Instead of marching forward, Jimmie suddenly darted across the street,
吉米没有向前走，而是突然飞奔过了街道，
where a policeman's horse, frightened by the band, was rearing on his hind legs.
一个警察的马受到了乐队的惊吓，拾起了后腿。
Jimmie's sharp eyes had seen a poor little dog struck by the hoofs of the frightened horse.
吉米敏锐地看到一只可怜的小狗被受惊的马踢到了。
There the little animal lay in the street, with one leg broken.
小狗躺在那儿，一条腿断了。
Jimmie caught up the little dog just in time to save him from being run over by an automobile.
吉米抱起了小狗，让它及时地避开了汽车的碾压。
But what could he do with him?
可是，他该怎么安置它呢？
He held him gently in his arms, while he wondered and wondered.
他把它轻轻地抱在怀里，左右思量着。
The Boy Scouts had already started, and no one on the sidewalk offered to take the poor little dog.
童子军游行已经开始了，人行道上没有一个人可以照看这只可怜的小狗。
There was nothing for Jimmie to do but to carry the dog to his own home, which was six blocks away.
没办法，吉米只得把小狗带回自己六个街区以外的家中。
He ran all the way, made a soft bed in a box for the little animal, and then started after the parade.
他一路跑回了家，在盒子里做了个软床，把这个小动物放了进去，接着又开始追赶游行的队伍。
But he was too late.
但是他来得太迟了。
He had lost so much time that when at last he caught up with the Boy Scouts, they had finished their march.
他已经错过了太多的时间，当他终于赶上童子军的时候，他们已经结束了游行。
Oh, how disappointed he was!
啊，他失望极了！
That night there was a Scout meeting, but Jimmie was a little late, for he had stopped to help his father set the dog's broken leg.
那天晚上童子军有个集会，但吉米达到了一小会儿，因为他要帮爸爸医治小狗的断腿。
When he came into the room, the boys all shouted," Hurrah for Jimmie! He's a good Scout, all right!"
当他走进屋子的时候，男孩们都叫了起来：吉米万岁！他是个优秀的童子军，真的！
Indeed he is, said the Scout Master. "'A Boy Scout is kind.' And today Jimmie was both kind and brave."
嗯，他确实很优秀。童子军队长说，童子军要善良，今天吉米既善良又勇敢。
Just like George Washington when he was a boy, said Bobby.
就像乔治·华盛顿小的时候那样。鲍比说。
Hurrah for George Washington, the best scout of all, said the boys.
万岁，乔治·华盛顿！万岁，最伟大的童子军！男孩们喊道。
