033 来到谷仓

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" Ah-choo!" Cole sneezed

"阿嚏！" 科尔打了个喷嚏。

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" Bless you," Henry said

"保佑你，" 亨利说。

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" Thanks." Cole sniffed." I'm allergic to cats."

"谢谢。" 科尔吸了吸鼻子。"我对猫过敏。"

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It was two days after the family barbecue

那是家庭烧烤的两天后。

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Henry was in the car with Cole and Maggie

亨利和科尔、玛吉一起在车里。

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Uncle Bruce was driving them to the barn

布鲁斯叔叔正开车送他们去谷仓。

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Maggie had another riding lesson, and the boys were going along to investigate the mystery of her missing stuff

玛吉又要上骑术课，男孩们跟着去调查她东西失踪的谜团。

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" Sorry, Cole," Uncle Bruce said." Maggie's kittens have never been in the car

"抱歉，科尔，" 布鲁斯叔叔说。"玛吉的小猫从来没上过车。

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But their hair gets all over everything, especially Maggie's clothes."

但它们的毛弄得到处都是，尤其是玛吉的衣服。"

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" At least the car doesn't smell like horses," Henry told Cole with a smile

"至少车里没有马的味道，" 亨利笑着对科尔说。

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" Uncle Bruce makes Maggie put on her riding boots at the barn."

“布鲁斯叔叔让玛吉到了谷仓才穿她的马靴。”

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He pointed to a bag on the seat beside Maggie

他指了指玛吉旁边座位上的一个包。

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Her boots and socks were inside, along with her helmet and other riding gear

她的靴子和袜子在包里，还有她的头盔和其他骑马装备。

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Cole was the first one out of the car when they reached the barn

他们一到谷仓，科尔第一个跳下车。

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" Fresh air!" he cried happily." I can breathe again!"

“新鲜空气！”他开心地喊道，“我终于能呼吸了！”

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Maggie rolled her eyes." Don't get too excited

玛吉翻了个白眼。“别高兴得太早。

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There's a barn cat who lives here. Look, there he is."

这里有只谷仓猫。看，它在那儿呢。”

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She pointed to a cat who was sleeping in the sun on top of a hay bale

她指向一只正趴在干草捆上晒太阳、打盹的猫。

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" That's okay," Cole said." I don't usually sneeze when a cat is outside."

“那没关系，”科尔说，“猫在室外我一般不会打喷嚏。”

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They waved good-bye to Maggie's dad and hurried into the barn

他们向玛吉的爸爸挥手告别，然后匆匆走进了谷仓。

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" The pony I ride is over here," Maggie said." His name is Spot."

“我骑的小马在这儿，”玛吉说，“他叫点点。”

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She stopped in front of a horse stall and set down her bag

她在一个马厩前停下，放下了包。

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A pony looked out at them. When Maggie patted him, he nibbled on her hair

一匹小马探出头来看他们。玛吉拍了拍他，他就轻轻咬她的头发。

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Maggie giggled and gently pushed his head away." Stop that, Spot!"

玛吉咯咯地笑着，轻轻推开他的头。“别闹，点点！”

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Henry heard a bark. A dog came running toward them. His tail was wagging

亨利听到一声狗叫。一条狗朝他们跑来，尾巴摇来摇去。

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A girl Henry didn't recognize came running too." Come back here, Spot!"

一个亨利不认识的女孩也跑了过来。“回来，点点！”

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" Hey! This dog has the same name as Maggie's pony!" Cole exclaimed

“嘿！这条狗和玛吉的小马同名！”科尔喊道。

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He stooped to pat the dog. Cole wasn't allergic to dogs, just cats

他弯腰拍了拍狗。科尔对狗不过敏，只对猫过敏。

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Maggie nodded." Everyone calls the pony Big Spot and the dog Little Spot," she explained

玛吉点点头。“大家都管那匹小马叫大点点，管这条狗叫小点点，”她解释道。

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" Little Spot belongs to Eleanor

“小点点是埃莉诺的。

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She's one of the other riders in my group lesson."

她是我小组骑术课上的另一个学员。”

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By now Eleanor had reached them." Hi," she said breathlessly

这时埃莉诺已经走到他们跟前。“嗨，”她气喘吁吁地说。

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" Sorry about that. But Little Spot is friendly."

“很抱歉。不过小点点很友好。”

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" We don't mind," Cole said." He's cute."

“我们不介意，”科尔说，“他很可爱。”

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" Thanks." Eleanor picked up Little Spot." See you later

“谢谢。”埃莉诺抱起小点点。“待会儿见。

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I need to get my pony ready."

我得去准备我的小马了。”

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She hurried off

她匆匆离开了。

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" Shouldn't you be getting Big Spot ready?" Cole asked Maggie

“你不是应该去准备大点点吗？”科尔问玛吉。

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" I want to show you around the barn first," Maggie said

“我想先带你们看看谷仓，”玛吉说。

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" That way you can start investigating."

