The Woodpecker

The Woodpecker. Written by Edie Evans. Illustrated by Jimmy Holder. Focus Question. What is Keenan's problem, and how does he try to solve it?

《啄木鸟》。作者：伊迪·埃文斯。绘者：吉米·霍尔德。 核心问题：基南遇到了什么麻烦？他是怎么尝试解决的？

Tap tap. It was 5 .30 in the morning. Keenan slowly opened one eye. He was dreaming about pounding a giant rock into smaller pieces.

笃、笃。现在是早上五点半。 基南慢慢睁开了一只眼睛。 他刚才正梦到把一块大石头砸成小碎块呢。

That is no dream, he thought. Someone is at the door. Keenan jumped up and opened the front door. No one was there.

这才不是梦，他心想。 有人在敲门。 基南跳起来打开前门， 外面一个人都没有。

A tap -tap came from above. Keenan looked up. A woodpecker was hanging off his favorite tree near the roof. Shoo! yelled Keenan. The woodpecker kept tapping.

一阵笃笃的声音从头顶传来。 基南抬头看去。 一只啄木鸟正停在屋顶旁他最喜欢的那棵树上啄呢。 走开！ 基南大喊道。 啄木鸟还是啄个不停。

This went on for days. Every morning, the woodpecker woke him early, tapping on his favorite tree. Every morning, Keenan tried to shoo the woodpecker away. Every morning, the woodpecker kept tapping.

这样的情况持续了好几天。 每天早上，啄木鸟都在他最喜欢的树上啄啊啄，早早把他吵醒。 每天早上，基南都试着把啄木鸟赶走。 每天早上，啄木鸟都还是照样啄个不停。

Keenan tried earplugs. They helped, but they did not stop the tapping, which continued to find its way into his dreams.

基南试了戴耳塞。 耳塞有点用，但还是挡不住啄树的声音， 那声音总能钻进他的梦里。