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The Scarecrow and the Woodman now began to fasten the mice to the truck, using the strings they had brought.
接著稻草人和鐵皮人就用田鼠們帶來的繩子，把它們聯結在大車上。
One end of a string was tied around the neck of each mouse and the other end to the truck.
繩子的一端，纏在每一只田鼠的頸里，另外一端則緊緊縛在大車上。
Of course the truck was a thousand times bigger than any of the mice who were to draw it;
當然，卡車比任何一只拉動卡車的老鼠都要大一千倍；
but when all the mice had been harnessed, they were able to pull it quite easily.
倘若所有的田鼠裝配好了，它們就能輕快地拉動它了。
Even the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman could sit on it, and were drawn swiftly by their queer little horses to the place where the Lion lay asleep.
即使稻草人和鐵皮人坐在上面，這些貌似弱小的小馬們，也能輕松地拉到獅子所熟睡的地方去。
After a great deal of hard work, for the Lion was heavy, they managed to get him up on the truck.
獅子的身體是沉重的，它們費了很大的勁兒才把它弄上了大車。
Then the Queen hurriedly gave her people the order to start, for she feared if the mice stayed among the poppies too long they also would fall asleep.
于是皇后焦灼地對它的老百姓發出“拉！”的命令，因為它也擔心田鼠們在罌粟花田里待得太久了，同樣會醉倒的。
At first the little creatures, many though they were, could hardly stir the heavily loaded truck;
開始，雖然小動物們數量眾多，也很難拉動承載著獅子的卡車，
but the Woodman and the Scarecrow both pushed from behind, and they got along better.
鐵皮人和稻草人在卡車后面推，情況有所好轉，
Soon they rolled the Lion out of the poppy bed to the green fields,
不久，它們才吃力地把獅子拉出了送命的花床運到綠色的田野，
where he could breathe the sweet, fresh air again, instead of the poisonous scent of the flowers.
在綠色的田野上，獅子又能呼吸到甜美、新鮮的空氣，而不是有毒的花香味。
