新版典范英语7全文(1-18)

新版典范英语7（旧版6）1第一篇WalrusJoinsIn1　　WhatwillWalrusdo?　　EveryoneattheNorthPolewasveryexcited.TherewasgoingtobeashowandANYONEcouldbeinit.　　‘Iwilldoskating,’saidArcticFox.‘I’mgoodatthat!’　　‘I’lldotumbling,’saidPolarBear.‘Noonetumblesquitelikeme!’　　‘I’lldosinging,’saidSeal.‘EveryonesaysIhaveaveryfinevoice!’　　‘ThenI’lldodiving,’saidWhale.‘Iwonaprizefordivingatschool,youknow!’　　TheyalllookedatWalrus.‘WhatwillYOUdo?’theyasked.　　ButWalruswasnotgoodatanything.　　Hewasn’tgoodatskating,andhewasn’tgoodattumbling.　　Hewasterribleatsinging,andwhenhetriedtodive,healwaysgotwateruphisnose.　　Hesatandchewedhiswhiskerssadly.　　‘Nevermind,’saidArcticFox.‘Youcanwatchus.’　　ArcticFoxandPolarBearandSealandWhalepractisedhardforthebigshow.　　Walrushidbehindasnowdriftandwatched,andchewedhiswhiskers.Hewishedhewasgoodatsomething.2　　Thebignight　　Atlast,thebignightarrived.Everyonesatdownandwaitedfortheshowtobegin.Walrussatinthefrontrow.Hewasveryexcited.　　Foxcameontotheiceandbowed.Everyonecheered.　　ThenFoxbegantoskate.Foxskatedforwardsandbackwardsandsideways.Sheskatedinperfectcirclesandfiguresofeight.Shewaselegantandamazing!　　Walruswatchedandhelovedwhathesaw.Foxmadeitalllooksoeasy.　　WalruswassurethatifhereallytriedhecouldskatejustlikeFox.　　Hecouldn’tstophimself.HejusthadtoleapontotheiceandjoininwithFox.“Icanskate,”hecried.“Lookatme!”　　ButWalruscouldn’tskateatall.Hecouldonlytripupandfallover.　　HebumpedintoFox,andFoxwentflatonherface.FLOMP!　　Foxwasveryupset.“WalrushasRUINEDmyact,”shewailed.　　Next,itwasPolarBear’sturn.Herolledoutacrosstheicelikeabig,whitesnowball.Everyoneclappedwildly.　　ThenPolarBearbegantotumble.Hedidjumpsandspinsandsomersaults,andstoodonhishead.　　Walruswatchedandhelovedwhathesaw.PolarBearmadeitalllooksuchfun.Walruswassurethatthistime,ifhereallytried,hecouldtumblejustlikePolarBear.　　Allofasudden,Walrusjustcouldn’tstophimself,andheleapedontotheice.　　“Icantumbletoo,”hecried.“Lookatme!”　　ButWalruscouldn’ttumbleatall.Hecouldonlytripupandfallover.HetrippedupPolarBear,whocamedownwithaWALLOP!　　Ofcourse,PolarBearwasprettyangry.“WalrushasRUINEDmyact,”hewailed.3　　Frombadtoworse　　ItwasSeal’sturnnext.ShegaveWalrusadon’t-you-darestare,andthenshestartedtosing:　　“O,howmanyheartrejoiceswhenIseetheNorthernLights.　　Myearisfilledwithvoicessweetlysinginginthenight!”　　Walruslistened.Whatabeautifulsong!Surelyifhereallytried,hecouldsingasbeautifullyasSeal?Oh,dear.Walrusjustcouldn’tstophimselfagain.　　“Iknowthatsong,”hecried.“Icansingittoo!”　　HeleapedupandstartedsingingalongwithSeal.　　ButWalruscouldn’tsing!Hesoundedterrible.Infact,hesoundedlikearustyoldbucket.　　Sealstoppedsingingandburstintofloodsoftears.　　“WalrushasRUINEDmysong,”shewailed.　　Walewaslast.HewasprettycertainthatWalruscouldnotruinhisact.　　Whaleleapedhighoutofthewater.Thenhefellbackwithanenormoussplash!　　Walruswatched.Hewishedthathecoulddivelikethat.Hisflippersbegantotwitch,andhiswhiskersbristledwithexcitement.Hetriedandtriedhisverybestnottojoinin.　　Butthenhehadabrilliantidea.　　“I’llholdmynosewhenIdive,”hethought.“Thenthewaterwon’tgoupit!”　　Walrusjustcouldn’tstophimself.Hehadtojoinin.　　“Everybody,lookatme!”hecried,asheleapedintothewater.“Icandivetoo!”　　Butjustatthatmoment,Whalewasgettingreadytospoutabigjetofwater.　　WHOOSH!　　WhalespoutedWalrushighintotheair!　　EveryonewaswatchingWalrusnow.TheyclappedandcheeredasWalruslandedbackintheseawithaSPLOSH!　　Whalewasfurious.“Youareameddling,incompetentBUFFOON!”heroared.“YouhaveRUINEDmyact.NowGETOUTOFMYSIGHT!”　　Whalewasprettyscarywhenhewasangry.Walrusturnedtailandfled.Hehidbehindasnowdrift,feelingsadandverysorry.4　　Theshowwillgoon!　　Theshowwasover.FoxandPolarBearandSealandWhalestoodinaline,blushingandwishingthatWalrushadnotruinedeverything.　　Buteveryonewascheeringlikemad.　　“Welldone,PolarBear,welldone,Seal!Welldone,FoxandWhale!”theyshouted.“Butwhere’stheclown?Whyisn’thehere?Where’sWalrus?”　　Behindissnowdrift,Walrusheardthecheers.Weretheyreallycheeringforhim,too?　　Yes!Theywere!　　HeshuffleduptoFoxandPolarBearandSealAndWhale.　　“I’mverysorry,”hesaid.　　“Soyoushouldbe,”saidFox.　　“Atleasteveryonethoughtyouwerepartoftheshow,”saidPolarBear.　　“Isuppose,”saidSeal,“ifWalruswasreallypartofournextshow,itcouldn’tbeanyworse.”　　Walruswasoverjoyed.“Me?”hecried.“Truly?CanIbepartoftheshow?CanIjoininnexttime?”　　“Yes,”saidWhale.“Itwillbe　　alotsaferthatway.Youcanbetheclown.Aslongasyoudoitproperly.”　　Walruspracticedhardandbecameaverygoodclownindeed.NowheissogoodthatFox,PolarBear,SealandWhalearegladheistakingpart.Sometimes,whenWalrusisclowningaround,theyreallyjustcan’tstopthemselves.Theyhavetojoinintoo!2第二篇NoisyNeighbours1　　MrFlinch　　Inagrim,greyhouseinagrim,greytownlivedanunhappyman.　　ItwasnothisgreyhousethatmadeMrFlinchunhappy.Itwasnotthathewaspoor,becausehewasnot.MrFlinchwasamiser.Henevergaveawayapenny.(Henevergaveawayasmileeither.)Hewasameanandmiserableman.　　MrFlinchwasmiserablebecauseofhisneighbours.　　OnonesideofMrFlinch’sgrim,greyhousestoodajollyredone.ItbelongedtoCarlClutchwhomendedcars.　　Carllovedcars–andmotorbikesandvansandlorries.Everymorning,MrFlinchwokeuptohearhammersbanging,spannersclangingandenginesrevving.Thewholestreetshookwiththenoise.　　Ontheotherside,inabrightbluehouse,livedamusicteachercalledPoppyPlink.Eachmorning,Poppysatdownandplayedgrandtunesonhergrandpiano.Afterbreakfast,herstudentsstartedtoarrive.　　Violinsscreeched,drumsthunderedandbassoonsbellowed.MrFlinchshuthiswindow,butthenoisestillcamethroughthewall.Brum–brum,tootle–toot,bang!Hiswholehouseshookandshivered.　　Heputhisfingersinhisears.　　Herappedonthewall…buthisneighboursdidnothear.　　Theywerefartoohappy.Theyweremendingcarsandmakingmusic,andtheylovedtheirwork.　　Brum–brum,tootle–toot,bang!　　MrFlinchraprappeduntilhemadeholesinhiswallpaper.Itdidnogood.　　MrFlinchlockedhimselfinacupboard.Hewoundoldtowelsroundhishead.　　Hewroteangryletters,buttorethemallup.‘Stampscostfartoomuchmoney!’hesaid.　　Eveninbed,heworeahattokeepoutthenoise.　　Butthecarsstillrevvedandthemusicstilljangled.　　MrFlinchwasthegreyfillinginanoisesandwich.　　‘Thiscan’tgoon,’Flinchthoughttohimself.Heevenshouteditoutloud:2　　NastyTricks　　MrFlinchwentnextdoortoCarl’shouse.Carlwasmendingcars.Itwaseasytosneakintohiskitchenandputadeadratinthefridge.　　‘Thatwillgetridofhim!’saidFlinch,andsmiledanastysmile.‘Nobodywantstoliveinahousewithrats!’　　Atmidnight,MrFlinchclimbedontohisroofand–carefully,carefully–crawledacrossthetiles.HeputhisheaddownPoppy’schimneyandgavealong,loud,‘Hooowooowoooo!’　　‘Thatwillgetrideofher,’hesaidwithagrimgrin.‘Nobodywantstoliveinahousewithghosts!’　　Thenheclimbedbackintobed.　　Nextmorning,MrFlinchwoketoaHUGEnoise.Carsandlorrieswerestoppingoutside.Helookedoutofhiswindow.　　Carlwassittingoutsideintherood,withatable,akettle,aloafofbreadandabottleoftomatosauce.　　CarlcalledtoMrFlinch,‘Can’tusemykitchentoday!Rays,urgh!Mymumiscleaningup.Shetoldmetoeatmybreakfastoutside.That’showIgotthisgreatidea!Take–awaybreakfast!Driverscanstophereandbuybreakfast.’　　Justthen,PoppyPlinkcamerunningoutofherbluefrontdoor.‘Oh,MrFlinch!Oh,Carl!Guesswhathappenedlastnight!’　　‘Igiveup,’saidMrFlinch,withasumgsmirk.‘Dotell.’　　Poppybeamedwithjoy.‘Lastnight,anglessangdownmychimney!Theydid,Ipromise!’Shefrowned.‘Butthemusicwasn’tverygood!Ithinktheywantsomenewsongstosing!I’msuretheywantmetowritethem,andIshall!OhIshall!’　　Shedid.　　Poppystillhadtoteachmusicallday.　　Butatnightshewroteanglemusic.Shemadeitniceandloud,withlotsofcymbalsandtrumpets.　　ItwasalltoomuchforMrFlinch.3　　MrFlinchhasaPlan　　MrFlinchwentnextdoortoCarl’shouse.　　HeshowedCarlafistfulofmoney.‘Thedayyoumovehouse,allthisisyours!’hesaid.　　‘Anythingyousay,chief,’saidCarl,wipinghisdirtyhandsonarag.　　‘AslongasIcanmendcars,I’llbehappyanywhere.’Carlwenton,‘I’llmoveoutassoonasIcansellthehouse!’　　Next,MrFlinchwenttoPoppy’shouseandofferedherahatfulofmoney.‘Thedayyoumovehouse,allthisisyours!’hesaid.　　‘Ofcourse!Ifthatiswhatyouwant,dearheart!CriedPoppy.　　Shehadneverseensomuchmoneyinherlife.‘AslongasIhavemymusic,Icanbehappyanywhere!IwillmoveoutjustassoonasIcansellmylittlehouse!’　　MrFlinchwenthomeahappyman–well,ashappyasamanlikeMrFlinchcaneverbe.　　Hefeltinhisemptypocketsandgulped.‘Allthatmoneygone!Ah,butsoonthosenoisyneighbourswillbegone,too!’　　Inafewdays,MrFlinch’sneighbourshadsolduptheirhouses.　　Now,atlast,hewouldhavepeaceandquiet–nothingbutthenoiseofmicescratchingintheemptycellar.4MovingDay　　MrFlinchwatchedasPoppyPlinkmovedout.Bo-janglewentthepianoasshepushedandbumpeditdownthesteps.　　‘Goingalreadyareyou,youpest?’hemutted.‘Ipitythepersonwhohastolivenextdoortoyou!’　　Seeinghim,Poppywavedupatthewindow.　　‘Suchluck,MrFlinch!’shecalled.‘Fancy!Afewdaysago,Imetsomeonewhowantstomovehousetoo!Weagreedtoswaphouses!’　　Justthen,Carlcameoutofhisfrontdoorcarryingtwoheavytoolboxes.HesawPoppystrugglingwithaharpandwenttohelpher.‘Allset,Poppy?hesaid.　　‘Allset,Carl!Isn’tthisfun!’Shereplied.　　ThenCarlmovedintoPoppy’sbrighthouseandPoppymovedintoCarl’sjollyredone.　　Theyhelpedeachothertocarrythebigthings,liketablesandsofas.　　ThenCarlhadahouse-warmingparty.HeandPoppysang,becausetheyweresohappy:‘There’snoplacelikehome!’　　MrFlinchhearditrightthroughthewallofhishouse…eveninsidehiscupboard,evenwithatowelroundhishead.3第三篇PrincessPip’sHoliday1Readytogo　　EveryoneinPrincessPip’scastlewasverybusy.TheKingwaspolishinghismoney,theQueenwaschoosingsunhats,andthemaidswererunningaroundwithpilesofvests.　　“CanItakeDobbinonholiday?”askedPrincessPip.　　“I’mafraidtherewon’tberoomforaponyonthecoach,”saidtheQueen.　　“Oh,”saidthePrincessPip.“CanAmandaandBertcome,then?”　　“There‘snoroomforsnakes,”saidtheKing,“notevenpetones.”　　PrincessPipscowled.“ThisholidayisgoingtobeBORING,”shesaid.　　Theywentonholidayintheirbestgoldcoach.　　“Wavetoallthepeople,dear,”saidtheQueen.　　PrincessPipfoldedherarms.“I‘monholiday,”shesaid.“Arewenearlythereyet?”　　“Wewon’tbethereforalongtime,”saidtheQueenfirmly.　　Itdidtakealongtimetogettotheseaside.Thecoachgotveryhot,andPrincessPipdidn’tfeelverywell.　　“Hereweare,atlast!”saidtheKinghappily.　　“Butit’sacastle!”saidPrincessPip.“Justlikehome.It’sBORING.”　　2Justlikehome　　Therewasagirlwaitingbythecastledoor.　　“ThisisDaisy,”saidtheQueen.“Sheisgoingtolookafteryou,Pip.”　　DaisyshowedPrincessPipherroom.　　“Idon’twantafour-posterbed!”saidPrincessPip.“That’sjustlikehome.”　　“Youcansleeponmystrawmattress,then,”saidDaisy.“I’llhavethebed.”　　“Oh,allright.”saidPrincessPip.　　Thateveningtherewasabanquetanditwentonforhours.　　“Moresprouts?”askedtheKinghappily.　　ThisisBORING,”saidthePrincessPip.　　“Nonsense(胡说),dear,”saidtheQueen.“Itcan’tbeboring.We’reonholiday!”　　“IWANTTOGOHOME!”saidPrincessPip,thenextday.Shehadbeenwalkingroundthecastlewallsallmorningandshehadn’tfoundanythingtodo.　　“Butwe’rehavingawonderfultime,”saidtheQueen,fromhersunchair.　　“Justlookatthewaymymoneyshinesinthesun,”saidtheKing.“Wonderful!”　　“Butit’sBORING!”saidPrincessPip.　　“Whydon’tyougoandtalktoDaisy?”suggestedtheQueen.　　PrincessPipstompedoff.　　“Thatdoesit,”shesaidtoDaisy.“IWANTTOGOHOME!”　　3Theroadhome　　“Ifyoustayedhereabitlonger,youmightstartlikingtheseaside,”saidDaisy.　　ButPrincessPipwasn’tlistening.Shewasputtingallherimportantthingsinhersuitcase.　　“Ithinkwe’llhavetotakesomethingsout,”saidDaisy.　　Daisyfoundthembothbackpacks,andtheysetoutforhome.　　PrincessPipandDaisywentacrossthedrawbridgeandalongtheroad.　　Itwasveryhot.　　“Let’shaveanice,coolsnack,”saidDaisy.　　Sotheygotsomefishsticksfromastall.　　“Thesearen’tbad,”admittedPrincessPip.　　“Theytastebestbytheseaside,”saidDaisy.“I’llshowyouwherethefishcomefrom,ifyoulike.”　　Theywentdownsomestonestepstoaplacewheretheseaswishedbackwardsandforwardsandthegroundlookedasifitwasmadeofgold.　　“Lookinthesepools,”saidDaisy.　　Thefishwerehardtocatch.　　”Youcouldtakeyourstockingsoff,”saidDaisy,“andusethemfornets.”　　Itwasnicewithoutshoesandstockingson.ItwasevenniceroncePrincessPiphadtakenoffhercoatandcrown.　　Thefishlookedverycrossatbeingcaught，soPrincessPipletthemgo.　　“It’snottoobadhere,”saidPrincessPip,atlast.“Iwanttostayhereallthetime.”　　“Let’sbuildasandcastle,then,”saidDaisy.　　“AsandHOUSE,”saidPrincessPip.　　Itwashardwork,buttheybuiltahugehouse,withamoatallaround.　　Soontheseacameinandfilledthemoat.　　“That’sjustright.”saidPrincessPip.“Makeitstopcominginnow,Daisy.”　　Buttheseakeptoncomingin......　　......andsoonithadwashedtheirhouseFLAT.　　“Webuiltourhousetooclosetothesea,”saidDaisy,sadly.　　“STUPIDSEA!”shoutedPrincessPip.“STUPIDSEASIDE!IWANTTOGOHOME!”　　4Ridingthedragon　　PrincessPipandDaisyputontheirshoesandpickeduptheirbackpacks.　　“I’mtired,”saidPrincessPip,verysoon.“IwanttorideDobbin.Arewenearlyhome,yet?”　　“Whydon’tyourideoneofthehorsesonthatmerry-go-round?”suggestedDaisy.　　“Oh,no,”saidPrincessPip.“I’mgoingtoridethatdragon.”　　Thedragonwentveryfast,andtherewaslotsofexcitingmusic--butthenitallstopped.Everyonegotoff.　　“But....we’restillhere!”saidPrincessPip,crossly,asshegotoff,too.　　“Atleastitwasn’tboring,”saidDaisy.　　“IWANTTOGOHOME!”shoutedPrincessPip.　　“Atleastitwasfun,”saidDaisy.“Everythingisfunherebecauseit’saFUN-fair.”　　PrincessPipsniffed.“What’sfunaboutit?”sheasked.　　