03-02-05-星际动物园 [9]
．Buff was surprised when we landed onthe Star Zoo．
We put on spacesuits and went out．Buff looked at the door，very surprised． We went in．
After we went through the second door，Buff stood without moving and he looked at the trees and didn't say anything． The robot closed the door behind us．
Hoo－Woo ran out of the trees to meet me． I was happy to see him and happy to be back in the Star Zoo again． I wasn't afraid at all．
I looked round at Buff and my heart stopped．Buff's face was full of hate and he was holding a laser gun．The gun was pointing at Hoo－Woo．
■ 6 他们不相信我
我的太空服哪儿去啦？
“噫噫”在一棵树上找到了它，另一只松鼠住在里面。“噫噫”叫那只松鼠从我的太空服里出来。
穿上太空服我很高兴。“呼呜”把我带到起初我进来的门那儿。
我开门的时候，呼呜叫了一声：“呼——呜！”。我要走了，它有些难过。
我说：“我会回来的。”然后就出去回到了我的飞船上。
我进了飞船，说道：“带我回家。”
星星突然变了。我看见我的星球在太空中，全是绿色，很美。几分钟后飞船着陆，我回到了家。
爸爸从房子里跑出来，喊道：“蜂儿！”
我亲了爸爸。
妈妈在生我的气。“我不知道你是死是活！”她大声说，“整整一个星期！”
一个星期！我觉得象是好几个月了。
“我给你们带来一个非常令人激动的消息，”我说。
“好，”妈妈说，“我们到麦田里坐下谈谈。哦，对了，”她对爸爸说，“你能不能到房子里给我们拿点喝的？”
奇怪，一般是机器人拿饮料的。但我只以为妈妈是想对我特别地好些。
我把所发生的事情跟妈妈说了。爸爸把饮料拿来后，我又把事情说了一遍。
我一边讲着我的经历，一边看着绿油油的麦田在风中摇曳。麦田绵延数千英里，哪儿看上去都一个样。
星际动物园里就截然不同！每当你转过头，就能看到新的东西。一开始，还把我吓了一跳，可现在我觉得星际动物园真棒。
我把我的感觉向父母说了。
“好了，好了，蜂儿，”妈妈说，并很快地瞥了爸爸一眼。
我看到有一只飞船降落在房子旁边。“谁来了？”我问道。
妈妈和爸爸对视了一眼。我马上就明白了。
“是牛子，对不对？”我说，“你拿饮料的时候给他打电话了！”我对爸爸说。我真的生气了。“你怎么能这样？等一等！你们不相信我，是吗？”
“你的脑子里充满梦想，蜂儿。”爸爸说，“你得嫁给牛子，不过是一年的事。然后你可以嫁给一个你喜欢的人。”
我跳了起来。“我恨你们！我为什么要回来？我为什么不直接去星际理事会？”
牛子朝我们走来。“又见面了，虫子。”他说，“我还记得你第一次告诉我的名字。”
我想出了个主意。“你听听我都经历了些什么。”我说。接着，我又把事情讲了一遍。
牛子笑了。“好一个故事！你每天晚上都可以给我讲这样的故事。”
“这么说你不相信我？”我笑道。
他只是笑。
“好，牛子，”我说，“跟我来。我带你去看星际动物园。如果是假的，我就嫁给你。如果你愿意，我可以嫁给你五年。行吗？”
“有什么不好？”牛子说，“我要带一个机器人去看看到底是怎么回事儿。机器人从不撒谎。”
牛子带上我家的一个机器人，我们就起飞了。我爸爸面露愁容地看着我们走了。
星星之间的茫茫太空一片漆黑，我们什么也看不见。我们星际动物园着陆时牛子很吃惊。
我们穿上太空服到了外面。牛子看着那扇门，惊讶万分。我们走了进去。
我们穿过第二道门，牛子一动不动地站住了，他看着那些树，没有说话。机器人在后面把门关上。
“呼呜”从树林里跑出来迎接我。我很高兴看到它，也很高兴又回到星际动物园。我一点都不怕。
我回头去看牛子，我的心差点儿停止了跳动。牛子满脸憎恶，他手里拿着一支激光枪。枪是对准“呼鸣”的。
■ 7 The answer is robots
Ipushed Buff as he tried to shoot Hoo-Woo．The laser gun burnt a hole in the plastic wall，but it didn't hit Hoo－Woo．
Buff was screaming and the whites of his eyes were showing．He fell on the ground and water ran out of his mouth．He was crazy．I remembered the way I had gone crazy when I first came into the Star Zoo． It was seeing the animals． It was the Book of Remembering coming to life．It made people go crazy．
I hid Buff's laser gun and used some long plants to tie him up．Hee-Haw sat on him while I did it．A bell was ringing and all the animals started looking for something．What were they looking for？
A bird found it．It was the hole where the laser had burnt through the wall．The Star Zoo was losing air． I could hear the air escaping．
