While Ethan was in the mountains, he learned about the wild animals living there. 伊桑住在山里的时候，他悉知生活在那里的野生动物。

　　This story will tell you how he found a wonderful pet. 这则故事将会告诉你,他是怎样找到一个神奇宠物的。

　　Ethan's brother was Captain of the rangers who took care of a large forest in the White Mountains. 伊桑的哥哥是护林员的队长，他们主要负责看管怀特山脉里的大片森林。

　　A great many wild animals lived in the forest, and it was part of the rangers' work to see that no one hurt them. 许多野生动物住在那片森林里，确保没有人伤害野生动物也是护林员们的工作内容之一。

　　Ethan was very proud of his big brother. 伊桑以他的哥哥为骄傲。

　　"A captain," he thought, "can do anything that a brave, strong man can do." 他想，一个队长可以做到任何一个强壮、勇敢的人可以做的事。

　　So he was a very happy boy when his mother and father let him go one winter to visit his brother. 所以，当他的父母让他去哥哥那里逗留一整个冬天的时候，他非常高兴。

　　The Captain lived in a small log house. 队长哥哥住在一个小木屋里。

　　Every morning he and Ethan went to a big rock from which they could see far across the forest. 每天早上他和伊桑都会到一块巨大的岩石上，他们从那里可以看到整片的森林。

　　One morning as they stood on the rock, Ethan saw two men crossing an open place in the forest below them. 一天早上，他们站在岩石上的时候，伊桑看到了两个人正穿过他们下方的一片空地。

　　The Captain saw them, too, and Ethan knew from the look on his brother's face that something was wrong. 队长哥哥也看到了他们，从哥哥脸上的表情看，伊桑知道要出事了。

　　"They are carrying guns," the Captain told him. 他们拿着枪，队长哥哥告诉他。

　　"They will kill some animal if I don't stop them. I must hurry." And he started down the mountain-side. 如果我不阻止他们的话，他们会猎杀动物。我必须赶过去。说完他便顺着山路下去了。