“I’llshowyou,”saidDaisy.　　Theywentdowntherollercoaster.　　ThentheywentUPandUPand....DOWNagain.　　“AARRRRGH!”yelledPrincessPipandDaisy.　　“Let’sgoonitagain,”saidPrincessPip.　　“Tomorrow,perhaps,”saidDaisy,whohadgoneverypale.　　“BUTIWANT...”beganPrincessPip.　　“Hello!”saidavoice.　　ItwastheKing.TheQueenwaswithhim.　　“Where’sPrincessPip?”theKingaskedDaisy.　　“Here!”saidPrincessPip.　　TheKingandtheQueenstaredather.　　“Youcan’tbePip!”theQueengasped.“You’realldirty,andyouhavenostockings!”　　“ButIam!”saidPrincessPip,andputonhercrowntoproveit.“Look!It’sme,andI’vefoundaplacewherethegroundismadeofgold!Comeandsee.”　　DaisyandPrincessPipshowedthemthebeach.　　“Goodheavens!”saidtheKing.“Howwonderful!It’sjustthecolorofmoney.”　　“Whataperfectplaceformysunchair,”saidtheQueen.　　Thebeachwasaperfectplaceforpicnicsandgames,andraces,too.Everyonelovedit.　　ThenonedaytheKingsaid:“Whatapitywehavetogohometomorrow.”　　PrincessPipscowled,andshesaid...“Idon’twanttogohome!!!”4第四篇Oh,otto!SomethingimportantThechildreninClassFourwerebusyworkingThentheirteacher,MissUnderwood,said:‘Ihavesomethingveryimportanttotellyou.’Shesmiledandsaid:‘Anewboyiscomingtoourclass.HisnameisOttoandhecomesfromfar,faraway.Infact,hecomesfromouterspace…’(thisisOtto’sfirstdayatearthschool.Hereheis…)Thedooropenedandaboycamein.helookedjustliketheotherchildren-buthewasadifferentcolour.hewasgreen.MissUnderwoodtoldOttotositwithJoandCharlieandJosh.ThenshelookedatJoandadded,‘Iwantyoutotakecareofournewboyandgivehimahandifheneedsit.’‘please,Miss,’saidOtto.‘I’mnotNEW.I’msevenandahalf.AndIdon’talready.Look!’‘Oh,Otto!’MissUnderwoodsmiled.‘justsitdownandbeadear.’Ottosatdown.Thenhesaid,‘Idon’tthinkIcanbeadeer…butIcanquacklikeaduck.’Heflappedhisarms,likewings,andwent:‘Quack!Quack!Quack!’Charliejoinedin:‘Quack!QUACK!QUACK!’MissUnderwoodsmiledatOtto.‘Noquackingnclass!’shesaid.ThenshefrownedatCharlie.‘Charlie!’shesaid.‘youknowbetterthanthat!Getonwithyourwork.’‘It’snotfair!’Charliegrumbled.‘Igetintotroubleandthatnewboydoesn’t!’That’swhenCharliedecidedhedidn’tlikeOtto.Hedidn’tlikehimonebit.CharlieiscrossOttomadealotofmistakes.Charlieleanedbackonhischair.Ottotriedtodothesamething.Buthefelldown……andsodidallthepaints.NowCharliewasgreentoo-andhewasn’thappyaboutit.Charliegotcrosserandcrosserandcrosser.Atplaytime,whenOttowasintheplayground,Charliedecidedtoscarehim.‘Ifyoustandthere,you’llgeteatenbyabear,’saidCharlie.‘Abear!Where?’Ottoscreamed.Charliegoggled.‘wekeepthebearinthehead’soffice.AllEarthschoolshaveabear,’hewenton.‘sometimesthebeargetsout…andsometimesit’shungry!’Ottolookedveryscared.TreasureHuntThatafternoontheclasswashavingaTreasureHunt.Allthechildrenwerelookingforwardtoit.MissUnderwoodgaveeachpairofchildrenthesameclue.‘IwantyoutoworkinapairwithOtto,’shesaidtoJo.‘Workinapear?’saidOtto‘How?Itwillhavetobeabigpear.Nottoojuicy.Wecouldallgetsticky.’Jolaughed.‘Oh,Otto!Youdon’tunderstandanything!’TheTreasureHuntbegan.CharlieworkedwithJosh.JoworkedwithOtto.Thiswasthecluethattheyhadtofollow:(startattheclassroomdoor.Thenwalkalong.Don’tgoright.Thenyouwon’tgowrong.)‘Whatdoesthatmean?’saidCharlie.‘Idon’tknow,’saidJosh.‘ButwhenMissUnderwoodhidthetreasurelasttime,itwasintheplayground.’‘Let’sgothere!’CharliesaidtoJosh.‘Quick!We’llbefirst.’Ottojumpeduptofollowthem-butCharliehadaplan.HestuckouthisfootandtrippedOttoup.‘Enjoyyourtrip!’Charlielaughed,andranoffwithJosh.JohelpedOttoup.AlltheotherchildrenranoutoftheclassroomandfollowedCharlieandJosh.Theyturnedright,towardstheplayground.Josighed.‘Nowwe’regoingtobelast.’‘Wewon’tbelast,’saidOtto,‘becausethey’reallgoingthewrongway.Lookattheclue.’(Startattheclassroomdoor.Thenwalkalong.Don’tgoright.Thenyouwon’tgowrong.Ottopointedattheclue.‘itmeanswestarthere-attheclassroomdoorandwedon’tturnRIGHT-becausethatwouldbewrong.WehavetoturnLEFT.’Theysetoffintheotherdirectiontotherestofthechildren.CharlieandJoshwerelookingfortreasureintheplaygroundandtheyweregettingfedup.‘there’snothinghere,’saidCharlie.‘Let’slookinsidetheschool.’Theywentbackintotheschoolhall,pastthehead’sofficeandthat’swhentheysawit…‘thereISabear!’Charliesaid.‘therereallyis!’Theyranscreamingbacktotheirclassroom.‘Help!Help!We’veseenabear.’Oh,OttoJoandOttohadturnedleftandwalkedalongthecorridor.‘Look!’saidOtto.Therewasanarrowanditwaspointingtoaplantpot.Jopickedupthepotandfoundamap.Therewasanotherclueonthemap.(cluenumber2Followthismapifyouwanttodowell.Justlookintheplacewhereyoufindaspell.)JoandOttofollowedthemaptotheschoollibrary.Joreadouttheclueagain:Followthismapifyouwanttodowell.Justlookintheplacewhereyoufindaspell.‘Iunderstand!’saidOtto.‘look-there’sapileofspellingbooks.That’swherewe’llfinda“spell!”’‘You’vegotit,Otto!’saidJo.Behindthepileofspellingbooks,therewasaboxofgoldencoins.‘Yum!’saidJo.‘It’schocolatemoney!’Backintheclassroom,JoandOttosharedoutthetreasurechocolate.‘Butwhat’sthematterwithJoshandCharlie?’askedOtto.Someoftheotherchildrenlaughed.‘CharlieandJoshthoughttheysawabear!’‘Abear!’saidOtto.‘Jotoldmeyouweremakingupthatstorytoscareme.’Charlielookedashamed.‘Itwasn’treallyabear,’hesaid.‘Itwasthehead’sbignewcoathangingonthedoor…’‘ButitLOOKEDlikeabear,’saidJosh.CharlieandJoshwentbrightred.‘Don’tworry,’saidOtto.‘Everyonemakesmistakes.Haveachocolate.’‘I’msorryImadefunofyou,’saidCharlie.CharlielookedsosadthatMissUnderwoodfeltsorryforhim.‘We’llforgiveyou,Charlie,’shesaid.‘weallhavebaddays.’Shesmiled.‘YouandJoshseemtohavelostyourheads,today!’‘Oh!’saidOtto.‘ShallIlookfortheirheads,Miss?I’mgoodatfindingthings!’5第五篇CaptainCometANDTHEPurplePlanet1Spannerisbored　　ItwasaquietmorningatStardustSpaceStation.CaptainStellawascheckingthespaceshuttle.　　CaptainCometwaswateringtheplantsandSpannertherobotwasbored.　　‘CanIsitatthecontroldesk?’heasked.　　‘Allright,’saidCaptainComet,‘Butdon’ttouchanythinganddon’tpressthatredbutton.’　　Spannersatdownatthedeskandlookedatallthebuttons.　　Therewerebuttonstoopenallthespacestationdoorsandbuttonstoturnonallthelights.　　Therewasevenabuttontoflushallthetoilets!　　Therewasalsoabigredbutton,labelled‘Gravity’.　　Spannerwasnotsurewhat‘Gravity’was.　　‘I’llpressitveryquickly,’saidSpanner,‘toseewhatitdoes.’　　Hepressedtheredbutton.　　CaptainCometwaswateringtheplantswhenhehadastrangefeeling.　　Hewasfloatingabovethefloor!Theplantpotswereallfloating,too.　　Heguessedwhathadhappened.　　‘Spanner!heshouted,‘Itoldyounottotouchthatredbutton!’　　Spannersawthatgravitywaswhatmadethingsstayonthefloor.　　Therewasnogravityinspace,sothespacestationmadeitsown..　　Spannerpressedtheredbuttontomakethegravitycomebackonagain-andallthepotplantsfelltothefloor.　　Cometfelltothefloorbesidethem.　　‘SPANNER!’Cometgroaned.2　　Itmustbeaplant　　Spannerwascleaningupthemessfortherestofthemorning.　　Whenheturnedthecleaneroff,everyoneheardabeepingnoise.Thenoisewascomingfromthespacescanner.　　Everyonestoppedwhattheyweredoingandcametolook.　　‘Thescannerhasfoundsomething,’saidComet.　　Hepointedtoaflashingdotthatwasmovingacrossthescannerscreen.　　‘Iwonderwhatitis?’saidCaptainStella.　　‘Isitanasteroid?’askedSpanner.‘Anasteroidisalumpofrockthatfloatsinspace.’　　‘Iknowthat!’saidCaptainComet.‘Anyway,it’stoobigtobeanasteroid,’　　‘Thenitmustbeaplanet,’Spannersaid.　　‘Wherehasitcomefrom?’askedComet,’Andwhyisitmovingsofast?’　　‘You’dbettergoandhavealook,’saidCaptainStella.　　CometandSpannersetoffinthespaceshuttletolookforthenewplanet.Spannerwasveryexcited.　　‘I’veneverfoundanewplanetbefore,’hesaid.‘Whatshallwecallit?’　　‘Let’sfinditfirst,’saidComet.　　ButSpannerwasn’tlistening.‘I’mgoingtocallitPlanetSpanner,’hesaid.　　Spannermadeahummingnoiseandaflagcameoutofaslotinhischest.　　‘Whatareyoudoing?’askedComet.　　‘I’vemadeaflagtoputonPlanetSpanner.Theneveryonewillknowthatwewerethefirsttofindit,’Spannerexplained.　　HeshowedComettheflag.Itwasbrightredwithtwospannersonit.　　Comethadtosmile.‘Verynice,’hesaid.3　　OnthePurplePlanet　　Theplanetlookedverystrange.Itwaspurpleandcoveredinhugespikes.　　Cometlandedtheshuttlecarefullyontheplanet.　　Thenhegotouttohavealookaround.　　Spannerstayedintheshuttle,makingaflagpoleforhisflag.　　Spannerfoundametalrod.　　Hefastenedtheflagtooneendoftherodandputtheotherendintoaholeinhischest.　　Therewasanoiselikeanelectricpencilsharpener.Whenhetooktherodoutagain,ithadanicesharppoint.　　Cometwaslookingatoneofthegiantpurplespikes.Itfeltsoftandwarm.　　‘That’sveryodd,’thoughtComet.‘Thisspikefeelslikeit’salive.’　　JustthenSpannerarrivedwithhisnewflagpole.‘Inamethisplanet-PlanetSpanner!’hesaidproudly.　　‘NO!STOP!’Cometyelled.　　ButbeforeCometcouldstophim,Spannerhammeredthesharpflagpoleintotheground.　　Therewasahugeroar.　　‘Whatwasthat?’askedSpanner.　　‘Quick,backtotheshuttle!’shoutedComet,asthegroundbegantoshake.　　TheystrappedthemselvesintotheirseatsandCometblastedoff.　　Spannerlookedatthescreen.Theplanet’ssurfacewasspinningaround.　　Thentheopeningofabig,darkcavecameintoview.　　Aroundtheoutsideoftheopeningwerelarge,jaggedrocks.　　‘Look!’saidSpanner.‘They’relikegiantteeth!’　　Cometstaredatthescreen.　　‘That’sbecausetheyAREgiantteeth!’hesaid,astwohuge,angryeyescameintoview.　　‘It’snotaplanet…’saidComet,’…It’saSPACEMONSTER!’gaspedSpanner.4　　SpaceChase　　‘Whyisitsoangrywithus?’criedSpanner.　　‘You’vejusthammeredabigsharpflagpoleintoitsbackside,’explainedCaptainComet.　　Thehugeteethsnappedshutbehindthem.‘Itwantstoeatus!’wailedSpanner.’We’vegottogetaway!’　　‘That’swhatI’mtryingtodo!’saidComet.’Butit’stoofast!’　　Cometfiredtheshuttle’sjets.Thenhetriedtomakeasharpturn,asthemonsterzoomedtowardsthem..　　‘Whatarewegoingtodo?’criedSpanner.　　Justthen,CaptainStella’sfaceappearedonthescreen.Shehadbeenwatchingthemonthespacescanner.　　CaptainComettriedtomakeanothersharpturn.Thespacemonsterwasgettingcloserandcloser.　　‘Areyouallright?’CaptainStellaasked.’What’sgoingon?’　　‘WE’REGOINGTOBEEATEN!’wailedSpanner,’BYAPRICKLYPURPLESPACEMONSTERTHESIZEOFAPLANET!’　　‘Apartfromthat,everything‘sfine,’saidComet,makingtheshuttledivetododgethegiantteeth.　　‘CanIhelp?’askedCaptainStella.　　‘No,’saidComet,‘You’retoofaraway.Isthereanyonecloser?’　　Stellalookedatthespacemapandshookherhead.　　‘No,therearenospacestationsorplanets-onlyasteroids,’shesaid.　　‘Asteroids!’Cometsaid.‘Tellmewheretheyare.I’vegotanidea!’5　　IntotheAsteroids　　Thespaceshuttlezoomedtowardstheasteroids.　　SpannerandComethadneverbeensoclosetotheasteroidsbefore.　　Someoftheasteroidswereasbigasofficeblocks.　　‘Whatareyoudoing?’criedSpanner,asCometflewthroughanarrowgapbetweentwogiantasteroids,‘Ifyouhitoneofthematthisspeed,we’llbesmashedtobits!’　　‘It’stheonlywaytogetawayfromthemonster,’explainedComet.‘Thegapsaresonarrow,itcan’tfollowus.’　　Cometwasright.Thespacemonsterstoppedchasingthem.Thenitflewuptoanasteroid-andtookabigbiteoutofit.　　CometandSpannerwatchedasthemonsterchompeditswayhappilythroughtwoorthreeasteroids.　　‘Iteatsasteroids!’Spannersaid.　　‘I’mgladitdidn’teatUS!’Cometsmiled.　　‘Wedidn’tfindanewplanetafterall,’grumbledSpanner,onthewaybacktothespacestation.　　‘No,’saidComet.’Butwedidfindanewkindofspacemonster.’　　‘That’strue,’saidSpanner.’Buthowwillanyoneknowthatwewerethefirsttofindit?’　　CaptainComettookonelastlookatthepurplemonsteranesmiled.‘Oh,they’llknow.Afterall,itdoeshaveYOURFLAGstickingoutofitsbottom!’hesaid.6第六篇JUNGLESHORTS1　　ItwasFridayafternoon.Class3hadputontheircoatsandwerewaitinginalinetogohome.lennywasatthebackbecausetheziponhisanorak(防水衣)hadstuck(卡住).HewassobusywiththezipthathenearlymissedwhatMrCoxtheteachersaid.　　‘Hereisaletterforyouall.’saidMrCox.‘Don’tloseitanddon’tforgettogiveittoyourparents.Thereisgoodnewsinside.’　　Lennywantedtoknowwhatthegoodnewswas.Herushedacrosstheplaygroundtomeethismum.　　‘Quick!Openthisletter,’hesaid.‘MrCoxsaysthereisgoodnewsinside’　　‘Sayhellotomefirst!’laughedhismum,butsheopenedtheletter.Shereaditandtoldhim.‘Class3isgoingtohavefootballlessons.Nextweek.Theschoolwilllendyousomeboots’　　‘Wow!’shoutedLenny.‘Realfootball!IbetIscorefifteengoals!’　　Hismumpettheletterinherbag.　　‘Whataboutastripy(带条纹的)shirtandsocks?CanIhavearealfootballstrip?’begged(央求)Lenny.　　‘Waitandsee.’saidmum.　　AthomeLennycouldn’tgetoutofhisanorakandhismumhadtohelphim.　　‘I’mgladyoudidin’tbreakthezip.Ican’tgetyouanothercoatuntilnextmonth.’shesaid.　　‘Idon’twantanewcoat,’saidLenny,‘butcanIhavearealfootballstrip?Please?’　　‘Askmeaftertea,’saidhismum.　　Theyhadpancakesforteawithjamandapple.PancakeswereLenny’sfavourite.Buttodayheateasfastashecould.　　Heputdownhisknifeandforkwithaclatter.(当啷)　　‘Youpromised(许诺)totalkaboutfootballthingsaftertea.’hesaid.　　MumtookMrCox’sletterfromherbag.　　‘EachchildwillneedanoldT-shirtandsomesocks,’sheread.　　‘Norealfootballthings?’askedLenny.　　‘I’msorry,no.Exceptforshorts.MrCoxwants　　youalltohavenewshorts.We’llgotothemarkettommorrowtolookforsome.’　　Lennywasnothappybutheknewhismum.Shehadmadeuphermindandthatwasthat.Helookedgreat.　　‘Ibettheyalwayshadaproper(像样的)footballstrip,’hethought.‘Ibettheydidn’thavetowearanoldT-shirt.’　　Thatnighthelayawakethinking.Hewasgoingtomakesurehismumboughtfootballshorts.Hewantedproperwhitefootballshorts.Thenheknewhecouldscorelotsofgoals.2　　Afterbreakfastthenextdaytheysetouttobuythenewshorts.ThemarketwastwostreetsawayfromwhereLennylived.OnthewaytheysawTedandShanefromClass3.TedandShanelivednearLenny.Theywerekickingaballaboutbesidetheroad　　ShaneslammedtheballovertohimandLennykickeditback.　　