Chapter 3

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Squishy scrambled and splashed to climb on to a rock, While Ava shrieked: 'SQUIIIIISH!' -and, oh dear, what a shock When a wave swept him off, too far out to reach, And he started... drifting... away... from the beach.

软乎乎连爬带溅好不容易爬上一块礁石， 艾娃尖声大叫：“软——乎——乎！” ——哎呀呀，可吓了一大跳 一个浪头打过来把他卷走了，远得够不着， 他就开始……漂啊……漂走了…… 离沙滩越来越远。

As luck would have it, a bottle was bobbing Right there in the ocean, so Ava yelled (sobbing): 'Climb on to the bottle! Hold on very tight! 'I'll go and get help, Squishy. You'll be alright!'

说来也巧， 海里正好飘着个瓶子 一上一下晃悠悠的， 艾娃哭着大喊： “快爬到瓶子上去！ 抓牢别松手！ 我去找人来救你，软乎乎。 你不会有事的！”

She watched as she sprinted the length of the bay But McFluff floated further and further away... Ava ran to her parents. She was oh, so upset At the thought of McFluff so lost and so wet. 'Just try to imagine him back!' Daddy groaned. 'I can't! He has GONE!' Ava wailed and she moaned.

她沿着海湾一路狂奔，边跑边往后看 可是麦卡夫飘得越来越远，越来越远…… 艾娃跑到爸爸妈妈身边 她可太难过了 一想到麦卡夫浑身湿透，还迷了路，就难受得不行。 “你试着想想他肯定会回来的！” 爸爸叹着气说道。 “我做不到！他已经不见了！” 艾娃呜呜哭个不停。

'My poor little kitten! He's so funny and clever, 'Oh, what will I DO if I've lost him forever?' 'Hush now,' said Mummy, 'stop crying, don't worry. 'I know we can find him. Let's look, come on, hurry!

“我可怜的小猫咪！ 他那么好玩又那么聪明， 哦，要是我永远失去他了可怎么办呀？” “乖哦，不哭啦，”妈妈说， “别哭啦，别担心。 我知道我们肯定能找到他的。 我们去找他吧，来，快点！”

'Squishy's so special to you- and, as such, 'He just can't stay lost, 'cos you love him too much.' With that, they set off, and Mum rented a boat Which she dragged down the beach 'til it started to float.

“软乎乎对你来说那么特别，所以呀， 他不会走丢的，因为你太爱他啦。” 话音刚落，他们就出发了， 妈妈租了一艘小船， 她把船拖到沙滩边，直到船飘在水面上。