002 孩子们遇见休伊

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After a while, Cy got tired of lowering the bucket

过了一会儿，赛伊厌倦了往下放水桶。

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The others wanted to give up, too

其他人也想放弃了。

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Cy let out a deep breath

赛伊长长地呼了一口气。

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" That's it. There's nothing else down there,"

“行了。下面没别的东西了，”

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he said, emptying a final bucket load

他一边说着，一边倒空了最后一桶东西。

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" Wait," cried Panther

“等等，”潘瑟喊道。

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" Look at this!"

“看看这个！”

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She picked out an unusual shell covered in mud

她从满是泥巴的东西里拣出一个奇特的贝壳。

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" What is it?" Jane asked, looking closer

“这是什么？”简凑近看，问道。

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Panther wiped off some of the mud and held it up

潘瑟擦掉了一些泥巴，把它举了起来。

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It was beautiful

它可真漂亮。

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" I think it's a seashell," she replied

“我觉得这是个贝壳，”她回答。

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She began wiping off the rest of the mud

她开始擦掉剩下的泥巴。

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Suddenly the shell began to giggle

突然，贝壳咯咯地笑了起来。

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Panther was so shocked she almost dropped it

潘瑟吓了一大跳，贝壳差点掉在地上。

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" It laughed!" Bobby shouted loudly

“它笑了！”鲍比大声喊道。

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" Something's inside." He knocked on the shell

“里面有东西。”他敲了敲贝壳。

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" Ouch! Stop that!" the shell cried

“哎哟！别敲了！”贝壳叫道。

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The children all looked at each other

孩子们面面相觑。

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Then the most amazing thing happened

接着，最令人惊奇的事情发生了。

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A creature poked its head out from the shell

一个生物从壳里探出头来。

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It had the face of a seahorse

它长着一张海马的脸。

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On its neck and back were shimmery fins that opened and closed

脖子和背上有闪闪发光的鳍，一张一合。

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As its head circled left and right, the fins glowed and shone

当它的头左右转动时，鳍就闪闪发亮。

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For the first time in their lives, the children were speechless

孩子们有生以来第一次，惊得说不出话来。

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" Well?" the creature asked in an irritated voice

“嗯？”那生物用不耐烦的声音问道。

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Finally, Panther spoke up

终于，潘瑟开了口。

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" What are you?"

“你是什么东西？”

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The creature gazed at them

那生物凝视着他们。

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" Let me get this straight," it began

“我先搞清楚，”它开口道。

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" You throw things on me and wake me up."

“你们朝我扔东西，把我吵醒了。”

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It glared at Jane

它瞪着简。

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" You start taking away my things."

“你开始拿走我的东西。”

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It looked at Cy

它看向赛。

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" You tickle me."

“你挠我痒痒。”

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It stared at Panther

它盯着潘瑟。

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" Then you bang on my shell!"

“然后你还猛敲我的壳！”

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Bobby looked down at the ground

博比低头看着地面。

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" And now, you tell me that you don't even know what I am?"

“现在，你们居然告诉我，你们连我是什么都不知道？”

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The children stared at the ground in embarrassment

孩子们窘迫地盯着地面。

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" We're sorry," apologized Jane

“对不起，”简道歉说。

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" We didn't know you were in the well."

“我们不知道你在井里。”

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The creature didn't say anything

那个生物什么也没说。

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After a while, its fins stopped glowing

过了一会儿，它的鳍不再发光了。

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" Apology accepted," it said finally

“接受道歉，”它终于说道。

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" But we really don't know what you are," Cy added quickly

“但我们真不知道你是什么，”赛连忙补充道。

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" I am Huit des Orlanes," it announced

“我是惠特·德·奥兰斯，”它宣布道。

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" The eighth of my kind of the sea."

“海中我族的第八代。”

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" Wow," the children said in unison

“哇，”孩子们异口同声地说。

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" But you can call me Huey," the creature smiled

“但你们可以叫我休伊，”那生物微笑着说。

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It was clear from the children's blank faces that they still did not know what he was

从孩子们茫然的表情可以清楚看出，他们仍然不知道他是什么。

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" Do you know what an Orlane is?" he asked

“你们知道奥兰斯是什么吗？”他问道。

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" Not really," Jane admitted for them all

“不太清楚，”简代表大家承认。

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Huey closed his eyes dramatically

休伊夸张地闭上了眼睛。

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His head turned quickly from side to side

他的头快速地从一侧转向另一侧。

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" At one time," he said," we Orlanes were the best-known mystic creatures of the sea."

“曾几何时，”他说，“我们奥兰斯是海洋中最有名的神秘生物。”

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" You mean, you're a fairy?" interrupted Bobby

“你是说，你是个仙子？”鲍比打断道。

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" A fairy? Oh, my, oh, my!"

“仙子？哦，天哪，哦，天哪！”

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Huey's fins started to glow again as they opened and closed quickly

休伊的鳍又开始发光，快速地一开一合。

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" Please don't be upset, Huey," said Jane

“请别生气，休伊，”简说。

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" Bobby didn't mean to call you a fairy."

“鲍比不是有意叫你仙子的。”

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" All right then," Huey said calmly

“那好吧，”休伊平静地说。

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" Orlanes have the gift to grant others whatever they want," he continued

“奥兰斯有赋予别人任何他们想要的东西的天赋，”他继续说道。

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" You mean you can make wishes come true?" Bobby asked

“你是说你能让愿望成真？”鲍比问。

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Huey nodded, and the other children joined Bobby in shouts of delight

休伊点了点头，其他孩子也加入鲍比，欢呼起来。

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" However," Huey said in a loud voice

“不过，”休伊大声说道。

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" There are two things you must promise."

“你们必须答应两件事。”

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" We'll do anything to get our wish!" Jane clapped her hands

“我们什么都愿意做，只要能实现愿望！”简拍着手说。

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Huey continued." First," he said," you can only make one wish a day

休伊继续说道。“第一，”他说，“你们每天只能许一个愿。”

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And second, after making your wish, you must return me to the well."

第二，许完愿后，你们必须把我送回井里。”

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" That doesn't sound too hard." Cy laughed

“听起来不太难嘛。”赛伊笑道。

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" By the way," Huey smiled," at sunset, everything returns to the way it was."

“对了，”休伊微笑道，“日落时，一切都会恢复原状。”

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" You mean, our wish is true only for one day?" asked Bobby in a disappointed voice

“你是说，我们的愿望只能成真一天？”鲍比失望地问。

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" Yes," Huey replied, and with that he disappeared back into his shell

“是的，”休伊回答，说完他就缩回壳里消失了。