only one moanin an bitchin； cause sue an me is very relieved。 our relief was not to last long； however。 bout a hour later somebody run into the room where we is jus about to set down to lunch an say； 〃get in your space suits again right now！ they is fixin to shoot you up in space！〃 everbody be hollerin an shoutin again an rushin aroun。 i reckon maybe a bunch of the tv viewers have called in to plain or somethin； an so they decided to lite that fire under our asses no matter what。 whatever it is； it don'；t matter now。 anyhow； we is put back on the bus an taken to the spaceship an we is halfway up the elevator when somebody suddenly say； 〃jesus； we forgot the goddamn ape！〃 an he start hollerin down to the fellers on the groun to go back an get ole sue。 we is strapped in again an somebody is countin backwards from one hundrit when they e thru the door with sue。 we is all leaned back in our seats an the count is down to about 〃ten；〃 when i be hearin some strange growlin noises from behin us where sue is。 i sort of turned aroun； an low an behole； it ain'；t sue settin there at all； it is a big ole male ape； what got his teeth bared an is grappin holt of his seatbelt straps like he is about to bust loose any secont！ i tell major fritch an she look aroun an say； 〃oh my god！〃 an get on the radio to whoever it is in the groun control tower。 〃listen；〃 she say； 〃you has made a mistake an put one of them male apes in here with us； so we better call this thing off till it is straightened out。〃 but all of a sudden the spaceship start to rumblin an quakin an the guy in the control tower says over the radio； 〃that'；s your problem now； sister； we got a schedule to meet。〃 an away we go。 。d 。 阿甘正传（英文版）13 生 my first impression is of bein squashed under somethin； such as my daddy was when them bananas fell on him。 can'；t move； can'；t yell； can'；t say nothin； can'；t do nothin— we is strictly here for the ride。 outside； lookin thru the winder； all i can see is blue sky。 the spaceship is movin out。 after a little wile； we seem to slow down some； an things ease up。 major fritch say we can unbuckle our seatbelts now； an get on bout our bidness； whatever it is。 she say we is now travelin at a speed of fifteen thousan miles a hour。 i look back an sure enough； the earth is only a little ball behin us； just like it look in all them pichers from outer space。 i look aroun； an there'；s the big ole ape； all sour…lookin； an glum； glarin at major fritch an me。 she say maybe he want his lunch or somethin； an for me to go on back there an give him a banana afore he gets angry an does somethin bad。 they has packed a little bag of food for the ape an it contain bananas an some cereals an dried berries an leaves an shit like that。 i get it open an start rummagin thru it lookin for somethin that will make the ape happy； an meantime； major fritch is on the radio with houston groun control。 〃now listen here；〃 she say； 〃we has got to do somethin bout this ape。 it ain'；t sue— it is a male ape； an he don'；t look none to glad to be here。 he might even be violent。〃 it took a wile for the message to get there an a reply to get back to us； but some feller down there say； 〃awe pooh！ one ape is jus like any other。〃 〃the hell it is；〃 major fritch say。 〃if you was in this little bitty partment with that big ole thing you would be singing a different tune。〃 an after a minute or two a voice e cracklin over the radio； say； 〃look； you is ordered not to tell anybody about this； or we will all be made laughing…stocks。 as far as you or anybody else is concerned； that ape is sue— no matter what it'；s got between its legs。〃 major fritch look at me an shake her head。 〃aye； aye； sir；〃 she say； 〃but i'；m gonna keep that fucker strapped in as long as i'；m in here with him— you understand that？〃 an from the ground control there e back one word： 〃roger。〃 actually； after you get used to it； bein in outer space is kind of fun。 we is without gravity； an so can float all over the spaceship； an the scenery is remarkable— moon an sun； earth an stars。 i wonder where jenny curran is down there； an what she is doin。 aroun an aroun the earth we go。 day an night go by ever hour or so an it sort of put a different perspective on things。 i mean； here i am doin this； an when i get back— or should i say if i get back— what then？ go an start up my little srimp…growin bidness？ go find jenny again？ play in the cracked eggs？ do somethin about my mama bein in the po house？ it is all very strange。 major fritch be catchin a wink or two of sleep whenever she can； but when she ain'；t sleepin； she is bitchin。 crabbin bout the ape； crabbin bout what kind of jackoffs they is down at groun control； crabbin bout she got no place to put on her makeup； crabbin bout me eatin food when it ain'；t supper or lunchtime。 hell； all we got to eat is granola bars anyway。 i don'；t want to be plainin too much； but it seem like they might of picked a good…lookin woman or at least one that don'；t bitch all the time。 an furthermore； let me say this： that ape ain'；t no dreamboat either。 first i give it a banana— okay？ it grapped the banana an started peelin it； but then it put the banana down。 banana started floatin all aroun the cabin of the spaceship an i got to go find it。 i give it back to the ape an he start mushin it up an flingin the mush everplace； an i got to go clean that up。 wants attention all the time too。 evertime you leave it alone it mences to put up an enormous racket an clack its jaws together like a set of them wind…up teeth。 drive you nuts after a wile。 finally i got out my harmonica an started playin a little somethin— 〃home on the range；〃 i think it was。 an the ape started to calm down a little。 so i played some more— stuff like 〃the yellow rose of texas〃 an 〃i dream of jeannie with the light brown hair。〃 ape is