原文
"I only pulled six of them up," protested Davy. "I wanted to see if
there was grubs at the roots. Milty Boulter said if it wasn't the moon's
fault it must be grubs. But I only found one grub. He was a great big
juicy curly grub. I put him on a stone and got another stone and smashed
him flat. He made a jolly SQUISH I tell you. I was sorry there wasn't
more of them. Dora's garden was planted same time's mine and her things
are growing all right. It CAN'T be the moon," Davy concluded in a
reflective tone.
語彙など
- protest:抗議する
- grub:地虫
- root:根
- fault:責任
- juicy:水分の多い
- curly:巻いている
- smash:打ち砕く
- flat:平らな
- jolly:すごい
- squish:つぶすこと,ビシャビシャという音
- all right:申し分ない
- conclude:結論を出す
- reflective:内省的な
- tone:口調