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儿童英语读物 Mountain Top Mystery CHAPTER 10 David Explains

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When the rangers2 led the Indian boy into the store, Jessie was near the door. Quickly she put her hand on the boy’s shoulder. “Don’t be afraid,” she said. “We want to help you.”

The boy did not look up, but he pushed back his wet hair.

A ranger1 said, “This boy belongs in Maine. When he heard about Flat Top on a radio program he begged rides and got here in no time. He’s interested in the cave, but so far I don’t know why.”

They all sat down. The boy was on a wooden chair. His clothes dripped3 on the floor.

The chief ranger took off his raincoat and sat down at a desk. He said to the boy, “This is a very small village, son. We always notice any strangers. We want to know why you came here, what you expect to find, and also why you ran away. You will save time if you tell the exact truth. If you tell a lie, we will find it out. First, what is your name?”

The boy waited a minute. “David Walker,” he said.

“That’s not an Indian name,” said the ranger.

“No, my Indian name is David Walking-by-Night.”

“A nice name,” whispered Jessie to Henry. “But Lovan’s last name is Dixon.”

The ranger went on, “Why were you interested in Flat Top?”

David Walking-by-Night drew a long breath. He seemed very tired, but he seemed to be telling the truth.

“I was born in Maine,” he said. “But I don’t belong in Maine. My mother came from another tribe4 down here. She told me stories about Flat Top.”

“What stories?” shouted Benny.

David looked at Benny. He did not smile. He said, “The stories may not be true. But one story is about some treasure that belongs to my tribe. I thought I might get it sometime.”

The ranger said, “That treasure would belong to your mother’s people first, wouldn’t it?”

“Yes, but they are all dead long ago. I’m the only one left in that tribe. My mother is dead, too.”

Nobody spoke5 for a minute. It was not hard to guess that this boy without a family had no one to care about him.

The ranger said, “Did you ever go to school, son?”

“A little, not much. I went for a few weeks and then I’d go hunting. Then I’d go to school for awhile.”

“How did you live? Did you have a job?”

“Yes,” said David. “I had a lot of jobs. I didn’t like any of them. I chopped6 wood and shoveled7 snow and worked in a garden. I liked that the best.”

“How did you plan to live down here?” asked the ranger. “Have you any money?”

“No. I thought I could carry things up the mountain. I’m a good mountain climber. But everyone kept looking at me, so I was afraid and ran.”

Mr. Alden spoke for the first time. He said, “Now, David, I am beginning to make some guesses. If I am right, I think a new life is open to you if you want to take it. Right now I know you are tired. We have heard enough for tonight.”

David looked at Mr. Alden and no one needed to tell the boy that he had found a friend. He said, “Thank you, sir.”

Benny said, “I can guess as well as Grandfather. Can’t we take David to the motel8 and get him some food and dry clothes?”

“There is an extra bed in my room,” Mr. Carter said. “David can sleep there. How about it, David?”

The boy nodded, but Grandfather said, “Let’s be sure our plan checks with the ranger.” Then he said, “Is this plan all right with you, sir? I’ll take this boy with me and take good care of him. I’ll see that he comes to no harm.”

“Perfectly all right,” said the ranger. He had learned9 that John Carter was an ex-F.B.I. man. “The boy hasn’t done anything wrong.”

“We’d better go right along,” said Jessie. “David needs something to eat.”

Mr. Carter said, “I’ll take Dave and Benny and Jessie in my car. Henry, you take Mr. Alden and Dr. Osgood.”

The two cars soon arrived at the motel. Benny had chattered10 most of the way. Jessie and Mr. Carter had talked pleasantly. But the Indian boy had not said a word.

Henry said, “The first thing we’ll do is find dry clothes for you while you’re taking a shower.”

Henry went at once to his clothes drawer. He got out dry clothes for David. They were all too big, but they had to do. Benny’s shoes were just right for him.

When everyone was washed and dressed they met in the dining room.

“He’s a good looking boy,” thought Violet11 when she met him.

“Let’s all have hot soup,” said Mr. Alden. “I’m just as tired as David is.”

John Carter thought to himself, “That boy has not eaten anything for a good many hours. I hope he doesn’t faint.”

David looked first to see how Henry ate his soup, and then he did the same.

