Camping Trip 野營

by Lavanya Garodia

張寧 編譯

Spring was in the air， bright sunshine， clear blue sky， and a gentle breeze1. The great outdoors looked inviting. Abby and her three friends decided to go camping on their own. They decided not to ask their parents for permission2 and went quietly into the woods nearby.

They arrived at the camping site and started to set up camp in the middle of tall huge trees. All four friends made their tents. They were excited to spend the whole day playing around， away from parents. Ashley and Claire managed to get food from their moms kitchens. They were sitting by the tent and enjoying the wonderful cookies， dipped3 in creamy rich chocolate. The forest was quiet and dark even in the daylight. The cool air was making their hair sing and dance. They continued to chat and enjoy their freedom.

Suddenly there was a sound from deep inside the woods. They became a little scared. Christina stood up calmly and started to walk towards the sound. She signaled4 the others not to follow her. Abby stared at her walking away and tried to call her but she had been way ahead.

After a long silence Claire said， “Hey， will Christina come back？”

“I dont know what Christina is doing. I think she has gone mad.” Ashley replied to her.

“But where is she？ We only came here to enjoy and now see what is happening.” Abby cried. “What was the sound？ Where is Christina？” Claire said， “Ashley， I think we have to go into the woods and look for Christina.”

“Dont tell me we are going in there.” Ashley replied.

“Oh yes， we are，” Claire replied to her in a shaky voice.

Holding each others hands， Claire， Ashley and Abby walked slowly in the direction where Christina had gone. They kept on calling Christinas name while moving ahead.

Suddenly they heard a sound， “Claire， is that you？ Come here， I have found something interesting.” That was Christina. They were so relaxed. They reached Christina and found her playing with a cute little rabbit.

“Its so cute！” said Ashley.

“But Christina， you should have not come here alone like this. We all were so worried，” Abby said， still sobbing5.

They all started playing with the rabbit; they got so involved in playing with the rabbit that they did not realize that it was almost evening.

Suddenly Abby said， “Oh my God！ Its almost evening. We must rush back home. Our parents would be so worried.”

“I want to take this rabbit home，” said Christina.

“OK， take it with you but come fast. We should go back immediately，” said Claire.

They took the rabbit along with them and returned home. They had just had an amazing camping trip. Christinas courage to go inside alone， and the determination of all the others to go behind her and look for her， had brought them a new little friend.

春天就在空中，在燦爛的陽光里，在晴朗的藍(lán)天下，在和煦的微風(fēng)中。棒棒的戶外活動看起來很吸引人。艾比和她的三個朋友決定自己去露營。他們決定不征求父母的同意，并悄悄跑進了附近的樹林里。

她們到達(dá)了露營地，開始在高大的樹林中間搭帳篷。四個人都搭好了帳篷。有一整天的時間離開父母去玩耍，她們都很興奮。艾希莉和克萊爾設(shè)法從她們媽媽的廚房里拿了些吃的東西。她們坐在帳篷邊，享用著蘸著濃郁巧克力的美味餅干。森林里即使在白天也很寂靜昏暗。涼風(fēng)吹拂著她們的頭發(fā)。她們繼續(xù)聊著天，享受著自由。

突然，樹林深處傳來了一些響動。她們感到有點害怕。克里斯蒂娜平靜地站起來，開始朝著聲響走去，并示意其他人不要跟著她。艾比看見她走開，試圖叫住她，但她已經(jīng)走遠(yuǎn)了。

沉默了很久之后，克萊爾說：“嘿，克里斯蒂娜會回來嗎？”

“我不知道克里斯蒂娜在做什么。我覺得她瘋了。”艾希莉回答說。

“但她在哪里？我們來這里只是想快活一下，但是看看現(xiàn)在發(fā)生了什么。”艾比哭著說，“那是什么聲音？克里斯蒂娜去哪了？”

克萊爾說：“艾希莉，我覺得我們得去樹林里找克里斯蒂娜。”

“別告訴我我們要走進去。”艾希莉回答說。

“哦，沒錯，我們要進去。”克萊爾用顫抖的聲音回答她。

克萊爾、艾希莉和艾比手牽著手，慢慢地朝克里斯蒂娜去的方向走去。她們一邊往前走，一邊不停地叫克里斯蒂娜的名字。

突然她們聽到一個聲音，“克萊爾，是你們嗎？……