‘Wanttoplay?’calledTed.　　‘Ican’t,notnow.I’moffwithmymumtobuynewfootballshorts.’　　‘We’vegotoursalready,’Tedshoutedback.　　Themarketwasverycrowded.Everyonewaslookingatthefruitandvegetablespiledhighonthestalls.Therewereshoesandclothesforsaleunderstripycanvas(帆布)roofs(屋顶).Onemanwassellingshorts　　‘Getyourjungleshorts!’heshouted.　　Hewaswearingawidestrawhat(宽檐草帽)andanenormous(巨大的)pairofjungleshortsoverhistrousers.Theyhadbiggreentreesonwithmonkeyssmilingatthetop.　　‘Bigorsmall,theydon’tcostmuch,’saidtheman.　　‘Nothanks’saidLenny.‘Imgoingtostrartfootballlessonsnextweak.Ineedrealfootballshorts.’　　Hepulledathismum’shand.theystruggledthroughthecrowdstryingtofindrealfootballshorts.TheyfoundlotsofshortsthatweretoobigandalittlewhitepairthatwastoosmallWhentheydidfindapairtinLenny’ssizetheycostfartoomuchmoney.　　‘We’lljusthavetogetthejunngleshorts,’saidMum.‘Thecoloursarelovely.I’msureyou’lllikethembetterthanwhiteones.’　　Lennypulledaface‘Ohmum’hesaid‘But——　　‘Nobuts’saidhismum.　　Theywentsloowlybacktothemansellingjungleshorts.Thepile(堆)onhisstallhadgonedownalot.　　‘Iknewyou’dcomeback.Iputasideapairjustforyou’saidtheman.　　Heheldapairofjunngleshortsagainst(比较)Lenny’stuousers.　　‘Aperfectfit!’hesaidwithasmile.　　Lenny’smumopenedherpurseandpaidforthesharts.Themanputtheminabagandhandeditover.　　‘Thereyouare,son.Havefunwearingthem!’　　Lennydidnotsmile.‘Iwishtheywererealfootballshorts.’hesaid.　　‘Junngleshortsarethenextbestthing.’saidhismum.　　OnthewayhometheysawTessaandPamfromClass3kickingaballagainstafence(围墙).TheylivedatthetopofLenny’sstreet.　　‘Wecan’twaittillMondayforfootballsaidthegirls.We’vegotnewshorts!’　　‘SohaveI’saidLenny.Buthedidn'topenhisbagtoshowthem.3　　OnMondayofternoonClass3werewaitingfortheirfirstfootballlesson.Everbodywasnoisyandexcited,swinging(摇摆)theirbagsoffootballthings.Lennywasatthebackwiththejungleshortsinhisbag.Hedidn'twanttoputthemon.　　MrCoxcarriedabigboxofbootsintothechangingroom.Theyspentalongtimefindingbootstofiteveryone.　　‘Nowputonyourfootballthingsandbequickaboutit,’hesaid.　　Lennygotchangedinacornerbehindthedoor.　　WhentheywerallreadyMrCoxshouted,‘getinline,everyone!’　　Lennymadesurehewasatthebackagain.Hedidn'twantanybodytoseehisjungleshortsandhehidbehindTed.HelookeddowntoseewhatTedwaswearingandgotasurprise.　　Tedwaswearingjungleshortsaswell!Lennynudged(用肘碰)himinthebackandsaid‘Yourshortsarethesameasmine!’　　‘Yes,’saidted‘andthesameaspam’sandtessa’sandshane’s!’　　Itwastrue.AllthefriendsfromLenny’sstreetwerewearingjunngleshorts.MrCoxsmiled.　　‘Fivechildredinthesameshorts.itmusebearecord!’hesaid.　　‘Andweallliveinlyonstreet’saidLenny.　　‘Inthatcase(既然这样)youmustallplayforthesameteamyoucanbetheLyonStreetLions.’　　WhenMrCoxhadsortedout(挑选)threemoreteamstheywentouttotheplayingfield.　　Theyplayedfive-a-sidefootballuntilhometime.ThelionsteambeatalltheothersandMrCoxsaidtheywerethechampions.Lennyscoredfivegoals.　　Inthechangingroomthechildrenuntied(解开)theirmuddy(沾满泥水)bootsandputontheirclothes.　　‘Allkit(球服)mustbewashedandbootscleanfornextMonday.’saidMrCox‘Don'tleaveitforyourmum.Doitassoonasyougethomeandthenyouwon’tforget.　　Lennywasthefirsttobereadyandherantomeethismumatthegate.HetoldherabouthisfivegoalsandtheLyonStreetLions　　‘We’dbettergohomequicklynowsaidLenny.‘Ihavetocleanmybootsandwashmyshorts!’　　AndwhenMrCoxdrovehomeforhistealateron(晚些时候)hesmiledtohimself.OnLyonStreettherewerefivepairsofjungleshortsblowingonthewashinglines.7第七篇TheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOmTherewasaproblematthecastle.“Igiveup,”saidMrsBinns,Theroyalcleaner,“there’stoomuchworkhereforoneperson.”MrsBinnsgaveQueenNorahthekeystothecastleandleft.QueenNorahtoldtherestoftheroyalfamily.“whatarewegoingtodo?”askedthePrincessJane.“Forastart,youcannothaveyourfriendsroundhereanymore.’saidQueenNorth.“whynot?”askedPrincessJane.“Becausetheymaketoomuchmess.”“perhapswecanalltrytokeepthecastletidy,”saidKingHarry.“I’msurethatCaptainJonesandCaptainSmithwillhelp.Icanevendoabitofwashingmyself.”“what!”shoutedQueenNorah.“peoplewillsaythatKingHarrydoeshisowncleaning!Never!”“wecanputupanadvertforacleaner,”saidPrincessJane.“Goodidea,”saidQueenNorah.“Writeanadvertatonce.”PrincessJanewroteanotice.Shepinnedittothecastledoor.Thedayswentbyandnobodycametoaskaboutthecleaningjob.Thecastlebecamedirtieranddirtier.Therewerenomorecleanclothesandnomorecleanplates.OnemorningQueenNorahheardsingingcomingfromthekitchen.Shepoppedherheadroundthedoor.Shesawashockingsight.KingHarrywasatthesinkdoingthedishes.CaptainSmithwasmoppingthefloor.CaptainJoneswaswashingtheroyalshirts.“stopthisatonce,”criedQueenNorah.“thesearenotjobsforakingandhiscaptains.Youshouldbeoutfightingdragons.”“we’veneverseenanydragons,dear,”saidtheKing.“youhaveneverevenlookedforthem,”saidQueenNorah.QueenNorahwassoupsetthatshemadeuphermindtogoonaroyaltourthatminute.‘andyouthree:don’teventhinkaboutdoingthecleaning,’sheadded,‘youwillgoonaquestwhileI’maway.’‘aquest?’saidKingHarry,hewentpale,‘aquestfordragons?’‘youcanlookforthem,too.’SaidQueenNorah.‘butthemainjobistofindanewcleaner.’‘whataboutme?’askedPrincessJane.Youcanstayathomeanddon’tletanyburglarsinoryourfriends.’QueenNorahsentforherroyalcasesandbagsandbeganherroyaltour.KingHarry,CaptainJonesandCaptainSmithsetoffontheirquestforacleaner.Theylookedveryunhappy.PrincessJanewavedthemgoodbye.‘it’snotfair.’SniffedPrincessJane.‘everyone’soffonquestsandtours,andIamstuckonmyowninthissmellyoldcastle.’PrincessJanestuckoutherlipandhadagoodsuck.Shehadjustfinishedhersuckwhentherewasaknockonthecastledoor.PrincessJaneopenedthedoor.Therestoodthreefiguresinmasks.‘wearetheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOm’saidone.‘weweresentbyyourfather,KingHarry,’saidanother.‘thatwasquick.’SaidPrincessJane,‘whereismyfather?’‘chasingdragons.’Saidthethirdmaskedfigure.‘whyareyoumasked?’askedPrincessJane‘wehavetoprotectourselvesfromthedust.’Saidone,‘canwestart?’AlldaytheMaskedCleaningLadiesscrubbed,dusted,washedandpolished.Byevening,thecastlesparkled.‘nowthatthecastleiscleanyoucantakeoffyourmasks.’SaidPrincessJane.‘oh,no’saidone,‘wecan’tdothat.’‘whynot?’demandedPrincessJane‘er,er,’saidanother,‘ifwetakeoffourmaskswewon’tbetheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOm.’PrincessJanebegantothinkveryhard.Burglarsoftenworemasks.QueenNorahhadtoldhernottoletburglarsintothecastle.Thenextday,PrincessJanesetouttofindoutwhotheMaskedCleaningLadiesreallywere.ThefirstMaskedCleaningLadywasinthekitchen,stuffingapileofdirtyshirtsintothewashingmachine.‘Hm,’shesaid,‘shallIwashthistableclothon‘hot’or‘veryhot’?PrincessJanecameupbehindher.Shegrabbedthetableclothandpulled.ItoverthecleaningLady’shead.‘help!’mumbledthecleaninglady,‘whereami?’ThesecondMaskedCleaningLadywasscrubbingthedungeonfloors.‘Excuseme,’saidPrincessJane,standingoutsideoneofthecells.‘but,it’sverydirtyinhere.’‘Isweptitonlyfiveminutesago.’Saidthesecondcleaninglady.‘letmehavealook.’Shewalkedintothecell.PrincessJaneclosedthedoorandturnedthekey.Thethirdcleaningladywasmakingaterrificnoisewiththevacuumcleaner.ShedidnotseePrincessJanecreepingupbehindher.PrincessJanegrabbedthevacuum.Shepointedthenozzleatthecleaninglady.‘onefalsemove.’ShoutedPrincessJane,‘andI’llsuckyouintothevacuum,now,takeoffyourmask.’Slowlythecleaningladytookoffhermask.‘Father!’criedPrincessJane.TheothertwocleaningladiesturnedouttobeCaptainSmithandCaptainJones.‘Ithinkthatyouhadbetterexplain.’SaidPrincessJane.‘well,’saidkingHarry,wesetoffonourquest.Whenwereachedthewoods,wesawadragon.’‘Wethinkwesawadragon,’saidCaptainJones.‘atleast,weheardsthmovinginthewoodsanditsoundedlikeadragon.’SaidCaptainSmith.‘sowethoughtwehadbettercomehome.’SaidCaptainJones.‘wedressedupascleaners.’SaidCaptainSmith.‘weratherlikedoinghousework,’saidKingHarry,‘welikethesmellofpolish.’‘welikethehumofthevacuumcleaner.’SaidCaptainJones.‘welikethefeelofsoapflakes.’SaidCaptainSmith.‘andit’smuchlessdangerousthanfightingdragons.’AddedKingHarry.‘dragonsareveryrare.’SaidCaptainJones.‘it’snotfairtohuntthem.’‘Hm,’saidPrincessJane.‘itseemstomethatyouthreehavebeentellinglies,Father,youhavealwaystoldmetotellthetruth.’‘I’mverysorry,’saidKingHarry.‘whatwilltheQueensay?She’llfindoutthatyouhaven’tfoundanycleanersorfoughtanydragons.’SaidPrincessJane‘shewillsendyouonayear’sdragonquest.’KingHarry,CaptainSmithandCaptainJoneswentpale.‘pleasedon’ttell,’theybegged,‘Iwon’ttellif…’saidPrincessJane‘ifwhat?’‘ifmyfriendscancomeroundtoplay.’‘agreed.’SaidKingHarry.Thenextday,QueenNorahcamebackfromherroyaltour.Shewasverypleasedtofindthecastleneatandtidy.‘so’shesaid,‘thequestwasasuccess,whodidyoufind?’‘wefoundthreecleaners.’SaidKingHarry.‘theywearmasks’saidCaptainJones.‘andtheycanonlycomeonMondays’saidCaptainSmith.‘why’sthat?’askedQueenNorah.‘nowthatwehavepropercleaners.’SaidKingHarry.‘don’tyouthinkthatJane’sfriendscancomehereagain?’QueenNorahwassopleasedtobeinanicecleancastlethatsheagreedatonce.EveryMondayQueenNorahwavesgoodbyetokingHarryandhistwocaptainsastheysetofftofightdragons.PrincessJane’sfriendscometoplay.Later,themaskedcleaningladiesofomarrivetocleanthecastle.Soeverybodyishappy.8第八篇TheMaskedCleaningLadiesSavetheDay1‘let’strythesongoncemore,yourMajesty,’saidBillytheButler.‘Right,’saidQueenNorah.Shesang,‘We’regoingtowinthecup.We’regoingtowinthecup.Oohahtheaddio,we’regoingtowinthecup.Howwasthat?’‘Muchbetter,yourMajesty,’sighedBilly.‘Butdotryto…’‘Trytowhat?’snappedQueenNorah.‘Well,’saidBilly.‘Itwouldhelpifyousoundedalittlehappier.’‘It’sthissong,’saidQueenNorah.‘It’sgotsuchsillywords.ButourfootballteamisinthecupfinalandIreallymustlearnit.’KingHarrywalkedin.‘Doyouthinkwewillwin,dear?’‘Ofcoursewewill,’saidQueenNorah.‘Yesdear,’saidKingHarry.‘ButtheCarrotCastleteamaresuchcheats,especiallykingCharles,themanager.’Atthatmoment,CaptainJonesmarchedin.‘I’vejusthadamessagefromKingCharlesatCarrotCastle.Heisverykeentoknowwhatcolourshirtsourteamwillbewearing.’‘Green,Ithink,’saidKingHarry.‘Andhislotcanplayinred.HasanyoneseenPrincessJane?Iamgoingtorunatrainingsessionforherafterbreakfast.’CaptainJonesgiggled.‘Andwhat’ssofunny?’askedtheKing.‘InmyyoungerdaysIwasknownastheWizardoftheDribble.’‘That,’saidQueenNorah,‘wasbecauseyoucouldn’teatricepuddingwithoutputtingmostofitdownyoushirt.’Therewasacrashofbrokenglassfromthehall.‘Sorry,’calledPrincessJane.Shecameincarryingafootball.„Imissedmykick.’‘Ah,Jane,’saidQueenNorah.‘Iwaswatchingyouintrainingyesterday.Youdidn’tplaywellatall.Don’tforgetyouaretheteamcaptain.SoIhavetoldoneofthebesttrainersinthecountrytogiveyousomehelp.’KingHarrybluseded.‘I’mnotquitethatgood.’‘Notyou,youtwit,’saidQueenNorah.‘MrGoal.’‘Missedagoal?’saidKingHarry.‘Don’tyoumean“scoredagoal”?’‘whatareyoutalkingabout?’criedQueenNorah.‘That’shisname.MrJasonGoal.He’scomingherethismorning.Imustdash.Ihavetotryonmynewfootballfan‟soutfit.’TheQueenrushedoff.2Thediningroomfellsilent.‘What’sthematter,dear?’saidKingHarry. Princess Jane let out a great long sigh. ‘Mum’s right. I’m not playing very well. I’m supposed to score goals. At the moment I couldn’t score against a mouse.’   ’On you head, Jane,’ called King Harry and he threw the ball at the Princess. She jumped at the ball. The ball bounced off her shoulder into the marmalade.    ‘See what I mean?’ she said sadly. ‘Never mind,’ said King Harry. ‘By the time you’ve put your kit on, Mr Goal will be here. You’ll soon be scoring dozens of goals. But now it’s time for us to get to work.’   King Harry, Captain Smith and Captain Jones loved doing housework. Queen Norah thought that housework was a job for cleaners, not captains and kings. So once a week the three men disguised themselves as the Masked Cleaning Ladies of Om.    King Harry and his two captains raced out of the dining room. Minutes later, dusters in hands, and dressed as the famous cleaning ladies, they were at work tidying the castle.    King Harry and Captain Jones were polishing the cannons when they saw a man walking towards the castle.    ‘That must be Mr Goal,’ said Captain Jones.  Just as Mr Goal reached the drawbridge another man jumped out of the bushes. He began talking with Mr Goal. ‘Waitaminute,’saidKingHarry.‘It’sKingCharlesofCarrotCastle.’KingCharlesspoketoMrGoalandthenwalkedaway.‘Whatdidhewant?’askedCaptainJones.‘There’ssomethingfunnygoingon.We’dbetterkeepaneyeonhim,’saidKingHarry.KingHarryandthetwocaptainscleanedaroundthecastlefortherestofthemorning.ButtheymadesurethatoneofthemwasalwayswatchingPrincessJaneMrGoal.Thethreecleanersstoppedforacupofteainthekitchen.‘Well,’saidKingHarry.‘Theredoesn’tseemtobeanythingfunnygoingon.’‘IsawthePrincessputtheballinthenetdozensoftimes,’saidCaptainJones.‘ShewasheadingtheballperfectlywhenIwentby,’saidCaptainSmith.‘There’snothingtoworryabout,’saidKingHarry.‘Nowperhapswecantacklethegrimeroundthecooker.’PrincessJanestuckherheadroundthedoor.‘Howarethingsgoing,dear?’askedKingHarry.