They were plastered with mud some with blood too - and their ears were down and their whiskers drooped and their tails dragged in the grass, and their leader piped on his slender pipe a melancholy tune.

他们身上全是泥浆，有的身上还有血迹，耷拉着耳朵，胡子低垂着，尾巴也拖在草地上。它们的领队用短笛吹奏着一支忧伤的曲子。