VII—A Big Meal from Little Onions
第七章——小洋葱成就的大餐
THE NEXT MORNING Jessie and Henry talked about the queer noise.
第二天早上，杰西和亨利谈论起那个奇怪的声音。
They did not tell Violet and Benny.
他们没有告诉维奥莱特和本尼。
“What do you think it was?” asked Jessie.
“你觉得那是什么？”杰西问。
“Do you think it was a rabbit?”
“你觉得是兔子吗？”
“I don’t know,” said Henry.
“我不知道，”亨利说。
“But I think someone was in the woods.”
“但我认为树林里有人。”
“I am glad we weren’t hurt.”
“很高兴我们没有受伤。”
“Someone must have stepped on a stick and made it crack.”
“一定是有人踩到了树枝，发出了断裂声。”
“What shall we do?” asked Jessie.
“那我们该怎么办？”杰西问。
“Nothing,” said Henry.
“什么也不做，”亨利说。
“Watch is a good watchdog.”
“沃奇是一只很好的看门狗。”
“He loves us now, and if anyone tried to hurt us, Watch would take care of us.”
“它现在很爱我们，如果有人想伤害我们，沃奇会保护我们的。”
“He would do more than growl.”
“它可不只是会低吼。”
“But after this, we must not let Benny go into the woods alone.”
“但从此以后，我们不能让本尼独自进树林了。”
“I’ll keep Benny and Violet with me all the time,” said Jessie.
“我会一直把本尼和维奥莱特带在身边，”杰西说。
“Good!” said Henry.
“很好！”亨利说。
“And keep Watch with you all the time, too.”
“也要一直让沃奇陪着你们。”
“Good morning, Benny. Time to get up.”
“早上好，本尼。该起床了。”
“Today you must build something for me out of stones.”
“今天你得用石头帮我搭个东西。”
“What is it?” asked Benny eagerly.
“是什么呀？”本尼急切地问。
“I’m not going to tell you,” said Henry, laughing.
“我不告诉你，”亨利笑着说。
“You build it just as Jessie tells you, and you will see.”
“你只管按杰西说的去搭，到时候你就知道了。”
Henry was so eager to begin work that he ran all the way to town.
亨利迫不及待地想去干活，于是一路跑到了镇上。
The doctor came to the door and smilingly looked him over from head to foot.
医生来到门口，微笑着把他从头到脚打量了一番。
“My mother will tell you what to do today,” the doctor said.
“我母亲会告诉你今天要做什么，”医生说。
“She wants you to work in her garden.”
“她想让你在花园里帮忙。”
Mrs. Moore, the doctor’s mother, had a sweet face and looked very kind.
医生的母亲摩尔太太面容慈祥，看起来非常和蔼。
“Good morning, Henry,” she said.
“早上好，亨利，”她说。
“Do you know how to thin out vegetables?”
“你知道怎么给蔬菜间苗吗？”
“Oh, yes,” said Henry.
“哦，知道，”亨利说。
“I like to work in a vegetable garden.”
“我喜欢在菜园里干活。”
“I haven’t had much time to take care of my garden,” Mrs. Moore said.
“我没太多时间打理花园，”摩尔太太说。
“There! See that?”
“瞧！看到了吗？”
She pulled out a carrot.
她拔出了一根胡萝卜。
It had to come out, for it was much too near the other carrots.
这根必须拔掉，因为它离其他胡萝卜太近了。
“Yes, I see,” said Henry.
“是的，我明白了，”亨利说。
He began to thin out the carrots.
他开始给胡萝卜间苗。
Mrs. Moore watched him as he pulled out some of the little carrots and put them in a pile.
摩尔太太看着他拔出一些小胡萝卜并堆成一堆。
He left the other carrots to grow.
他留下其他的胡萝卜继续生长。
Then he began on the turnips.
然后他开始处理芜菁。
“You are a good worker,” said Mrs. Moore.
“你是个干活的好手，”摩尔太太说。
“I can see that.”
“我看得出来。”
She smiled at Henry.
她对亨利笑了笑。
“You may thin out all these vegetables.”
“你可以把这些蔬菜都间一下苗。”
Then she went into the house and left Henry alone.
然后她走进屋里，留下亨利一个人干活。
He worked all the morning.
他干了一整个上午。
He thinned out the carrots, turnips, and little onions.
他给胡萝卜、芜菁和小洋葱都间了苗。
The mill bells rang at noon, but Henry did not hear them.
中午磨坊的钟声响了，但亨利没有听见。
He still worked on in the hot sun.
他仍在烈日下继续干活。
Then he saw Mrs. Moore looking at him.
这时他看到摩尔太太正看着他。
“You have worked long enough now,” she said.
“你干得够久了，”她说。
“You may come again this afternoon.”
