TheWindintheWillowsbyKennethGraham柳林风声THERIVERBANK第一章：河岸TheMolehadbeenworkingveryhardallthemorning,spring-cleaninghislittlehome.Firstwithbrooms,thenwithclusters;thenonladdersandstepsandchairs,withabrushandapailofwhitewash;tillhehaddustinhisthroatandeyes,andsplashesofwhitewashalloverhisblackfur,andanachingbackandwearyarms.Springwasmovingintheairaboveandintheearthbelowandaroundhim,penetratingevenhisdarkandIowly1ittlehousewithitsspiritofdivinediscontentandlonging.Itwassmallwonder,then,thathesuddenlyflungdownhisbrushonthefloor,said'Bother!'and'Oblow!'andalso4Hangspring-cleaning!*andboltedoutofthehousewithoutevenwaitingtoputonhiscoat.Somethingupabovewascallinghimimperiously,andhemadeforthesteeplittletunnelwhichansweredinhiscasetothegravelledcarriage-driveownedbyanimalswhoseresidencesarenearertothesunandair.Sohescrapedandscratchedandscrabbledandscroogedandthenhescroogedagainandscrabbledandscratchedandscraped,workingbusilywithhislittlepawsandmutteringtohimself,'Upwego!Upwego!'tillatlast,pop!hissnoutcameoutintothesunlight.andhefoundhimselfrollinginthewarmgrassofagreatmeadow.整个上午，眼鼠都在勤奋地干活，为他小小的家屋作春季大扫除，先用扫帚扫，再用惮子弹，然后登上梯子、椅子什么的，拿着刷子，提着灰浆桶，刷墙，直干到灰尘呛了嗓子，迷了眼，全身乌黑的毛皮溅满了白灰浆，腰也酸了，臂也痛了。春天的气息，在他头上的天空里吹拂，在他脚下的泥土里游动，在他四周围飘荡。春天那奇妙的追求、渴望的精神，甚至钻进了他那阴喑低矮的小屋。怪不得他猛地把刷子往地下一扔，嚷道："烦死人了！"“去它的！"“什么春季大扫除，见它的鬼去吧！”连大衣也没顾上穿，就冲出家门了。上面有种力量在急切地召唤他，于是他向着陡峭的地道奔去。这地道，直通地面上的碎石子大车道，而这车道是属于那些住在通风向阳的居室里的动物的。眠鼠又掏又挠又爬又挤，又挤又爬又挠又掏，小爪子忙个不停，嘴里还不住地念念叨叨，"咱们上去啰！咱们上去啰！"末末了，噗的一声，他的鼻尖钻出了地面，伸到了阳光里，跟着，身子就在一块大草坪暖暖的软草里打起滚来。'Thisisfine!'hesaidtohimself.'Thisisbetterthanwhitewashing!*Thesunshinestruckhotonhisfur,softbreezescaressedhisheatedbrow,andaftertheseclusionofthecellaragehehadlivedinsolongthecarolofhappybirdsfellonhisdulledhearingalmostlikeashout.Jumpingoffallhisfourlegsatonce,inthejoyoflivingandthedelightofspringwithoutitscleaning,hepursuedhiswayacrossthemeadowtillhereachedthehedgeonthefurtherside."太棒了！”他自言自语说，"可比刷墙有意思！"太阳晒在他的毛皮上，暖烘烘的，微风轻抚着他发热的额头，在洞穴里蛰居了那么久，听觉都变得迟钝了，连小鸟儿欢快的鸣唱，听起来都跟大声喊叫一样。生活的欢乐，春天的愉悦，又加上免了大扫除的麻烦，他乐得纵身一跳，腾起四脚向前飞跑，横穿草坪，一直跑到草坪尽头的篱笆前。'Holdup!'saidanelderlyrabbitatthegap.'SixpencefortheprivilegeofPdSSiIIKbythePriVdIeroad!9"站住！"篱笆豁口处，一只老兔子喝道。"通过私人道路，得交六便士！"HewasbowledoverinaninstantbytheimpatientandcontemptuousMole,whotrottedalongthesideofthehedgechaffingtheotherrabbitsastheypeepedhurriedlyfromtheirholestoseewhattherowwasabout.'Onion-sauce!Onion-sauce!'heremarkedjeeringly,andwasgonebeforetheycouldthinkofathoroughlysatisfactoryreply.Thentheyallstartedgrumblingateachother.iHowSTUPIDyouare!Whydidn'tyoutellhim----------------''Well,whydidn'tYOUsay------------------------''Youmighthaveremindedhim-------'andsoon,intheusualway;but,ofcourse,itwasthenmuchtoolate,asisalwaysthecase.黜鼠很不耐烦，态度傲慢，根本没把老兔子放在眼里，一时倒把老兔子弄...