‘Brilliantly,’saidPrincessJane.‘I’veneverplayedbetter.I’vejustpoppedeintosaythatwe’rehavingonelasttrainingsession.Wewillbeinthelibrary.MrGoalsaysthathedoesnotwantanyonetocomein.’Shewasgoneinaflash.‘Thatsoundsabitoddtome,’saidCaptainJones.‘Veryodd,’agreedCaptainSmith.‘Ithinkthatit’stimetopolishthebrass,’saidKingHarry.‘Thebrassnexttothelibrary?’saidCaptainsSmithandJones.‘Ofcourse,’saidKingHarry.‘Well,’whisperedKingHarry,‘whatcanyousee?’CaptainJoneswaspeeringthroughthekeyhole.‘Theyaresittingfacingeachother,’hesaid.‘Yes.Yes,’saidKingHarry.‘NowMrGoalisswingingawatchonachain,backwardsandforwards,’saidCaptainJones.‘He’stellingthePrincessaboutlast-minutegoals,’saidCaptainSmith.‘Nohe’snot,’gaspedCaptainJones.‘HeishypnotizingPrincessJane.’‘Iwonderwhy?’saidKingHarry.‘Tohelpherremembertactics,’saidCaptainSmith.‘Istilldon’tlikeit,’saidKingHarry.3PrincessJanedancedintothekitchen.‘He’sgone.’‘Howdoyoufeel?’askedKingHarry.‘Brilliant,’saidPrincessJane.‘Ifeelreadytoscoreloadsofgoals.’‘Jollygood,’saidCaptainSmith.‘Imustgoandworkonmypenaltykicks,’saidPrincessJane.‘Bytheway,CaptainSmith,Iloveyounewoverall.’‘Thankyou,Princess.’‘Greenreallysuitsyou,’laughedtheprincessassheranofftothegarden.Thethreecleanerslookedateachother.‘Green!’theysaidtogether.‘Butmyoverall’sred,’saidCaptainSmith.‘It’sthatMr.Goal,’roaredCaptainJanes.‘He’shypnotizedhertothinkthatredisgreen.’‘Whydoeshewanthertothinkthat?’askedKingHarry.‘Because,’gaspedCaptainJanes,’CarrotCastleareplayinginred.IfthePrincessthinksthatredisgreenshewillpasstotheCarrotCastleteaminsteadofours.’‘Sothat’swhyKingCharleswastalkingtoMr.Goal,’saidKingHarry.‘Can’twesnapheroutofit?’askedCaptainSmith.‘Can’twethrowabucketofwateroverher?’‘No,’saidKingHarry.„Thatcouldbedangerous.Ihaveabetteridea.FollowmetoCarrotCastle.’TheMaskedCleaningLadiesstoppedoutsidethekitchenofCarrotCastle.Mrs.JumpkinswaspeggingoutthecarrotCastleredfootballshirts.Thecleaningladiesgotofftheirhorses.Theypretendedtolookattheshirts.‘Ohdear,’saidKingHarry.‘Ohdear,ohdear,’addedCaptainJonesandCaptainSmith.‘What’sthematter?’askedMrs.Jumpkins.‘Whenareyougoingtowashtheseshirts?’askedCaptainSmith.‘Whatdoyoumean?’snappedMrs.Jumpkins.‘I’mjustputtingthemouttodry.’‘Youcallthisclean?’saidCaptainJones.‘YesIdo,’saidMrs.Jumpkins.‘It’sthedungeonforyouthen,’saidKingHarry.‘Dungeon?’saidMrs.Jumpkins.’What’sthedungeongottodowithme?’‘That’swherethelastwasherwomanendedup,’saidCaptainSmith.‘Andshehandedinshirtscleanerthanthis.’‘Ohmy,’moanedMrs.Jumpkins.„Ihaven’tgothetimetodothemagain.Theteamareplayinginthecupfinalthisafternoon.’‘Leaveittous,’saidKingHarry.‘Wecanwash,dryandirontheseshirtsinhalfanhour.’HalfanhourlatertheKinghandedaparceltoMrs.Jumpkins.‘Thereyouare.Alldone.Nowwhateveryoudo,don’ttakethekitoutofthebaguntiltheteamarereadytoplay.Thentheshirtswilllookperfect.’Thetworoyalfamiliestooktheirplacessidebysideinroyalbox.QueenNorahlookedamazinginhernewfootballfan’soutfit.Sheevenhadahatintheshapeofafootballpitch.Thecrowdcheeredasthetwoteamsranoutontothepitch.PrincessJane’steamwasinredandCarrotCastlewasingreen.‘Waitaminute,’gaspedKingCharles.‘Theteamshavegotthewrongshirts.CarrotCastlearesupposedtobeinred.’‘Surely,’saidKingHarry,‘itdoesn’tmatterwhatcolourstheyplayin?Theymustbedifferentcolours,that’sall.‟KingCharlesputhisheadinhishandsandgroaned.‘Sixnil.Sixnil.Sixnil,’chantedQueenNorah.„Ohwelldone!’‘Wearesoproudofyou,Jane,’laughedKingHarry.‘Scoringallsixgoals.’‘It’sallthankstoMr.Goal,mytrainer,’saidJane.‘Imustshowhimthecup.’‘Nottoddy,’saidQueenNorah.‘Itisfartoodirty.Nobodycanseethecupuntilthosecleaningladieshavegivenitaproperpolish.’‘Yesdear,’saidKingHarry.‘I’ll-Imean-they’llseetoitnexttimetheycome.’9第九篇ThemaskedcleaningladiesmeetthepiratesQueenNorahwasshowingPrincessJanetheRoyalTreasures.‘Jane’snappedQueenNorah.‘Youaren’tlistening!’‘I’m’yawnedPrincessJane.‘Then,’saidQueenNorah,‘whatisthis?’Shepointedatamodelofahorse.‘It’ser…’beganthePrincess.‘You’reasbadasKingHarry.Hedoesn’tcareabouttheRoyalTreasureseither.ThisistheGoldenHorseofTong.ItbelongedtoyourGreat,Great,GreatGrandfather.H…’KingHarrycamein.‘Thepostman’sjustbeen,’hesaid.‘Thisisforyou.’QueenNorahopenedtheletter.‘Badnews,’sighedQueenNorah.‘Mysister’scrownismissing.’‘Stolen?’askedKingHarry.‘Iexpectshe’sjustitdownsomewhere.Youknowwhatshe’slike.Ishallhavetogoandhelpherfindit.’‘Whatdayisit?’saidQueenNorah.‘Monday?’saidKingHarry.‘Correct.Thecleaningladieswillbecoming.Thefrontofthecastleneedsajollygoodscrub,Iwantyoutostayhereandmakesurethosecleanersdoagoodjob.’‘Yes,dear,’saidKingHarry.‘IshalllockuptheRoyalTreasures.Idon’twantourRoyalTreasuresbeinglostorstolen.’KingharrywavedgoodbyetoQueenNorah.‘Now,’saidKingHarrytoCaptainSmithandCaptainJones.‘It'stimeforuptochangeintotheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOm.’TheKingandhistwocaptainstookoverthehouseworkwhenthelastcleanerleft.TheykeptitasecretfromQueenNorahbydressingupascleaningladiesandwearingmasks.TheQueenwouldhavebeenfuriousifsheeverfoundout.Afewmomentslaterthethreemencameback,dressedascleaningladies.‘TheQueenwon’tbebackforages,’saidPrincessJane.‘Youdon’tneedtowearthemaskstoday.’2‘Ahoythere!’cameacryfromoutsidethecastle.‘Weareagangofverydangerouspirates,hidingbehindarock..’PrincessJanepeepedoverthecastlewall.‘Where’syourship?’sheasked.‘We’resavingupforone.Nowgiveusyourtreasure.’‘No!’shoutedKingHarry.‘Thenwewillmakeyouwalktheplank,’yelledthevoice.‘Haveyougotaplank?’calledtheKing.‘No.We’llthrowyoutothesharks,then,’shoutedthevoice.‘Therearen’tanysharksroundhere,’calledPrincessJane.‘Look,’shoutedthevoice.‘Justhandoveryourtreasure.’‘Wecan’tgivethemtheRoyalTreasure,’saidKingHarry.‘BecausetheQueenhaslockedtheroomandshehasthekey.’‘Wewillhavetofightthem,’saidPrincessJane.‘Fight?’saidKingHarry.‘Youmeanus?’gaspedCaptainSmithandCaptainJones.PrincessJanetookouthertelescopeandlookedattherock.‘Icanonlyseethreepirates.Theydon’tlookfierce,buttheyaredirty.’‘Dirty!SaidKingHarry.‘TheMaskedCleaningLadiesknowaboutdirt.Weshallneedhotwater,soap,polishandduster.s’‘Youcan’tstartcleaningnow,’saidPrincessJane.‘Ah,’saidtheKing.‘Thisisaveryspecialcleaningjob.CaptainSmith,goandpolishthebigshieldinthemainhall.CaptainJones,youmustthefloor.Ishallrunanice,hot,soapybath.’‘WhatshallIdo?AskedPrincessJane.‘Youkeepthemtalking,’saidtheKing.AbitlaterKingHarryyelled,‘OK,youdirtypirates,cameandgetus!’Thethreepiratesrushedoutfrombehindtherock.Theyranacrossthedrawbridge.Thedoorsopened.Thepiratesstopped.Thereinfrontofthemwasacleaninglady.Shewasarmedonlywithaduster.‘Thisisgoingtobeeasy,’saidthefirstpirate.Thepiratesracedforward.ThecleaningladywasreallyCaptainSmithandhepulledhisdustertooneside.Beneathitwastheroyalshield.Itwassoshinythatthepiratesweredazzled.Theyhidtheireyes.TheydidnotseethefloorthatCaptainJoneshadpolished.‘Help!’yelledthepiratesastheyskiddedontheslipperyfloor.Theysliddownthehall,straightintothebathroom.Thethreepirateslandedinalovelyhot,soapybath.Beforetheyhadtimetosay,‘Ahoythere,’theywerebeingscrubbedandsoaped.‘OW!’‘Holdstill!’Thepirateswipedthesoapoutoftheireyes.TheysawKingHarry,CaptainSmithandCaptainJonesdressedascleaningladiesandholdingupmirrors.‘Ohno,’saidthefirstpirate.‘We’reclean.’KingHarrywasholdingacamera.‘Pleasedon’ttakeourpicture,’saidthepirates.‘It’swouldbeterribleifotherpiratesfoundout.Pleasewe’ddoanything.’‘Youhavewastedalotofourtime,’saidKingHarry.‘Now,puttheseapronson.Youcanhelpwiththecleaning.’‘Cleaning?’saidthepirates.‘Yes,’saidKingHarry,‘OrI’lltakeyourpicture.’Soon,theKingandhiscaptainsandthethreepirateswereallscrubbingawayatthecastlewall.3Atrumpetsounded.‘Ohno,’saidKingHarry.‘ThatmeansthatQueenNorahisback.’‘She’llfindoutthatwearethecleaningladies,’saidCaptainSmith.‘She’llbefurious.’saidCaptainJones.‘Whatshallwedo?’wailedCaptainSmith.‘There’sonlyonethingwecando,’saidKingHarry.‘Thethreepiratesmustpretendtobethecleaners.’‘Goodidea,’saidPrincessJane.‘YougoandgetchangedandI’llwatchthepirates.’Thedrawbridgewaslowered.KingHarryrantomeetQueenNorah.‘Didyoufindyoursister’scrown?’heasked.‘Itwasunderthesofa,’saidtheQueen.Shelookedupandsawthreepiratesscrubbingatthefrontwallofthecastle.‘Thosecleanershaven’tgottheirmaskson.’‘Er,uh,er,’gaspedKingHarry.‘Iamglad.Theyhavesuchhonestfaces,saidtheQueen,‘Comedownatonce,yourcleaners.’ThethreepiratesstoodbeforetheQueen.‘Whatdayisit?’saidtheQueen.‘Monday?Saidthepirates.‘Payday,’laughedtheQueen,‘Ohdear,’saidKingHarry.‘Ohyes,’saidthepirates.TheQueenopenedherpurse.Thepiratesheldouttheirhands.‘But-’beganCaptainJones.‘Yourmajesty…’saidCaptainSmith.‘Whatafess,’saidQueenNorah.‘Anyonewouldthinkthatyouhaddonethecleaning.Nowcleaners,comewithme.IwasshowingJanetheRoyalTreasuresthismorning.Theyneedagoodpolish.’QueenNorahwalkedoffwiththethreepirates.KingHarrywhisperedtothetwocaptains,‘Idon’ttrustthosepirates.Followme.’QueenNorahunlockedthedoor.‘ThisistheroomwherewekeepalltheRoyalTreasures,’shesaidproudly.‘Aretheyworthalotofmoney?‘askedthefirstpirate.‘ThisistheGoldenHouseofTong.Itisworththousands,’shesaid.‘Thousands,eh?’saidthesecondpirate.‘WhenIcomeback,’saidQueenNorah,‘Iwanttoseethosetreasuresshining.’‘Rightlads,’saidthefirstpirate.‘Let’sgrabthestuff.’Thepiratesstuffedthetreasuresintotheiraprons.Theyrantowardsthemaindoor.KingHarry,PrincessJaneandthetwocaptainscameoutfrombehindthecurtain.‘Notsofast!’saidKingHarry.Thepiratesstoodstill.‘GivethoseRoyalTreasuresbackatonce!’Sadly,thepiratestookthetreasuresoutoftheiraprons.‘Now,’saidKingHarrytoJane.‘TakethosetreasuresbackbeforetheQueenfindsoutthattheyaremissing,’‘Iwill,’saidJane.Shedashedoffcarryingthetreasures.‘Let'sfaceit,’saidKingHarry.‘Youarenogoodaspirates.’Oneofthepiratesbegantosniff.‘Whydon’tyoudosomethinghonest?’saidCaptainSmith.‘Youmadeaverygoodjobofcleaningthecastle,’saidKingHarry.‘Youshouldbecomecleaners.’‘Thatremindsme,’saidCaptainJones.’Youstillhavethecleaningmoney.Handitover.’Thefirstpirategavehimbackthemoney.‘Thepiratescanhavehalf,’saidKingHarry,‘becausetheydidhalfthework.’‘Thanksverymuch,’saidthefirstpirate.‘Cor,’saidthesecondpirate.‘Thisislikedoingarealjob.’‘Iwasgoingtokeepthis,’saidthethirdpirate.‘Butyou’vebeensokind.’HehandedKingHarrytheGoldenHorseofTong.Thepiratesleft.‘Help!We’vebeenrobbed!’yelledQueenNorah.‘It’sthosecleaningladies.TheyhavestolentheGoldenHorseofTong!’‘Doyoumeanthis?’saidKingHarry,holdingouttheGoldenHorse.‘Oh,thankgoodness,’Shegasped‘Whatareyoudoingwithit?’‘Er-um,’saidKingHarry.Thenhehadanidea.‘Oh,yes.Iremember.IwasgoingtotellJaneallaboutit.ItwasgiventoKingSambythepeopleofTong.’‘Oh,Harry,’smiledQueenNorah,‘soyouandJanedocareabouttheRoyalTreasures.’‘Ofcoursewedo,’saidKingHarry.‘We’dbeheartbrokeniftheywereeverlost.’‘Orstolen,’saidJane.10第十篇JellyfishShoes1Laurahadsomenewjellyshoes.Shewasreallyproudofthem.Theywerepinkandsee-throughlikeraspberryjelly.Sherandowntothebeachinthem.Wherevershewalked,theyleftlittletracksinthesand.Likethis:'Look,Scott,'Lauracalledtoherbrother.'Mynewjellyshoesareleavingstarsinthesand.'Squidge.Lauratrodinsomethingslippery.Shelifteduphershoe.'Ughhh!'shesaid.'What'sthatmess?''It'sonlyajellyfish,'saidScott.'Theseawashesthemuponthebeach.''Well,Idon'tlikeit,'saidLaura.'Itlookslikeajellycow-pat.'Slosh.Theseawashedupsomemorejellyfish.Pinkonesthistime.Theyspreadoutinpinkpuddlesonthesand.'Watchout,'saidScott.'Jellyfishcangiveyouanastysting.''Yuk!'criedLaura.'Thereareloadsofthem!And,phew,whatapong!Ihatethem.They'llspoilmynewjellyshoes!'Scottlookedatthejellyfishonthesand.HelookedatLaura'snewshoes.Anideapoppedintohishead.'Idon'tknowwhyyouhatejellyfish,'saidScott.'Whatdoyouthinkyournewshoesaremadeof?'Lauralookeddownathershoes.Theyweresee-throughandpink.Thejellyfishonthebeachweresee-throughandpinktoo.'Don'tbesilly,'shetoldScott.Buthervoicewasshaky.2'Ithoughtyouknew,'saidScott.'Don'tyouknowwhathappenstoallthesewashed-upjellyfish?'Laurashookherhead.'I'lltellyouwhathappens,'saidScott,whowasgoodatstories.'Thejellyworkerscomeround.Theycomeroundatnightwithbinbags.Andtheyshovelallthejellyfishintothebags.AndtheytakethemawaytotheJellyShoeFactory.'Hewenton,'Andtheymakethemintoshoes.Justliketheonesyou'vegoton.Ithoughteveryoneknewthat!'Lauralookeddownathernewshoes.'Idon'tthinkIlikemynewshoesanymore,'shesaid.Thenshetorethemoff.'Yuk!'shesaid.'Idon'twantpongyjellyfishshoesthatstingme!'Shethrewthemintothesea.Theydidn'tsink.Jellyfishshoesdon'tsink.Theyjustbobbedaboutonthewaves.Andwashedfurtherandfurtherawayfromtheshore.'Goodriddance!'shoutedLaura,wavingthemgoodbye.Thenshetiptoedbacktothehouseinherbarefeet.3ThatnightLauradreamedaboutthejellyfishworkers.Shedreamedtheycreptalongthebeachwithbinbagsintheirhands.Theybentdownandshoveledupjellyfish.Soontheyhadwholeshiveringsackfulsofthem.Flieswerebuzzingallaroundthem.'Ohno!'criedLaura,wakingup.'Thejellyworkersarecoming!'Butitwasallright.Shewassafeinherownbed.'Itwasjustabaddream,'shetoldherself.Yetdownonthedarkbeach,somethingwasmoving.Somethingwasbobbingaboutonthewaves.ItwasLaura'sjellyfishshoes.Theywerecomingbackhome.Gently,theywashedinonthewavetopsuntilatlastabigwavetopsuntilatlastabigwavewashedthemuponthesand.Neatlysidebyside.'Whatabitofgoodluck!'saidMumthenextmorning.'GuesswhatIjustfoundonthebeach?'Don'tknow,'saidLaura.Mumheldupthejellyfishshoes.'These!Ibetyoudidn'tevenknowyou'dlostthem.'Mumtippeduponeoftheshoes.Awinklefelloutofthetoe.'Hereyouare,'shesaid,handingtheshoestoLaura.'Youcanputthembackonnow.'Laurapushedtheshoesaway:'Iwon'tputthembackon!'sheshouted.'Youcan'tmakeme!'Mumstaredather.'Whatonearthisthematter?Ithoughtyou'dbepleasedtogetthemback.''Idon'twantthem.Idon'twantsmellyshoesthatmakefliesbuzzallaroundme!Whydidyoudoit,Mum?'Whydidyoubuymeshoesmadeofjellyfish?'AndLaurarushedoutofthedoor.Mumshookherhead,puzzled.'Shoesmadeofjellyfish?'shesaid.'What'sshetalkingabout?Doyouknow,Scott?''Don'taskme,'saidScott.Buthelookedabitguilty.4Laurarusheddowntothebeachwithoutherjellyfishshoes.Scottcamerunningafterher.Hehadtheshoesinhishand.'Mumsaysyou'vegottoputthemon.''No!I'mneverwearingthosehorribleshoesagain!Notever!''Look,'beganScott.'There'ssomethingI'vegottotellyou.WhatIsaidyesterday,abouttheJellyShoeFactory-'Buthedidn'tgettimetofinish.'What'sthat？'