The Umbrella Trick

The Umbrella Trick, illustrated by David Cockroft.

《雨伞小把戏》，大卫·科克罗夫特绘。

Achoo! sneezed the four hoppers. Achoo! Just then, Grandpa Grizzly came in the door. He shook the rain off his fur coat. What great sneezes! How did you four hoppers get so sick? They got their fur and whiskers wet, said Mother Hopper. They always get sick in April because it rains and rains.

“阿嚏！”四只小蹦蹦齐声打了喷嚏。 “阿嚏！” 就在这时，灰熊爷爷推门走了进来。 他抖了抖毛皮外套上的雨水。 这喷嚏打得可真响啊！ 你们四个小蹦蹦怎么病得这么厉害呀？ “他们的毛和胡须都淋湿了，”蹦蹦妈妈说道。 四月天总下雨，他们一到这个时候就容易生病。

Don't you have umbrellas? Grandpa Grizzly asked. The four hoppers shook their heads. Grandpa Grizzly said, I will go to the store and buy a big umbrella for you all.

你们没有雨伞吗？ 灰熊爷爷问道。 四只小蹦蹦齐齐摇了摇头。 灰熊爷爷说：“我要去趟商店，给你们大家买一把大雨伞。”

I want to go, cried Speedy Legs. I want to go, cried Fluffy Tail. I want to go, cried Floppy Ears. But Snubby Nose waited quietly. Grandpa Grizzly said, Snubby Nose gets to go because he knows his manners.

“我想去！”飞毛腿喊道。 “我想去！”大尾巴喊道。 “我想去！”耷拉耳喊道。 只有塌鼻子安安静静地在一旁等着。 灰熊爷爷说：“塌鼻子懂礼貌，就让他跟我去吧。”

Grandpa Grizzly whistled on his way to the store. When they got to the store, Snubby Nose jumped up on the counter. I want one of these umbrellas, he said, and he picked up a tiny umbrella. It was just the right size for him. Oh, but that isn't a real umbrella, the clerk said. That's just a pen shaped like an umbrella. It doesn't open.

灰熊爷爷一路哼着小曲往商店走。 等他们到了商店， 塌鼻子一下跳到了柜台上。 “我想要一把这样的雨伞。”他说， 说着拿起了一把小小的雨伞。 尺寸对他来说刚好合适。 “哦，那不是真的雨伞哦。”店员说道。 那只是一支做成雨伞形状的笔。 它打不开的。

Snubby Nose was disappointed. He loved the little colorful umbrellas. But Grandpa Grizzly winked at him. I think we can use those pins to play a good trick, he said. Grandpa Grizzly paid for one big umbrella for all four hoppers. Then he bought three of the little umbrella -shaped pins.

塌鼻子有点失望，他可喜欢这些花花绿绿的小雨伞了。 不过灰熊爷爷冲他眨了眨眼。 “我觉得我们可以用这些小别针玩个好玩的把戏。”他说。 灰熊爷爷付了钱，买了一把给四只小蹦蹦共用的大雨伞。 然后他又买了三个雨伞形状的小别针。