Chapter 6

6 The Travelling Sales Bear A lolloping bear tumbled out into the open, only to spend the next few seconds unhooking his long blue scarf from a cluster of thorns. 'Give it back,' he muttered to the bush, tugging it firmly. Rosa squeaked a scream and readied to run, but she had nothing to fear. This was no ordinary bear, made clear by the fact that he

一只摇摇晃晃的熊跌跌撞撞地走到空地上，花了几秒钟才从荆棘丛中解开他的蓝色长围巾。 “还给我。”他对灌木丛嘟囔着，使劲地拽着它。 罗莎尖叫一声，准备逃跑，但她没有什么可害怕的。 这不是一只普通的熊，这一点很明显

was carrying a heavy backpack. 'Did someone mention food? 'said the bear, finally freeing his scarf. Grandma Nan dropped her guard and smiled. 'It's only my old friend Mr Hibberdee,' she said happily. 'You shouldn't go creeping about out here. What are you up to?' The bear shrugged and scratched his plentiful stomach. 'I'm just out following the clouds,' he said. 'And selling my goods, of course.' He loosened his backpack to the ground and opened the largest pocket. 'What do you fancy? I've got jams of all sorts, from berry to plum, some extra

背着一个沉重的背包。 “有人提到食物了吗？” 熊说着，终于解开了围巾。 南奶奶放下防备，笑了。 “是我的老朋友希伯狄先生，”她高兴地说。 “你不应该在这儿鬼鬼祟祟地走来走去。 你在干什么？”熊耸了耸肩，挠了挠肚子。 他说，我只是跟着云彩走。 “当然是卖我的货。”他把背包放在地上，打开最大的口袋。 “你喜欢什么？”我有各种各样的果酱，从浆果果酱到李子果酱，还有一些额外的

special marshmallows and-' Mr Hibberdee smacked his lips-'my bestselling heather honey. Ready to do a good deal for you, Nan!' 'You're too kind, Mr Hibberdee,' said Nan. 'Anything take your fancy, Rosa?' I...I'm not sure,' said Rosa, still very wary of the giant bear.

特制的棉花糖和——”希伯蒂先生咂咂嘴——“我最畅销的石南蜂蜜。 我愿意为你做笔好交易，南！“你太好了，希伯蒂先生，”南说。 “有什么你喜欢的吗，罗莎？”我…“我不确定。”罗莎说，仍然对那只大熊非常警惕。

'Oh, don't worry about him, ' said Nan. 'He's gentle as anything.' Mr Hibberdee plodded closer to Rosa and patted her on the head. His strength almost drilled her into the ground. 'She has a nice head for patting,' said the bear. 'Also, as she's a new customer, I best give you a taster. How does that sound?' I wouldn't pass up an opportunity like that'said Nan. 'What do you like best?' said Mr Hibberdee.' Jam or honey?' Rosa had to think hard on this. 'Umm...she said, looking to Nan for guidance.' Probably honey. 'Heather honey it is!' said the bear. He pulled out a packet of crackers

“哦，别担心他，”南说。 “他非常温柔。”希伯迪先生迈着沉重的步子走近罗莎，拍拍她的头。 他的力量几乎把她钻入地下。 “她的头很好看，很适合拍，”熊说。 “而且，由于她是一位新顾客，我最好给你安排一位品尝师。 听起来怎么样？”“我不会错过这样的机会，”南说。 “你最喜欢什么？”希伯狄先生说。果酱还是蜂蜜？”罗莎必须认真考虑这件事。 “嗯…她说，望着南寻求指导。可能蜂蜜。 “是希瑟，亲爱的！”熊说。 他拿出一包饼干

from his backpack and twisted the lid on a jar of honey.As soon as the sweet aroma hit his nose, his eyes started to glow.He looked a bit dizzy. 'Are you all right?'asked Rosa. 'It's the honey, that's all,' said Mr Hibberdee.' It goes right to my brain. Honest, you won't find a better pot of honey in all the world. Comes straight from the bees on Prickly Plain. He dipped a cracker into the thick golden syrup and passed it to Rosa. She took a bite. It was rich and sweet and tasted of a long, warm summer. 'YUM!'said Rosa.'It's delicious. Mr Hibberdee dipped in another cracker and threw it into his mouth. 'One for my customer, one for me, 'he

从背包里拿出来，拧开一罐蜂蜜的盖子。甜甜的香味一进入他的鼻子，他的眼睛就开始发光。他看起来有点头晕。 “你没事吧？””罗莎问。 “是蜂蜜的缘故，仅此而已，”希伯狄先生说。它直接进入我的大脑。 说实话，你再也找不到比这更好的蜂蜜了。 直接来自多刺平原的蜜蜂。 他把一块饼干蘸上厚厚的金色糖浆，递给罗莎。 她咬了一口。它又浓又甜，尝起来像一个漫长而温暖的夏天。 “YUM !”罗莎说。这是美味。 希伯迪先生蘸了蘸另一块饼干，扔进嘴里。 他说，一个给我的顾客，一个给我自己