20 The monster mystery

Winnie AND Wilbur THE MONSTER MYSTERY

温妮和威尔伯：怪兽之谜

Winnie the Witch and her big black cat Wilbur lived in a black house in the forest. They had lived there for years and years and years. When Winnie and Wilbur first moved in, it was quite a small forest. But the trees grew and grew until they almost covered the house. "We should trim some of these trees, Wilbur, Winnie would say. "They make the house and garden so dark! But she never did.

女巫温妮和她的大黑猫威尔伯住在森林里的一栋黑房子里。 他们已经在那儿住了好多年好多年啦。 温妮和威尔伯刚搬来的时候，这片森林还挺小的。 可树木长啊长啊，最后几乎把整栋房子都盖住了。 “我们该修剪一些树了，威尔伯。”温妮总这么说。 “它们把房子和花园都弄得暗乎乎的！” 可她从来没真的动手剪过。

There were birds and squirrels and foxes and rabbits living in the forest. In fact anything could have been living in the forest, it was so thick and dark... One morning Winnie noticed big footprints in the garden. I wonder who made those footprints, Wilbur," Winnie said. "Perhaps we should go and have a look." It could be a big hairy monster, thought Wilbur. He didn't want to go into the forest and look.

森林里住着小鸟、松鼠、狐狸还有小兔子。 实际上森林里说不定什么都住着呢，毕竟这里又密又黑…… 一天早上，温妮发现花园里有好大的脚印。 “我真想知道这些脚印是谁留下的，威尔伯。”温妮说。 “也许我们该进去看看。” 会不会是只毛茸茸的大怪兽啊，威尔伯心想。 他可不想进森林里去找。

But Winnie had started to walk into the forest, so Wilbur ran after her. Winnie was not enjoying the walk. Brambles caught in her clothes and hair, a sharp branch poked her nose, and she tripped over a tree root and fell into a prickle bush. "Blithering broomsticks!" shouted Winnie. "We'll never see anything hiding in here." Then Winnie had a good idea. "I know what we'll do, Wilbur," she said. "We'll fly over the forest and look down."

可温妮已经迈开步子往森林里走了，威尔伯只好赶紧跟在她后面跑。 温妮走得一点也不痛快。 荆棘勾住了她的衣服和头发，一根尖树枝戳到了她的鼻子，她还被树根绊了一下，摔进了带刺的灌木丛里。 “倒霉的扫帚啊！”温妮大喊。 “我们根本看不到藏在这里的东西。” 这时候温妮想到了一个好主意。 “我知道我们该怎么做了，威尔伯。”她说。 “我们飞到森林上空往下看。”

Winnie jumped onto her broomstick, Wilbur jumped onto her shoulder and they zoomed up into the air. But the forest was so thick and dark they couldn't see through the trees. "Can you see anything, Wilbur?" asked Winnie. Wilbur leaned over to have a look and... slipped off Winnie's shoulder. He bounced from branch to branch, and then landed on something...

温妮跳上她的飞天扫帚，威尔伯跳上她的肩膀，两个人“嗖”地一下飞到了天上。 可森林又密又黑，他们根本看不透树叶下面的情况。 “你看到什么了吗，威尔伯？”温妮问。 威尔伯探过身去想看清楚，结果……从温妮的肩膀上滑了下去。 他在树枝之间弹来弹去，最后落到了什么东西上面……

soft and hairy. A BIG hairy monster. "Meow! Meow!" cried Wilbur. He was frightened. There were big hairy monsters all around him. They patted Wilbur and picked the leaves and prickles out of his fur. Then they gently put him down on the ground...

软软的、毛茸茸的东西。 是一只毛茸茸的大怪兽。 “喵！喵！”威尔伯叫了起来。 他害怕极了。 他周围全是毛茸茸的大怪兽。 他们轻轻拍了拍威尔伯，还把他毛里沾的树叶和小刺都拣了出来。 然后他们轻轻地把他放到了地上……