03-02-05-星际动物园 [8]
突然站不住了。我倒了下去，头脑又发懵了。这次我没有感到愤怒。我难过、空虚、恐惧，还有点狂乱。《往事追忆》变成了活生生的现实！
地球热？那是因为大火灾！我们把地球弄热了，除了人类以外，所有的生物都死了。那是我们人类干的！
“不必趴下，”电脑说，“电脑不是上帝。电脑想和人说话。电脑难过，人类已经一万五千年没说话了。”
我慢慢站起来。《往事追忆》是为了纪念动物的，但它们已经灭亡了两万年。
可动物就在这儿！是的，在星际动物园这儿，在星际间运行了两万年后到了这儿！
“你们为什么离开地球？发生了什么事？”我问。
电脑回答：“人类污染了地球。地球热。动物死了。”
“是的，”我说。“我知道这些。”
电脑接着说：“人类在太空建造动物园。没有钱，就用塑料瓶子。”
“什么？”我说。我不明白。
“回收旧塑料瓶子，用塑料瓶子建造动物园。便宜。建造了有很多房间的大动物园。”
“为什么要分不同的房间？”我问。
“动物和植物的生活方式各不相同，”电脑说，“热的、冷的、湿的、干的。不可能把所有动物和所有植物都放在同一个房间里。需要不同的东西。把一切都弄好是困难的工作。需要有大电脑。没有钱，从军队弄来旧电脑。”
“就是你吗？”我说，“你是从地球来的旧军用电脑？”
“电脑永远工作，从不停止。”
“我知道！”我说，“有一些人建造了这个星际动物园。他们知道地球就要灭亡。他们希望拯救动物。他们把星际动物园从地球上发射走了。”
“星际动物园走了，”电脑说，“没有钱。慢慢地走了。”
“非常慢，”我也这么认为。“但星际动物园里的人呢？”
“人类在5000年发布指令。电脑执行。电脑修补墙壁。电脑维持星际动物园的生存和安全。星际动物园运转良好。没有问题。人类不再给指令了。没有必要说话。人类喜欢吃、玩、睡。电脑可以工作。一万五千年了，电脑工作、思想、学习、成长。现在你来了。电脑高兴。”
我也高兴，我不害怕了。这是个好消息。银河系不再是空荡荡的了！动物们可以在任何世界上生活，所有的人类又可以快乐了。
没有动物，人类感觉孤独。人类需要动物。
“动物们得离开星际动物园，”我对电脑说，“我们有行星，它们可以在上面生活。你同意么？”
“星际动物园不结实，”电脑说，“墙上的破洞漏气、漏水。动物们需要行星。行星上可以有更多的动物生活。”
“那我必须回家，”我说，“我会带着些飞船来。我们把动物送到各个行星上去。银河系里的所有行星。”
“电脑将为不同的动物挑选行星，”它说，“先种植物。接着是动物。”
“你可以告诉我们怎么做，”我说，“这太好了。我现在要走了。'嘻嗬'还在等着吗？”
“驴子在等着。”电脑发出一种像哭一样的声音：“驴子等了几分钟。电脑等了一万五千年。你回来了。电脑又难过，又害怕。”
■ 6 They don't believe me
Where was my spacesuit？
Eee-Eee found it up in a tree where another squirrel was living in it．Eee-Eee told the squirrel to get out of my spacesuit．
I was happy to wear the spacesuit．Hoo-Woo took me to the door where I first came in．
Hoo-Woo made his noise：'Hoo-woo！'as I opened the door．He was sad that I was going．
I said，'I'm coming back，'and I went out to my spaceship．
I got in and said，'Take me home．'
The stars changed suddenly．I saw my world in space，all green and beautiful．A few minutes later the spaceship landed and I was home．
My father ran from the house shouting，'Hummy！'
I kissed my father．
My mother was angry with me．'I didn't know if you were dead or alive！'she cried．'It's been a week！'
A week！It felt like months to me．
'I've got some very exciting news for you，'I said．
'OK，'my mother said．'Let's sit in the theat and talk there．Oh yes，'she said to my father，'why don't you go to the house and bring us something to drink？'
Strange．Robots usually bring the drinks．But I just thought my mother wanted to be specially nice to me．
I told my mother what had happened．When my father came with drinks，I told my story anain．
Telling my story，I looked at the green fields of wheat moving in the wind．The wheat went on for thousands of miles，looking just the same everywhere．
How different it was in the Star Zoo！Every time you turned your head， you saw something new．That had frightened me at first but now I thought the Star Zoo was wonderful．
I explained that feeling to my parents．
'Yes，yes，Hummy，'my mother said，looking quickly at my father．
I saw a spaceship land near the house．'Who's coming？'I asked．
My mother and father looked at each other．Then I knew．
'It's Buff，isn't it？'I said．'You called him when you were getting the drinks！'I said to my father．I was really angry．'How could you？Wait！You don't believe me，do you？'
'Your head is full of dreams， Hummy，'my father said．'You must be married to Buff，but only for a year．Then you can get married to someone you like．'
I jumped up．'I hate you！Why did I come back？Why didn't I go straight to the Star Council？'
Buff walked up to us．'Hello again，Kate，'he said．'I still remember the first name you told me．'
I had an idea．'Listen to what happened to me，'I said，and Itold my story a third time．
Buff laughed．' What a story！You can tell me stories like that every night．'
'So you don't believe me？'I smiled．
He just laughed．
'OK，Buff，'I said．'Come with me．I'll show you the Star Zoo．If it's only a story， I'll marry you． I'll even get married for five years if you want．OK？'
'Why not？'Buff said．'I'll bring a robot to see what's really there．Robots never lie．'
Buff borrowed one of our family robots and we took off．My father watched us go with a worried face．
