Ch11-Back to the Garden

CHAPTER ELEVEN Back to the Garden

第十一章回到花园

Yip? said Oki. "Wow," said Annie. "Yes," said Jack. In the first light of dawn, he could see the tangles of vines and flowers, the fishpond, and the stone wall. They were back in Morgan le Fay's secret garden. Oki leapt from Annie's arms and scurried among the patches of ivy, wild grasses, and shrubs, yapping and yipping at the dragons made of glass and granite, marble, clay, bronze, silver, and seashells. "The ninth dragon goes behind those yellow rosebushes," said Annie. "Right," said Jack. "And let's leave Cafelle's magic stones there, too." Jack carefully placed the statue between the bushes and stone wall. Then he and Annie set Cafelle's stones at its feet. The dragon glistened and shone as it caught the light of the rising sun.

尖叫?冲电气说。“哇，”安妮说。 “是的，”杰克说。在黎明的第一缕晨光中，他可以看到缠绕在一起的藤蔓和花朵、鱼塘和石墙。 他们回到了仙女摩根的秘密花园。 奥基从安妮的怀抱中跳了出来，在常春藤、野草和灌木丛中奔跑，对着玻璃、花岗岩、大理石、粘土、青铜、银和贝壳制成的龙汪汪叫着。 “第九条龙在那些黄色的玫瑰丛后面，”安妮说。 “好的，”杰克说。“我们把卡菲勒的魔法石也留在那里吧。” 杰克小心地把雕像放在灌木丛和石墙之间。 然后他和安妮把卡菲勒的石头放在它的脚边。 龙在旭日的照耀下闪闪发光。

"Good-bye," Jack whispered. "Long live Camelot," said Annie. Yip! said Oki. "Let's go," said Jack. And the three of them left Morgan's garden. They walked through the library and down the musty hallway, down the steep steps and through the rocky passage to the outer courtyard. Sir Lamorak and Sir Tristan were standing by the entrance gate. "Hello, sirs!" Annie called from behind them. The knights whirled around. When they saw Jack and Annie, they lowered their lances. "How—how did you get inside?" stammered Sir Lamorak. "Where are the king and queen?" said Sir Tristan. "They're safe in Avalon!" said Jack. "What happened?" said Sir Lamorak. "It's a long story," said Annie. "But just know that the king will be completely well soon. And when he is, he and Guinevere will come back to the castle."

“再见。”杰克低声说。 “卡梅洛特万岁，”安妮说。 犬吠!冲电气说。“我们走吧，”杰克说。 他们三个离开了摩根的花园。 他们穿过图书室，走过发霉的走廊，走下陡峭的台阶，穿过布满岩石的过道，来到外面的院子。 拉莫拉克爵士和特里斯坦爵士站在大门口。 “你好,先生们!”安妮在他们身后喊道。 骑士们转过身来。 当他们看到杰克和安妮时，他们放下了长矛。 “你——你是怎么进来的？”拉莫拉克爵士结结巴巴地说。 “国王和王后在哪儿？”特里斯坦爵士问道。 “他们在阿瓦隆很安全！”杰克说。 “怎么回事？”拉莫拉克爵士问。 “说来话长，”安妮说。 “你要知道，国王很快就会好起来的。 等他回来了，他和桂尼维尔就会回到城堡里来。”

"And the king said to tell you that he'll work with his knights and all his subjects to restore order to the kingdom," said Jack. The two knights shook their heads in wonder. "Bye for now," said Annie. "Hold down the fort!" Jack, Annie, and Oki headed out the castle entrance gate and started through the hay field. They ran over the dry grass, then pushed their way through the tall wheat stalks waving in the wind. From the field, they headed into the shadowy forest, and Oki led the way around the ancient oaks, until they came to the magic tree house. "Let's go, buddy!" said Jack. He lifted the puppy and put him into his pack. Then he and Annie headed up the rope ladder. When they climbed into the tree house, Annie grabbed the Pennsylvania book and pointed at a picture of Frog Creek. "I wish we could go there!" she said. The wind started to blow. The tree house started to spin. It spun faster and faster.

“国王让我告诉你，他会和他的骑士和所有臣民一起恢复王国的秩序。”杰克说。 两位骑士惊奇地摇了摇头。 “再见了，”安妮说。 “守住堡垒！”杰克、安妮和奥基走出城堡大门，开始穿过干草地。 他们跑过干草地，然后穿过随风飘扬的高大麦秆。 离开田野，他们进入了阴暗的森林，Oki带领他们绕过古老的橡树，直到他们来到了神奇的树屋。 “我们走吧，伙计！”杰克说。 他把小狗抱起来放进他的背包里。 然后他和安妮爬上了绳梯。 当他们爬进树屋时，安妮抓起宾夕法尼亚的那本书，指着一张青蛙溪的照片。 “我希望我们能去那儿！”她说。 风开始起了。树屋开始旋转。 它转得越来越快。

Then everything was still. Absolutely still. The day was cloudy and cool. No time had passed in the Frog Creek woods. The wind shook the tree leaves. Yip! Oki popped his head out of Jack's pack. "We're home," said Annie. "Home, sweet home," said Jack. "Right, little buddy." Yip! Jack climbed down the rope ladder, and Annie followed. Then they started through the Frog Creek woods. "Should we put Oki on the ground?" said Annie. "Nope. Keep him in the pack," said Jack. "All the way to the dog park?" asked Annie. "Dog park? Are you serious?" said Jack. "You still want to go to the dog park? Aren't you worn out?" "No, not really," said Annie.

然后一切都静止了。 绝对静止。天气阴冷。 青蛙溪的树林里一点时间也没有过去。 风吹动了树叶。 犬吠!奥基从杰克的背包里探出头来。 “我们到家了，”安妮说。“家，甜蜜的家，”杰克说。 “好的，小家伙。”犬吠!杰克从绳梯上爬下来，安妮紧随其后。 然后他们穿过青蛙溪的树林。 “我们应该把奥基放在地上吗？”安妮说。 “不。把他留在狼群里。”杰克说。 “一路走到狗狗公园？”安妮问。 “狗公园吗?你是认真的吗？”杰克说。 “你还想去狗狗公园吗？” 你不累吗？”“不，不完全是，”安妮说。