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《神奇树屋》 第四十三册 Leprechaun In Late Winter 09 skunks or weasels

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  Augusta! Whispered Jack1. She’s she’s tiny!

They must have shrunk her. Whispered Annie.

Ha . whispered Jack.

He crawled the way from the door, Annie crawled after him, theypressed their back against the grassy2 mound,Why are wehiding? Asked Annie.

We can't let them see us. Said Jack. They might shrink us too.

But how are we going to see Augusta? Asked Annie.

I don’t know. Said Jack.

Hi1 I just remember something. Said Annie. didn’t Mary say the girlthe story? While she will come small if she goes inside the hollowhole?

Yes, she did. Said Jack.

So maybe that mean you can only get shrunk if you going inside.

Right. Said Annie. so let’s go back to the doorway3 and call fromoutside.

we will be simple, direct honest and very politely, like Willy said. wewill tell king and queen we’ve coming to take our friend back to herfamily.

But wait a minute. Said Jack. How can she go back toher normallife with her family? If she’s only 8 inches tall.

Good point. Said Annie. this is so weird4. Said Jack.

Let’s worry about her height later. Said Annie. for now, we just haveto help her escape.

Right. Said Jack. Let’s try.

Jack and Annie crawled back to the entrench5 of hollow hole, andpeeked inside,In the pale green light, a very small Augusta, still watching thedancers.

Excuse us, please. Annie called.

The drumming stopped. The dancers froze. All eyes turned to Jackand Annie. the high king and high queen looked startled.

Who are you? The king called, how did you find us/That’s not important. Said Annie.

We are very sorry to bother you.

But we come to get our very dear friend Augusta. We have to takeher back to her very loving family. Please. Thank you. Added Jacktrying to be polite.

Before the king and queen could speak, Augusta rushed forward,No, I don’t want to go home! She screamed in her high little voice,I don’t want to leave the Shea!

Whoa! Said Jack.

That was surprised. Maybe Augusta was under some spell?

Leave here at once! The high king commanded Jack and Annie in ascreechy voice. You are not invited. You have no business here.

Yes. We are leaving right way, but Augusta has to come with us.

Annie called.

Thankyou, she’s right. Said Jack.

Augusta has to come with us, please! Thank you!

No. I want to stay here. Said Augusta. I am not good for anything athome, Mary was right, I am not happy there,Jack was amazed, Augusta wasn’t under spell, she really wantedtostay with Shea!

The girl will stay with us! The high king shouted, go now! now!

No way! Jack boozed out. We won't leave without Augusta.

The crowd gasped6.

What/ roared high king.

Sorry, sorry, said Jack come in.

You will pay for this rudeness. The king yelled.

Before Jack and Annie could get away, the king thrust out his arms,sparkles flew from the tips of his tiny fingers, suddenly Jack andAnnie couldn’t move their arms or legs, the king kept pointing atthem,Skunks8! he shouted at the crowd, or weasels!

Neither, please. Thank you! Shouted Jack.

He was glad he still could talk, but the crowd began chanting, instrange high voices,Skunks! Skunks! Skunks! Skunks! Skunks!

The king nodded, and raised his both arms into the air, Jack wasdespaired, he didn’t want to live the rest of his life as a skunk7.

Wait, please. Jack shouted, I’m sorry I was rude, before youchange us, I really really need to tell Augusta something, thank you.

The king looked at Jack for along moment, then he lowed his arms,and the crowd grew silent,Thank you! Said Jack.

Augusta! Listen to me.

You should go back home, you are good for lots of things backthere. You are very kind, and Mary says you have a brave heartand fine mind, those are really good things to have.

Tears rolled down from Augusta’s cheeks, she shook her head,Listen to me, please! Jack went on:

Mary says you are not happy but some things do make you happyAugusta. You said you feel close to nature, you said you lovesimple folk like Mary, and I know you love stories, too.

Mary said you remembered every story she told you, you used totell her yourself, word for word, you have a great memory.

He is right. Augusta. Yelled Annie.

Those are your gifts. You need to give your gifts to the world.

Augusta was still for a moment, then she shook her head,I want to stay. She said.

You have a lot of to say. The high king shouted at Jack and Annie.

now prepare to become skunks.

He raised his arms againOh, no! thought Jack.

Wait, faint fare, said the high queen.