It was the computer's job to check for damage like that．Then it rang the bell． But how could the animals mend the hole？
Eee－Eee went to a pipe on the wall and waited．Warm wet plastic came out of the end of the pipe．The squirrel held little bits of the plastic and ran quickly up the wall． She put the soft plastic over the hole and ran down to get more plastic from the pipe．
In one minute the hole was covered．Eee－Eee went on working until the bell stopped ringing．
The computer and the animals worked together to mend the Star Zoo．After fifteen thousand years they were very good at it！
Buff had crazy eyes．The animals didn't want to go near him so I took care of him． I hoped he would get better soon．
But he didn't get better．Three days later he still wanted to kill and destroy every animal that he saw．He thought I was ananimal too．
He never spoke．Perhaps he had forgotten how to speak．Hewouldn't touch food or water．
I didn't know what to do． In the end I went to see the computer with Hee－Haw and the robot．
There was the same terrible light and the fear．But I knew it was ultrasonics that made me afraid．The robot didn't have any feelings，of course． The robot and I went into the computer room but Hee-Haw stayed outside．
The ultrasonics stopped and the light went soft．
'Hummingbird，'the computer said．'You have come back．Computer is happy
We put on spacesuits and went out．Buff looked at the door，very surprised． We went in．
After we went through the second door，Buff stood without moving and he looked at the trees and didn't say anything． The robot closed the door behind us．
Hoo－Woo ran out of the trees to meet me． I was happy to see him and happy to be back in the Star Zoo again． I wasn't afraid at all．
I looked round at Buff and my heart stopped．Buff's face was full of hate and he was holding a laser gun．The gun was pointing at Hoo－Woo．
■ 6 他们不相信我
我的太空服哪儿去啦？
“噫噫”在一棵树上找到了它，另一只松鼠住在里面。“噫噫”叫那只松鼠从我的太空服里出来。
穿上太空服我很高兴。“呼呜”把我带到起初我进来的门那儿。
我开门的时候，呼呜叫了一声：“呼——呜！”。我要走了，它有些难过。
我说：“我会回来的。”然后就出去回到了我的飞船上。
我进了飞船，说道：“带我回家。”
星星突然变了。我看见我的星球在太空中，全是绿色，很美。几分钟后飞船着陆，我回到了家。
爸爸从房子里跑出来，喊道：“蜂儿！”
我亲了爸爸。
妈妈在生我的气。“我不知道你是死是活！”她大声说，“整整一个星期！”
一个星期！我觉得象是好几个月了。
“我给你们带来一个非常令人激动的消息，”我说。
“好，”妈妈说，“我们到麦田里坐下谈谈。哦，对了，”她对爸爸说，“你能不能到房子里给我们拿点喝的？”
奇怪，一般是机器人拿饮料的。但我只以为妈妈是想对我特别地好些。
我把所发生的事情跟妈妈说了。爸爸把饮料拿来后，我又把事情说了一遍。
我一边讲着我的经历，一边看着绿油油的麦田在风中摇曳。麦田绵延数千英里，哪儿看上去都一个样。
星际动物园里就截然不同！每当你转过头，就能看到新的东西。一开始，还把我吓了一跳，可现在我觉得星际动物园真棒。
我把我的感觉向父母说了。
“好了，好了，蜂儿，”妈妈说，并很快地瞥了爸爸一眼。
我看到有一只飞船降落在房子旁边。“谁来了？”我问道。
妈妈和爸爸对视了一眼。我马上就明白了。
“是牛子，对不对？”我说，“你拿饮料的时候给他打电话了！”我对爸爸说。我真的生气了。“你怎么能这样？等一等！你们不相信我，是吗？”
“你的脑子里充满梦想，蜂儿。”爸爸说，“你得嫁给牛子，不过是一年的事。然后你可以嫁给一个你喜欢的人。”
我跳了起来。“我恨你们！我为什么要回来？我为什么不直接去星际理事会？”
