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Stella Batts A Case of the Meanies

斯黛拉·巴茨：小气鬼事件

Prologue (Another Word for Introduction) Hey, it's me, Stella Batts! I'm back again! In case you haven't read my other books or you just don't remember them so well, I'll tell you a few things about me: 1. I live in Somers, California, with my parents and my sister, Penny. 2. Soon I'll live with my brother Jack, too. But not yet, because Mom's still pregnant with him. 3. We own a candy store called Batts

序言（就是“引子”的另一种说法哦） 嘿，是我，斯黛拉·巴茨！ 我又回来啦！ 要是你没读过我其他的书，或者记不太清书里的内容啦，我来跟你说点关于我的小事哦：1. 我和爸爸妈妈还有妹妹佩妮住在加利福尼亚的萨默斯镇。 2. 很快我还会和弟弟杰克一起住啦。 不过还没到时候哦，因为妈妈肚子里还怀着他呢。 3. 我们家开了一家糖果店，名字叫巴茨

Confections. 4. Okay, so I guess my parents are the owners, not Penny and me. But there are things named for us in the store—like Stella's Fudge, and the Penny Candy Wall. 5. When the baby gets born, something will be named for him too, but not until then because Mom says that's bad luck.

甜品店。 4. 好吧，其实店主是我爸爸妈妈，不是我和佩妮啦。 但是店里有好多东西是用我们的名字命名的哦——比如斯黛拉软糖，还有佩妮糖果墙。 5. 等小宝宝出生以后，也会有东西用他的名字命名哦，不过现在还不行，妈妈说那样会有坏运气的。

6. Also she and Dad keep changing their minds about his name, though Mom says Jack is the absolute final choice. Anyway, that's not really about me, and this is my list. 7. I'm eight years old, which means I'm in third grade. 8. Writing is one of my favorite things to do. Obviously.

6. 还有呀，爸爸妈妈给他起名字的时候总变来变去的，不过妈妈说杰克已经是最终确定的名字啦。 不过这其实和我没什么关系啦，这可是我的个人清单哦。 7. 我今年八岁啦，现在上三年级哦。 8. 写作是我最喜欢做的事情之一哦。 这不是明摆着的嘛。