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1、ivBeverlyClearyILLUSTRATEDBYTracyDOckrayvToLouisDarling1916–1970ixCOntents1.RalphHearsaDistantBugle12.TheOpenROad233.AnEducatiOnalTOy494.Chum675.ThePersOnulMOwse936.AThiefintheCraftShOp1137.TheEscape1348.RalphStrikesaBargain1559.ADangerOusPlan171AbOuttheAuthO
2、rOtherbOOksbyBeverlyclearyCreditsviiCOverCOpyrightAbOutthePublisherviii1RalphHearsaDistantBugleThesmallbrownmousenamedRalphwhowashidingunderthegrandfatherclockdidnothavemuchlongertowaitbeforehecouldridehismotorcycle.Theclockhadstruckeightalready,andtheneightt
3、hirty.RalphwastheonlymouseintheMountainViewInn,arun-downhotelinthefoothillsoftheSierraNevada,who1ownedamotorcycle.Itwasamouse-sizedredmotorcycle,apresentfromaboynamedKeithwhohadbeenaguestinRoom215overtheFourthofJulyweekend.Ralphwasproudofhismotorcycle,buthisb
4、rothersandsisterssaidhewasselfish.“Iamnot,”saidRalph.“Keithgavethemotorcycletome.”Thatevening,whileRalphwaitedundertheclockandwatchedthetelevisionsetacrossthelobby,amanandawomanfol-lowedbyamedium-sizedboywalkedintothehotel.Theyhadtherumpledlookofpeoplewhohadd
5、rivenmanymilesthatday.Theboywaswearingjeans,cowboyboots,andawhiteT-shirtwiththewordsHappyAcresCampstenciledacrossthefront.Ralphobservedtheboywithinterest.Hewastherightkindofboy,aboysuretolikepeanutbutterandjellysandwiches.SincethedayKeithhadleftthehotel,Ralph
6、had2longedforcrumbsofapeanutbutterandjellysandwich.Agrating,grindingnoisecamefromtheworksofthegrandfatherclock.Ralphclappedhispawsoverhisears.Theclock3grumbledandgroanedandmanagedtostrikethehour.Nineo’clock!Thetimealmosthadcome.Thestrokeofninewasfol-lowedbyth
7、eslowsadnotesofmusicthatlingeredanddiedmysteriouslyinthedis-tanceeverynightatthistime.“Didyouhearthat?”themanaskedtheboy.“Itwasthebugleatcampplayingtaps.”Sothat’swhatthatmusicis,thoughtRalph,whohadpuzzledoverthosenotesallsummer.Whentheboydidnotanswer,hismothe
8、rsaid,“Comeon,Garf,cheerup.You’regoingtohavealotoffunatcamp.”“Maybe,”answeredGarf,“butIdoubtit.”Thefatherlookedannoyed.“Youwon’thaveanyfunifyoutakethatattitude,”hesaid,andwenttothedesktoi