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儿童英语读物 The Dog-Gone Mystery CHAPTER 3 Watch Is Groomed

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At dinner that night, the children talked about what Mr. Brooks1 had said. Had Boxcar run away, or had he been stolen? At breakfast the next morning, they were still talking about it.

“Boxcar would not run away from all that good bread,” said Benny, eating a second piece of toast.

“What did Mr. Brooks mean about Roxanne?” asked Violet. “Mr. Brooks said that dogs have been stolen wherever Roxanne worked.”

Jessie started to help Mrs. McGregor clear the dishes. “Where else did she work?” asked Jessie.

Grandfather smiled as he got up from the table. “I have a feeling this is all a mystery,” he said. “And I have an even stronger feeling that you four will solve it.”

Henry helped clear the rest of the dishes. “Let’s go talk to Mr. Brooks,” he said.

“Then to Roxanne,” said Violet. “We have to be fair.”

“Wait,” said Jessie. She put her hands in her front pockets, then in her back pockets. “Ah, here it is.” She showed them the coupon2 for twenty percent off at Clip and Yip. “Let’s do it,” she said. “Let’s get Watch groomed3 while we’re in town.”

Instead of taking their bikes, the children walked to town. They kept Watch on a leash4. When they reached the Bread Loaf Bakery, Jessie didn’t want to tie him up outside the store. “I just don’t feel right leaving him alone,” she said. “Especially if somebody might be stealing dogs.” So Jessie stayed outside with Watch, and Henry, Violet, and Benny went into the bakery.

Nobody was behind the counter. A small silver bell stood next to a sign that said, Ring for Service. Henry rang the bell. The children waited, but nobody came.

“I hear voices,” said Benny.

The children listened. They heard two male voices. One of the men talking was Mr. Brooks. “Selling stolen dogs is easy money,” he said.

“That’s true,” said the other voice.

“I could get almost a thousand dollars for Boxcar,” said Mr. Brooks.

The children looked at each other. They knew it wasn’t polite to listen to other people’s conversations in secret.

“I think there’s a patio5 outside,” said Henry. “Let’s go see if Mr. Brooks is there.”

The three Aldens walked toward the back of the store and out an open door. A red brick wall enclosed a small eating area. A tree grew in the middle of the patio.

“Oh,” whispered Violet. “How beautiful.”

Mr. Brooks sat at a far table with Mr. Kovack. The two men did not see or hear the three children.

“I would steal the malamute next,” said Mr. Kovack. “Grayson.”

“Hello!” said Henry in a loud voice. He noticed that both Mr. Brooks and Mr. Kovack half-jumped out of their chairs.

Mr. Brooks spoke6 first. “Hello,” he said. “We didn’t hear you come in.”

“We rang the bell,” said Benny.

Mr. Kovack stood up. “I must be going. I just came in to get my free coffee for buying a loaf of bread.”

Henry saw that the table Mr. Brooks and Mr. Kovack were sitting at had papers and pens on it. But there was no bread or coffee.

Mr. Kovack stopped in front of the Aldens. “I know all about you,” he said. “You’re the children who have solved some mysteries. But you were just lucky,” he told them.

“We don’t solve mysteries by luck,” said Henry.

Mr. Kovack looked at them. “Do you think you solve them because you’re smart?” he asked.

“Yes,” said Jessie. “We think about things and we use logic7 to solve mysteries.”

“We’ll see,” said Mr. Kovack. Then he left.

“I didn’t know you knew Mr. Kovack,” Henry said to Mr. Brooks.

“I didn’t know him,” answered Mr. Brooks. “He came in and somehow we started talking about dogs.”

Benny wanted to say: You were talking about stealing dogs! But he kept quiet and listened.

Mr. Brooks asked where Jessie was. When they told him, he went outside and invited her and Watch into the patio. “Nice dog,” he said, patting Watch on the head. “Terriers are very popular dogs.”

“Mr. Brooks,” asked Henry, “why did you say that dogs have been stolen wherever Roxanne Sager8 works?”

“Because it’s true,” Mr. Brooks answered. “Did you know that she used to work at a dog training school in Elmford? And did you know that in three months, three dogs were lost or stolen from that school?”

“We didn’t know that,” said Henry, “but that doesn’t mean Roxanne stole the dogs.”

