13 Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin (1994)

Henry and Mudge AND THE Careful Cousin Story by Cynthia Rylant Pictures by Sucie Stevenson in the stories you are about to read, you will hear this sound. This is the sound of a page turning when you hear it, you will know it is time to turn the page now turn to the first story in the book entitled

《亨利和马奇：小心的表妹》，故事作者：辛西娅·赖兰特，插画：苏西·史蒂文森。在接下来你要读的故事里，你会听到这个声音。 这是翻页的声音，听到这个声音的时候，你就知道该翻页啦，现在翻到这本书里第一个故事，标题是

Watching for Annie One day Henry and his big dog Mudge were standing on their front porch, watching the road. They were watching for Henry's cousin. "Her name is Annie," Henry told Mudge, "and she's spending the night."

等候安妮。有一天，亨利和他的大狗马奇站在前门廊上，望着马路。 他们在等亨利的表妹。 “她叫安妮，”亨利告诉马奇，“她要来咱们家过夜。”

Mudge scratched an ear. "I've never met her," Henry said. Mudge chewed a foot. "I sure hope she's fun," Henry said. Mudge stretched some bones. While they waited for the cousin Henry gave Mudge a brushing. Mudge loved brushings. He rolled onto his back. He hung his paws in the air. He closed his eyes and made little dog-grunts. Mudge loved brushings. And they made him look very nice for company.

马奇挠了挠耳朵。 “我还从没见过她呢。”亨利说。 马奇啃了啃自己的爪子。 “我真希望她是个好玩的人。”亨利说。 马奇伸了个大大的懒腰，骨头都咔咔响。 等表妹的时候，亨利给马奇梳毛。 马奇可喜欢梳毛啦。 他四脚朝天翻了个身。 爪子都翘到半空中。 他闭上眼睛，发出小小的狗狗呼噜声。 马奇太喜欢梳毛啦。 梳完毛，他见客人的时候就会漂漂亮亮的。

Suddenly a car pulled into Henry's driveway. "Up, Mudge," said Henry. "She's here." Mudge jumped up. He wagged his tail. He barked a little bark. He danced a little dance. Mudge loved company.

忽然，一辆汽车开进了亨利家的车道。 “起来，马奇。”亨利说。 “她来了。” 马奇一下蹦了起来。 他尾巴摇得飞快。 他轻轻汪了一声。 还蹦蹦跳跳转了个小圈。 马奇可喜欢有客人来啦。