awake! He was. He came into the kitchen, snapping his duck-beak and waving his cat's tail. 'Well,' he said with a grin. 'Been all over the castle to find a way of escape? Aha! You won't find that in a hurry! Well, as you're here, you may as well wait on me. I'm tired of doing my

房间里一个人也没有。 只有史努格人住在城堡里，这是显而易见的。 “嗯，我们经历过很多次修补，”小精灵沮丧地说，“但这大概是我们经历过的最严密的修补。 我多么讨厌史努格狗，因为它啄掉了我们亲爱的许愿椅的翅膀！”孩子们和宾基又下楼进了厨房。 斯努格尔狗不再在餐厅里打呼噜了。 他一定醒了！他是。他走进厨房，咬着他的鸭嘴，挥舞着他的猫尾巴。 “嗯，”他笑着说。 “搜遍了城堡，想找到一条逃跑的路？” 啊哈!你不会很快找到的！既然你都来了，就等我吧。 我厌倦了做我的

own cooking and washing-up. You can do it for me.' 'We won't, then!' said Peter furiously. 'It is bad enough to have to be here, without waiting on a duck-headed creature like you!' 'Hush, Peter,' said Mollie suddenly 'Hush! Very well, Snoogle, we will do as you say. Where would you like your supper? There is a cloth in the drawer, but it is dirty. Have you a clean one, so that I can begin to get your supper for you?'

自己做饭和洗碗。 你可以帮我做这件事。“那我们就不去了！”彼得愤怒地说。 “呆在这儿已经够倒霉的了，还要服侍你这样一个头像鸭子的家伙！”“嘘，彼得，”莫丽突然说，“嘘！很好，史努格，我们会照你说的做。 你想在哪里吃晚饭？ 抽屉里有一块布，但它很脏。 你有干净的吗？这样我就可以开始给你做晚饭了。”

'You are a sensible girl,' said the Snoogle, pleased. 'I have a clean cloth upstairs. I will get it.' He went out of the room. Binky and Peter turned and stared at Mollie in amazement. What did she mean by giving in so meekly to the horrid Snoogle? 'Peter! Binky! Look!' said Mollie, and she pointed to the wishing-chair, where it stood in a corner of the kitchen. The others looked- and whatever do you suppose they saw? Guess! The wishing-chair was growing new wings! Yes, really! Tiny red buds were forming on its legs. They grew fast. They burst into feathers. They were growing into new, strong wings! 'Goodness!' said Peter and Binky, amazed. 'Who would have thought of that! Good old wishing-chair!'

“你是个明智的姑娘，”斯努格尔人高兴地说。 “我楼上有一块干净的布。 我去拿。”他走出了房间。 宾基和彼得转过身来，惊奇地盯着莫丽。 她如此温顺地向可怕的斯努格人屈服是什么意思？ “彼得!Binky !看！莫丽指着放在厨房角落里的许愿椅说。 其他人看了——你猜他们看到了什么？ 猜一猜!许愿椅长出了新的翅膀！是的,真的!它的腿上长出了红色的小芽。 它们长得很快。它们突然变成了羽毛。 它们正在长出新的、强壮的翅膀！“天哪!彼得和宾基惊讶地说。 “谁会想到这一点！”好老的许愿椅！”

'Quick- here comes the Snoogle. Put the chair behind the table, where he can't see its wings growing,' said Mollie. So Binky pushed it behind the table just in time. The Snoogle pattered in and held out a clean cloth to Mollie. 'Thank you,' said the little girl politely. 'And have you got some egg-cups, please? I will boil you some eggs for supper.' The Snoogle trotted out to fetch some egg- cups. As soon as he was gone, Mollie, Peter and Binky crowded into the wishing-chair. 'Home, as quickly as you can, wishing-chair!' shouted Binky.

“快——史努格狗来了。 “把椅子放在桌子后面，这样他就看不到它正在长翅膀了。”莫丽说。 所以Binky及时把它推到了桌子后面。 狗狗啪嗒啪嗒地走了进来，把一块干净的布递给莫丽。 “谢谢你，”小女孩礼貌地说。 “你有鸡蛋杯吗？” 我给你煮几个鸡蛋当晚饭吃。”史努格狗小跑着去拿一些蛋杯。 他一走，莫丽、彼得和宾基就挤进了许愿椅。 “回家，越快越好，许愿椅！”宾基喊道。