“你下午可以再来。”
“What shall I do with the vegetables I pulled up?” Henry asked.
“我拔出来的这些蔬菜怎么处理？”亨利问。
“Oh, I don’t want them,” said Mrs. Moore.
“哦，我不要它们，”摩尔太太说。
“Just leave them in a pile.”
“把它们堆在那里就行了。”
“Do you mind if I take them?” asked Henry.
“您介意我把它们拿走吗？”亨利问。
“No, indeed.”
“当然不介意。”
“Do you have chickens?”
“你养鸡了吗？”
Then, without waiting for an answer, she went right on, “You have done good work.”
接着，没等回答，她又说道：“你干得很好。”
“Here is a dollar.”
“这是一美元工钱。”
Henry said, “Thank you,” and was glad he did not have to answer about the chickens.
亨利说了声“谢谢”，心里暗自庆幸不用回答关于鸡的问题。
When Mrs. Moore went into the house, he took some of the little carrots and turnips and onions.
摩尔太太进屋后，他拿了一些小胡萝卜、芜菁和洋葱。
If he had looked up, he would have seen Mrs. Moore in the window watching him.
如果他抬起头，就会看到摩尔太太正在窗边看着他。
But he did not look up.
但他没有抬头。
He was too eager to get to the store and order some meat.
他急着去商店买些肉。
When he arrived at the boxcar, Benny told him, “The building is done.”
当他回到车厢时，本尼告诉他：“建筑完工了。”
“I helped with it.”
“我也帮忙了。”
The “building” was a fireplace, made of flat stones.
所谓的“建筑”是一个用扁平石头砌成的壁炉。
“Benny did a lot of the work,” said Jessie.
“本尼干了很多活，”杰西说。
“He carried stones and found wood for the fire.”
“他搬了石头，还找了生火的木柴。”
The fireplace was a very good one.
这个壁炉砌得很好。
The children and Watch had made a hole at the foot of a big rock between two trees.
孩子们和沃奇在两棵树之间的一块大岩石脚下挖了一个坑。
Flat stones were laid on the floor of this hole and around the sides.
坑底和四周都铺上了扁平的石头。
More big stones were put up to keep out the wind.
外面又垒了些大石头用来挡风。
Jessie had found a heavy wire in the dump and had put the big kettle on it and tied the ends of the wire to the two trees.
杰西在垃圾场找到一根粗铁丝，把大水壶挂在上面，并将铁丝两端系在两棵树上。
The kettle hung over the fireplace, and the fire was laid.
水壶悬在壁炉上方，火也生好了。
Beside the fireplace was a big wood-pile.
壁炉旁边堆着一大堆木柴。
“Fine! Fine!” cried Henry.
“太好了！太好了！”亨利喊道。
“You have done well.”
“你们干得真棒。”
“Now see what I have.”
“现在看看我带了什么。”
The girls were delighted with the meat and the little vegetables.
女孩们看到肉和小蔬菜高兴极了。
With Henry’s knife they cut the meat into little pieces.
她们用亨利的刀把肉切成小块。
Then they filled the kettle with water from the fountain and put the meat into it, with a tin plate for a cover.
然后她们从喷泉接满一壶水，把肉放进去，并用一个锡盘当盖子。
Henry started the fire, and it burned well at once.
亨利点燃了火，火势立刻旺了起来。
Jessie cut the tops off the vegetables and washed them in the brook.
杰西切掉蔬菜的顶部，在小溪里洗净。
“I’ll put them in after the meat has cooked awhile,” she said.
“等肉煮一会儿再把菜放进去，”她说。
Soon the water began to boil, and the stew began to smell good.
很快水开了，炖菜开始散发出香味。
Watch sat down and looked at it.
沃奇坐下来盯着锅看。
He sniffed hungrily at it and barked and barked.
它饥饿地嗅着香气，不停地叫着。
The children sat around the fireplace, eating bread and milk.
孩子们围坐在壁炉旁，吃着面包喝着牛奶。
Now and then Jessie stirred the stew with a big spoon.
杰西不时用大勺子搅动炖菜。
“It will make a good meal,” said Henry.
“这会是一顿美餐，”亨利说。
“Keep it boiling and do not leave it.”
“让它一直煮着，别走开。”
“When I come home tonight, I’ll bring you some salt.”
“今晚回来时我会带些盐给你们。”
“And whatever you do, don’t get on fire!”
“还有，无论如何，千万别着火了！”
Violet pointed to the pitcher and teapot that she had filled with water.
维奥莱特指着她装满水的水罐和茶壶。
“That’s to put on Benny or Watch if he should get on fire,” she said.
“万一本尼或沃奇身上着火，就用这些水浇灭，”她说。
Henry laughed and went happily on his way.
