048 神秘朋友

旁白 neutral

" Oh my!" cried Mole

"哦，我的天！"鼹鼠叫道。

旁白 neutral

" Shh," said Rat gently

"嘘，"河鼠轻声说。

旁白 neutral

A very strange sight appeared before them

他们面前出现了一幅非常奇异的景象。

旁白 neutral

It was a strange creature

那是个奇怪的生物。

旁白 neutral

He had the legs of a goat and the body of a man

他长着山羊的腿和人的身体。

旁白 neutral

The horns on his head shone in the dawn

他头上的角在黎明中闪闪发光。

旁白 neutral

His kind face had a soft beard

他和善的脸庞上留着柔软的胡须。

旁白 neutral

" Rat, are you still afraid?" asked Mole

"河鼠，你还害怕吗？"鼹鼠问道。

旁白 neutral

" No," said Rat

"不，"河鼠说。

旁白 neutral

" And yes. He looks as strong as a thunderstorm."

"也怕。他看上去像雷暴一样强大。"

旁白 neutral

" But as gentle as a summer breeze," said Mole

“可又像夏日微风一样柔和。”鼹鼠说。

旁白 neutral

" Look," said Rat

“看，”河鼠说。

旁白 neutral

" He is holding pipes."

“他拿着排箫。”

旁白 neutral

" The music!" said Mole quietly

“是那音乐！”鼹鼠轻声说。

旁白 neutral

The kind face smiled at them

那张和蔼的面孔朝他们微笑。

旁白 neutral

" I think," said Rat," he is a friend."

“我想，”河鼠说，“他是一位朋友。”

旁白 neutral

The dawn glowed, and a warm breeze touched them

黎明放出光芒，一阵暖风拂过他们。

旁白 neutral

Then the two animals were alone

然后，只剩下这两只动物。

旁白 neutral

For a moment they felt very sad

一时间，他们感到非常悲伤。

旁白 neutral

" What did you say, Rat?" asked Mole

“你刚才说什么，河鼠？”鼹鼠问。

旁白 neutral

He rubbed his eyes

他揉了揉眼睛。

旁白 neutral

" I was just thinking," said Rat

“我刚才在想，”河鼠说。

旁白 neutral

" Portly might be around here."

“胖胖可能在这附近。”

旁白 neutral

" Look!" said Mole

“看！”鼹鼠说。

旁白 neutral

" There he is!"

“他在那儿！”

旁白 neutral

Portly woke with a squeak of joy

胖胖醒来，发出一声欢快的尖叫。

旁白 neutral

" Rat! Mole!" cried the little otter

“河鼠！鼹鼠！”小水獭叫道。

旁白 neutral

" You found me!"

“你们找到我了！”

旁白 neutral

Portly jumped into Mole's arms

胖胖跳进鼹鼠的怀里。

旁白 neutral

But Rat stared at hoof marks in the sand

可河鼠盯着沙地上的蹄印。

旁白 neutral

" Some... big... animal was here," said Rat

“某个……很大的……动物来过这儿。”河鼠说。

旁白 neutral

He tried to remember something, but couldn't

他想记起什么，却想不起来。