011 重逢旧友

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The wedding was only a few days away

婚礼只剩几天了。

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The dress was made

礼服已经做好了。

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Mrs. Gray was busy preparing the food

格雷太太正忙着准备食物。

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She had even sent out invitations to her friends

她甚至给朋友们发了请柬。

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Thumbelina had to escape

拇指姑娘必须逃走。

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But it was still very cold outside

但外面仍然很冷。

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" What am I going to do?" she said to herself

“我该怎么办？”她自言自语道。

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" Thumbelina, we must leave now."

“拇指姑娘，我们现在必须走了。”

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Mrs. Gray took her hand

格雷太太拉起她的手。

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" Where are we going?" asked Thumbelina

“我们要去哪里？”拇指姑娘问道。

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Mrs. Gray's nose wiggled

格雷太太的鼻子动了动。

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" Mr. Rufus wants you to see your future home," she said excitedly

“鲁弗斯先生想让你看看你未来的家，”她兴奋地说。

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" He's invited us for tea."

“他邀请我们去喝茶。”

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Mr. Rufus was waiting by the back door when the mouse opened it

格雷太太打开后门时，鲁弗斯先生正等在那里。

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" Oh, Mr. Rufus!" said Mrs. Gray, surprised

“哦，鲁弗斯先生！”格雷太太惊讶地说。

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" I had to come and get you," he grunted

“我不得不来接你们，”他咕哝着说。

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" There is a small problem."

“出了个小问题。”

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" What is it?" cried the mouse in alarm

“是什么？”格雷太太惊慌地叫道。

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" The tunnel leading to my home is damaged," Mr. Rufus said

“通往我家的隧道损坏了，”鲁弗斯先生说。

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" I will show you."

“我带你们去看看。”

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He turned and walked down the dark tunnel

他转过身，走进了黑暗的隧道。

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" Bring the lantern, Thumbelina," said Mrs. Gray

“拇指姑娘，拿上灯笼，”格雷太太说。

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" And stay close to me."

“紧跟着我。”

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They followed Mr. Rufus down the dark tunnel

他们跟着鲁弗斯先生走进了黑暗的隧道。

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Thumbelina could see only Mrs. Gray's tail ahead of her

拇指姑娘只能看见前方格雷太太的尾巴。

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Suddenly Thumbelina saw light up ahead

突然，拇指姑娘看见前方有亮光。

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The tunnel had caved in from above

隧道从上方塌陷了。

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A beam of sunshine was shining through the hole

一束阳光从洞口照了进来。

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A bird lay on the tunnel floor

一只小鸟躺在隧道的地上。

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It was not moving

它一动不动。

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" What happened?" asked Mrs. Gray

“发生什么事了？”格雷太太问道。

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" This nasty bird crashed into our tunnel,"

“这只讨厌的鸟撞进了我们的隧道，”

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Mr. Rufus said, poking the bird with his cane

鲁弗斯先生说着，用拐杖戳了戳那只鸟。

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" Is the bird dead?" asked Mrs. Gray

“这只鸟死了吗？”格雷太太问道。

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" What shall we do?"

“我们该怎么办？”

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Thumbelina stepped closer and held the lantern over the bird

拇指姑娘走近些，把灯笼举到那只鸟的上方。

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" Oh, it can't be!" she suddenly cried out

“哦，不会吧！”她突然叫了出来。

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" It's dreadful, I know," Mr. Rufus said kindly

“我知道这很可怕，”鲁弗斯先生温和地说。

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" But don't worry

“不过别担心。

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I've taken care of everything."

我已经把所有事都安排好了。”

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But the mole didn't know what really upset Thumbelina

但这位鼹鼠先生并不知道真正让拇指姑娘难过的是什么。

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There was a piece of string tied around the bird's leg

那只鸟的腿上绑着一根绳子。

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It was her friend Pete

那是她的朋友皮特。

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" I've spoken to Slim," said Mr. Rufus

“我已经跟斯利姆说过了，”鲁弗斯先生说道。

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" He'll remove the bird in a few days."

“他过几天就会把这只鸟弄走。”

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" Slim, the coyote?" said Mrs. Gray

“斯利姆，那只郊狼吗？”格雷太太说。

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" A coyote?" repeated Thumbelina

“一只郊狼？”拇指姑娘重复道。

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" Slim will take the body," explained Mr. Rufus

“斯利姆会把尸体带走，”鲁弗斯先生解释道。

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" Then I can fix the tunnel."

“然后我就能修好隧道了。”

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Thumbelina stared at the dead bird

拇指姑娘凝视着那只死去的鸟。

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" My poor friend," she whispered

“我可怜的朋友，”她低声说道。

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She began crying

她开始哭了起来。

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" Are you okay, my dear?" asked Mrs. Gray

“你还好吗，亲爱的？”格雷太太问道。

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" No, I'm not," cried Thumbelina

“不，我不好，”拇指姑娘哭道。

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She ran back through the dark tunnel toward Mrs. Gray's house

她跑回了黑暗的隧道，朝格雷太太的家跑去。