“这样你们就可以开始调查了。”

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" Good idea," Henry agreed

“好主意，”亨利赞同道。

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He and Cole followed Maggie down the aisle

他和科尔跟着玛吉沿着过道走去。

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A horse or pony looked out of each stall they passed

他们经过的每个隔间里，都有一匹马或小马探出头来。

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Then they saw a pony standing in the aisle

接着，他们看到一匹小马站在过道上。

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A boy was brushing it while a teenage girl watched

一个男孩正在给它刷毛，旁边一个十几岁的女孩在看着。

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The girl was holding a pitchfork

那女孩拿着一把干草叉。

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" You're not doing that right, Zach," she complained

“你那样做不对，扎克，”她抱怨道。

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" You're supposed to move the brush in circles."

“你应该用刷子打圈刷。”

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" Leave me alone, Jill," the boy said

“别管我，吉尔，”男孩说道。

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Henry recognized them from his neighborhood

亨利认出他们是他家附近的邻居。

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Zach was in Maggie's class at school. Jill was Zach's older sister

扎克是玛吉学校班上的同学，吉尔是扎克的姐姐。

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She and her friend Ashley sometimes came to the lemonade stand

她和朋友阿什莉有时候会来我们的柠檬水小摊。

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" Hi, Zach," Henry said." I didn't know you rode horses."

“嗨，扎克，”亨利说，“我不知道你也骑马。”

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" I just started." Zach frowned

“我才刚开始。”扎克皱起了眉头。

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" My parents are making me because my sister has a dumb part-time job here."

“是我爸妈非让我来的，就因为我姐在这里有份傻乎乎的兼职。”

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" You'd have fun if you had a better attitude," Jill told him

“你要是态度好点儿，会觉得很开心的。”吉尔对他说。

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Just then a woman walked toward them

就在这时，一位女士朝他们走来。

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" Did you finish cleaning the stalls, Jill?" she asked

“吉尔，马厩都打扫完了吗？”她问道。

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" Not yet, Ms. Wood." Jill hurried off to finish her chores

“还没有，伍德女士。”吉尔说完就匆匆赶去完成她的活儿。

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Maggie introduced Henry and Cole to Ms. Wood

玛吉把亨利和科尔介绍给伍德女士。

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" She owns the barn and teaches all the lessons," Maggie explained

“她是谷仓的主人，所有的骑术课也都是她教。”玛吉解释道。

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Ms. Wood smiled." Nice to meet you, boys," she said

伍德女士露出了微笑。“很高兴认识你们，小伙子们。”她说道。

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" Maggie, it's time to get Big Spot ready

“玛吉，该去把大点点准备好了。

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And you need to change into your riding boots

你也得换上你的马靴了。

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It's not safe to wear sandals in the barn."

在谷仓里穿凉鞋不安全。”

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" Sorry, I was just about to do that," Maggie said." Come on, you guys."

“抱歉，我正要去呢，”玛吉说，“走吧，大伙儿。”

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They headed back down the aisle. On the way, they passed another girl

他们沿着过道往回走，路上和一个女孩擦肩而过。

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Henry recognized her too

亨利也认出了她。

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Her name was Daisy, and she was two years ahead of him at school

她叫黛西，在学校比他高两个年级。

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" Hi, Maggie," Daisy said." Am I late for our lesson?"

“嗨，玛吉，”黛西说，“我上课迟到了吗？”

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" Not yet," Maggie told her." But you'd better hurry."

“还没呢，”玛吉告诉她，“不过你最好快一点。”

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Daisy rushed away." I didn't know Daisy was a rider," Cole said

黛西匆匆跑开了。“我都不知道黛西也骑马。”科尔说。

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" She started taking lessons at the same time I did," Maggie explained

“她和我同时开始学的。”玛吉解释道。

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" How many people are in your lesson?" Henry asked

“你班上共有多少人？”亨利问道。

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" You just met them all," Maggie said." It's Daisy, Zach, Eleanor, and me."

“你已经全都见过了，”玛吉说，“就是黛西、扎克、埃莉诺，还有我。”

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Henry nodded. So far he hadn't seen anything suspicious

亨利点点头。到目前为止，他还没发现任何可疑之处。

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But he wanted to keep track of all the possible suspects

但他想把所有可能的嫌疑人一个个都留意好。

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They turned the corner and saw Big Spot's stall

他们拐过弯，看到了大点点的马厩。

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Maggie hurried to her bag and pulled out her riding boots

玛吉赶忙走到她的包旁边，掏出了马靴。

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" Oh no," she moaned." One of my socks is missing!"

“哦，不，”她咕哝道，“我少了一只袜子！”