Chapter 6

CHAPTER SIX The Sandman The Sandman was already dipping his hand into his big sack to throw sand into their eyes. But, quick as lightning, Dame Washalot picked up her wash-tub and threw all the water over the sack! It wetted the sand so that the Sandman couldn't throw it properly. Then the Angry Pixie emptied his kettle over the Sandman himself, and he began to choke and splutter.

第六章 睡魔 睡魔已经把手伸进他的大口袋里，要往他们眼睛里撒沙子了。 可洗衣大婶快如闪电，端起她的洗衣盆，把整盆水都泼在了口袋上！ 沙子全被打湿了，睡魔根本没法好好撒沙子了。 接着生气小精灵把他烧水壶里的水全泼在了睡魔身上，睡魔被呛得直咳嗽，嘴里直喷水花。

Watzisname stared. He suddenly took out his small pocket scissors and cut a hole at the bottom of the sack. The sand was dry there. Watzisname took a handful of it and threw it at the spluttering Sandman's eyes.

沃兹西纳姆瞪大了眼睛。 他突然掏出自己的小随身剪刀，在口袋底部剪了个洞。 那里的沙子还是干的。 沃兹西纳姆抓了一把干沙子，往正咳得直喷的睡魔眼睛里扔去。

"Now you go to sleep for a bit!" shouted Watzisname. And, of course, that's just what the big Sandman did! He sank down under a bush and shut his eyes. His sleepy sand acted on him as much as on anyone else!

“现在你去睡一会儿吧！”沃兹西纳姆大喊。 当然啦，高大的睡魔还真就睡着了！ 他瘫倒在一丛灌木下面，闭上了眼睛。 他的催眠沙子对自己的效果，和对别人的一样强！

"Now we've got a chance!" said Silky, pleased. "Help me to wake everyone up!" But, you know, they just would not wake up! It was impossible! "Well, we can't possibly get the bed down the hole," said Silky in despair. Then a bright idea came to her. She felt in Joe's pockets. She turned out the little pink jar of whizz- away ointment. "There might be just a little left!" she said.

“现在我们有机会了！”希尔琪开心地说。 “帮我把大家都叫醒！” 可你知道吗，他们根本醒不过来！ 完全不可能！ “唉，我们也没法把床从洞里搬下去啊。”希尔琪绝望地说。 这时她突然想到了一个好主意。 她伸手摸了摸乔的口袋。 她掏出了那罐小小的粉色“嗖一下回家药膏”。 “说不定还剩一点点呢！” 她说。

And there was— the very tiniest dab! "I hope it's enough!" said Silky. "Get on the bed, Dame Washalot and you others. I'm going to try a little magic. Ready?" She rubbed the dab of ointment on to the head of the bed. "Whizz-Away Home, bed!" she said. And, wow, that big white bed whizzed away. It whizzed away so fast that Silky nearly fell off. It rushed through the air, giving all the birds a dreadful scare.

还真有——就那么极小极小的一点点！ “希望这点够用！”希尔琪说。 “快上床，洗衣大婶，还有你们大家都上来。 我要试试用点魔法。 准备好了吗？” 她把那点药膏擦在了床头上。 “嗖一下回家，床！” 她说。 哇哦，那张大大的白床一下子就飞出去了。 它飞得太快了，希尔琪差点摔下去。 它在空中飞快地穿行，把所有鸟儿都吓了一大跳。