“And after that, she worked for two months in Northport,” said Mr. Brooks. “And one dog was stolen from that school.”

“How do you know all of this?” Jessie asked him.

“I just know,” said Mr. Brooks. “If you don’t believe me, you can find out for yourselves. Now I have some bread to take out of the ovens.”

Mr. Brooks went into the back of his store. The Aldens could see him. He was using a long wooden paddle to take loaves of bread out of brick ovens. The Aldens looked at one another. “I guess Mr. Brooks won’t say any more,” said Henry.

“Maybe we should buy some bread and get our free lemonades,” said Benny. “Then Mr. Brooks might talk to us some more.”

His brother and sisters laughed. “Nice try, Benny,” said Henry. “But the bread and lemonade will have to wait.”

“But we’ll use our other coupon now,” said Jessie. “The one for getting Watch groomed.”

The children left Bread Loaf Bakery and walked down the street to Clip and Yip. The store was open, and Candy Wilson was grooming9 a dog and talking to its owner.

The Aldens saw that the dog was the gray and white malamute, Grayson Majesty10. Mrs. Servus watched as Ms. Wilson used a hair dryer11 on Grayson.

Henry noticed that the hair dryer slid back and forth12 on an overhead rail. Candy Wilson finished drying Grayson and hooked the dryer to the rail over her head. Mrs. Servus walked all around her dog, looking at him from head to toe. “Hmmm,” she said. “Grayson Majesty looks good. I may decide to come here once a month.”

Ms. Wilson unhooked Grayson’s leash from the overhead rail, then fed him a one-bite dog biscuit. When he finished eating it, she lowered the grooming table almost to the ground. “Come on, boy,” she said to Grayson, and he jumped off the low table.

“I hope you do bring Grayson in once a month,” she said to Mrs. Servus. “Your dog deserves the best grooming.”

Then the two women noticed the Aldens. The children said hello to everyone. Grayson and Watch touched noses, but Mrs. Servus pulled Grayson away. She walked to the counter to pay her bill.

While they waited, the Aldens looked all around Clip and Yip. Henry had already noticed the electric clipper and dryers13 hooked to the overhead rail. Now he noticed the steel washing tubs. Henry liked everything he saw. He thought Ms. Wilson could do a very good job with all her tools.

Jessie walked around the shop. She saw the flyer about Boxcar being lost. It was posted on a bulletin board, where everybody could see it.

Violet and Benny looked at all the fun things for dogs. Benny looked at rubber balls and things that Watch could fetch. Violet looked at bandannas15. She thought Watch would look good with a lavender colored bandanna14 around his neck.

After Mrs. Servus left, Jessie said they had brought Watch in for a grooming.

“Wonderful,” said Candy Wilson. She bent16 down to pet Watch. She fed him a one-bite dog biscuit. Then she led him into one of the big steel tubs. The children watched as Watch got a bath. Ms. Wilson talked to Watch the whole time. Jessie thought that Watch was very calm—more calm than when he got a bath at home.

After the bath, Ms. Wilson gave Watch another one-bite treat, then led him to the grooming table and raised it. She hooked Watch’s collar to a metal arm that kept him from moving around too much. “Good dog,” she said as she petted him.

She looked at the children. “Now,” she said. “How would you like Watch to look?”

“Just like himself,” answered Jessie.

“Only neater,” added Henry.

“That’s easy,” said Ms. Wilson. “Terriers look neat to begin with. Are you sure you want Watch to look just like he does? I could change his looks a lot.”

“We like Watch the way he is,” said Violet.

“Okay,” said Ms. Wilson as she began to trim Watch’s fur with electric clippers. “Watch isn’t a show dog, is he?” she asked.

The children said he wasn’t.

“He looks like a healthy dog,” said Ms. Wilson as she worked. “And friendly, too,” she said. “Those are the best kinds of dogs, don’t you think?”

The Aldens agreed.

After Ms. Wilson finished trimming Watch’s fur, she took a pair of small clippers from her apron17 pocket. Then she carefully clipped Watch’s toenails. “There,” she said after she finished. She gave Watch a last treat, then lowered the table. “Watch looks great,” she said. “I’ll bet he’s never looked better.”

