018 陈先生的最后把戏

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I stared at Josh

我盯着乔什。

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Bunch was gone — really gone?

邦奇不见了——真的不见了？

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Josh, Jenny, Molly, and I hurried outside

乔什、珍妮、莫莉和我急忙跑到外面。

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Caswell followed us

卡斯韦尔跟在我们后面。

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" I don't understand what's wrong," said Molly

“我不明白出了什么问题，”莫莉说。

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" Wasn't Bunch supposed to disappear?"

“邦奇不是应该消失的吗？”

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" Yes, but Bunch truly disappeared," Josh told her

“是的，但邦奇是真的消失了，”乔什告诉她。

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" Even my dad doesn't know where he is

“连我爸爸都不知道他在哪儿。

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We've got to find him fast."

我们得快点找到他。”

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Jenny was about to cry

珍妮快要哭出来了。

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" Poor Bunch! He could be lost!"

“可怜的邦奇！他可能迷路了！”

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" I wonder how he got out of the box," I said

“我在想他是怎么从箱子里出来的，”我说。

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" I didn't mean to do it!" cried Caswell

“我不是故意的！”卡斯韦尔嚷道。

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We all stared at him

我们都盯着他看。

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" Caswell!" said Molly

“卡斯韦尔！”莫莉说。

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" What did you do?"

“你做了什么？”

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" I opened the box when I was under the table," said Caswell, hanging his head

“我躲在桌子底下的时候打开了箱子，”卡斯韦尔低着头说。

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" I wanted to see how Bunch disappeared."

“我想看邦奇是怎么消失的。”

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" So that's how Bunch escaped," I said

“所以邦奇就是这样跑掉的，”我说。

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" But where is he now?"

“但他现在在哪儿呢？”

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Caswell looked worried

卡斯韦尔看起来很担心。

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" I hope Bunch doesn't get stranded in the mountains."

“我希望邦奇不会迷路困在山里。”

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" Too bad he didn't have any rainbow trail pellets, Iggy," said Molly

“真可惜他没有彩虹标记粒，伊吉，”莫莉说。

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" Then we could follow his pellet trail."

“那样我们就能顺着颗粒痕迹找到他。”

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I glanced at the ground

我扫了一眼地面。

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Luckily, most of the pellets that had spilled out earlier were still there

还好，之前洒出来的大部分颗粒都还在。

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Then I noticed something

这时，我注意到了一件事。

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" Look, guys!" I said

“大家看！”我说。

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" Only the red pellets are left."

“只剩下红色的颗粒了。”

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" What happened to all the other colors?" asked Molly

“其他颜色的都到哪儿去了？”莫莉问道。

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" Bunch ate them!" I cried." Except for all the red ones

“邦奇把它们吃了！”我喊道，“除了红色的那些。”

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Bunch doesn't like red. Remember?"

“邦奇不喜欢红色。记得吗？”

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" Maybe the trail of red pellets will lead to Bunch!" said Jenny

“也许这条红色颗粒的痕迹会带我们找到邦奇！”珍妮说。

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" I'll go tell my dad!" said Josh

“我去告诉我爸爸！”乔希说。

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" Wait!" I said." I have an idea

“等等！”我说，“我有个主意。”

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The audience can help look for Bunch

观众们可以帮忙找邦奇。

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Finding Bunch can be part of the magic trick."

找邦奇可以成为魔术的一部分。”

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" Awesome idea, Iggy," said Josh

“好主意，伊吉，”乔希说。

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Inside, Mr. Chen was finishing his string trick

里面，陈先生正在结束他的绳子魔术。

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Josh rushed up and whispered to him

乔希冲上前，对他耳语。

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Mr. Chen nodded and then turned back to the crowd

陈先生点点头，然后转向人群。

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" We will now return to the vanishing dog trick," he announced

“我们现在要回到消失的狗这个魔术，”他宣布。

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" For this, I have a special surprise

“为此，我准备了一个特别的惊喜。

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Everyone, please follow me outside."

请大家跟我到外面去。”

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The audience followed Mr. Chen outside

观众跟着陈先生走到了外面。

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Mr. Scary trailed along, frowning

斯凯瑞先生跟在后面，皱着眉头。

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" This is a very unusual trick," he muttered

“这真是个很特别的戏法，”他咕哝道。

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" Are you absolutely sure it will work?"

“你百分之百确定这能行吗？”

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I could see a little doubt in Mr. Chen's eyes too, but he nodded at Mr. Scary

我能看出陈先生眼中也闪过一丝疑虑，但他还是朝斯凯瑞先生点了点头。

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" Find the trail of red, and it will lead to the dog!" he called to the audience

“沿着红色的痕迹走，就能找到狗！”他对观众喊道。

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" Now let's all say the magic words."

“现在大家一起念咒语。”

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" Abracadabra, click and clack

“阿布拉卡达布拉，咔嗒咔嗒。

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Bring that little dog right back!" said the audience

把那只小狗变回来！” 观众们喊道。

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Everyone followed the trail of red pellets up to the tower

大家沿着红色颗粒的痕迹，一路来到塔楼。

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" I see him! There's the doggie!" cried Brandy

“我看见他了！小狗在那儿！” 布兰迪喊道。

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Sure enough, there was Bunch, sitting near the tower, licking his lips

果然，邦奇就坐在塔楼附近，舔着嘴唇。

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" What a great trick!" cried the lady in the blue hat

“这魔术太棒了！” 戴蓝帽子的女士喊道。

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" Hmm... that was quite a trick," said Mr. Scary

“嗯……这魔术可真有两下子，” 斯凯瑞先生说。

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" How did you do it?" he asked Mr. Chen

“你是怎么做到的？” 他问陈先生。

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Mr. Chen smiled." A magician never reveals his secrets."

陈先生笑了。“魔术师从不透露自己的秘密。”

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After that everyone trooped back down to the Lake Lounge for lemonade and cookies

之后，大家成群结队地回到湖滨休息室，享用柠檬水和饼干。

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" Iggy's special pellet invention saved the day," said Josh

“伊吉的特殊颗粒发明救了场，” 乔什说。

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" It certainly did," said Mr. Chen

“确实如此，” 陈先生说。

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" That was a very fine invention, Iggy."

“那是个非常好的发明，伊吉。”

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" But, Caswell," said Molly," don't ever interfere with Mr. Chen's magic show again."

“不过，卡斯韦尔，” 莫莉说，“再也别去干涉陈先生的魔术表演了。”

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" I won't," promised Caswell, grabbing another cookie

“我不会了，” 卡斯韦尔保证道，又抓起了一块饼干。

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" I wonder why Mr. Scary keeps staring at my dad?" said Josh in a low voice

“不知道斯凯瑞先生为什么一直盯着我爸爸看？” 乔什低声说。

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" He looks like he has something up his sleeve," I said

“他看起来心怀鬼胎，” 我说。

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" Does he have a gold coin up his sleeve?" asked Caswell

“他袖子里藏了枚金币吗？” 卡斯韦尔问。

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" Is he going to do a magic trick?"

“他是要变魔术吗？”

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" No, Caswell," Molly said

“不，卡斯韦尔，” 莫莉说。

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" Iggy just means that Mr. Scary is plotting something."

“伊吉的意思是，斯凯瑞先生正在盘算着什么。”

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" Maybe it's something good," said Josh

“也许是好事，” 乔什说。

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I didn't say anything

我什么也没说。

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But I was watching Mr. Scary closely

但我正密切关注着斯凯瑞先生。

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And I didn't think he was plotting anything good

而且我不认为他在盘算什么好事。