亨利笑着愉快地离开了。
He wished he could stay and smell the stew boiling, but he thought he ought to work.
他希望能留下来闻着炖菜的香气，但他觉得应该去工作。
So he went back to Dr. Moore’s house.
于是他回到了摩尔医生家。
He was very happy when Dr. Moore said, “Do you want to clean up this garage?”
当摩尔医生说“你想打扫一下这个车库吗？”时，他非常高兴。
The garage was not in very good order.
车库里不太整洁。
Dr. Moore laughed when he saw Henry look around for a broom.
看到亨利四处找扫帚，摩尔医生笑了。
“I must go out now,” said Dr. Moore.
“我现在得出去了，”摩尔医生说。
“You just clean this place up.”
“你把这里收拾干净就行。”
Henry began at once.
亨利立刻开始干活。
First he opened all the boxes.
首先他打开了所有的箱子。
On the biggest box he painted the word TOOLS with a long-handled brush and a can of paint he had found.
他用找到的长柄刷和一罐油漆，在最大的箱子上写了“工具”一词。
On another box he painted NAILS.
在另一个箱子上他写了“钉子”。
Then he picked over the things and put the tools in the toolbox and the nails in the nail-box.
然后他整理了物品，把工具放进工具箱，把钉子放进钉子箱。
This was fun for Henry, because he liked to get things in order.
这对亨利来说很有趣，因为他喜欢把东西整理得井井有条。
Henry found a lot of nails that were bent and covered with rust.
亨利发现了许多弯曲且生锈的钉子。
He put them in his pocket.
他把它们放进口袋。
“I’ll ask the doctor for these bent nails,” he said to himself.
“我要向医生讨要这些弯钉子，”他自言自语道。
“They are no good to him, but they are fine for me.”
“对他来说没用，但对我很有用。”
“I can use every old nail I get.”
“我能利用每一颗旧钉子。”
Then he washed the floor and washed his paint brush.
然后他清洗了地板和油漆刷。
When Dr. Moore came home, he found Henry putting brushes, paint cans, and other things on the shelf.
摩尔医生回家时，发现亨利正把刷子、油漆罐和其他东西放到架子上。
“My, my, my!” he cried.
“哎呀，哎呀！”他叫道。
He looked at the garage and laughed and laughed.
他看着车库笑个不停。
He laughed until his mother came out to see what he was laughing at.
他一直笑到他母亲出来看他到底在笑什么。
“Look, Mother!” he said.
“看，妈妈！”他说。
“Look at those tools.”
“看那些工具。”
“Look at the shelf.”
“看那个架子。”
“Look at my hammers.”
“看我的锤子。”
“One, two, three, four hammers.”
“一、二、三、四把锤子。”
“Your hammer, my hammer, and two other hammers.”
“你的锤子，我的锤子，还有另外两把。”
“They were all lost.”
“它们之前全都丢了。”
“Can you use a hammer, Henry?”
“你会用锤子吗，亨利？”
“Yes, indeed I can!” cried Henry.
“是的，我当然会！”亨利喊道。
“Take one,” said Dr. Moore.
“拿一把吧，”摩尔医生说。
“You found them all.”
“都是你找到的。”
“Oh, thank you!” said Henry.
“哦，谢谢您！”亨利说。
He showed the doctor the bent nails and was told that he could have those, too.
他给医生看了那些弯钉子，医生说他也可以拿走。
He could hardly wait now to start home, because he was so eager to show Benny and his sisters his new hammer and nails.
他现在迫不及待想回家了，因为他急着向本尼和姐妹们展示他的新锤子和钉子。
“Tomorrow will be Sunday,” said Dr. Moore.
“明天是星期天，”摩尔医生说。
“Will you come again the next day?”
“后天你还会来吗？”
“Oh, yes,” replied Henry, who had lost all track of the days.
“哦，会的，”完全忘了日期的亨利回答道。
“The cherries must be picked,” said the doctor.
“樱桃该摘了，”医生说。
He looked at Henry in a queer way.
他用一种奇怪的眼神看着亨利。
“We could use any number of cherry pickers if they were all as careful as you.”
“如果摘樱桃的人都像你这么细心，我们要多少人手都不嫌多。”
“Could you?” asked Henry eagerly.
“真的吗？”亨利急切地问。
“Well, I’ll come.”
“好吧，我会来的。”
So the three said good-by, and Henry started for home.
于是三人道别，亨利启程回家。
He had another dollar, a pocket full of old nails, a hammer, and the pile of vegetables that he had left at noon.
他又挣了一美元，口袋里装满了旧钉子，手里拿着锤子，还有中午留下的那堆蔬菜。
On the way home he bought some salt.
回家的路上他买了些盐。
When he arrived at the boxcar, he began to smell a delicious smell.
