Chapter 3

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Ava yawned (it seemed they'd been shopping for hours), As Mum looked at air fresheners made out of flowers, Soap, floss and hand creams scented with honey. None of them seemed the slightest bit funny. But Squishy McFluff had a brilliant idea! So he (silently) miaowed it for Ava to hear.

艾娃打了个哈欠——感觉他们已经逛了好几个小时的街啦， 妈妈正盯着那些用鲜花做的空气清新剂看， 还有蜂蜜味的香皂、牙线和护手霜。 这些东西半点儿都不好玩。 不过软乎乎·麦弗有个超棒的主意！ 于是他（悄咪咪地）喵了一声，特意让艾娃听见。

Then Ava said: 'Mummy! Dad needs stuff for shaving!' 'Oh, does he? Thanks, Ava- and thanks for behaving.' But as soon as McFluff got his paws on that foam, They sprayed Ava's head 'til she looked like a gnome! They might have stopped there, but oh, what a caper!

然后艾娃开口说： “妈妈！爸爸需要刮胡子的东西呀！” “哦，是嘛？ 谢谢你呀艾娃—— 你可真乖。” 可麦弗的爪子刚碰到剃须泡沫， 他俩就把泡沫喷得艾娃满头都是，她看上去活像个小地精！ 他俩本来闹到这儿就该停手的， 可哎呀，好戏还在后头呢！

What fun to make clothes out of pink tissue paper! Boxes for shoes! Toothbrushes in ears! They were laughing so hard they were almost in tears!

用粉色棉柔巾做衣服可太有意思啦！ 盒子套在脚上当鞋子！ 牙刷塞在耳朵里搞怪！ 他俩笑得肚子都疼，眼泪都快出来啦！

The rascals stopped giggling when Mum said: 'Okay, I think we've got everything, let's go and pay.' The till lady shrieked! 'Oh my GOODNESS!' she said. 'What's wrong?' Mummy asked, as her heart filled with dread. Mum turned round slowly, and went very white. When she clapped eyes on Ava...

妈妈一开口，两个小捣蛋就不敢笑了： “好啦，咱们要买的东西都齐了， 去结账吧。” 收银台的阿姨突然尖叫起来！ “我的天呐！” 她喊道。 “怎么了？” 妈妈问， 心里一下子慌慌的。 妈妈慢慢转过身， 脸唰的一下就白了。 她一眼看见艾娃的样子……

Oh crumbs, what a sight! All wrapped in loo roll, she looked rather weird. With her crazy square feet and her bubbly beard.

哎哟喂，这模样也太好笑了！ 整个人裹满了卫生纸， 看上去怪里怪气的。 脚上套着方盒子，脸上还挂着泡沫胡子呢。