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The four travelers passed through the rest of the forest in safety,
这个小团体，平安地离开了大森林，
and when they came out from its gloom saw before them a steep hill, covered from top to bottom with great pieces of rock.
当他们从阴森森的黑暗里走出来，是一座峻峭的山模在他们面前，整座山，完全堆着大片的岩石。
"That will be a hard climb," said the Scarecrow, "but we must get over the hill, nevertheless."
“这座山很难爬，”稻草人说道，“但我们必须爬过去。”
So he led the way and the others followed. They had nearly reached the first rock when they heard a rough voice cry out, "Keep back!"
所以他在前面领路，其余的尾随其后。当他们走近第一块岩石时，听到一个粗暴的声音喊起来：“滚回去！”
"Who are you?" asked the Scarecrow.
稻草人急忙问道：“你是谁？”
Then a head showed itself over the rock and the same voice said, "This hill belongs to us, and we don't allow anyone to cross it."
这时一个人头从岩石顶上露出来，用同样粗暴的声调说道：“这座山是属于我们的，任何人都不能从这里爬过去。”
"But we must cross it," said the Scarecrow. "We're going to the country of the Quadlings."
“但是我们必须从这里走，”稻草人说。“这是我们到桂特林的必经之地。”
"But you shall not!" replied the voice, and there stepped from behind the rock the strangest man the travelers had ever seen.
“但是我们不允许！”声音回答说，一个奇怪的人从岩石后面一步一步地跑出来，他们从未看见过这样的怪人。
He was quite short and stout and had a big head, which was flat at the top and supported by a thick neck full of wrinkles.
他长得很矮，却非常结实，头很大，头顶扁平，他的脖子粗厚而布满了皱纹。
But he had no arms at all, and, seeing this, the Scarecrow did not fear that so helpless a creature could prevent them from climbing the hill.
但是他没有手臂。稻草人看着眼前这个怪人，相信他根本没有能力，阻止他们爬过山去。
So he said, "I'm sorry not to do as you wish, but we must pass over your hill whether you like it or not," and he walked boldly forward.
所以他自信地说：“请你原谅，我们不能照你说的办，不管你是否愿意，我们必须爬过你的山去，”他一边说着，一边大胆地继续向前走。
