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Of all the tales about the Loch Ness Monster, it must be one of the most unlikely – an English plot to kidnap the beast and display its carcass in London. But back in the 1930s the Scots feared that such a thing was all too possible, according to newly revealed papers, and fought to ensure she stayed north of the border. The Scottish Office opened a file on Nessie in December 1933 after being bombarded with inquiries following sightings that year. 在所有关于尼斯湖水怪的故事中，这恐怕是最荒诞的一个了：英格兰计划劫持尼斯湖水怪并在伦敦展出它的遗骸。但据最新公布的资料显示，在20世纪30年代，苏格兰人对此深信不疑，并努力争取水怪继续留在苏格兰。苏格兰当局公布了一份1933年12月的尼斯湖水怪文件。同年发现水怪后，人们不断要求进行调查。 And similar files have also been found at the Natural History Museum in London, with the contents describing Scotland’s fears that Nessie should not be allowed to find its last resting place in England after a bounty was placed on the monster’s head. 在位于伦敦的国家历史博物馆里也发现了类似的文献记载，描述了苏格兰人得知对水怪的悬赏后，担心它的尸体会被带到英格兰。 The documents also reveal that many years later Prince Philip even suggested calling in the Royal Navy to search for the creature. By 1934 both the Natural History Museum in London and the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh wanted Nessie. | 