Henry, Violet, and Benny agreed. Even Jessie agreed. They paid for the grooming, using their twenty-percent-off coupon for a discount. “Be sure to come back again,” Candy Wilson said as they left.

“Watch looks really good!” said Benny once they were out on the sidewalk.

Watch pranced18 with his head high.

“Yes,” admitted Jessie. “Ms. Wilson did a really good job. And she was so good with Watch.”

“Dogs trust her,” said Violet. “She keeps them calm and happy.”

“That’s because she gives them doggie treats,” said Benny. The others laughed.
 


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1 brooks cdbd33f49d2a6cef435e9a42e9c6670f     
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 coupon nogz3     
n.息票,配给票,附单
参考例句:
  • The coupon can be used once only.此优惠券只限使用一次。
  • I have a coupon for ten pence off a packet of soap.我有一张优惠券买一盒肥皂可以便宜十便士。
3 groomed 90b6d4f06c2c2c35b205c60916ba1a14     
v.照料或梳洗(马等)( groom的过去式和过去分词 );使做好准备;训练;(给动物)擦洗
参考例句:
  • She is always perfectly groomed. 她总是打扮得干净利落。
  • Duff is being groomed for the job of manager. 达夫正接受训练,准备当经理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 leash M9rz1     
n.牵狗的皮带,束缚;v.用皮带系住
参考例句:
  • I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳,但被狗挡住了路。
  • The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带,想挣脱开去。
5 patio gSdzr     
n.庭院,平台
参考例句:
  • Suddenly, the thought of my beautiful patio came to mind. I can be quiet out there,I thought.我又忽然想到家里漂亮的院子,我能够在这里宁静地呆会。
  • They had a barbecue on their patio on Sunday.星期天他们在院子里进行烧烤。
6 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
7 logic j0HxI     
n.逻辑(学);逻辑性
参考例句:
  • What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑?
  • I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。
8 sager d66567f60a140c14f5ba87b995d3a5f7     
adj.贤明的,貌似聪明的( sage的比较级 )
参考例句:
  • Well, I want those yellow gators that Sager wore a few weeks ago. 好了,我想那些人认为是塞奇几个星期前穿的。 来自互联网
9 grooming grooming     
n. 修饰, 美容,(动物)梳理毛发
参考例句:
  • You should always pay attention to personal grooming. 你应随时注意个人仪容。
  • We watched two apes grooming each other. 我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。
10 majesty MAExL     
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权
参考例句:
  • The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
  • Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下,您必须赶快做出决定!
11 dryer PrYxf     
n.干衣机,干燥剂
参考例句:
  • He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
  • There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。
12 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
13 dryers 5c56a853f6c2d82daa52b15f68e1b2ac     
n.干燥机( dryer的名词复数 );干燥器;干燥剂;干燥工
参考例句:
  • Men also have hair dryers and, if they suffer from baldness, they use a growth stimulator, buy hairpieces, or have hair transplanted from the hirsute part of the scalp to the bare areas. 男士也有他们的吹风机,而且如果他们秃顶的话,还会用毛发生长剂、买假发,或者把头发从密集的地方移植到谢顶的地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The dryers can be automated. 干燥机可以自动化作业。 来自辞典例句
14 bandanna BPQyF     
n.大手帕
参考例句:
  • He knotted the bandanna around his neck.他在脖子上系了一条印花大围巾。
  • He wiped his forehead with a blue bandanna and smiled again.他用一条蓝色的大手帕擦擦前额,又笑了笑。
15 bandannas 2fb774e042b6d738a3bc98c25a3e71c4     
n.印花大手帕( bandanna的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Long hair, overalls, bandannas, a Jesus beard on Dad. 长发,工作裤,大手帕,还有父亲的耶稣式胡子。 来自互联网
  • They had standard-issue bandannas over their faces. 脸上蒙普通的大花巾。 来自互联网
16 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
17 apron Lvzzo     
n.围裙;工作裙
参考例句:
  • We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
  • She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
18 pranced 7eeb4cd505dcda99671e87a66041b41d     
v.(马)腾跃( prance的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Their horses pranced and whinnied. 他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。 来自辞典例句
  • The little girl pranced about the room in her new clothes. 小女孩穿着新衣在屋里雀跃。 来自辞典例句
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