Chapter 6

Chapter 6 As the little kids took to the stage to rehearse their seedling routine, Millie changed out of her costume, found a quiet corner behind the curtains, and hid from her class. She had rehearsed all week. She knew the routine by heart. She could probably perform it in her sleep! But when she looked out at the rows of seats and imagined them filled with hundreds of people, her feet refused to move. "Millie?" a tiny voice called. Millie looked down and recognized Dolly's familiar silky coat.

第六章 小朋友们都上台排练秧苗舞时，米莉换下演出服，躲到了幕布后面一个安静的角落，避开了同班的同学们。 她已经排练了整整一周。 她把动作记得烂熟于心。 她甚至睡着觉都能跳完整段舞！ 可当她望着外面一排排的座位，想到上面会坐满几百个观众时，她的脚就像粘在了地上，动也动不了。 “米莉？”一个细小的声音喊她。 米莉低下头，认出了多莉那身熟悉的、柔滑的绒毛。

"Oh, Dolly," she said, relieved. "I'm so glad you're here." "Come on," Dolly said. "I'll show you where we've set up camp." Millie followed Dolly around the back of the stage toward a set of shelves. The bunnies had made themselves at home. A small thread of lights lit up a cozy shelf. On the shelf were two popcorn trays for beds. They were lined with soft silk and velvet from a discarded costume.

“哦，多莉，”她松了口气说。 “真高兴你在这儿。” “跟我来呀，”多莉说。 “我带你去看我们搭的小营地。” 米莉跟着多莉绕到舞台后方，朝一排架子走过去。 小兔子们早把这儿当成自己家啦。 一小串灯点亮了一个舒舒服服的架子层。 架子上摆着两个爆米花桶当小床。 桶里铺着从废弃演出服上拆下来的软丝绸和天鹅绒。

"Didn't Pod do well?" Fifi said as Millie peered in at their hideaway. "He did," Millie said, smiling at the clever bunny. On another shelf, Millie saw that the rest of the silk and velvet had been used to create curtains, which had been tied back with gold ribbon from the tops of the candy bags that were sold in the lobby. "What's this?" Millie asked. Fifi pirouetted between the curtains and leapt high before landing in a curtsy. "This is our theater," she said with a bow. "We're putting on our own ballet show tonight for the theater mice, and they're going to perform a play for us!"

“波德是不是做得超棒？ 米莉往他们的小藏身处张望时，菲菲说道。 “他做得真好，”米莉说，对着这只聪明的小兔子笑了笑。 在另一层架子上，米莉看见剩下的丝绸和天鹅绒都被做成了小窗帘，窗帘还用金色丝带系在两边，那丝带是从大厅卖的糖果袋顶上拆下来的。 “这是什么呀？” 米莉问。 菲菲在窗帘中间转了个圈，高高跳起来，落地时还行了个屈膝礼。 “这是我们的小剧场呀，”她鞠了个躬说。 “我们今晚要给剧院里的小老鼠们演我们自己的芭蕾舞剧，他们还要给我们演话剧呢！”

"That sounds cool!" Millie exclaimed. "I wish I could see it." "Our gala performance is called The Ballet Bunny Garden, and we're all going to be Ballet Bunny flower fairies," Fifi explained. "I'm going to be the pink one, just like you, Millie," Dolly added, holding up a pink cupcake liner that she had turned into a tutu. Millie grinned, but her smile disappeared when Dolly asked about her rehearsal. "I don't know what happened," she said sadly. "I rehearsed nonstop all week, but everything

“听起来好酷呀！” 米莉惊呼道。 “我真想看你们的演出。” “我们的特别演出叫《芭蕾兔花园》，我们都会扮成芭蕾兔花仙子哦，”菲菲解释说。 “我要当粉色的花仙子，就和你一样，米莉，”多莉举着一个被她改成小 tutu 裙的粉色纸杯蛋糕托，补充道。 米莉咧嘴笑了，可当多莉问起她排练的情况时，她的笑容一下子消失了。 “我不知道是怎么回事，”她难过地说。 “我整周都在不停地排练，可今天一切