saidLaura.'What'sthatinthesea?'Theseawasfulloftiny,frillyparachutes.Theywerepinkandbrownandpurple.'They'rebeautiful!'criedLaura.'Whatarethey?''They'rebabyjellyfish,'saidScott.'Hundredsofthem.''Jellyfish!'Laurajumpedback.'Andifwedon'tsavethem,'saidScott,'theseawillwashthemup.They'llgetsplattedonthesand.They'llalldie.''Ihatejellyfish!'saidLaura.'Theypong.Theystingyou.Theygetmadeintojellyfishshoes.''Well,I'mgoingtosavethem,'saidScott.Andheracedbacktothehouse.Lauracouldn'thelpwatchingthejellyfish.Theysparkledlikejewels.Buttheyweregettingcloserandclosertothebeach.Soontheywouldbedried-uppuddlesonthesand.Andshecouldn'thelpthinking,'Poorbabies.'Justthen,Scottcameracingbackwithtwobuckets.AndsuddenlyLaurachangedhermind.'I'llhelpyoutosavethem,'saidLaura.Shegrabbedabucket.'We'lltipthemintothatrockpool,'saidScott.'Butwe'vegottohurry!''Don'ttouchthem,'hewarned.'Eventhebabiessting.'Theyscoopedupthebabiesinbuckets.Thentheyrantotherockpoolandtippedthemin.'Hurry!'criedScott.'Thesea'sgoingout!'5Lauradashedtotherockpool.Slosh!Thebabiespouredoutlikerainbows.Sheranbackagainandagain.Untilherlegswouldn'tworkanymore.'I-can't-run-another-step!'shegasped,settingdownonthesand.'It'sallright,'saidScott.'Look!Thetide'scomingin!'Lauraliftedherhead.Itwastrue!'Hurray!Sheyelled.'We'vesavedthem.Wesavedthejellyfishbabies!'ScottandLaurawenttolookintherockpool.'It'slikejellyfishsoupinthere!'saidLaura.'Butthey'resafe,'saidScott.'Andwhenthetidecomesin,it'lltakethemouttothedeep,deepsea-wheretheybelong.''Ilikejellyfishnow,'saidLaura.'They'rebeautiful,aren'tthey?I'mreallygladwesavedthem.Andnowthejellyworkerwon'tgetthem.Theywon'tbetakentotheJellyShoeFactoryandmadeintojellyfishshoes.'Scottlookedveryguilty.'Iwasgoingtotellyouaboutthat,'hesaid.'Thereisn'tanyjellyshoeFactory.'Thereisn'tanyjellyworkers.Theydon'tmakejellyshoesoutofwashed-upjellyfish.''Howdoyouknow?'saidLaura.'Becauseit'sjustastory.Imadeitallup!''Noyoudidn't!'saidLaura.'Idid,Idid,honest!'saidScott.ButLauradidn'tbelievehim.'Wherearemyjellyfishshoesanyway?'sheaskedScott.Scottlookedaround.'Idon'tknow.IputthemdownwhenIwenttogetthebuckets.Theycan'thavewalkedoffbythemselves…'Lauralookedaroundtoo.Thebeachwasempty.Thenshesawalineofstars,inthesand.Theyledrightdowntothesea.'Theretheyare!'Scottpointed.Laurasawherjellyfishshoes.Theywerebobbingaboutonthewaves.Theywereheadingouttosea.Scottwadedintothewater.'I'mgoingtogetthemback!'hesaid.Laurathoughtforaminute.Thenshesaid,'No.Letthemgo.'Shewavedatthem.'Byebye,jellyfishshoes,'shesaid,alittlesadly.'WhatareyougoingtotellMum?'askedScott.'She'llbeveryangry!'ButLaurawasn'tlistening.Shewassmilingasecretsmile.Shewasthinkingaboutherjellyfishshoeshavingalovelytime…swimmingwithwhalesanddolphinsandoctopuses…backinthedeep,deepseawheretheybelonged.11第十一篇TheBossDogofBlossomStreetByRitaRay1Snapwasasmallblackandbrowndog.HewasthebossdogofBlossomStreet.OneSaturdaymorninghewalkedupanddownBlossomStreetasusual.Hesniffedallthedoorstepsandlampposts.Hewaggedhistailatallthechildrenwhosavedscraps（面包屑）forhim.HepokedhisheadintobabyKelly’spram(婴儿车).KellylaughedandtouchedSnap’swetnose.ThenSnapmadesurethatthedogsandcatsonthestreetwereintheirplaces.Dogshadtostayintheirownbackyardsandcatshadtositonthebackyardwalls.That’siftheydaredtocomeoutatall.Snaptrottedbacktohisowndoor.EverythingseemedfineonBlossomStreet.Buteverythingwasnotfine.Snap’sowners,AdaandHarry,wereathome.Thiswasodd.TheyalwayswenttoworkonSaturdaymornings.Therewereboxeseverywhere.Harrywastakingabedapart.Adawasputtingcupsintoabox.‘Hello,Snap,’shesaid,ashecamein.snapsniffedtheboxes.‘You’dbetterhaveyourDoggyChunksbeforethevancomes.’‘Whatvan?’Snapthought.Hesoonfoundout.Abigvancametothefrontofthehouse.TwomenhelpedHarryandAdatoputalltheirthingsinthevan.‘Ican’tmoveaway!’thoughtSnap.‘Who’sgoingtolookafterBlossomStreet?Whowillplaywiththechildrenandkeeptheotherdogsoffthestreet?Whowillmakesurethecatsstayonthebackyardwalls?’‘Comeon,Snap,’calledHarry.‘SaygoodbyetoBlossomStreet.’HepickedSnapupandputhiminthefrontofthevan.ThechildrenonBlossomStreetcameouttowaveasthevansetoff.Kelly’smumgaveSnapabitofcake.AshelookedoutofthevanwindowSnapthought,‘IfImoveaway,howcanIdomyjob?I’mthebossdogofBlossomStreet,butIcan’tstaybehind.Ican’tleaveAdaandHarry.Dogsstaywiththeirowners.NotlikesomecatsIknow.They’llgoanywhereforawarmfire.’2Thevanhadtogoslowlyallthewaytothenewhouse.Therewasabigorangebusinfrontofit.Snapwatchedthebusanditgavehimanidea.Bythetimehegottothenewhousehehadaplan.TheplancouldhelphimtobebossdogofBlossomStreet,evenifhedidn’tlivethereanymore.Snapfeltabithappierwhenhejumpedoutofthevan.Hewenttosniffeverycornerofhisnewhome.ThenextdaywasSundayandAdaandHarryhadtounpackthings.Thenewhousehadagardenatthebackinsteadofayard.‘Thedogsroundherestayintheirowngardens,’AdatoldSnap.‘There’snostruttingaboutbeingbossdog.I’lltakeyouforawalklater.’Snapwenttoseewhatwasattheendofthegardenandheheardayappingsound.Somethingwastryingtogetthroughthefence.ItwasalittleYorkiedogwitharedribbontiedinabowontopofitshead.Snapcouldn’tbelieveit.‘Ugh!’hethought.‘Whatawimp!That’snotarealdog!Theywouldn’thaveadoglikethatonBlossomStreet.’Hedidn’tevenbothertobarkatthelittledog.Hehearditsownercall,‘Foofoo,Foofoopie!CometoMummy.’‘Yuk!’thoughtSnap.‘LetmegetbacktoBlossomStreet.’OnMondaymorningHarryandAdawenttowork.‘I’veleftakeynextdoor,’saidAdatoSnap.‘Foofoo’sownerwillletyououtinthegarden,andwe’llbehomeatfiveo’clock.’‘Willyoustoptalkingtothatdogasifheunderstands?’saidHarry.‘Whatdoyoumean?Ofcourseheunderstands,don’tyou,Snap?’saidAda.Later,Foofoo’sownerunlockedthedoorintothegarden.‘Good,’thoughtSnap.Heranintothegardenandstartedtodigahole.‘Baddoggie,’calledFoofoo’sowner.‘Don’tteachmylittleFoofoobadtricks.’Snaptriedtotalktothedogontheotherside.Hewasalargebulldogwithdroopyeyes.‘Thislooksbetter,’thoughtSnap.Hebarkedinafriendlyway.Butthebigdogsaidnothingatall.‘Ican’tstandthismuchlonger,’thoughtSnap.‘ImusttrytogetbacktoBlossomStreet.’ThatnighthefellasleepthinkingofhisplanforkeepinghiseyeonBlossomStreet.AssoonasHarryandAdahaddrivenoffintheircarthenextday,Snapstartedtoworkonhisplan.OpeningdoorswaseasyforacleverdoglikeSnap.Hesetoffdownthepathandoutofthefrontgate.Hestoppedatthebusstopandstoodnearamanandawoman.Whenthebigorangebuscamehejumpedonbehindthemsothatthebusdriverdidn’tnoticehim.Hesatupatthebackandwatchedoutofthewindow.SoontheycametoBlossomStreetandSnapgotoffbehindamanwithashoppingbag.Thedriverjustsawhistaildisappearing.‘Whosedogisthat?’heshouted.‘Hasanybodypaidforhim?’Butitwastoolate.3SnapwasalreadyrunningdownBlossomStreet.Hesniffedatallthedoorstepsandthelampposts.Hechasedacatbackontotheyardwall.HeputhisheadintoKelly’spram.Kellylaughedsomuchthathermumlookedtoseewhatwashappening.‘Snap!’shecriedinsurprise.‘Whatareyoudoinghere?’Snapwaggedhistailandlookedhungry.‘Comeinside,’saidKelly’smum.‘There’ssomemeatleftfromyesterday.Youcaneatthat.’Whenthechildrencamehomefromschooltheyyelled,‘Snap!Snap!Wethoughtyou’dgoneforever.’Theypattedhimandhuggedhim.Heplayedwiththemuntiltheywerecalledinfortea.‘It’sfiveo’clock,’saidKelly’smum.‘I’dbettertakeSnapbacktohisnewhouse.’Shewenttothedoorandcalled,‘Snap!Snap!’butSnapwasnotthere.ThechildrenlookedupanddownBlossomStreet.Buttheycouldnotseehim.Intheend,Kelly’smumsetofftoSnap’snewhouse.AdaandHarryweregladtoseeKelly’smum.‘Hello,Irene.It’sniceofyoutovisitus,’theysaid.‘I’vecomeaboutSnap.Oh,he’shere!’‘Ofcoursehe’shere,’saidAda.‘Heliveshere.Hewasfastasleepinthekitchenwhenwecamehome.Ithinkhelikeshisnewhome.’‘ThenwhywasheinBlossomStreetallday?Icametotellyou,’saidKelly’smum.‘BlossomStreet?Howcouldhebe?Itmustbeadogthatlookslikehim,’saidHarry.‘Ohno,itwasSnapallright.Askthechildren.’‘Justcomeintheotherroomaminute,’Adawhispered.‘Snapunderstandseveryword,youknow.’‘Rubbish!’saidHarry,buthewentintotheotherroomtohearAda’splan.‘I’vegotadayofftomorrow,’saidAda.‘I’llpretendtogotoworkasusualbutI’llhideandseewhathedoes.’NextdayAdawatchedSnapgetonthebigorangebus.Shewantedtolaugh.‘Whatacleverdog!’shethought.‘Hedoesunderstand.’ShewenttoBlossomStreetandwatchedSnapfromKelly’smum’sfrontroom.AthalfpastfourSnaptrottedofftothebusstopandcaughtthebushome.Thebusdriversaid,‘It’syouagain,isit?’andlethimonwithoutpaying.WhenAdaandHarrygothomeSnapwascurledup,fastasleep.‘Nowonderyoufeeltired,’saidAda.‘It’shardworklookingafterBlossomStreetallday.’Snapprickeduphisearsandopenedoneeye.‘Weknowallaboutit,Snap.’Justthentherewasaknockonthefrontdoor.‘It’sareporterfromTheDailySnoop,’saidHarry.‘HewantsaphotoofSnap.Thebusdrivertoldhimaboutacleverdogwhoridesonthebusbyhimself.Morelikeanaughtydog,Ithink.’Snapjumpedupandwaggedhistail.Helikedhavinghisphototaken.ThenextdayeveryoneinBlossomStreetsawhimonthefrontpage.Theheadlinesaid,SnapgoesbyBus!LotsofpeoplecametorideonthebuswithSnapsothebusdrivermadeplentyofmoney.AndSnapisstillthebossdogofBlossomStreet,eventhoughhedoesn’tlivethereanymore.12第十二篇CornflakeCoin1Thefind‘Look!’criedKerry.Shewasscrabblinginthelonggrass.‘Whatisit?’askedOmar.Itwaslunchtime,andKerryandOmarwereoutintheschoolfield.Kerryheldupsomethingroundandshiny.Itgleamedinthesun.‘It’sacoin!’shesaid.‘Itlooksreallyold.’‘Let’stakeittoMrHart,’saidOmar.‘Thenhe’llputitinforthecompetition.Youneverknow,youmightwin.’Thelocalnewspaperwasrunningacompetitionforschoolsinthearea.ThechildwhofoundtheoldestandmostexcitingtreasurewouldwinatripfortwotoSpaceFunPark.‘Youcanfindburiedtreasureanywhere,’thenewspaperhadsaid.‘Let’shavealookatthatcoin,’saidOmar.Omarspunitinhisfingers.‘Wow!’hesaid,‘itdoeslookold!’OmarpasseditbacktoKerrywhowasjumpingaboutwithexcitement.‘It’sarealtreasurecoin,’shegrinned.‘Comeon!’sheshouted.‘We’regoingtoshowthistoMrHartrightnow.’2---Therealthing?MrHartwassittingathisdeskwhenKerryandOmarburstintotheclassroom.‘What’sgoingon?’askedMrHart,lookingup.‘Ijustfoundthisonthefield!’pantedKerry.‘Willyouenteritfortheburiedtreasurecompetition?’ShedroppedtheshinycoinontoMrHart’sdesk.MrHartrubbedthecoin.Thenhelookedatthewritingonit.KerryandOmarstaredathim.‘Ifyoulookattheedgeofthecoin,’hesaid,‘youcanseethewordsFunStart.’KerryandOmarlookedateachother.‘YoumeanlikeFunStart,thecereal?’askedKerry.MrHartnodded.‘Yes,Kerry.Thiscoinlooksreal,butit’sacopy.It’safreegiftfromacerealpacket.I’mreallysorry.’Kerryfeltherheartsink.MrHartsawherface.‘Cheerup,Kerry,’hesaid.‘There’splentyoftimetofindsomerealtreasurebeforethecompetitioncloses.’KerryandOmarwalkedbackacrosstheclassroom.Theywereabouttogooutwhentheyheardsomeonebehindthem.ItwasMattThorn.Hewasalwayssayingmeanthings.NowhewaslaughingatKerry.3CereallaughterThenextdayalltheclassknewaboutKerry’scerealpacketcoin.MattThornhadtoldeveryone.‘Kerrywantedtoenteracornflakecoininthetreasurecompetition!’Mattsmirked.Everyonelaughed,butMattlaughedtheloudest.‘That’senough,Matt,’saidMrHart.‘Don’tletMattbotheryou,’whisperedOmar,butKerryhadgoneredintheface.ShewasangrywithMattandcrosswithherself.Howcouldshehavebeensostupidtothinkthatthecoinwasrealtreasure?Overthenextfewdayseveryonetalkednon-stopaboutthetreasurecompetition.Lotsofchildrenbroughtinthingsthey’dfoundathomeorintheirgardens.Karabroughtinsomeyellowyoldphotos,BendugupanoldglassbottleandJasbroughtinanoldchildren’sbookwithagreencover.ThenMattThornshowedeveryoneawhiteandbluechinateacup.He’dtakenitoutofhisgran’scupboard.MrHartlookedattheteacupverycarefully.‘Thisisveryold,Matt,’hesaid.‘Ithinkit’sgotagoodchanceofwinningthecompetition.’Mattchuckledproudly.Kerryglaredathim.Therewasnowayshewasgoingtolethimwin.Attheendofthedayshehurriedoutofschool.‘Whatareyoudoing?’askedOmar,tryingtokeepupwithher.‘WehavetofindsomethingolderthanMatt’steacup,’Kerrysaid.Backhome,Kerryaskedhermumtotakethemtothepark.KerryandOmarlookedunderbenches,inbushesandnexttothefence.Theyfoundhalfapencilandanoldfootball.ThenKerryaskedhermumiftheycouldgodownbythecanal.‘Whatareyoutwoupto?’askedKerry’smum.‘Nothing,’saidKerry.Bythecanal,theylookedunderthebridgeandalongthepath.Theyfoundabrokendollandsixemptysweetpackets.Halfanhourlater,theywerebothtiredandfedup.