当他回到车厢时，闻到了一股美味的香气。
“Onions!” he shouted, running up to the kettle.
“洋葱！”他喊着跑向水壶。
“I do like the smell of onions.”
“我真喜欢洋葱的味道。”
“I like the turnips best,” said Violet.
“我最喜欢芜菁，”维奥莱特说。
Jessie took off the cover carefully and stirred in the salt, and Henry sniffed the brown stew.
杰西小心地揭开盖子，拌入盐，亨利嗅着褐色的炖菜。
It was boiling and boiling.
锅里咕嘟咕嘟地煮着。
“A ladle, of all things!” cried Henry.
“竟然还有个汤勺！”亨利叫道。
“Where did you get it?”
“你从哪儿弄来的？”
“I found a tin cup in the dump,” said Jessie.
“我在垃圾场找了个锡杯，”杰西说。
“We used a long stick for a handle and tied it to the cup with a piece of wire.”
“我们用一根长棍当把手，用铁丝把它绑在杯子上。”
“It makes a fine ladle.”
“这就成了一个好用的汤勺。”
She ladled out the stew into plates and bowls and put a spoon in each one.
她把炖菜盛到盘子和碗里，每个里面放了一把勺子。
“Oh, oh!” said Benny.
“哦，哦！”本尼说。
“I am so hungry.”
“我好饿啊。”
“I must eat my supper!”
“我得吃晚饭了！”
The meat was well cooked, and the vegetables were delicious.
肉煮得很烂，蔬菜也很美味。
Violet passed her plate for more turnips.
维奥莱特递过盘子要更多的芜菁。
“I’d like some more onions,” said Henry.
“我想再要点洋葱，”亨利说。
All the children ate until they could eat no more.
孩子们都吃到再也吃不下了。
“That was the best meal I ever ate,” said Jessie.
“这是我吃过最好的一顿饭，”杰西说。
“Me, too,” said Violet.
“我也是，”维奥莱特说。
“I have time tonight to make Benny’s cart,” remarked Henry.
“今晚我有时间给本尼做辆小车，”亨利说。
“We’ll want a cart.”
“我们需要一辆车。”
“Will you make it with my wheels?” asked Benny.
“你会用我的轮子做吗？”本尼问。
“Yes, with your wheels,” answered Henry.
“是的，用你的轮子，”亨利回答。
“But you must cart stones in it when I get it done.”
“但做好后你得用它来运石头。”
“Yes,” said Benny.
“好的，”本尼说。
“I will cart stones or rocks or anything.”
“我会用它运石头、岩石或任何东西。”
“Tomorrow will be Sunday, and I can stay at home,” Henry went on.
“明天是星期天，我可以待在家里，”亨利继续说。
“Do you think it’s all right, Jessie, to build the dam for a swimming pool on Sunday?”
“杰西，你觉得星期天建游泳池的水坝可以吗？”
“Yes, I do,” said Jessie.
“我觉得可以，”杰西说。
“We are making the swimming pool so that we can keep clean.”
“我们建游泳池是为了保持清洁。”
Henry began happily to hammer out the bent nails with his new hammer.
亨利高兴地开始用新锤子敲直那些弯钉子。
Soon he had some good nails.
很快他就得到了一些好钉子。
“You and I will go and find some boards, Benny,” he said.
“本尼，咱俩去找些木板，”他说。
“Come on.”
“走吧。”
Soon the boys came back with some boards from the dump.
很快男孩们从垃圾场带回了一些木板。
Henry sat down and began to make the cart.
亨利坐下来开始制作小车。
He could not see very well, because it was getting dark and there was no moon.
他看不太清楚，因为天黑了又没有月亮。
But at last the cart was done, and he gave it to Benny.
但最后小车还是做好了，他把它交给了本尼。
“Thank you,” said Benny, politely.
“谢谢，”本尼礼貌地说。
After his sisters had admired the cart, Benny pulled it around just for fun.
姐妹们欣赏完小车后，本尼拉着它到处玩。
Then Henry put it in the boxcar for the night.
然后亨利把它放进车厢过夜。
Henry said to Jessie, “I hope we do not hear that queer noise tonight.”
亨利对杰西说：“希望今晚不要再听到那个奇怪的声音了。”
“I hope not, too,” said Jessie.
“我也希望不要，”杰西说。
Then she laughed.
然后她笑了。
“Look at Benny,” she said.
“你看本尼，”她说。
“He has gone to sleep with his hand on his cart.”
“他把手放在小车上睡着了。”
Henry laughed, too, but he laughed at himself, because he was going to sleep with his new hammer under his pillow.
亨利也笑了，不过他是笑自己，因为他要把新锤子放在枕头底下睡觉。
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