Chapter 9: The Badger Incident
第九章：猹事件
I remember one year when we found a badger in the melon field.
记得有一年，我们在瓜田里发现了一只猹。
It was a hot afternoon, and we were cooling off in the melon shed. Suddenly, I saw a small black shadow moving in the melon field. I looked carefully and saw it was a badger, stealing our watermelons.
那是一个炎热的下午，我们正在瓜棚里乘凉。突然，我看到瓜田里有一个小黑影在动。我仔细一看，原来是一只猹，它正在偷吃我们的西瓜。
I shouted, "Run Tu, there's a badger!"
我大喊："闰土，有猹！"
Run Tu jumped up and said, "Chase it!"
闰土跳起来，说："快追！"
We chased the badger, running all the way to the riverside. The badger jumped into the river and swam to the other side. We stood by the river, watching it run away.
我们追着猹跑，一直追到河边。猹跳进河里，游到了对岸。我们站在河边，看着它跑远了。
Run Tu said, "Tomorrow we'll come to catch it again."
闰土说："明天我们再来抓它。"
The next day, we went to the melon field early to wait for the badger. We waited and waited, waited all day, but it didn't come. We were very disappointed, but there was nothing we could do.
第二天，我们一早就去瓜田等猹。等啊等，等了一天，它也没有来。我们很失望，但是也没有办法。
Now when I think of this incident, I still smile. At that time, we were so innocent, so happy.
现在想起这件事，我还是会笑。那时候，我们多么天真，多么快乐。