Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3 Frillback helps Grandpouter sit up. He is muttering weird things. "I saw socks running away. The big cat ate the bird. Merry Christmas, everyone!" "Someone must have bopped him on the head too," says Frillback. "And taken off with Bill and Tumbler!" Rock is frightened. He hugs Trent close.

第三章 卷背鸽帮鸽爷爷坐起来。 他嘴里嘟嘟囔囔说着奇怪的话。 “我看见袜子跑走啦。 大猫把小鸟吃掉了。 大家圣诞快乐呀！” “肯定也有人往他脑袋上揍了一下，”卷背鸽说。 “还把比尔和坦布勒抓走了！” 洛克吓坏了。 他紧紧抱着特伦特。

But Rock can't hug Trent and help Grandpouter. Even if Trent is special somehow. So Rock makes a hard decision. "Sorry, Trent," he says. "I don't know if you are a SECRET WEAPON or not. But I have to help my pigeon pals now." AND HE THROWS HIS TWIG AWAY. poor Trent!

可洛克没法既抱着特伦特，又帮忙照顾鸽爷爷。 就算特伦特说不定有特别的用处也不行。 于是洛克做了个艰难的决定。 “对不起啦，特伦特，”他说。 “我不知道你到底算不算秘密武器。 但我现在得去帮我的鸽子伙伴们。” 然后他把手里的小树枝扔掉了。 可怜的特伦特！

"Are you OK, Grandpouter?" says Rock. Grandpouter nods slowly. "The big cat ate the bird!" he says again. "Why does he keep saying that?" asks Frillback. "I don't know," says Rock, worried. "And we still have no idea who the bird-bottler is. Or where Tumbler and Bill Spoon are." This case is going from bad to worse.

“鸽爷爷，您没事吧？”洛克问。 鸽爷爷慢慢点了点头。 “大猫把小鸟吃掉了！” 他又说了一遍。 “他怎么一直说这句话呀？”卷背鸽问。 “我不知道，”洛克忧心忡忡地说。 “而且我们还是不知道是谁把小鸟塞进瓶子里的。 也不知道坦布勒和比尔·斯普恩在哪儿。” 这个案子的情况越来越糟了。

"I'm still hungry, PIGS," says Homey. "Since there are no bread crumbs here, maybe I'll try eating a twig again." "Nope- twigs are still YUCK!" "Don't spit twig balls at me!" Frillback cries. PEW! PEW! PEW! Twigs are not tasty. And they can cause fights.

“我还饿着呢，笨猪们，”霍米说。 “既然这儿没有面包屑，说不定我可以再试试吃小树枝。” “不行——小树枝还是太难吃啦！” “别把树枝渣吐到我身上！” 卷背鸽大叫起来。 噗！ 噗！噗！ 小树枝一点都不好吃。 还会引发打架哦。

"TWO CAN PLAY WITH WOOD!" "I didn't mean to hit you..." As Frillback and Homey fight, Grandpouter rubs his head. "The big cat ate the bird!" he says a third time. "Oh," cries Rock, jumping up. "I know what he's trying to say." He zooms up into the air, leaving the others behind. "Grandpouter saw where Bill Spoon went, says Rock. "He's saying that someone put the bottle in the lion statue's mouth!"

“玩木头的话我也会！” “我本来没想打中你的……” 卷背鸽和霍米正打着架，鸽爷爷揉了揉自己的脑袋。 “大猫把小鸟吃掉了！” 他第三次说了这句话。 “哦！”洛克叫了一声，一下子跳了起来。 “我知道他想说什么了。” 他嗖地一下飞到空中，把其他人都甩在了后面。 “鸽爷爷看见比尔·斯普恩被带到哪儿去了，”洛克说。 “他是说有人把瓶子塞到狮子雕像的嘴里啦！”

Rock lands on the lion's stone tongue. The bottle isn't there. The back of the lion's throat is very dark. "Maybe someone hid Bill Spoon back here?" Rock takes two steps forward, and suddenly the ground disappears. ROCK FALLS DOWN, DOWN, DOWN...

洛克落在狮子雕像的石头舌头上。 瓶子不在这儿。 狮子雕像的喉咙深处非常暗。 “说不定有人把比尔·斯普恩藏在这儿后面了？” 洛克往前迈了两步，脚下的地面突然消失了。 洛克掉了下去，掉啊，掉啊……