‘Let’sgohome,’saidOmar.Kerrynoddedglumly.‘Let’sforgetaboutthestupidcompetition,’shesaid.4BarkerdigsforgoldAttheweekend,KerryandOmarwereintheparkhavingapicnicwithKerry’smumanddad.Kerrywasstillinabadmood.‘What’supwithyou?’askedhermum.Kerryshruggedhershoulders.‘I’mtakingBarkerforawalkbeforehedigsanymoreholes,’herdadsaid.‘Whydon’tyoutwocomewithme?’‘Don’tfeellikeit,’saidKerry.‘Comeon!’saidDad.‘Wecangoupthebighillwherethey’rebuildingthatnewcafé.’Kerrygroaned.ShestoodupandtookBarker’slead.Tenminuteslater,theywereatthetopofthehill.Therewasahuge,muddyholeinthegroundwherethecaféwasgoingtobebuilt.Dadwenttolookattheyellowdiggerparkedundersometrees.BarkersuddenlystartedhowlingandpullingawayfromKerry.Shedroppedhislead.Inasecondhehadraceddownintotheholeandstarteddigging.‘Maybehe’sfoundsomerealtreasure!’Kerryshouted.‘Ibetit’sjustanoldbone,’saidOmar.‘He’salwaysdiggingupsomething.’Barkerscrabbledaboutanddugupsomebitsofwood.ThenhetrottedovertoKerry.Therewassomethinginhismouth.ThelookofexcitementvanishedfromKerry’sface.‘Justourluck,’shegrumbled,‘it’sanotherofthosestupidcornflakecoins.’‘Let’skeepit,anyway,’saidOmar.‘Youcanifyouwantto,’shruggedKerry,handinghimthecoin,‘butI’vehadenoughofcornflakecoins.’Justthen,Kerry’sdadcalledthemover.Itwastimetogo.Omarslippedthecoinintohispocket.KerrygrabbedBarker’sleadandtheyallwentbackdownthehill.5Andthewinneris…OnFriday,MrHartpackedupallofthetreasurethattheclasshadfound.Heputitintoabigcardboardbox.‘Thecompetitionclosestoday,’hesaid.‘I’lldropthisoffatthenewspaperafterschool.Doesanyonehaveanythingelse?’Everyoneshooktheirheads.ThenOmarfeltacoininhisbackpocket.ItwastheoneBarkerhadfound.‘Kerry’sdogfoundthis,’hesaid,passingthecointoMrHart.‘It’sanothercornflakecoin!’calledMattThorn.Everyonelaughed.‘Whydidyouhavetobringthatout?’hissedKerrycrossly.Afewdayslater,thewholeschoolwaspackedintothehall.Atallwomanstoodup.‘MynameisClareFenton,’shesaid.‘I’mtheeditorofthelocalnewspaper.I’mverygladtotellyouthatsomeonefromthisschoolhaswonourburiedtreasurecompetition.’Therewasarippleofexcitementinthehall.EveryonelookedatMattThorn.They’dallheardabouthisteacup.Mattwasgrinningfromeartoear.Hewasgettingreadytocollecthisprize.‘Thewinneris…’saidtheeditor,‘KerryRobinson!KerryhasfoundarealRomancoin.’Thereweregaspsofsurpriseandtheneveryonebeganclapping.Kerrystoodupinshock.ShegrabbedOmar’selbow.‘You’recomingwithme,’shesaid.TheonlypersonnotclappingwasMattThorn.‘Welldone!’beamedtheeditor.‘Youwillbeonthefrontpageofournewspaperthisweek!’TheeditorhandedKerrytheticketsforSpaceFunParkandsmiled,‘MrHartsaidyourdogBarkerfoundthecoin.’‘Barkerfoundit,’repliedKerry,‘butOmarhelpedtoo.Hestoppedmethrowingitaway.Ithoughtitwasacornflakecoin.’‘Well,it’sagoodthingthatBarkerknewwhatitwas,’laughedtheeditor.‘IthinkheandOmarshouldbeonthefrontpage,too,don’tyou?’Onthewaybacktoclass,everyonewantedtotalktoKerryandOmar.MattThornwalkedbehind,hisfacelookinglikeathundercloud.MrHartsmiledatKerry.‘Barkerduguptherealthing,didn’the?’‘Yes,’Kerrynodded.‘It’sagoodthingheknowsthedifferencebetweenatreasurecoinandacornflakecoin.’ShelookedatOmarandtheybothgrinned.13第十三篇TheGhostShip1---Theghostship　　OnedayErniewaslateforschool.HeranupSchoolHillandslippedthroughtheholeinthefence.HehopedtheHeadwouldn’tseehim.　　‘Wow!’Erniegasped.Therewasaghostshipfloatingaboutintheplayground.Itwasmuchlikeanordinaryship,butwhiteandsee-through.Heknewthatitcouldn’tbereal.　　Theghostshipwastiedtooneofthenetballposts(柱子)Astrangeglowcamefromit,.anditrocked(摇晃)upanddownasifitwasridinginvisible(看不见的)waves.　　Aghostseagullflewaroundit.‘Ahoythere,ghostship!’Erniecriedbravely.Aghost’sheadpoppedout(从窗边探出头来)fromawindow.‘Whosaidthat?’theghostasked.‘Idid!’saidErnie.‘Butyou’renotsupposedtobeabletoseeme!’theghostgasped.Thentheghostthoughtagain.‘Areyousureyoucanseeme?’theghostasked.‘Quitesure,’Erniesaid.　　Thewindowslammed(哐的一声)shut.‘Ispoketoaghost!’Ernieshouted.MrsWiggins,thecaretaker,heardErnieshout.Shecamerunningouttotheplayground.‘Isp-sp-spoketoaghost!’Erniestuttered.‘Shhh!Don’ttellanyone,’saidMrsWiggins.‘Whynot?’Ernieasked.　　‘Idon’twantyouupsettingthesmallonesinClassOne!’MrsWigginssaid.　　‘Buttheghostship’sparked(停车)intheplayground,’Erniesaid.‘They’llseeitwhentheycomeoutatbreak.’‘Noteveryonecanseeit,’saidMrsWiggins.　　‘Well,Ican,’Ernietoldher.‘Thenthatmakestwoofus,’sighedMrsWiggins.　　MrsWigginsmarcheduptotheghostship.‘Shipahoy!’calledMrsWiggins.　　Thewindowpoppedopen,andoutlookedthesameghostasbefore.　　‘Ahoy,there,MrsWiggins,’theghostsaid,politely.　　‘CaptainPegleg!’MrsWigginsscolded.‘Youpromisedthatnooneelsebutmecouldseeyou.ButoneofthechildrenfromClassFourjusthas!Haven’tyou,Ernie?’　　‘Yes,’Erniesaid,‘Ijusthave.’　　‘Well,itcanhappen,youknow,’theCaptainsaid,soundingupset.‘Notoften,butsometimesithappens.’　　‘Youcan’tkeepsailinginhereifpeoplecanseeyou!’MrsWigginssaid,firmly.　　‘Ican’thelpsailinginhere,’theCaptaintoldher.‘Whynot?’Ernieasked.　　‘There’sjustmeonboard!’saidtheCaptain.‘Ican’tsailheralone,soIhavetogowheresheblows.Ijustwishshe’dblowinheremoreoften.ThenIcouldhuntformytreasure.’TheCaptainwenton,‘I’mdoomedtosailtheseasforeveruntilIfindmylosttreasure.Iknowit’sherebecausethat’swhatitsaysonmymap.’　　‘You’dbetterfinditthistime,orelse!’warnedMrsWiggins.Thewindowsnappedshut.　　‘Ghosttreasure!’saidErnie.‘WaittillItellthistoClassFour!’2---‘Wecan’tseeit!’　　Everyonehadtowaituntilbreaktimetoseetheghostship.Theyrushedoutofclassandintotheplayground.‘Thereitis!’Ernieshouted,pointingattheghostship.Everyonetookagoodlook.Theysawthebinsandthefence,buttheycouldn’tseeanyship.‘Wecan’tseeit,’saidLouie.‘ButthereISaghostship!’Erniesaid,lookingatit,andthroughit,bothatthesametime.Theghostshipwassee-throughandfuzzy.　　‘There’snoghostshiphere!’saidLouie.TheghostseagullflewdownandlandedonLouie’shead.‘Aghostseagulljustlandedonyourhead!’ErnietoldLouie.　　‘Ohnoitdidn’t!’saidLouie,whocouldn’tseeit,orfeelit.　　‘OHYESITDID!’Ernieshouted.‘OHNOITDIDN’T!’roaredeveryoneelse.　　TheylaughedatErnieformakingupstoriesaboutghostseagullsandships.Thentheyranofftoplay.　　AlongcameJade,thesmallestandcleverestgirlinClassFour.‘What’sthatghostshipdoinghere?’sheaskedErnie.‘Youcanseittoo!’Erniegasped.‘OfcourseIcan,’saidJade.　　‘Nooneelsecan,butmeandMrsWiggins,’Erniesaid.‘It’sCaptainPegleg’sshipandhe’sdoomedtosailtheseaforever,untilhefindshislosttreasure.Hethinksheleftitaroundhere.’‘Wecouldhelphimtofindit,’saidlittleJade.‘How?’Ernieasked.　　‘Mydadhasbooksabouttreasurehunting,’saidJade.‘We’lllookinhisbooksandfindoutwhattodo.’　　‘Ghosttreasurehuntstartsrightnow!’shoutedErnie.‘Ghosttreasurehuntstartswhenwe’velookedatDad’sbooks!’saidJade.　　Thebellwentforthestartoflessons.‘Afterschool!’Jadetoldhim.‘Afterschool,andnomuckingabout!’3---Thetreasurehunt　　Afterschool,theywenttoJade’shouseandgotoutherdad’sbooksabouttreasurehunting.‘That’showwe’lldoit!’saidJade,showingErnieapageinoneofthebooks.　　‘Butwehaven’tgotoneofthose,’Erniesaid,pointingatthemetaldetector.　　‘Mydadhas,’Jadesaid.‘Heusesitwhenhehuntsforoldcoinsandthingsonthebeach.That’swhyhehasallthesebooksabouttreasurehunting.’　　TheyranbackupSchoolHilltotheschool.Erniewascarryingaspade铁锹)andJade(hadabigbag,withthemetaldetectorinit.　　‘CaptainPegleg!’Erniecalled.TheCaptainwasondeck.‘Youagain!’saidCaptainPegleg.‘Canyoustillseeme?’‘Yes,’Erniesaid.　　‘Weknowyoucan’tstopsailingtillyoufindyourghosttreasure,’JadetoldtheCaptain.　　‘Wewanttohelpyoufindit,’Ernieadded.‘Butfirstwewanttolookatyourmap,’saidJade.Themapwasrippedandtorn,withlotsofholesinit.　　‘Theghostseagullgotatit!’CaptainPeglegsaid.　　‘Itsays:XMarksthetreasureonthemap,’saidJade,‘butIdon’tseeanyX.’　　‘TheghostseagullpeckedoutmyX.Ican’trememberwhereitwas,’sighedCaptainPegleg.‘Ican’tevenfindTreasureIsland…ButI’msurethisiswhereitusedtobe.’　　‘Itis!’saidlittleJade,andshegrinned.‘TreasureIslandishere,wherewe’restanding!’　　‘Howdoyouknow?’askedErnie.‘Look!’Jadesaid,andshedrewonthebackoftheCaptain’smap.‘ThebitstickingupisSchoolHill!’shetoldErnie.‘Whereourhousesarenow,usedtobeunderthesea,yearsago.Mydadtoldme.’　　‘Westilldon’tknowwheretolook!’Erniesaid.‘Wecoulddigalldayandneverfindthetreasure.’‘We’llusemydad’smetaldetector,’explainedJade.‘It’llgopingwhenwe’renearthetreasure.’　　‘Ifmetaldetectorswork(有效，适用)onghostgold!’mutteredErnie.　　‘Well,itmightwork,’saidJade.‘Atleastwecantry.’　　Sotheylookedforthetreasure…Buttheydidn’tfindit…sotheylookedagain…andagain……Theylookedagain…andagain…　　ThenPINGPINGPINGwentthemetaldetector.Itwasthetreasure!　　TheydugupCaptainPegleg’sghosttreasurechest箱子)filledwithgold.Itwasghost(gold,soitwasn’tasheavyasrealgold.Theystartedtocarryitbacktotheship.　　Atleast,that’swhattheystartedtodo.Butastheywerewalkingbacktowardstheschool,theghosttreasurechestbeganfadingaway.CaptainPeglegbeganfading,too.　　‘Goodbye,CaptainPegleg,’Jadewhispered.　　‘TheghostshipfadedawaybecausewefoundCaptainPegleg’streasure,’ErnietoldClassFourthenextday.‘Thereneverwasaghostship,’saidLouie.　　‘Ohyes,thereWAS!’shoutedErnie.‘Ohno,thereWASN’T!’shoutedeveryoneelse.Somewhereelse,somewherefaraway,aghostseagullcried.Butnobodyheardit,exceptErnieandJadeandMrsWiggins.14第十四篇MicrotheMetalDog1Microarrives　　OnDaniel’sbirthday,hewokeupandfoundabigboxbyhisbed.Itlookedlikeakennel.‘Adog!’criedDaniel.He’dwantedadogforages.Heleaptoutofbedandopenedthekenneldoor.TherewasMicro.Hewasshinyandsilver,withyellowflashingeyes.　　‘Thatisn’tarealdog,’saidDaniel.‘Iknow,’saidMum.‘Butrealdogsaren’tallowedinourflats.JustlookwhatMicrocando.’　　MumturnedtoMicro.‘Walk,’shesaid.Microstumpedacrossthecarpetonstiff(僵直的，不灵活的),jerky(不平稳的)legs.‘Bark,’saidMum.Microopenedhismetalmouth.Washebarking?Itwashardtotell.Itwassuchasoftlittlesound.‘Yip,yip,yip,yip,yip.’　　‘Wagyourtail,’saidMum.Micro’smetaltailmadeawhirringsoundasitwentoneway,thentheother.‘ButIwantedarealdog,’saidDaniel.Hewasdeeplydisappointed.　　‘Micro’sbetterthanarealdog,’saidMum.‘He’snotnoisyormessy.Healwaysdoeswhathe’stold.Goon.Tellhimtodosomething.’　　‘Gobackinyourkennel,Micro,’saidDaniel.Microturnedroundandclunkedbackintohisbox.‘Whatagooddog!’saidMumtoMicro.‘Ithinkyou’retheperfectpet.’　　ButDanieldidn’tseemtothinkso.Hesaid,‘Thanks,Mum.’Thenherippedopen(把…撕开)therestofhispresents.　　Alldayandallnight,Microwaited.ButDanielplayedwithhisotherpresents.Hedidn’ttakeMicrooutonce.Slowly,insidehisdarkbox,Micro’seyeslosttheirbrightness.2Microstartsthinking　　Nextmorning,asDanielleftforschool,Mumcalledafterhim,‘You’relate,Daniel.WALKFAST!’Aloneinhisdarkbox,Microheard,‘WALKFAST’.Hisrobotbrainstartedwhirring.Hislittleyelloweyeslitupasbrightasever.Hecametrundlingoutofhiskennel.　　Heracedalongonhisstumpy(短粗的，敦实的)legs,acrossthecarpet.Hewentoutthroughtheopenglassdoorsandheonlystoppedwhenhisrednosehitthebalcony.‘CLANG!’　　Daniel’smumdidn’tseehim.Shewastoobusygettingreadyforwork.　　Microlookeddownfromtheseventhfloor.Hecouldseethepark,withgreentreesandgrass.Hesawpeopleandfurrythingswithfourlegsrunningabout.　　Suddenly,Micro’sbrainstartedthinkingforitself.‘Thosearerealdogs,’thoughtMicro.　　Hesawtherealdogsrunningaftersticksandballs.‘Thoserealdogsareplaying,’thoughtMicro.Theyweren’tshutupandleftalonebytheirownersindarkboxes.　　Hisbrighteyesglowedlikefire.Hisrobotbrainwhirredagain.Witheverythought,itgotmoreandmoreclever.Nowitwasmakingplans.‘Iwillgodownthere,’decidedMicro,‘andI’llwatchtherealdogs.Iwilllearnhowtobelikethem.ThenDanielwillplaywithme.’Buthowcouldhegettothepark?Hewashighupandtheparkwasalongwaydown.3Whatrealdogsdo　　Microwentbackandhidbehindthesofa.Thenhesawhischance.　　Daniel’smumwenttoworkandMicrosneakedout(偷偷地溜出)throughthedoorafterher.Hesawherpressabuttoninthewall.Thenshevanishedthroughsomeslidingdoors.Hisroboteyesflashed.‘Thatisthewaydown,’hedecided.　　Hegotup(站起来，直立)onhisbacklegs.Withhismetalnose,hepressedthesamebutton.　　DING!Theliftcame.Microwalkedin.Herodedowntothegroundfloor.Thepeopleintheliftwithhimstared.Theylookedpuzzled,butnoonesaidanything.　　Inthepark,Micropeekedout(偷看，窥视)frombehindatree.Hesawthedogownersshout,‘Comehere!’Therealdogstooknonotice.Theyranoff.Hesawthedogownersshout,‘Bequiet!’Buttherealdogsbarkedevenlouder:‘RUFF!RUFF!RUFF!’　　Thedogsdidn’tdowhattheyweretoldtodo.Buttheirownersstillseemedtolovethem.Theypattedtheirheadsandscratched(挠，抓)thembehindtheears.　　Microthought,‘IfIdowhatrealdogsdo,Danielmightscratchbehindmyears.’　　Microknewhestillhadalottolearn.SohefollowedadogcalledScruffy.　　Scruffyranintohishouselikeamadthing,chasing(追赶)hisowntail.Microstoodonhisbacklegsandpeekedthroughanopenwindow.Scruffychewedthecarpet.Hedrankfromthetoiletbowl.ThenalittlegirlcameinandputherarmsroundScruffy’sneckandhuggedhim.　　‘You’rethebestdogintheworld,’shesaid.　　‘Iwanttobethebestdogintheworld,’thoughtMicro,andnowheknewhowtodoit.4‘What’sthematterwithyou?’　　Microwentbackhome.Herodeuptotheseventhfloorinthelift.Daniel’smumcamebackfromworkandhesneakedintotheflatbehindher.　　‘Whyareyououtofyourbox?’saidDaniel’smum,surprised.‘Getbackintoyourkennel.’ButMicrorantheotherway.Heopenedhismetalmouth.‘Ruff!Ruff!Ruff!’heroared,ashe’dheardtherealdogsdo.　　Daniel’smumcoveredherears,‘Shhh!Whataracket!’　　