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a collection of beatrix potter stories-第14部分
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〃Timmy Tiptoes! Timmy
Tiptoes! Oh; where is Timmy
Tiptoes?〃
IN the meantime Timmy
Tiptoes came to his senses。
He found himself tucked up
in a little moss bed; very much
in the dark; feeling sore; it
seemed to be under ground。
Timmy coughed and groaned;
because his ribs hurted him。
There was a chirpy noise; and
a small striped Chipmunk
appeared with a night light;
and hoped he felt better?
It was most kind to Timmy
Tiptoes; it lent him its nightcap;
and the house was full
of provisions。
THE Chipmunk explained
that it had rained nuts
through the top of the tree
〃Besides; I found a few
buried!〃 It laughed and
chuckled when it heard
Timmy's story。 While Timmy
was confined to bed; it 'ticed
him to eat quantities〃But
how shall I ever get out
through that hole unless I
thin myself? My wife will be
anxious!〃 〃Just another nut
or two nuts; let me crack
them for you;〃 said the Chipmunk。
Timmy Tiptoes grew
fatter and fatter!
NOW Goody Tiptoes had
set to work again by
herself。 She did not put any
more nuts into the woodpecker's
hole; because she had
always doubted how they
could be got out again。 She
hid them under a tree root;
they rattled down; down;
down。 Once when Goody
emptied an extra big bagful;
there was a decided squeak;
and next time Goody brought
another bagful; a little striped
Chipmunk scrambled out in a
hurry。
〃IT is getting perfectly full…
up down…stairs; the
sitting…room is full; and they are
rolling along the passage; and
my husband; Chippy Hackee;
has run away and left me。
What is the explanation of
these showers of nuts?〃
〃I am sure I beg your
pardon; I did not not know that
anybody lived here;〃 said Mrs。
Goody Tiptoes; 〃but where is
Chippy Hackee? My husband;
Timmy Tiptoes; has run away
too。〃 〃I know where Chippy
is; a little bird told me;〃 said
Mrs。 Chippy Hackee。
SHE led the way to the woodpecker's
tree; and they
listened at the hole。
Down below there was a
noise of nut crackers; and a
fat squirrel voice and a thin
squirrel voice were singing
together
〃My little old man and I fell out;
How shall we bring this matter about?
Bring it about as well as you can;
And get you gone; you little old man!〃
〃You could squeeze in;
through that little
round hole;〃 said Goody
Tiptoes。 〃Yes; I could;〃 said
the Chipmunk; 〃but my
husband; Chippy Hackee;
bites!〃
Down below there was a
noise of cracking nuts and
nibbling; and then the fat
squirrel voice and the thin
squirrel voice sang
〃For the diddlum day
Day diddle dum di!
Day diddle diddle dum day!〃
THEN Goody peeped in at
the hole; and called
down〃Timmy Tiptoes! Oh
fie; Timmy Tiptoes!〃 And
Timmy replied; 〃Is that you;
Goody Tiptoes? Why; certainly!〃
He came up and kissed
Goody through the hole; but
he was so fat that he could
not get out。
Chippy Hackee was not too
fat; but he did not want to
come; he stayed down below
and chuckled。
AND so it went on for a
fortnight; till a big wind
blew off the top of the tree;
and opened up the hole and let
in the rain。
Then Timmy Tiptoes came
out; and went home with an
umbrella。
BUT Chippy Hackee
continued to camp out for
another week; although it was
uncomfortable。
AT last a large bear came
walking through the
wood。 Perhaps he also was
looking for nuts; he seemed
to be sniffing around。
CHIPPY HACKEE went
home in a hurry!
AND when Chippy Hackee
got home; he found he
had caught a cold in his head;
and he was more uncomfortable
still。
And now Timmy and
Goody Tiptoes keep their
nut…store fastened up with a
little padlock。
AND whenever that little
bird sees the Chipmunks;
he sings〃Who's…been…
digging…up MY…nuts? Who's
been digging…up MY…nuts?〃
But nobody ever answers!
THE END
THE PIE
AND
THE PATTY…PAN
Pussy…cat sits by the firehow should she be fair?
In walks the little dogsays 〃Pussy are you there?
How do you do mistress Pussy? Mistress Pussy; how do you do?〃
〃I thank you kindly; little dog; I fare as well as you!〃
Old Rhyme。
ONCE upon a time there was a
Pussy…cat called Ribby; who
invited a little dog called Duchess
to tea。
〃Come in good time; my dear
Duchess;〃 said Ribby's letter; 〃and
we will have something so very nice。
I am baking it in a pie…disha pie…
dish with a pink rim。 You never
tasted anything so good! And YOU
shall eat it all! _I_ will eat muffins;
my dear Duchess!〃 wrote Ribby。
Duchess read the letter and wrote
an answer:〃I will come with
much pleasure at a quarter past four。
But it is very strange。 _I_ was just
going to invite you to come here;
to supper; my dear Ribby; to eat
something MOST DELICIOUS。〃
〃I will come very punctually; my
dear Ribby;〃 wrote Duchess; and
then at the end she added〃I hope
it isn't mouse?〃
And then she thought that did
not look quite polite; so she scratched
out 〃isn't mouse〃 and changed
it to 〃I hope it will be fine;〃 and
she gave her letter to the postman。
But she thought a great deal
about Ribby's pie; and she read
Ribby's letter over and over again。
〃I am dreadfully afraid it WILL be
mouse!〃 said Duchess to herself
〃I really couldn't; COULDN'T eat
mouse pie。 And I shall have to
eat it; because it is a party。 And
MY pie was going to be veal and
ham。 A pink and white pie…dish!
and so is mine; just like Ribby's
dishes; they were both bought at
Tabitha Twitchit's。〃
Duchess went into her larder
and took the pie off a shelf and
looked at it。
〃It is all ready to put into the
oven。 Such lovely pie…crust; and
I put in a little tin patty…pan to
hold up the crust; and I made a
hole in the middle with a fork to
let out the steamOh I do wish I
could eat my own pie; instead of a
pie made of mouse!〃
Duchess considered and considered
and read Ribby' s letter again
〃A pink and white pie…dish…and
YOU shall eat it all。 'You' means
methen Ribby is not going to
even taste the pie herself? A pink
and white pie…dish! Ribby is sure
to go out to buy the muffins。 。 。 。 。
Oh what a good idea! Why
shouldn't I rush along and put my
pie into Ribby's oven when Ribby
isn't there?〃
Duchess was quite delighted
with her own cleverness!
Ribby in the meantime had
received Duchess's answer; and as
soon as she was sure that the little
dog would comeshe popped HER
pie into the oven。 There were two
ovens; one above the other; some
other knobs and handles were only
ornamental and not intended to
open。 Ribby put the pie into the
lower oven; the door was very stiff。
〃The top oven bakes to
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