[翻译]睡前故事书2 Perhaps可能……

Perhaps可能…… ——睡前故事书2

http://www.bedtime-story.com/bedtime-story 作者 Stephen Sheen（1999）

故事类型：鬼怪故事

适合年龄：所有年龄

好了，睡觉吧！今天真是累人的一天呢。午茶的时候我们吃到了薯片，后来，后来呀汤姆跑来玩啦。现在呀，我抱着我最最喜欢的玩具。大家都别吵咯，我要睡觉了！

“砰”

噢，天哪！那是什么？周围黑漆漆的……呀，真是吓人……我被吓坏了！我最好来想想这会是怎么回事……或者，或者，我最好爬起来看看——唉……除非我有足够的胆量的话。

这可能是……这可能是金刚，那个散发出难闻的臭味的大猩猩跑进了房间。噢，不过，它一定知道这样是不对的吧，它不会这么做的！

可能……可能是一只长颈鹿在浴室里洗淋浴吧？它把冷树和热水都开到了最大……噢，可是，长颈鹿会怎么会跑到浴缸里面洗淋浴呢？嗯，我要是一只长颈鹿的话，我会去洗淋浴的吧。

可能……会不会是一条鳗鱼呢？一条鳗鱼踩着一只溜冰鞋，后面有一只海豹正在追赶它。刚才的声音一定是鳗鱼的尖叫！因为那个海豹追上了鳗鱼，打翻了溜冰鞋，把那个绿色的滑溜溜的小鳗鱼弹了出去，鳗鱼摔了个大跟斗！然后，然后……啊呜啊呜啊呜啊呜，海豹美美地饱餐了一顿。

也可能……可能是一小队长鼻子浣熊。它们记不清楚时间，于是把今天当成了星期天，还把我们家的楼梯当成了教堂唱诗班站的台阶，所以正高唱着它们的赞美诗，在做祷告呢！ 可能……也可能是一只狮子，哈哈，它被妈妈的熨斗烫着了屁股。

或者……可能是一个小鬼怪，她坐在楼下吃着吐司面包，然后啧啧有味地尝着每一种果酱，她要找出她最喜欢的那种果酱。

或者……可能是一只偷逃出来的驼鹿。他又渴又饿，非要找到些果汁或者南瓜来吃。

可能……可能是碗柜上有一只小狗。她等不及妈妈喂她，所以自己找一些臭烘烘的东西做着三明治呢吧……

可能…… 噢，别瞎猜了。那声音只是电视机，爸爸看着电视，看着看着，睡着了呢！

(Oh, alright.....go ahead).

Ah, sleep. I'm feeling so tired after today. We had chips at tea time, and Tom came round to play. But now I'm snuggled up with my favourite toys. The last thing I need is a very loud noise.

What was that ?

In the dark...I'm feeling so scared.

I'd best reason it out.....(I'd get up if I dared .....) .

PERHAPS... it's King Kong, letting loose with a pong.

But surely he'd know that's so terribly wrong.

PERHAPS... there's a giraffe splashing about in the bath, with both of the taps turned up to full power. But why would a giraffe splash about in the bath?

Were I that giraffe, I'd be using the shower.

PERHAPS... it's some eels, whizzing by on skate wheels, being chased by some seals, and the noise is the squeals, as the seals catch the wheels, sending slippery green eels flying head over heels. Mmmmmmmm, meals !

PERHAPS... it's cadre of small coatimundi, who've lost track of time, and think today's Sunday, mistaking church steps for the base of our stairs.... (where they're singing their hymns, and all saying their prayers).

PERHAPS...it's a lion, who's burnt himself on Mum's iron.

PERHAPS... a small ghost sits downstairs gobbling toast, and she's slurping each marmalade, picking ones she likes most..

PERHAPS...we've got

a moose on the loose. He's thirsty for drink, and hungry for nosh. Won't give up til he finds either juice, or some squash.

PERHAPS...there's a dog perched on top of the cupboard, who just couldn't wait for Old Mother Hubbard, helped herself to a sandwich with something so smelly on .....

... oh good grief, never mind, Dad's asleep with the telly on !

这篇的图片很可爱哦！建议大家去看看呢！

——啊呀，是不是应该贴到绘本海去呀？？？图片占位：leadbbsfile/UBBicon/em01.GIF