Microbarkedevenlouder,‘RUFF!RUFF!RUFF!’Herushedroundinacircle,chasinghistail,untilhewasjustasilverblur.　　HejumpedupatDaniel’smum.‘Getdown!’shesaid.ButMicrotooknonoticeandjumpedupevenmore.Withhismetaljaws,hechompedgreatbitsoutofthecarpet.　　‘Stopthat,now!’yelledDaniel’smum.‘What’sthematterwithyou?You’resupposedtobeagooddog!’　　Microrushedintothebathroom.Hestuck(伸出)hisheaddownthetoilet,justashe’dseenScruffydo.Thenhepulledhisheadoutandshookwaterallovertheplace.　　Itwasthelaststraw.‘I’mnotputtingupwiththis!’saidDaniel’smum.‘Thestupidmachinehasgonemad!’　　ShegrabbedMicro.Shetookhimoutoftheflatandthrewhimdowntherubbishchute.‘Danielneverplayedwithitanyway,’shethought.‘Hewon’tevenmissit.’　　Dentedandbattered,Microlayinthedarkbasementwiththerubbishbags.　　‘WhatdidIdowrong?’hethoughtsadly.‘Iwasonlydoingwhatrealdogsdo.’　　But,insteadofbeingloved,he’dbeenthrownoutwiththerubbish.　　5---WhereisMicro?　　Mumwasright.WhenDanielcamehomefromschool,hedidn’tevennoticethatMicrowasmissing.Buthedidnoticethechewedcarpet.‘Whodidthat?’hesaid.　　Mumsaid,‘Thatdog!WhenIcamehomeitwentcrazy!Itwasbarkingandchasingaroundincircles.Itevenstuckitsheaddownthetoilet.’　　Mumwenton,‘Isaid,“Stopit!”butittooknonotice!Justasifithadamindofitsown!’‘Really?’saidDaniel.‘Amindofitsown?’　　Forthefirsttime,hewasinterestedinMicro.Hesaid,‘Whereishe?’　　Mumlookedabituncomfortable.‘Ithrewhimdowntherubbishchute,’shesaid.　　‘What!’yelledDaniel.‘Youthrewmydogdowntherubbishchute!Howcouldyou?Hewasmybirthdaypresent!’Danielrushedforthedoor.‘Whereareyougoing?’saidMum.‘Tothebasement.TofindMicro!’Mumfeltreallybadnow.ShecalledoutafterDaniel,‘Ididn’tthinkyouwantedhim!’　　Inthebasement,Danielsawaglintofsilveramongtherubbishbags.‘Micro!’hecried.　　Micro’seyeslitup.Hejumpedupandtriedtolick(舔一舔)Daniel’sfacewithhismetaltongue.　　Danielpickedhimupinhisarmsandcarriedhimoutside.‘Stayhere,’hesaidtoMicro.　　ButMicrowasalreadyracingtowardsthepark.He’dseenScruffy!　　Withjoyfulbarks,MicrorantoScruffyonhisstumpy,metallegs.Histailwaswagging,eventhoughnoonehadtolditto.　　Danielwatched,amazed.MicroandScruffyracedaroundtogether.Theydugholes.Theychasedseagulls.Theywerehavingthetimeoftheirlives.　　Danielthrewastick.‘Fetch,Micro!’hecried.Ofcourse,Microrantheotherway.Hefetchedbackanemptypizzabox,anddroppeditatDaniel’sfeet.Danielgrinned,‘Yousillydog.’ThenDanielpattedMicro’shead.Hescratchedhimbehindhisshiny,silverears.　　‘Ialwayswantedadog,’hesaid.‘andnowI’vegotone.’HeputhisarmsaroundMicro’smetalneck.‘I’vegotthebestdogintheworld.’15第十五篇ThekingoffootballIntroductionThisisthestoryofaboywhogrewuptobeagreatfootballer.Hisnameispele,andhewasborninbrazil.Heplayedinfourworldcupsbetween1958and970andheisprobablythemostfamousfootballerever.Thisishowitallhappened…Chapter1peledreamItallstartedin1940whenpelewasborninasmallvillage.Pele’sfatherwasaprofessionalfootballer,butaseriousinjurymeantthathenevermademuchmoneyfromthegame.Sopele’sfamilywasquitepoor.Peledidlotsofjobstohelphisparents.Buthealsoplayedfootballinthestreetswithhisfriends.Hedecidedhewantedtobeafootballerlikehisfather.Pele’smotherdidn’tliketheidea.Chapter2peleplaysforsantosNothingwasgoingtostoppelemakinghisdreamcometrue.Heplayedforseverallocalteams,thenattheageof15hewasgivenatrialbyabigclubcalledsantos.Hewasverytalented,andsantostookhimon.Pele’smothercriedwhenpeletoldher,itmeanthersonwouldhavetoleavehometoliveinthecity.Pelewadhomesicktoo.Buthestuckitout,andhesoonhadhisreward.Hescoredagoalinhisfirstgameforteam.Chapter3pele-theblackpearlItwasthefirstgoalofmany.withinayear,pelehadascored32goalsforhisclub.Thenhewaschosentoplayforhiscountry,brazil.inhisfirsttwointernationalgames,hescoredthreegoals.Soonfootballfansstartedcallinghim”theblackpearl”.Pelewasstillonly16.TherewasaworldcupcomingupinSweden,andhewonderedifhewouldbepickedfortheteam.Helistenedcloselywhentheplayerswereannouncedontheradio..hehadtositdownwhenheheardhisname.Pelewas17whenhearrivedinSwedenin1958.hewastheyoungestplayerintheBrazilianteam.Hewasquitesmallforafootballer,andveryskinny,buteveryonewasexpectinggreatthingsfromhim.Chapter4pele’sfirstworldcupPelehadakneeinjury,andhedidn’tplayuntilbrazil’sthirdgame,againstthesovietunion.Buthescoredagoalinthenextmatchagainstwales,a1-0win.Then,inthesemi-finalgameagainstFrance,pelescoredabrillianthat-trick-threegoalsinonegame!Thankstopele,hiscountry’steamwasintheworldcupfinal.Chapter5championsoftheworld!BrazilwereplayingagainstSweden.Thegamestartedbadlyforbrazil-Swedenwereleading,1-0.Butbeforelongbrazilwere2-1inthelead.Then,inthesecondhalf,pelescoredtwice.Intheendbrazilwon5-2-theywerethechampionsoftheworld!Pele’steammatescarriedhimroundthepitchontheirshoulders.Itwasawonderfulmoment.Butthereweretroublesahead….Chapter6injuryPelebecamefamousallaroundtheworld.Hetravelledtomanycountrieswithsantos.Heplayedalmost100matchesayear.Itwasverytiringandveryhardonthebodyofayoungplayer.Theninthe1962worldcupinChile,peleplayedinthefirstgame,buthewasinjuredinthesecond.Nowhewasoutofthetournament.Pelewatchedsadlyasbrazilwentontowinthecupwithouthim.Hewonderedifhewouldeverplayforbrazilagain.Peledidrecover,andhedidplayforbrazilagainintheworldcupinEnglandin1966.Buteverythingwentwrongforbrazilandforpele.Hebecameinjuredagainandwasfouledtimeaftertime.Brazillost-theywereout.Englandwonthefinal,butasadpelewasalreadybackinbrazil.Chapter7goal1000!Thistimepelewassotiredhesaidhewouldneverplayinanotherworldcup.Heknewhewouldalwaysbeatargetforthehardmeninotherteams,andhedidn’twanttobebadlyhurt.Forawhile,pelethoughtthatfootballmighthavelostitsmagic…Butpele’sloveofthegamewasboundtoreturn.HekeptplayingforSantos,andhekeptscoringgoals.Then,in1969,hehitthenetforthe1000thtime!Pelewas29,amarriedmanwithchildren,andnowthemostfamousandimportantplayerontheearth.AnotherworldcupwascomingupinMexicoin1970.Pelewasaskedtoplay,andhealmostsaidno.thenhechangedhismindandsaidyes.Helefthestillhadsomethingtoprove.Lotsofpeoplesaidhecouldn’tplayinaworldcupwithoutgettinginjured.Pelewantedtoshowthattheywerewrong.Heknewitwasgoingtobedifficult.Therewereseveralverystrongteamsinit.Englandweretheworldchampions,andtheItalianteamlookedverytough.Chapter8pelecomesbackTheBrazilianteamspentthreemonthstogetherinatrainingcamp,andeverybodyworkedhard.Pelecouldn’twaitforthetournamenttobegin…Brazildidwell.Theywonagainstfivecountries,includingEngland,nowtheyweretoplayinthefinal_againstItaly!Over107,000peoplecrammedintotheAztecastadiuminMexicocitytowatchthegame_and600millionpeopleroundtheworldwatcheditontelevision.Brazilattackedfromthekick-off,buttheItalianteamseemedverystrong.ThenpelehitapowerfulheaderpasttheItaliankeeper.Brazilwere1-0up,anditseemednothingcouldstopthemfromwinningthecupnow.ButtheBrazilianteamgaveawayastupidgoal–thescorewas1-1Brazilsooncameback,though.Theyscoredasecondgoal,thenpelesetupanothergoalforoneofhisteammates.Butthebestgoalwasthelast.Pelehadtheball,andhiscaptain,Carlosalberto,wassteaminguponhisright.Pelewaitedtillthelastmoment,thenmadeabrilliantpasstocarlosalbertowhoblastedtheballintothebackofthenet.Brazil4,Italy1!Peleneverplayedinanotherworldcupandretiredasaplayerin1977.Heisstillinvolvedinthesportanddoeslotsofcharityworkaroundtheworld.Chapter9thekingoffootball!Butnoonewillneverforgetthedayinmexicowhenbrazilwontheworldcupforthethirdtime_andshowedthatfootballcouldbeabeautifulgame.Andattheheartofthegreatestteamwasthegreatestplayer_pele_themantheBrazilianscallorei__thekingoffootball!16第十六篇ArcticHero---theStoryofMatthewHensonByAlisonHawesIntroductionIn1909ablackAmericanexplorercalledMatthewHensonhelpedtodiscovertheNorthPole.ThisstorytellsyouhowMatthewbecameanexplorerandthedangershefacedinthebittercoldoftheArctic.Chapter1:RunningAwayAsaboy,Matthewalwayslongedforadventure.Whenhewasabout12yearsold,heranawaytosea.Hejoinedashipasacabinboy,peelingpotatoesandcleaningthedecks.Whenheleft,attheageof18,hehadalreadytraveledtheworld.Chapter2:MatthewMeetsRobertPearyAfewyearslaterMatthewwasworkinginashopwhenhemetanexplorercalledRobertPeary.Robertofferedhimajob,ashisservant,workinginthejunglesofCentralAmerica.Matthewwaskeentotravelagain,sohetookthejob.Whiletheywereinthejungle,oneofRobert’ssurveyteamfellintosomequicksand.Themanwassofrightened,helefttheexpedition.Matthewaskedifhecouldtakeovertheman’sjob,andheneverworkedasaservantagain.Afterworkinginthestickyheatofthejungle,Robert’snexttripwastothebittercoldoftheArctic.HeaskedMatthewtocomewithhimasamemberofhisteam.HeandMatthewthenspentthenext18yearsexploringtheArctictogether.Chapter3:MatthewinGreenlandTheybeganbymakingseveraltripstoGreenland,wheretheInuitpeople(因纽特人，过去称为爱斯基摩人，居住在北美北部严寒地区)helpedthemtolearntheskillstheyneededtosurviveintheArctic.MatthewquicklylearnedtospeakInuitandbecamegoodfriendswiththepeople.Theycalledhim“Matthew-the-kind-one”(好人马修).Theylearnedhowtofishforcharr（嘉鱼）andhuntforseals.Theylearnedtobuildigloos（雪屋）andmakeclothesandbootsfromanimalskins.Theyalsolearnedtobuildsledges（雪橇）anddriveteamsofhuskydogs.Infact,Matthewsoonbecameanexpert（专家）sledgedriver.MatthewandRoberttraveledacrosstheunexploredicefieldsinthenorthofGreenland.TheymademapsandhelpedtoshowthatGreenlandisanisland.Theyalsofoundthreeenormous（巨大的）meteorites（陨石）.ButevenwithhelpfromtheInuit,theArcticwasadangerousplaceforRobertandMatthewtobe（生存）.Oncetheywereouthuntingwhenamuskoxsuddenlychargedat（向…冲去）Robert.Justintime,MatthewsavedRobert’slife.Heshottheoxwithhislastbullet.Anothertimetheywerehundredsofmilesfromcampwhentheyranoutoffood.Theywerecoldandweak,andamantravelingwiththemwasdangerouslyill.Intheendtheyhadtoeattheirdogsor（否则）starvetodeath.Chapter4:TotheNorthPoleDespite（尽管=inspiteof）thedangers,RobertandMatthewbravelywentbacktotheArcticagain.Thistimetheywantedtodosomethingnoonehadeverdonebefore.TheywantedtotrytoreachtheNorthPole.ButontheirfirstattemptRobert’sfeetbecamebadlyfrostbitten（严重冻伤）.Robertwasinsuchpainthathecouldn’twalkorevenstand.Assoonastheycouldtravel,Matthewstrapped（捆绑）Roberttoasledgeandrushed250milestobasecamp（大本营）,wheretherewasadoctor.ThedoctorhadtotakeoffeightofRobert’stoes.ButstillRobertandMatthewwouldnotgiveup.ThreemoretimestheytriedtoreachthePole.Eachtimetheygotcloserthanbefore.Buteachtimetheywerebeatenbackbyblizzards（暴雪）ormeltingice.Chapter5:OneLastChanceIn1908RobertandMatthewsailedfromNewYorktomaketheirfifthattempttoreachthePole.Buttheyagreed（达成共识）,becauseoftheirage,thattheywouldmakethistheirlasttriptotheArctic.ThiswouldbetheirlastchancetoreachtheNorthPole!Ontheirwaynorth,theystoppedinGreenlandtobuythehuskies,fursandequipment（设备）thattheyneeded.TheyalsovisitedseveralvillagestohireInuitmenandwomentocomewiththemandhelpthemontheirlastjourney.Astheirshipsailedfurthernorth,theseabegantofreezeover.Atfirsttheshipwasabletocutthroughtheice,butastheicegotthickertheysometimeshadtousedynamite（炸药）tohelpthembreakthrough.Intheendtheseaicewasjusttoothickandtheycouldgonofurther.SotheysetuptheirbasecamponanislandoffthecoastofCanada（靠近加拿大海岸线的）.TheyspentthewintergettingreadyfortheirlastattempttoreachthePole.Inthespringtheywerereadytosetout.Robertputthemenintoteamsandtheybegansettingupalineofcampsacrosstheseaice.Ateachcamptheyleftfood,equipmentandigloosforRobertandMatthewtouseontheirwaybackfromthePole.Butthiswasnoteasy.Timeandtimeagaintheywereheldupbytheiceandthebadweather.Attimestheicewassojaggeditbroketheirsledges.Othertimesitwassohighthattheyhadtodragtheirheavysledgesoveritbyhand.Theicecreakedandmoanedandcrackedopenwithoutwarning.OnceRobertwasgoingtosleepwhenheheardanoise.Lookingoutside,hesawacrackopenuparoundoneoftheotherigloos!HeandMatthewshoutedtothemenwhojusthadtimetoleaptosafety（差点来不及跳到安全的地方）.Whentheywere130milesfromthePole,theysetuptheirlastcamp.Robertsentthelastsupportteambacktobasecamp,astheywerenolongerneeded.Then,withMatthewandfourInuitmen,hesetoffonthelastlegoftheirjourneyto（踏上他们去往…的最后一段路程）thePoleitself.Foroncetheicewassmoothandtheweathergood,andforthenextfewdaysthesixmenmadegoodspeed.But,justafewmilesfrom（就在离…几英里的地方）thePole,Matthewsuddenlyfellthroughtheice.Luckilyoneofthemenwasclosebyandpulledhimoutbeforehedrowned.LaterthatdaythesixmenreachedthePole.Itwas6thApril1909.Afteryearsofhardwork,disappointmentsanddanger,RobertandMatthewhaddoneit（成功了）atlast.TheywerethefirstpeopleevertostandattheNorthPole!Chapter6:BackHomeMatthewandRobertarrivedbackinNewYorkmonthslater,expectingtobetreatedasheroes.Butthiswasnottobe.Whiletheywereaway,amancalledFrederickCookhadclaimedtohavereachedtheNorthPolebeforethem!Intheend,Cook’sclaimwasshowntobeahoax.Robert,beingtheleaderoftheexpedition,wasrewardedwiththefameandmedalshedeserved（配得到，应得的）.ButsadlyinAmericaatthattime,blackpeopleweregivenlittlerespect.So,atfirst,Matthewwasnotrewardedforhispart（发挥的作用）intheexpedition.Chapter7:RewardedatLastItwasn’tuntil（直到…才）hewasanoldmanthatMatthewwasgivenanyrewardsforhispartinreachingtheNorthPole.Andevennow,yearsafterhisdeath,theworldisstillonlyjustlearningaboutthisgreatexplorer.In2000thegreatestmedalanexplorercouldeverwishfor---theHubbardmedal---wasawardedtoMatthew’snieceonMatthew’sbehalf.MatthewHenson---themanwhohelpedtodiscovertheNorthPole---wouldnowberememberedbypeopleallovertheworld!17第十七篇PioneerGirl---theStoryofLauraIngallsWilderByPatThomsonIntroductionThisisthestoryofhowLauraIngallsWildergrewupinAmericaabout120yearsago.Herpioneer（拓荒者）fatherlovedtoexplorenewplaces.ThismeanttheyhadtomakenewhomesineachdifferentStatehetookthemto.Americawasawild（荒野的）placeinthosedaysandthatiswhyLaurahadsomanyadventures（历险）.DidIevertellyouaboutthenightthewolveshowled（嗥叫）?Wesattogetherinourlittlehousemadeoflogs（原木做成的）.Outside,thewolvessatinacirclearoundthehouse.Ouronlydoorwasaquilt（棉被）!Yes,aquiltfromthebed.Itwastheonlythingbetweenusandthewolves.ButIhadbetterbeginatthebeginning（从头讲起）.Chapter1:OurLittleHouseintheBigWoodsIwasborninWisconsin,America,on7thFebruary1867.Welivedinalittleloghouseinthemiddleofthebigwoods（树林）.TherewasPa,Ma,myoldersisterMary,andme,LauraElizabethIngalls.Myyoungersisters,CarrieandGrace,werebornlater.OneofthemostimportantmembersofthefamilywasJack,ourdog.Ilovedhim.HewenthuntingwithPaandbroughthomeourdinner.Hewasourguarddogaswell.Thebigwoodsweredangerous.Therewerebearsandpanthers（黑豹）outthere.Itwasawild,wildplace.Maonceslapped（扇一巴掌）abear!Itwasdarkandsnowinghard.MathoughtthebearwasSukey,ourcow.