Amy-the-Hedgehog-girl典范英语原文

1 Amy the Hedgehogs Girl Miserable Mr Peck Her mum was in the kitchen when Amy rushed in How was school asked Mrs Harris expecting the usual answer OK It was great cried Amy A lady gave us a talk on wildlife and she showed us a hedgehog expert A what said Mrs Harris A hedgehog expert Someone who knows all about hedgehogs That s good said Mrs Harris You ll need to go the library and see if you can find some books Oh dear Amy groaned I ll have to see Mr Peck Mr Peck was the children s librarian He was a mean and miserable sort of person He also lived next door to Amy The library was almost empty when Amy arrived She looked along the shelves trying to find a book on hedgehogs What are you doing snapped a voice behind her Amy nearly jumped out of her socks It was Mr Peck I was looking for a book about animals Animals indeed sniffed Mr Peck What sort of animals Tame animals Wild animals Animals from Africa India Britain Hedgehogs said Amy Hedgehogs bawled Mr Peck The very worst animals there are They dig up vegetables and bite lumps out of them He pulled a book from the shelves If you must study the horrid things this is the best I can do Thank you said Amy politely Make sure you bring it back on time And don t you dare bring hedgehogs into your garden Your garden is next to mine don t forget If I see a hedgehogs near my carrots do you know what I am going to do No said Amy I m going to squirt it with my spray gun At home Amy read the book on hedgehogs She found out that they ate slugs and snails The book didn t say anything about vegetables The next day she took the book back to the library What s this said Mr Peck This book is not due back for another twenty days But I ve read it said Amy Have you got any more books about hedgehogs Over there snapped Mr Peck pointing with his nose Amy walked slowly along the shelves Where were the books about animals She was just about to rist asking Mr Peck when she saw something It was an old cassette tape called Calls of the Wild It looked as if nobody had ever played it Amy took it down from the shelf It was part of a set of animal noises This was tape number 12 and it was called Hedgehogs Amy asked Mr Peck if she could borrow the cassette Of course you can he said rudely Though anybody who wants to listen to horrid animal noises must be mad He stamped the cassette box And don t forget to rewind the tape Hedgehog talk Amy sat in her room listening to the sounds of hedgehogs on her personal stereo over and over again Amy repeated the sounds herself I m talking hedgehog thought Amy I wish I knew what I was saying I really need a hedgehog to help me I m sure there s one in the garden If I make hedgehog noises perhaps it will hear me Amy ran down into the garden and made hedgehog noises as loudly as she could She stopped and listened but no hedgehogs answered Amy tried again Bnt only a cat came into the garden 2 I m going to keep trying said Amy I m sure Ican do it At last she got cold and she went indoors The next night Amy tried again She tried every night for a week What are you doing out there asked Mrs Harris Wait and see said Amy Just then the door bell rang It was Mr Peck He stood at the door in his dressing gown Amy noticed that his hair was wet Mrs Harris said Mr Peck Every night when I have my bath I can hear a noise It seems to be coming from your garden Amy giggled behind her hand Noise said Mrs Harris Some sort of animal said Mr Peck I d put poison down if I were you That is the only way to deal with animals As soon as Mr Peck had gone Amy dashed out into the garden Mr Peck thought I was an animal she said to herself I m going to try one more time Amy went down on her knees and began to make her hedgehog sounds again Almost at once there was a rustling noise and a hedgehog lumbered onto the lawn Amy was delighted The hedgehog and Amy snorted and squeaked at each other Suddenly a torch beam shone in their eyes What s going on said a voice It was Mr Peck still in his dressing gown The hedgehog rolled into a ball I m chatting to a hedgehog said Amy You cheeky young thing Talking to hedgehogs indeed Excuse me began Amy And what s more Mr Peck cut in hedgehogs are dirty little beasts and they eat up all the vegetables in my garden Rubbish said Amy crossly Hedgehogs are not dirty And they don t eat vegetables They eat slugs and snails Now if you don t mind I was talking to a hedgehog Mr Peck was too shocked to answer His mouth dropped open as Amy snorted gently to the hedgehog Slowly it unrolled A sly look crept across Mr Peck s face How often have you been doing this my dear he asked Never before said Amy But from now on I ll be every night Hm said Mr Peck You re going to be here every night you say The amazing hedgehog girl When Amy came home from school the next day Mr Peck was in his front drive He was fixing a large board to the gate As soon as he saw Amy he throw his coat over it Amy had promised to show her mum the hedgehog It was getting dark when they stepped into the garden to see her hedgehog friend Amy went down on her knees and began to snort This time two hedgehogs came up to her What are you talking about whispered Mrs Harris Slugs There was a sound from next door Amy shone her torch towards the fence There were people staring into her garden They all had their mouths open One person stood out It was Mr Peck I ve asked a few friends over he said smoothly I hope you don t mind Amy was cross but she also felt rather proud that so many people had come to see her You may wath But please don t talk or make a noise And no photos The people nodded Amy went