Ch6-Riddle of the Forest

CHAPTER SIX Riddle of the Forest

第六章森林之谜

Cafelle turned to face the king. She began to speak in a clear voice: "Moon so bright. Munith Mor night. Curtain of white. Hides from sight. Magic for flight. Before dawn's light. Or lose the fight." Jack wrote down her words as fast as he could. When Cafelle finished, she and her dog both stood silent and still in the doorway again. "Thank you, Cafelle," said the king. The seer turned to him. "What did I say?" she whispered. She seemed to be in a daze. Jack read Cafelle's riddle aloud: "Moon so bright. Munith Mor night. Curtain of white. Hides from sight. Magic for flight. Before dawn's light. Or lose the fight."

卡费勒转身面对国王。 她开始用清晰的声音说：“月亮真明亮。 史密斯：晚上好。白色的窗帘。 隐藏在视线之外。飞行魔法。 黎明之前。否则就会输掉这场战斗。” 杰克以最快的速度写下了她的话。 卡菲勒说完后，她和她的狗又一次静静地站在门口。 “谢谢你，卡费勒，”国王说。 先知转向他。“我说什么来着？”她低声说。 她似乎在发呆。 杰克大声朗读卡菲勒的谜语：“月亮如此明亮。 史密斯：晚上好。白色的窗帘。 隐藏在视线之外。飞行魔法。 黎明之前。否则就会输掉这场战斗。”

"Oh…I see…," said Cafelle. She looked troubled. Jack was troubled, too. What did the last two lines mean? "Munith Mor is the highest mountain in the west," said Guinevere. "It seems we should go there first?" "Yes," said Cafelle. " 'Tis not far from the sea. You can see it from the cart path. Continue on your way and journey over the moorlands." "Good," said Guinevere. "Jack and Annie, you will decipher the rest of the riddle as we travel." The queen stood and helped the king rise. Jack and Annie and Oki stood up, too. "We must leave at once, Cafelle," said Guinevere. "Not only must we travel to Munith Mor to look for the gold dragon, but we must then take it back to the castle garden in order for its magic to work." "But, Your Majesty…," said Jack. "Yes, Jack?" said the queen. "The last two lines…," he said. The others looked at him as he read the last two lines again: "Before dawn's light. Or lose the fight."

“哦……我明白了……”卡费勒说。 她看上去很烦恼。杰克也很苦恼。 最后两行是什么意思？ “Munith more是西部最高的山，”Guinevere说。 “看来我们应该先去那儿？”“是的，”卡费勒说。 “离海不远。 你可以从购物车的路径上看到。 继续你的路，在沼地上旅行吧。” “很好，”吉娜薇说。“杰克和安妮，在我们旅行的过程中，你们将破译剩下的谜题。” 王后站起来扶着国王站了起来。 杰克、安妮和奥基也站了起来。 “我们必须马上离开，卡费勒，”桂尼维尔说。 “我们不仅要去史密斯莫尔寻找金龙，还要把它带回城堡花园，让它的魔法发挥作用。” “可是，陛下……”杰克说。 “怎么了，杰克？”王后说。 “最后两行……”他说。 其他人看着他，他又读了最后两行：“黎明之前。 否则就会输掉这场战斗。”

"Ah," the queen said. "That seems to say we will lose the fight if we do not arrive in Avalon before dawn." Guinevere took a deep breath. "So we will do all we need to do by dawn tomorrow— travel to Munith Mor, find the gold dragon, and return it to the castle garden. Thank you for your help, Cafelle." She reached out and took the blind woman's hands. "My lady, you are trembling," Cafelle said. "I am fine," said Guinevere. Her voice wavered, but she stood tall. Is she worried we don't have enough time? Jack thought. "Thank you, and farewell," said Guinevere. Then she helped the king toward the door. "Come, Jack and Annie." "Thank you, Cafelle," said Annie. Jack put away his notebook and picked up his backpack. Then he, Annie, and Oki followed the king and queen outside into the cool, windy air. Arthur held on to Guinevere's arm as they walked away from the stone hut and through the gate. Oki

“啊，”王后说。“这似乎在说，如果我们不能在黎明前到达阿瓦隆，我们就会输掉这场战斗。” 桂尼维尔深吸了一口气。 “所以我们要在明天黎明前做我们需要做的一切——去史密斯莫尔，找到金龙，把它送回城堡花园。 谢谢你的帮助，卡费勒。” 她伸出手，握住了盲妇的手。 “夫人，你在发抖，”卡费勒说。 “我很好，”吉娜薇说。 她的声音有些颤抖，但她站得很高。 她是不是担心我们时间不够？ 杰克的想法。“谢谢你，再见。”桂尼维尔说。 然后她扶着国王向门口走去。 “来吧，杰克和安妮。”“谢谢你，卡费勒，”安妮说。 杰克收起笔记本，拿起背包。 然后，他、安妮和奥基跟着国王和王后走到外面凉爽多风的空气里。 阿瑟拉着桂妮薇的胳膊，走出石屋，穿过大门。 冲电气

scampered ahead of them, yapping at windblown leaves. Jack glanced back at Cafelle and Kee standing in the doorway of the hut. The dog could not hear and the woman could not see, but together the pair seemed to hear and see more than others could, Jack thought. He raised his hand in farewell, and Kee whined good-bye. "Wait! Children!" called Cafelle. Jack and Annie hurried back to her. The seer reached into the pocket of her dress. "Take this," she said, and she handed them each a small red stone. "What is it?" asked Jack. "Rocks from the mountains of fire before time," said the blind woman. "Lava rocks? Like from volcanoes?" Jack wondered aloud. He rubbed his fingers over his stone. "What do we do with them?" "Use them to save the king," said the blind woman. "Use them how?" asked Jack. "With hope and courage," said Cafelle.

在他们前面蹦蹦跳跳，对着被风吹过的树叶狂吠。 杰克回头看了看站在小屋门口的卡菲勒和基。 狗听不见，女人看不见，但他们俩在一起似乎比别人听得和看得都多，杰克想。 他举手告别，基呜咽着说再见。 “等等!孩子们！”卡费勒喊道。 杰克和安妮急忙回到她身边。 先知把手伸进她衣服的口袋里。 “拿着这个，”她说着，递给他们每人一块红色的小石头。 “这是什么？”杰克问。“这些岩石是在时间之前从火山上来的。”盲妇说。 “熔岩岩石?比如火山喷发？”杰克大声地问。 他用手指在石头上摩擦。 “我们拿它们怎么办？”“用它们去救国王吧，”盲妇说。 “怎么用？”杰克问。 “带着希望和勇气，”卡费勒说。

"And…?" said Jack. "With imagination," said the seer. "Got it! Thanks!" said Annie. Jack didn't understand. "But what do we do with —" "Annie? Jack?" Guinevere called from the forest. "Coming, Your Majesty!" Annie called back. "Please hurry!" the queen called. "Go now," said Cafelle.

“那么……”杰克说。“用想象力。”先知说。 “明白了!谢谢！”安妮说。 杰克不明白。“可是我们该怎么办——”“安妮？” 杰克?”桂尼维尔从森林里喊道。 “来了，陛下！”安妮回话了。 “请快点！”王后喊道。 “现在走吧，”卡费勒说。