“Getover（滚开）,”sheshoutedtothebear.Thenwehadtorun!Wewereluckytogetbackintothehousesafelyandslamthedoor（砰地关上门）.Bearsaredangerousbutthisbearwasassurprisedaswewere.MaryandIhelpedMaaroundthehouse.Therewerenoshops.Wehadtomakeeverything.Canyouguesshowwegotoursugar?Wedrainedthesapfromthemapletrees（让枫树干流出树汁）andboiledit.Thenwepoureditintopanstohardenintosugarloaves.Howeverharditwas,wealwayscelebratedChristmas.Inthebigwoods,wewouldpourhotmaplesyruponthesnowtomakecandyshapes.Chapter2:MovingWestPawasarealpioneer.HewantedtotraveltothenewlandsintheWest.So,oneday,in1869,weleftoursafelittlehouseinthewoodsandsetoff.Ourwagon（四轮马车）waswaterproof（防水的）likeaboat,andithadacanvasrooflikeatent.Palaidhisfiddle（小提琴）carefullyintheback,buthekepthisgunhandy（把枪放在手边）.Jackhadtoswimbehindthewagonaswecrossedtherivers.Therewerenobridgesthen.Wehadtocrossariverwhichwasflooding（正在暴涨）.Thewagonstartedtofloat.Pajumpedinandswam,holdingthefrightenedhorses.Wejustmadeittotheotherside,butJackhadgone.Ithoughtof（想起）poorJacktryingtoswim.Icried.Bythetimewecampedforthenight,thewolveswerehowling.AtbedtimeIsawsomething.Thereweregreeneyesshinninginthefirelight.Theycamenearer.Paraisedhisgun.Thenextmoment,Iscreamed!ItwasJack,ourJack,lickingmyface.Hehadn’tdrowned（淹死）andhehadfoundus.Ourwagonrolledonacrossmilesofgrassland.WehadreachedKansas.ThiswasIndiancountry（印第安人居住区）---theprairies（（美国北部及加拿大）大草原）.Thereweredeerinthewoods,rabbitsandprairiechickensinthegrass,andfishintherivers.“There’slotsoffoodhere,”saidPa.“Thisiswherewe’llbuildourhouse.”Chapter3:OurLittleHouseonthePrairieDoyourememberItoldyouaboutthehousewherewehadaquiltforadoor?Well,thiswasthathouse.Soonafterthosewolvescame,Pamadeusawoodendoor,aswellasbeds,stools（凳子）andatable.Inside,Ifeltsafe.Then,othervisitorscame.TheIndiansdidn’tlikeusnewcomersbuildinghousesontheirland.OnedaywhenPahadgonehunting,twofierce-looking（面目凶狠的）menwalkedintoourhouse.Theyhadfeathersintheirhairandstoodverystill（一动不动地站着）.Mabakedthemcornbread.Wewereallsilent.Thentheyleft.Mawasfrightened,butPasaidlaterthattheIndianswerenotourenemies.Alothappenedintheshorttimewewerethere.CarriewasbornandMawasill.Feverandfiresweptthroughtheprairies.PawantedtomovebacktoWisconsin,theplacewhereIwasborn.Maagreed.Shehadstartedtotalkaboutschool.Shehadoncebeenateacherandsheworriedaboutourschooling.In1874wesetoffforWalnutGrove,Minnesota.Pastoppedthewagon.“Hereweare,”hesaid.“Butthere’snothinghere!”saidMa.“Waitandsee!”saidPa.Therewasonlyagrassyriverbank,willowtreesandapathleadingthroughthewavinggrasses.Chapter4:OurHouseonPlumCreekWefollowedthepathdowntothecreek（溪）.Therewasadoorinthebank!Weweretoliveinahomedugoutofthebank.Insideitwasdark,buttheearthwalls（土墙）andfloorweresweptsmooth.Theceilingwasmadefromwillowbranchesstuffedwithhay.Thetiny（极小的）windowwasgreasedpaper.Ourchimneystuck（伸出来）straightoutofthegrassybank.Pabegantogrowcrops.Wehadtostartschool.AfterallIwassevennow.ItwasatschoolthatImetmygreatestenemy.IshallcallherNellieOleson.Shewasproudandrichandshewascrueltome.Onceshepulledmyhair.Butthen,oneday,Igotmyownback（报仇）.Shewasplayinginthecreek.Ipretended（假装）thatabigoldcrabwasgrabbingNellie’stoes.Inshefell!Herfancy（高级的）clotheswerecoveredinmud.Thatwasfun,butIhavetotellyouthat,inmanyways（在许多方面）,itwasasadtime.Insummer,grasshopperscameandateeverythingPahadplanted.Inwinter,terribleblizzards（暴雪）frozeus（把…冻得要死）.Magavebirthtoababyboy---butthenhedied.Worstofall（最糟糕的是）,Marywassoillshebecameblind.Chapter5:TownonthePrairieAfterthatPagotajob,in1879,inDakota.Itwasatarowdyrailroadcamp（铁路工地）.Themenwhobuiltthenewrailwayswererough（粗鲁）andwild（野蛮）.Madidnotlikeit.ShehadbabyGracenowandwewereolder.Shestillworriedaboutourschooling.Itwastimetoliveneareratown.SowemovedtothetownofDeSmet.Therewererealstreetsandshops.Therewasevenachurch.Paclaimed（认领）farmlandjustoutsidethetown.Itwasfreeforpioneerslikeus.Whenever（无论何时）wemetotherpioneers,Iwasshy.Afterall,IhadalwayslivedinwildplacesandIwasn’tusedtomeetingnewpeople.Thatyear,thewinterwasbad.Onemorningwefoundthecowswiththeirheadsfrozentotheground!Theyhadtobecutfree（砍开）.Itwasgettingcolderandcolderandthesnowstormsbegan.Theylastedalldayandnight.Wemovedintoahouseintown,thenintooneroomofthehouse,tryingtokeepwarm.Wehuddledroundthestove.Thefoodbegantorunout.Therewasnomoreoilforthelamps.Pawasworried.“Eventhetraincan’tgetthrough,”hesaid.“We’recutoff.”Thecoldwentonanddeepened.Christmasdinnerthatyearwasacanofsoup.Wegrewthinandweak.Pastoppedplayinghisfiddle（小提琴）,buthenevergaveuphope.Onenighttheroaringwindstopped.Instead,Iheardadrippingnoise（滴水声）.Theicewasmeltingatlast!ThatyearwehadourrealChristmasdinnerinMay,whenthefirsttraincamewithsuppliesoffood（食物供应）.Wewentbacktoourfarminthecountryandtherewestayedformanyyears.Ididwellatschool（学习成绩很好）.Ievengotajob.Weweresavingup（攒钱）tosendMarytoaCollegefortheBlind.Chapter6:WritingmyAdventuresWhenIwas15,Ibecameateacher.LaterImarriedAlmanzoWilderwhohadbroughtusfoodduringtheblizzard.WehadadaughtercalledRose.Roselovedtohearmystories,soIbegantowriteaboutmyadventures.Onedaytheywouldbecomebooksforchildrentoread.IwantedtotellchildrenaboutthethingsIrememberedbest.IrememberJack,ofcourse,thoselongwagonjourneys,andthewildanimalsandlonelyplaces.HomewaswherePa’sfiddlewashungonthewall.ItwaswhereverPaputupashelfforMa’schinashepherdess（陶瓷牧羊女）.Itnevergotbroken.Wewerepoor,butwemadethebestofwhatwehad.WhenIlookback,Irememberonethingmostofall---weusedtositroundthefire,singing,Paplayinghisfiddle.Itdidn’tmatterwherewewere.Ifweweretogether,wewerehappy.18第十八篇MyFriend,MandelaIntroduction：NelsonMandelawasthemostfamousprisonerintheworld.Heisprobablynowoneofthemostfamousgrandfathersintheworld!Hereheiscelebratingabirthdaywithhisfamily.Thisbookisaboutanothergrandfather,whoisnotworld-famous.HeistalkingtohisyounggrandsonaboutNelsonMandela.TheyounggrandsoniscalledAndile(And-eel-ay)andheisgrowingupinaverydifferentSouthAfricatothatofhisgrandfatherandNelsonMandela.Andilehasfriendswhoarebothblackandwhite,andknowslittleofthestrugglethatNelsonMandelafoughtforabetterlifeforSouthAfrica’sblackpeople.So,Andile’sgrandfathertellshimthatstory.Andilecallshisgrandfathertamkhulu,whichmeansgrandfather.Chapter1:Childhood(1918-1941)NelsonMandelawasacountryboy.WhenIfirstknewhimhelivedinasmallvillageneartheIndianOcean,inahutshapedlikeabeehive.Whithisandhisthreesisters,heatemealsoutofacommunalpot.Thefoodwasusuallysamp,aporridgemadefromcornonthecob.Mmm,itwasdelicious!Hewasfive,evenyoungerthanyou,whenhebecameaherdboy.Helookedafterthesheepandcows.Itwasn’tallhardwork.Heplayedtagandhide-and-seekwithhisfriends,justlikeyoudo.Thewinterswerecold,Iremember,sosometimeshewouldwearablanket.Andhelovedtodrinkthewarmmilkstraightfromthecow.Whenheturnedsevenhisfathersenthimtoschool.Hewasthechiefofthevillageandhewantedhissontolookgood.Hecutdownapairofhistrousersandtiedthemwithstringroundhistummytoholdthemup.ItwasaMethodistChurchschoolandhebegantolearnEnglish.Theteacher,MissMdingane,gaveeachpupilanEnglishname.Whoknowswhyshedidthis?Butsuddenly,hewascalledNelson.Didyouknow,hewasafamousEnglishadmiral?ThenNelson’sfatherfellillanddied.Itwasablow,butnowhehadastrokeofluck.Hisfatherwasacousinoftheking.Andile:Aah,sobewasaprince?Notreally······Sotheregent,theking’sson,invitedhimto·liveintheroyalpalace.Hehadagoodeducation.Andhelearntabouthisownpeople,theXhosas,howtheyhadfoughtbravelyagainsttheBritish,thoughtheylostmuchoftheirland.Theregentlikedhim-maybebecauseheworkedhardandwasreadytopullhisweight.Onejobhelikeddoingwastoirontheregent’strousers.PeoplehavealwayssaidMandelaisfashionablydressed.Theregentsenthimtoboardingschool,andafterwardstoauniversityforblackstudents.ButthenhefoundawifeforNelson.Hewasonly22,tooyoungtogetmarried.Soheranaway.Ofcourse,theregentwascross,butwhatcouldNelsondo?Andile,hisXhosanameisRolihlahla.Doyouknowwhatitmeans?···“Thetroublemaker”.That’swhatpeoplesaidhewouldbe.Chapter2:ALeader(1941-1962)SohewenttoJohannesburg,theCityofGold.Itwasagoodplaceforrichwhitepeoplebuthardworkforthebackmenwhodugoutthegoldinthemilebelowtheground.Hedecidedtostudylaw.Hehadbarelyenoughmoneytobuycandlesforlighttoreadinhisroom.Buthepassedtheexams,andwithhisfriend,OliverTambo,theyopenedalawyers’office.Apartheidisgonenow,Andile,butitwasbad.Itmeantseparatingwhiteandblackpeople,butwhitesgotthebetterthings.Blackchildrenoftenwenttoschoolwithoutbreakfast,walkingbarefootformiles.Therecouldbeahundredpupilsinoneclassroom.Thinkofthat!SoNelsonjoinedtheAfricanNationalCongress,whichhelpedblackpeople.Hebecameoneofitsleaders.Hewasawayfromhomeandmarriedbythen.Onedayhissonaskedhismum:“Wheredoesdaddylive?”Hewasonlyfive.ItmadeNelsonsad.Youhaveheardhowhelikedtokeepfitbydoingexerciseseveryday?Hewasakeenboxer.Andile:Whydidbelikeit,tamkbulu?He’soversixfeettallandwasquitestrong.Hesaidboxingtaughthimtostanduptobullies.Eventually,heandhisfriendsrealizedthatpeacefulprotestswouldnotchangethelaws.Theydecidedtofightthegovernment.Nelsonbecamethecommander-in-chiefofthearmy,theSpearoftheNation.Andile:Asoldier!Itwaslongago,myboy.Thepolicewantedtoarresthimforthis.Hedisguisedhimselfinoldclothesandgrewbread.Hewascapturedandputontrial.Heescapedandwasworkingasachauffeurwhenthepolicecaughthimagain.Hewaspreparedtodieforthefreedomofhispeople!Thejudgesentencedhimtoprisonfortherestofhislife.Hewas45yearsold.Thegovernmentthoughtithadgotthebetterofhim.Andile:Andbadthey?Waitandsee.Chapter:Prison(1962-1990)Theprisonerswereconsidereddangerous.Thepoliceflewthemtoplacewithpenguins,antelopesandalovelyviewofTableMountain.Butitwasnoholidayinthesun.Itwasafortress,guardeddayandnight.Hiscellwastiny.Hecouldcrossitinthreepaces.Atfirsthesleptonamatonthefloor.Inwinterheshiveredunderthinblankets.Hehadtowearashirt,shortsandsandals.Theyworkedintheblindinglightofalimequarry.Thefoodwasnotatallnourishing.ButonChristmasDaytheyweregivenanextracupofcoffee.Andile:NoturkeyandChristmaspudding?Don’tjoke,please.Itwasawfulbeingseparatedfromtheirfamilies.Theywereallowedtoreceiveonlyonelettereverysixmonths.Howtheylookedforwardtonewsoftheirlovedones.Nelsonsaidaletterwaslikethesummerrainwhichmakesthedesertbloom.Butatnighttheyworkedhardattheirstudiesandeducatedthemselves.Andhedidhisexercisesbeforedawn.Secretly,inthelongnights,hewrotethestoryofhislifeandburiedthebookintheyardbecauseitwasforbiddenundertheprisonlaws.Itwassmuggledout.Thatisthebookyouseeintheshopwindows,LongWalktoFreedom.Aftermanyyearsthingsbecamebetter.Theoutsideworldbegantohearaboutthem.PeopleworeT-shirtssaying,“ReleaseNelsonMandela”.InLondon,theBBCorganizedahugepopconcertatWembleyStadiumtocelebratehisseventiethbirthday.Hewasbecomingasbiganuisanceinsideprisonashehadoncebeenoutside.Andile:Yourfriendhadapopconcert,tamkhulu!Nelsonwrotethatheknewsomedayhewouldfeelthegrassunderhisfeetandwalkinthesunshineasafreeman.In1990,hewasfreedfromprison.Fortwenty-sevenyearsnoonewasallowedtoseehisface.Now,millionscouldatlastseehimontelevision.Fouryearslaterhebecamepresidentofourcountry,SouthAfrica.Forthefirsttime,allourpeople,whiteandblack,incitiesandsmallvillages,votedintheelection.Hetriedhardtomakeallthepeoplelivetogetherinfriendship.WhenhemettheQueenofEngland,theywalkedinthegardensofBuckinghamPalace.Hetoldherhewasstillacountryboyatheart.Hewantedtobuildahomenearhisboyhoodvillagewherehewouldspendhisoldage.Andile:Iwouldliketovisithimthere,tamkhulu.Storybackground:ApartheidwasthelawofracialsegregationwhichallowedthewhiteminoritytokeeppoliticalpowerinSouthAfrica.Between1948and1994thewhiteNationalPartyusedthislawtodiscriminateagainsttherestofthepopulation.Todaythereareover40millionpeopleinSouthAfricafromlotsofdifferentbackgrounds.Thatiswhyitissometimescalled“TheRainbowNation”.SouthAfricaisbeginningtogrowawayfromthebadyearsofapartheid.Manypeopletraveltherenowonholidayorfortheirwork.SouthAfricasportspeople,bothblackandwhite,arenowtakingpartineventsatthehighestlevels.Thiswasnotalwayspossiblebecauseofapartheid.典范英语71