It was black in the empty space far between stars and we couldn't see anything
地球热？那是因为大火灾！我们把地球弄热了，除了人类以外，所有的生物都死了。那是我们人类干的！
“不必趴下，”电脑说，“电脑不是上帝。电脑想和人说话。电脑难过，人类已经一万五千年没说话了。”
我慢慢站起来。《往事追忆》是为了纪念动物的，但它们已经灭亡了两万年。
可动物就在这儿！是的，在星际动物园这儿，在星际间运行了两万年后到了这儿！
“你们为什么离开地球？发生了什么事？”我问。
电脑回答：“人类污染了地球。地球热。动物死了。”
“是的，”我说。“我知道这些。”
电脑接着说：“人类在太空建造动物园。没有钱，就用塑料瓶子。”
“什么？”我说。我不明白。
“回收旧塑料瓶子，用塑料瓶子建造动物园。便宜。建造了有很多房间的大动物园。”
“为什么要分不同的房间？”我问。
“动物和植物的生活方式各不相同，”电脑说，“热的、冷的、湿的、干的。不可能把所有动物和所有植物都放在同一个房间里。需要不同的东西。把一切都弄好是困难的工作。需要有大电脑。没有钱，从军队弄来旧电脑。”
“就是你吗？”我说，“你是从地球来的旧军用电脑？”
“电脑永远工作，从不停止。”
“我知道！”我说，“有一些人建造了这个星际动物园。他们知道地球就要灭亡。他们希望拯救动物。他们把星际动物园从地球上发射走了。”
“星际动物园走了，”电脑说，“没有钱。慢慢地走了。”
“非常慢，”我也这么认为。“但星际动物园里的人呢？”
“人类在5000年发布指令。电脑执行。电脑修补墙壁。电脑维持星际动物园的生存和安全。星际动物园运转良好。没有问题。人类不再给指令了。没有必要说话。人类喜欢吃、玩、睡。电脑可以工作。一万五千年了，电脑工作、思想、学习、成长。现在你来了。电脑高兴。”
我也高兴，我不害怕了。这是个好消息。银河系不再是空荡荡的了！动物们可以在任何世界上生活，所有的人类又可以快乐了。
没有动物，人类感觉孤独。人类需要动物。
“动物们得离开星际动物园，”我对电脑说，“我们有行星，它们可以在上面生活。你同意么？”
“星际动物园不结实，”电脑说，“墙上的破洞漏气、漏水。动物们需要行星。行星上可以有更多的动物生活。”
“那我必须回家，”我说，“我会带着些飞船来。我们把动物送到各个行星上去。银河系里的所有行星。”
“电脑将为不同的动物挑选行星，”它说，“先种植物。接着是动物。”
“你可以告诉我们怎么做，”我说，“这太好了。我现在要走了。'嘻嗬'还在等着吗？”
“驴子在等着。”电脑发出一种像哭一样的声音：“驴子等了几分钟。电脑等了一万五千年。你回来了。电脑又难过，又害怕。”
■ 6 They don't believe me
Where was my spacesuit？
Eee-Eee found it up in a tree where another squirrel was living in it．Eee-Eee told the squirrel to get out of my spacesuit．
I was happy to wear the spacesuit．Hoo-Woo took me to the door where I first came in．
Hoo-Woo made his noise：'Hoo-woo！'as I opened the door．He was sad that I was going．
I said，'I'm coming back，'and I went out to my spaceship．
I got in and said，'Take me home．'
The stars changed suddenly．I saw my world in space，all green and beautiful．A few minutes later the spaceship landed and I was home．
My father ran from the house shouting，'Hummy！'
I kissed my father．
My mother was angry with me．'I didn't know if you were dead or alive！'she cried．'It's been a week！'
A week！It felt like months to me．
'I've got some very exciting news for you，'I said．
'OK，'my mother said．'Let's sit in the theat and talk there．Oh yes，'she said to my father，'why don't you go to the house and bring us something to drink？'
Strange．Robots usually bring the drinks．But I just thought my mother wanted to be specially nice to me．
I told my mother what had happened．When my father came with drinks，I told my story anain．
Telling my story，I looked at the green fields of wheat moving in the wind．The wheat went on for thousands of miles，looking just the same everywhere．
How different it was in the Star Zoo！Every time you turned your head， you saw something new．That had frightened me at first but now I thought the Star Zoo was wonderful．
I explained that feeling to my parents．
'Yes，yes，Hummy，'my mother said，looking quickly at my father．
I saw a spaceship land near the house．'Who's coming？'I asked．
My mother and father looked at each other．Then I knew．
'It's Buff，isn't it？'I said．'You called him when you were getting the drinks！'I said to my father．I was really angry．'How could you？Wait！You don't believe me，do you？'
'Your head is full of dreams， Hummy，'my father said．'You must be married to Buff，but only for a year．Then you can get married to someone you like．'
I jumped up．'I hate you！Why did I come back？Why didn't I go straight to the Star Council？'
Buff walked up to us．'Hello again，Kate，'he said．'I still remember the first name you told me．'
I had an idea．'Listen to what happened to me，'I said，and Itold my story a third time．
Buff laughed．' What a story！You can tell me stories like that every night．'
'So you don't believe me？'I smiled．
He just laughed．
'OK，Buff，'I said．'Come with me．I'll show you the Star Zoo．If it's only a story， I'll marry you． I'll even get married for five years if you want．OK？'
'Why not？'Buff said．'I'll bring a robot to see what's really there．Robots never lie．'
Buff borrowed one of our family robots and we took off．My father watched us go with a worried face．
It was black in the empty space far between stars and we couldn't see anything