down on her knees and snorted once moer This time three more hedgehogs came up Amy managed to tell the hedgehogs that they had nothing to fear The 3 people just wanted to see how clever they were Amy and the hedgehogs talked and played together As soon as the hedgehogs had gone the people behind the fence began to clap and cheer Of course they wanted to know what Amy and the hedgehogs had been talking about They told me about their young Then they told me why they curl up into a ball And where to find the tastiest grubs Oh and they told me where they are going to sleep for the winter Mrs Harris hugged Amy You were fantastic she said Come in and I ll make you a nice hot drink Yes In you go said Mr Peck cheerily I m sure you must be very tired There was something strange about Mr Peck He had never said anything kind to Amy before Then she heard an odd noise It was the sound of coins being dropped into a box It was worth a pound of anybody s money she heard someone say Ssh said Mr Peck Then Amy remembered the board that Mr Peck had been fixing to his front gate Why had Mr Peck tried to hide it Amy rushed round to the front of the house There on the board in large letters it said What a nerve said Amy Then a smile crept across her face I know how to fix you Mr Peck She raced round to Mr Peck s garden Some of the people were still enjoying a cup of tea and biscuits Before Mr Peck could stop her she said Ladies and gentlemen There is something I must tell you All the money you have given tonight is going to a hedgehog hospital to look after sick hedgehogs Everyone clapped and nodded their heads Everyone except Mr Peck His face went bright red and he made a strange spluttering noise Not only that went on Amy but Mr Peck has agreed that for every pound that you give tonight he will give another pound of his own money Everyone clapped again and cheered Mr Peck went a very pale colour Somehow he managed a smile Before he could say anything Amy said And I am happy to say that the hospital has asked me to take the money for them She held out her hand Gloomily Mr peck passed the box over to Amy Then an even gloomier look spread across his face as he dug into his pocket and pulled out two ten pound notes A big hand for Mr Peck said Amy This is not quite the end of the story Amy felt rather sorry for Mr Peck After she had sent the money to the hedgehog hospital she asked the hedgehogs to patrol Mr Peck s garden She told them to make sure that no more of his vegetables were eaten by slugs A few weeks later Mr Peck won third prize for his marrows runner beans and carrots at the local show That evening he leaned over the fence to show Amy his three prizes It s all thanks to those hedgehogs he said I wish I had known before how useful they are I ve bought them a present He handed her one tin of dog food I ve just got some new books about hedgehogs in the library I read that they abore dog food he explained A group of hedgehogs were soon busy tucking in Amy knelt down beside them What are they saying asked Mr Peck Well said Amy Hedgehogs are a bit hard to understand when they have their mouthsfull But I think they are saying thanks for the dog food I should think so too said Mr Peck I paid a lot of money for that tin And could you teach them not to speak with their mouths full It is so rude I ll try said Amy She looked at the hedgehogs and smiled It seemed to her that they smiled back 4 Coming Clean Old Baggy Pants Derek and Janey were eating jam roly poly in the hall and talking about Mr Such s trousers Mr Such was their teacher and he wore the same trousers to school day in and day out They re so crumpled and baggy Janey said And grubby and thick said Derek Like a pair of old dish cloths And he wears them all the time I don t think he s got any others Old Baggy Pants that s what he is Derek added sticking his fork into his jam roly poly I wish he d get some new ones Janey sighed At that moment Old Baggy pants himself came into the hall Janey s mouth fell open and Derek could see the mashed up jam roly poly inside What s up he said Janey blinked and pointed There was Mr Such in a brand new suit A spotless white suit without a crease in it Everyone in the hall stopped eating and stared at him Carry on everyone said Mr Such a bit red in the face Carry on eating Wow said Derek leaning across his plate He looks so different He looks smart said Janey firmly And about time too Later that afternoon Janey s class trooped back into the hall for P E I like the suit sir Janey told Mr Such as they filed in Thank you Janey It s for Parents Evening really Parents Evening Yes I have to look my best for that don t I But that s not till Monday Mr Such Derek said I known that Derek I m just getting used to it While they were talking Mrs Venn came out of the kitchen with a bowl of custard in her arms She was so shocked to see Mr Such in his bright new suit she gave a little jump Oh my gosh she cried She grabbed one of the hall curtains to steady herself The custard looped into the air straight for Mr Such Derek saw it coming and stepped smartly in the way The custard wobbled through the air and flopped against Derek s vest Everyone fell silent Derek stood there looking sad and stunned And covered in cold custard Well done Derek said Mr Such You d saved my brand new suit Derek tried to smile but by then the custard was oozing into his shorts After break Mr Such changed back into his dish cloth trousers Please keep clear of this he said hanging his new suit on the cupboard door Keep well clear A Lovely green colour The last lesson of the day was art They had to paint