Dagny's class planted carrots in March. Every morning, they watered the plants and counted the green leaves. Then, one Monday, half of the carrots were gone.
达格妮的班级在三月种了胡萝卜。每天早上，他们给植物浇水，数绿叶。然后，有个星期一，一半的胡萝卜不见了。
"Who did this?" their teacher asked.
“这是谁干的？”他们的老师问。
Dagny loved mysteries, so she asked her friend Pascal to help. They looked at the ground next to the garden beds.
达格妮喜欢谜题，所以她请朋友帕斯卡尔帮忙。他们查看菜畦旁边的地面。
"Look," said Dagny. "There are small holes next to every plant."
“看，”达格妮说，“每棵植物旁边都有小洞。”
"And here are footprints," Pascal said. "They are tiny. Not a person's."
“这儿还有脚印，”帕斯卡尔说，“很小很小。不是人的。”
"Not a dog's, either. Too small." Dagny thought for a minute. "A cat does not eat carrots."
“也不是狗的。太小了。”达格妮想了一会儿。“猫不吃胡萝卜。”
Pascal had an old phone. That night, he put it in a plastic box. He tied the box to a post by the garden. He set it to take a photo when something moved.
帕斯卡尔有一部旧手机。那天晚上，他把它放进一个塑料盒里。他把盒子绑在菜园旁的一根柱子上。他把手机设成有东西一动就拍照。
The next morning, they looked at the photos. Most were dark and empty. But one photo, from three in the morning, showed two rabbits. Each had a carrot in its mouth.
第二天早上，他们看了照片。大多数都是黑的，什么也没有。可是有一张凌晨三点拍的照片里有两只兔子。每只嘴里都叼着一根胡萝卜。
"Our thieves have long ears," Pascal said. They laughed so hard that the teacher came over.
“我们的小偷长着长耳朵，”帕斯卡尔说。他们笑得太厉害，把老师都引了过来。
The class talked about it. They did not want to hurt the rabbits. So they made a plan. They built a low fence of wood and wire around the beds. Then they planted extra carrots outside it, just for the rabbits.
全班讨论了这件事。他们不想伤害兔子。于是他们想了一个办法。他们用木头和铁丝在菜畦周围搭了一道矮栅栏。然后他们在栅栏外面多种了些胡萝卜，专给兔子吃。
On Friday, two rabbits sat outside the fence. They ate their own carrots. Dagny waved at them.
星期五，两只兔子坐在栅栏外面。它们吃着自己的胡萝卜。达格妮朝它们挥了挥手。
