Ch9-Penny and Merlin

CHAPTER NINE Penny and Merlin Peep. Penny's head was sticking out of Jack's jacket. Jack and Annie were wearing their own clothes again—their jeans, jackets, hats, and scarves. All their heavy cold-weather gear for Antarctica was gone.

第九章佩妮和梅林·佩比。 佩妮的头从杰克的夹克里伸出来。 杰克和安妮又穿上了自己的衣服——牛仔裤、夹克、帽子和围巾。 他们所有用于南极洲的寒冷天气的沉重装备都不见了。

"We're in Camelot," said Annie, looking out the window. Jack took Penny out of his jacket and held her up to the window so she could see the grounds of King Arthur's castle. The tree house had landed in an apple tree in an orchard. In the near distance, castle towers rose into a late-afternoon sky. Several knights on horses were riding away from the castle. "Jack! Annie!" Teddy and Kathleen were running through the orchard, between the trees, over fallen golden leaves and apples. Jack and Annie waved at them.

“我们在卡梅洛特，”安妮望着窗外说。 杰克把佩妮从夹克里拿出来，把她举到窗前，这样她就能看到亚瑟王城堡的庭院了。 树屋落在果园里的一棵苹果树上。 在不远的地方，城堡的塔楼耸立在傍晚的天空中。 几个骑士骑马离开了城堡。 “杰克!安妮!”特迪和凯萨琳跑过果园，在树间，在落下的金叶和苹果上奔跑。 杰克和安妮向他们挥手。

"Oh, I just thought of something," said Jack. "We forgot to find out the fourth secret." "What do you mean?" said Annie. "It's Penny." "No, I don't think so," said Jack. "Remember, Leonardo da Vinci told us a secret of happiness has to be available to everyone. Not many people can have their own baby penguin." "Oh, right," said Annie. "Jack! Annie! Come down!" Teddy and Kathleen called from below. "We're coming!" said Annie. Jack put Penny inside his jacket, then carefully climbed down the rope ladder after Annie.

“哦，我刚想到一件事，”杰克说。 “我们忘了找出第四个秘密。” “你是什么意思？”安妮说。 “这是一分钱。”“不，我不这么认为，”杰克说。 “记住，列奥纳多·达·芬奇告诉我们，每个人都应该知道幸福的秘密。 没有多少人能拥有自己的小企鹅。” “哦，对了，”安妮说。“杰克!安妮!下来!”泰迪和凯萨琳在下面叫道。 “我们来了！”安妮说。 杰克把佩妮放进他的夹克里，然后小心翼翼地跟着安妮爬下绳梯。

"Oh! What did you bring back with you?" said Kathleen. Penny was peeking out of Jack's jacket again. "A baby penguin for Merlin," said Annie. "Look at her!" said Kathleen. "She's beautiful!" "Indeed!" said Teddy, petting Penny's downy head. Peep. "She wants to help Merlin," said Annie. "Then let us hurry to him at once," said Teddy. "Come, follow us." Kathleen and Teddy led the way between the trees to a small wooden cottage at the edge of the orchard.

“哦!你带回来什么了？”凯瑟琳问。 佩妮又从杰克的夹克里偷看了。 “给梅林买一只小企鹅，”安妮说。 “看看她！”凯瑟琳说。 “她漂亮!”“真的！”特迪抚摸着佩妮毛茸茸的头说。 偷看。“她想帮助梅林，”安妮说。 “那我们赶紧去找他吧，”泰迪说。 “来，跟我们来。”凯瑟琳和特迪在树林间带路，来到果园边上的一间小木屋。

"Merlin's in there?" asked Jack. "'Tis a garden house he always loved as a child," said Teddy. "Morgan thought he would find comfort there. But alas, he seems to have found nothing but more grief. He will eat nothing, and he has not spoken for days." Teddy opened the door to the cottage and ushered Annie and Jack inside. Morgan was sitting by Merlin's bed. Late-afternoon light slanted through the window onto the magician's face. He lay very still. His eyes were closed and his hands were folded on his chest. A chill went through Jack. Merlin hardly looked alive.

“梅林在里面？”杰克问。 “这是他小时候一直喜欢的花园房子，”泰迪说。 摩根认为他会在那里找到安慰。 但是，可惜的是，他似乎只找到了更多的悲伤。 他什么也不吃，已经多日不说话了。” 特迪打开小屋的门，把安妮和杰克领了进去。 摩根坐在梅林的床边。 傍晚时分的光线透过窗户斜照在魔术师的脸上。 他静静地躺着。他闭着眼睛，双手交叉放在胸前。 杰克感到一阵寒意。 梅林几乎没有生气。

Morgan turned around. She, too, looked tired, but her face brightened when she saw Jack and Annie. "Thank goodness you have come!" she said. Annie crossed the room and hugged Morgan. Jack stepped forward with Penny. "Look what we brought for Merlin," he whispered. "Oh!" said Morgan. The enchantress gently touched the little penguin. "She is lovely indeed," she whispered. "Thank you for bringing her." Morgan turned back to Merlin. "Merlin?" she said. "Jack and Annie from Frog Creek are here. They want to talk with you." Annie stepped forward, while Jack stood in the shadows with Penny. "Hi, Merlin!" said Annie.

摩根转过身来。她看起来也很累，但当她看到杰克和安妮时，她的脸上露出了笑容。 “谢天谢地，你来了！”她说。 安妮穿过房间，拥抱了摩根。 杰克和佩妮走上前。 “看看我们给梅林带来了什么。”他低声说。 “哦！”摩根说。女巫轻轻地抚摸着小企鹅。 “她确实很可爱，”她低声说。 “谢谢你带她来。” 摩根转向梅林。 “梅林？”她说。“青蛙溪的杰克和安妮来了。 他们想和你谈谈。” 安妮走上前去，杰克和佩妮站在阴影里。 “嗨，梅林！”安妮说。