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At that moment several mice were seen running up as fast as their little legs could carry them,
在這時(shí)候，好幾只田鼠氣喘吁吁地跑過來(lái)，
and when they saw their Queen they exclaimed:
當(dāng)它們發(fā)現(xiàn)了皇后，喊著：
"Oh, your Majesty, we thought you would be killed! How did you manage to escape the great Wildcat?"
“啊，尊敬的皇后，我們以為你被貓抓去了！你怎樣能夠從那只大野獸爪子下逃生的！”
They all bowed so low to the little Queen that they almost stood upon their heads.
它們一齊向小皇后低低地鞠躬，看上去差不多用頭抵在地面上了。
"This funny Tin man," she answered,
“這一位好心腸的鐵皮人，”它回答說(shuō)，
"killed the Wildcat and saved my life. So hereafter you must all serve him, and obey his slightest wish."
“殺了野貓，救了我的性命。所以你們要尊敬他，服從他所說(shuō)的每一句話。”
"We will!" cried all the mice, in a shrill chorus.
“我們一定聽從！”小田鼠們異口同聲地叫了出來(lái)。
And then they scampered in all directions, for Toto had awakened from his sleep,
隨后它們猛然四處逃散了，因?yàn)橥型兴蚜耍?/div>
and seeing all these mice around him he gave one bark of delight and jumped right into the middle of the group.
看見成群的田鼠還圍在它的四周，它發(fā)出一陣喜悅的吠聲，跳進(jìn)這一群的里頭去。
Toto had always loved to chase mice when he lived in Kansas, and he saw no harm in it.
當(dāng)托托住在堪薩斯州的時(shí)候，就喜歡追逐老鼠們，它感到其樂無(wú)窮。
But the Tin Woodman caught the dog in his arms and held him tight,
但是鐵皮人卻把狗捉住，緊緊地挾在他的臂彎里，
while he called to the mice, "Come back! Come back! Toto shall not hurt you."
招呼著田鼠們，“回來(lái)吧！回來(lái)吧！托托不會(huì)咬你們的。”
At this the Queen of the Mice stuck her head out from underneath a clump of grass and asked, in a timid voice,
田鼠皇后從下面的草叢中抬起它的頭來(lái)，用一種膽怯的聲音問道：
"Are you sure he will not bite us?"
“你能保證我們的安全嗎？”
"I will not let him," said the Woodman; "so do not be afraid."
鐵皮人說(shuō)：“我抓著它，你們就不用擔(dān)心了。”