interesting faces Janey was doing a monster She put blood shot bits in his eyes a bolt through his neck and green stuff coming out of his nose She was pleased with the green sthff but she d mixed up too much She asked Derek if he wanted some I don t need any green stuff Janey he said I m doing a footballer Well he could have green stuff coming out of his nose couldn t he she said No said Derek He couldn t You d could use it for the background Like grass Mr Such 5 Princess Pip s Holiday 1 Ready to go Everyone in Princess Pip s castle was very busy The King was polishing his money the Queen was choosing sun hats and the maids were running around with piles of vests Can I take Dobbin on holiday asked Princess Pip I m afraid there won t be room for a pony on the coach said the Queen Oh said the Princess Pip Can Amanda and Bert come then There s no room for snakes said the King not even pet ones Princess Pip scowled This holiday is going to be BORING she said They went on holiday in their best gold coach Wave to all the people dear said the Queen Princess Pip folded her arms I m on holiday she said Are we nearly there yet We won t be there for a long time said the Queen firmly It did take a long time to get to the seaside The coach got very hot and Princess Pip didn t feel very well Here we are at last said the King happily But it s a castle said Princess Pip Just like home It s BORING 2 Just like home There was a girl waiting by the castle door This is Daisy said the Queen She is going to look after you Pip Daisy showed Princess Pip her room I don t want a four poster bed said Princess Pip That s just like home You can sleep on my straw mattress then said Daisy I ll have the bed Oh all right said Princess Pip That evening there was a banquet and it went on for hours More sprouts asked the King happily This is BORING said the Princess Pip Nonsense 胡说 dear said the Queen It can t be boring We re on holiday I WANT TO GO HOME said Princess Pip the next day She had been walking round the castle walls all morning and she hadn t found anything to do But we re having a wonderful time said the Queen from her sun chair Just look at the way my money shines in the sun said the King Wonderful But it s BORING said Princess Pip Why don t you go and talk to Daisy suggested the Queen Princess Pip stomped off That does it she said to Daisy I WANT TO GO HOME 3 The road home If you stayed here a bit longer you might start liking the seaside said Daisy But Princess Pip wasn t listening She was putting all her important things in her suitcase I think we ll have to take some things out said Daisy Daisy found them both backpacks and they set out for home Princess Pip and Daisy went across the drawbridge and along the road It was very hot Let s have a nice cool snack said Daisy So they got some fish sticks from a stall These aren t bad admitted Princess Pip They taste best by the seaside said Daisy I ll show you where the fish come from if you like They went down some stone steps to a place where the sea swished backwards and forwards and the ground looked 6 as if it was made of gold Look in these pools said Daisy The fish were hard to catch You could take your stockings off said Daisy and use them for nets It was nice without shoes and stockings on It was even nicer once Princess Pip had taken off her coat and crown The fish looked very cross at being caught so Princess Pip let them go It s not too bad here said Princess Pip at last I want to stay here all the time Let s build a sandcastle then said Daisy A sand HOUSE said Princess Pip It was hard work but they built a huge house with a moat all around Soon the sea came in and filled the moat That s just right said Princess Pip Make it stop coming in now Daisy But the sea kept on coming in and soon it had washed their house FLAT We built our house too close to the sea said Daisy sadly STUPID SEA shouted Princess Pip STUPID SEASIDE I WANT TO GO HOME 4 Riding the dragon Princess Pip and Daisy put on their shoes and picked up their backpacks I m tired said Princess Pip very soon I want to ride Dobbin Are we nearly home yet Why don t you ride one of the horses on that merry go round suggested Daisy Oh no said Princess Pip I m going to ride that dragon The dragon went very fast and there was lots of exciting music but then it all stopped Everyone got off But we re still here said Princess Pip crossly as she got off too At least it wasn t boring said Daisy I WANT TO GO HOME shouted Princess Pip At least it was fun said Daisy Everything is fun here because it s a FUN fair Princess Pip sniffed What s fun about it she asked I ll show you said Daisy They went down the roller coaster Then they went UP and UP and DOWN again AARRRRGH yelled Princess Pip and Daisy Let s go on it again said Princess Pip Tomorrow perhaps said Daisy who had gone very pale BUT I WANT began Princess Pip Hello said a voice It was the King The Queen was with him Where s Princess Pip the King asked Daisy Here said Princess Pip The King and the Queen stared at her You can t be Pip the Queen gasped You re all dirty and you have no stockings But I am said Princess Pip and put on her crown to prove it Look It s me and I ve found a place where the ground is made of gold Come and see Daisy and Princess Pip showed them the beach Good heavens said the King How wonderful It s just the color of money What a perfect place for my sun chair said the Queen The beach was a perfect place for picnics and games and races too Everyone loved it Then one day the King said What a pity we have to go home tomorrow Princess Pip scowled and she said 7 I don t want to go home