One warm afternoon,
一个暖和的下午，
Fern and Avery put on bathing suits and went down to the brook for a swim.
弗恩和艾弗里穿上泳衣到下面的小河去游泳。
Wilbur tagged along at Fern's heels.
威尔伯紧跟着
When she waded into the brook, Wilbur waded in with her.
下了水。
He found the water quite cold - too cold for his liking.
它觉得水很凉——凉得它受不了。

So while the children swam and played and splashed water at each other,
因此，当两个朋友游泳、玩耍、用水你泼我我泼你时，
Wilbur amused himself in the mud along the edge of the brook,
威尔伯就待在河边的烂泥里自得其乐，
where it was warm and moist and delightfully sticky and oozy.
烂泥暖和，湿嗒嗒的，黏黏糊糊，舒服极了。
Every day was a happy day,
天天这样，白天快快活活，
and every night was peaceful.
夜里安安静静。