“I guess we have one of the four things,” he said.
“我想我们已经得到了四样东西中的一样。”他说。
“We’ll look for the other three tomorrow,” Annie said.
“我们明天去找其他的三样。”安妮说。
“What are you doing?” said Jack.
“你在干吗？”杰克说。
“Wait,” said Annie. She took off one of her sneakers. She pulled off her sock. Then she put her sneaker back on.
“等等。”安妮说，她脱下了自己的一只鞋，又脱下一只袜子，然后穿上鞋子。
Then he opened his fist. He stared at the moonstone in his hand. It was clear and smooth. It almost seemed to glow.
然后他张开了他的掌心，凝视着他手里的那块月亮石，它又亮又光滑，几乎可以发光了。
No time at all had passed in Frog Creek.
蛙溪镇的时间还一点都没有过。
“We’re home,” said Annie.
“我们到家了。”安妮说。
In the distance, they could see their dad step out of their house. He stood on their porch.
远处，他们看见他们的爸爸正走出家门，站在家门前的门廊上。
They heard their neighbor’s dog, Henry, bark. They heard crickets chirping.
他们听见了邻居家的狗亨利在叫，他们听见蟋蟀的唧唧声。
He pulled on his pack.
然后背上了他的背包。
The sun was setting in the distance.
远处太阳正在缓缓下山。
“Com-ing!” Annie shouted.
“来啦！”安妮回应道。
Jack looked with them.
杰克也和他们一起向窗外看去。
Annie and the mouse were looking out the window.
安妮和那只小老鼠正朝窗外张望呢。
Squeak.
吱吱。
He put the moonstone in his pocket.
他把月亮石装进他的口袋。
Jack nodded. They had a lot more work to do.
杰克点了点头，他们还有很多事情要做。
Jack opened his eyes.
杰克睁开眼睛。
“I’m making a bed,” she said.
“我在做一张床。”她说。
Jack sat back on his heels. He looked at the moonstone again.
杰克跪坐下来，再一次看着月亮石。
“Ready?” he said.
“准备好了吗？”他说。
“Ja-ack! An-nie!” he called.
“杰克！安妮！”他叫道。
Time for dinner.
是吃晚饭的时间了。
“Careful,” he said.
“小心。”他说。
“Bed! You know, for Peanut to sleep in.” Annie picked up the mouse. She tucked it inside her sock.
“床！知道吗，给花生睡觉用的。”安妮抓起了小老鼠，把它塞进了她的袜子里。
By the time he stepped onto the ground, it was almost completely black.
他下到地面的时候，外面几乎全黑了。
“Night-night, Peanut,” he whispered.
“晚安，花生。”他小声说。
Jack stared at the mouse. It looked back at him.
杰克看着老鼠，小老鼠也看着他。
“Don’t be silly,” he said. “Let’s go.”
“别傻了。”他说，“我们走。”
They moved silently and swiftly — two shadow warriors returning home.
他们安静地迅速地走着——两个影子武士回家了。
“A what?”
“一张什么？”
It got darker and darker as he went down.
他下去的时候外面越来越黑了。
Squeak.
吱吱。
“See you tomorrow,” she said. Then she started down the ladder.
“明天见。”她说，然后她开始从绳梯往下爬。
Then Jack headed down the rope ladder.
于是杰克也顺着绳梯下去了。
Together they took off through the cool, dark woods.
他们一起穿越了阴冷、黑暗的小树林。
“Thanks for helping us,” Annie said to the mouse.
“谢谢你帮助我们。”安妮对小老鼠说。
“Oh brother,” said Jack.
“我的老天。”杰克说。
For a moment, its dark eyes looked old and wise.
刹那间，它的小黑眼睛看起来又老成又充满智慧。
“Kiss it goodnight, Jack,” she said.
“跟它吻别，杰克。”她说。
“‘Night, Peanut,” she said softly.
“晚安，花生。”她温柔地说。
“Come on, Jack!” called Annie.
“来呀！杰克。”安妮叫道。
“Where are you?” said Jack.
“你在哪儿？”杰克说。
Jack kissed its tiny head.
杰克吻了吻它的小脑袋。
“Careful yourself,” she said.
“你自己小心。”她说。
Annie held the mouse close to Jack.
安妮把老鼠举到杰克面前。
She put Peanut gently down on the glowing M. She pulled Morgan’s message out of her pouch. And put it next to the mouse.
她把花生轻轻地放在那个发光的字母 M上，她把摩根的留言从口袋里拿出来，放在老鼠的旁边。
“Here,” said Annie. Her hand bumped his. He took it.
“这儿。”安妮说，她的手碰到了他的手，杰克抓住了安妮的手。
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