The high queen stepped closer to Augusta, the queen wore slivercloak, glitter with diamonds, she had jewels in her long red hair, thatshone like stars. Her high clear voice ran like a bell:

I am queen Ann of the Shea. She said.

The boy said you love stories, and do you remember every storyyou heard? Is this true?

Augusta nodded.

Then listen to our story. Said queen Ann.

All the Shea were very still, watching Augusta, and their queen.

In the morning of time, out of the rosy9 sky, and windy light we came.

Said queen Ann.

We were trifle super-natural people, called too hot day down in it.

Strong fearless noble we were, five rules carried our armies,through the woody lands of Ireland and for the Iyaz.

We ruled the Irish world.

But when the humans came, the wild woods gave away, to villagersand pesters10 , our treaded hollow holes in ruling the force under thesea. Over time we made ourselves smaller and smaller so we couldmore easily hidefrom humans, eventually we became nosiest theShea. And we were mocked as the waffles of the fairy.

But in truth, we are a tribe of great heritage, and we lived inenchanted places like this one protected by what is left for ourmagic.

Do you understand?

I do! Yes. Grieved Augusta.

Our stories were passed on for centuries in old language of Irelandbut the old language was replaced by the English, the storiesbegan to fade away. Queen Ann said.

Go home now with your friends human child, go back for our sake.

Seek out all the old stories tellers11 and ask them to tell you the talesof my people, learn the old language, read old manuscripts, writestories down on paper before they lost completely. Share them withall the people of Ireland, and all the world, will you do that for us?

Will you use your gifts to tell us stories that we store our dignity.

Augusta’s eyes shone,Yes she said.

Yes I will, yesGood, then I will send you all swiftly go home. Said queen Ann.

She backed to a small dancer, who stepped forward with tiny silverjellies,Sip12 the honey jam of the Shea. Said the high queen.

She took the jellies and handed it to Augusta. Augusta took a sip, asecond later, Jack felt cold and wind and rain.

He and Annie were standing13 on the bank of the river, Augusta wasstanding beside them. She was her normal size again.


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1 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
2 grassy DfBxH     
adj.盖满草的;长满草的
参考例句:
  • They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
  • Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。
3 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
4 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
5 entrench hZPzV     
v.使根深蒂固;n.壕沟;防御设施
参考例句:
  • A series of measures were designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law.采取一系列措施旨在巩固民主和法制。
  • These dictators have entrenched themselves politically and are difficult to move.这些独裁者在政治上已经站稳了脚跟,很难推翻他们。
6 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 skunk xERzE     
n.臭鼬,黄鼠狼;v.使惨败,使得零分;烂醉如泥
参考例句:
  • That was a rotten thing to do, you skunk!那种事做得太缺德了,你这卑鄙的家伙!
  • The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.受到攻击时臭鼬会发出一种难闻的气味。
8 skunks 0828a7f0a6238cd46b9be5116e60b73e     
n.臭鼬( skunk的名词复数 );臭鼬毛皮;卑鄙的人;可恶的人
参考例句:
  • Slim swans and slender skunks swim in the slippery slime. 苗条的天鹅和纤细的臭鼬在滑滑的黏泥上游泳。 来自互联网
  • But not all baby skunks are so lucky. -We're coming down. 但不是所有的臭鼬宝宝都会如此幸运。-我们正在下来。 来自互联网
9 rosy kDAy9     
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
参考例句:
  • She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作,生活看上去很美好。
  • She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。
10 pesters ba6a64a41fd96c4208dec0d299181ff1     
使烦恼,纠缠( pester的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The little girl pesters her mother for a new skirt. 小姑娘跟妈妈磨蹭着要一条新裙子。
  • While Sesshoumaru keeps doing all the work, Kagome pesters him. 当杀生丸在做这一切的时候,戈微却很苦恼。
11 tellers dfec30f0d22577b72d0a03d9d5b66f1d     
n.(银行)出纳员( teller的名词复数 );(投票时的)计票员;讲故事等的人;讲述者
参考例句:
  • The tellers were calculating the votes. 计票员正在统计票数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The use of automatic tellers is particularly used in large cities. 在大城市里,还特别投入了自动出纳机。 来自辞典例句
12 sip Oxawv     
v.小口地喝,抿,呷;n.一小口的量
参考例句:
  • She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
  • Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。
13 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

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