牛子朝我们走来。“又见面了，虫子。”他说，“我还记得你第一次告诉我的名字。”
我想出了个主意。“你听听我都经历了些什么。”我说。接着，我又把事情讲了一遍。
牛子笑了。“好一个故事！你每天晚上都可以给我讲这样的故事。”
“这么说你不相信我？”我笑道。
他只是笑。
“好，牛子，”我说，“跟我来。我带你去看星际动物园。如果是假的，我就嫁给你。如果你愿意，我可以嫁给你五年。行吗？”
“有什么不好？”牛子说，“我要带一个机器人去看看到底是怎么回事儿。机器人从不撒谎。”
牛子带上我家的一个机器人，我们就起飞了。我爸爸面露愁容地看着我们走了。
星星之间的茫茫太空一片漆黑，我们什么也看不见。我们星际动物园着陆时牛子很吃惊。
我们穿上太空服到了外面。牛子看着那扇门，惊讶万分。我们走了进去。
我们穿过第二道门，牛子一动不动地站住了，他看着那些树，没有说话。机器人在后面把门关上。
“呼呜”从树林里跑出来迎接我。我很高兴看到它，也很高兴又回到星际动物园。我一点都不怕。
我回头去看牛子，我的心差点儿停止了跳动。牛子满脸憎恶，他手里拿着一支激光枪。枪是对准“呼鸣”的。
■ 7 The answer is robots
Ipushed Buff as he tried to shoot Hoo-Woo．The laser gun burnt a hole in the plastic wall，but it didn't hit Hoo－Woo．
Buff was screaming and the whites of his eyes were showing．He fell on the ground and water ran out of his mouth．He was crazy．I remembered the way I had gone crazy when I first came into the Star Zoo． It was seeing the animals． It was the Book of Remembering coming to life．It made people go crazy．
I hid Buff's laser gun and used some long plants to tie him up．Hee-Haw sat on him while I did it．A bell was ringing and all the animals started looking for something．What were they looking for？
A bird found it．It was the hole where the laser had burnt through the wall．The Star Zoo was losing air． I could hear the air escaping．
It was the computer's job to check for damage like that．Then it rang the bell． But how could the animals mend the hole？
Eee－Eee went to a pipe on the wall and waited．Warm wet plastic came out of the end of the pipe．The squirrel held little bits of the plastic and ran quickly up the wall． She put the soft plastic over the hole and ran down to get more plastic from the pipe．
In one minute the hole was covered．Eee－Eee went on working until the bell stopped ringing．
The computer and the animals worked together to mend the Star Zoo．After fifteen thousand years they were very good at it！
Buff had crazy eyes．The animals didn't want to go near him so I took care of him． I hoped he would get better soon．
But he didn't get better．Three days later he still wanted to kill and destroy every animal that he saw．He thought I was ananimal too．
He never spoke．Perhaps he had forgotten how to speak．Hewouldn't touch food or water．
I didn't know what to do． In the end I went to see the computer with Hee－Haw and the robot．
There was the same terrible light and the fear．But I knew it was ultrasonics that made me afraid．The robot didn't have any feelings，of course． The robot and I went into the computer room but Hee-Haw stayed outside．
The ultrasonics stopped and the light went soft．
'Hummingbird，'the computer said．'You have come back．Computer is happy