“He cares,” thought John Carter. “He wants to do things right.” He had a question to ask, but he waited until the soup was gone and a tiny bit of color came into the boy’s face.

Then he said, “You know, David, we hear there is a big leather bag in some cave, with treasures in it. It belonged to an Indian who died long ago. Have you heard this story?”

“Yes, sir!” said David eagerly. “I heard more than that. I heard that a foreign man had it first. He gave it to an Indian who was afraid somebody would follow him, so he got a big bundle12 of corn, and hid the bag under the corn.”

All this time Dr. Osgood had been eating soup and smiling to himself. He waited until the roast chicken dinner came. Then he cleared his throat and said, “Ahem!” just to be sure that everyone was looking at him.

“I just want to say,” he began, “that all this is very important and interesting. But nobody has said a single word about Old Flat Top!”

“Tell us!” they all shouted.

“Well, the staging is all done,” said Dr. Osgood. “And I crawled13 inside for twenty-five feet.”

“Any bag?” yelled14 Benny.

“Well, no,” said Dr. Osgood, smiling. “There are some things right on the floor of the cave that are very interesting to me. The walls seem to be just big smooth rocks.”

Benny said, “Oh, Dr. Osgood, there must be some place where something could be hidden.”

“You’ll have to see for yourself,” Dr. Osgood said. “Maybe your sharp young eyes will see something my old ones missed.”


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1 ranger RTvxb     
n.国家公园管理员,护林员;骑兵巡逻队员
参考例句:
  • He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
  • He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。
2 rangers f306109e6f069bca5191deb9b03359e2     
护林者( ranger的名词复数 ); 突击队员
参考例句:
  • Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗? 来自超越目标英语 第3册
  • Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者,所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
3 dripped dc54a42e01afb8fe591507e502660836     
v.(使)滴下( drip的过去式和过去分词 );滴出;含有;充满
参考例句:
  • She was hot and sweat dripped into her eyes. 她很热,汗水滴入双眼。
  • The rain-water dripped through a crack on the ceiling. 雨水从天花板的裂缝中漏下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 tribe XJ2zS     
n.部落,种族,一伙人
参考例句:
  • This is a subject tribe.这是个受他人统治的部落。
  • Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills.这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。
5 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。
6 chopped 07d217a97733c4f2ea6b490edbbbbcd4     
[医]剁碎的
参考例句:
  • He chopped some wood for the fire. 他劈了些柴烧火。
  • Finish by sprinkling some chopped almonds over the cake. 最后在蛋糕上撒些剁碎的杏仁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 shoveled e51ace92204ed91d8925ad365fab25a3     
vt.铲,铲出(shovel的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • The hungry man greedily shoveled the food into his mouth. 那个饥饿的人贪婪地、大口大口地吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • They shoveled a path through the snow. 他们在雪中铲出一条小路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
8 motel 8EzxV     
n.汽车游客旅馆
参考例句:
  • Late that night he landed at a motel.那晚他到了一家汽车旅馆。
  • The motel manager showed the guests to their room.汽车旅馆经理把旅客领到他们房间。
9 learned m1oxn     
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
10 chattered 0230d885b9f6d176177681b6eaf4b86f     
(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤
参考例句:
  • They chattered away happily for a while. 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
  • We chattered like two teenagers. 我们聊着天,像两个十多岁的孩子。
11 violet 8h3wm     
adj.紫色的;n.紫罗兰
参考例句:
  • She likes to wear violet dresses.他喜欢穿紫色的衣服。
  • Violet is the color of wisdom,peace and strength.紫色是智慧的,和平的和力量的颜色。
12 bundle bsmz6     
n.捆,包,束;一堆,一批;v.把…扎成一捆
参考例句:
  • My uncle sent me a large bundle on my birthday.我生日时叔父给我寄来一个大包裹。
  • Dad found a bundle of spelling mistakes in my composition.爸爸在我作文里找出一大堆拼写错误。
13 crawled a78e9c621de0ba13445c28d21d24a6d3     
v.爬( crawl的过去式和过去分词 );(昆虫)爬行;缓慢行进;巴结
参考例句:
  • They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
  • She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air. 她爬上河岸,躺在那里喘着粗气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 yelled aeee2b86b284e7fbd44f45779d6073c1     
v.叫喊,号叫,叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
  • The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着,希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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