19-TWO SKULLS

Two SKULLS Once again, Trap had saved my life. "Why, oh, why did I ever agree to take this trip? I must be losing my marbles! When I get back to New Mouse City, my fur will have turned white from all these scares," I mumbled. "If we ever get back, that is," added Trap in a grim voice. He always knew how to cheer me up. The next morning, we crossed molehill Mountain and marched along the banks of the Fleariddenfur River. Finally, we sighted Hard as Nails Hill. "This is it," announced Thea. "The place of the TWO SKULLS."

Trap又一次救了我的命。 “为什么，哦，为什么我要同意这次旅行?” 我一定是疯了!当我回到新老鼠城的时候，我的毛会因为这些恐惧而变白的，”我喃喃地说。 “如果我们能回去的话，”特拉普用冷酷的声音补充道。 他总是知道怎么逗我开心。 第二天早上，我们越过鼹鼠山，沿着弗利登弗河的河岸行进。 最后，我们看到了坚硬如钉子的山。 “就是这里。”西娅宣布。 “两个骷髅的地方。”

I shivered. What would we find this time? More quicksand? Exploding boulders? Grouchy Grandma Onewhisker with a plate of her disgusting Swiss cheese muffins? I looked around. We were in a clearing with one very tall tree standing in the center. It was loaded with big yellow fruit that looked sort of like pineapples. Thea read aloud the secret message about the TWO SKULLS: "BEWARE OF THE HONEY TREE, ITS FRUITS ARE KNOWN TO SING, LISTEN, BUT DO NOT TOUCH, OR YOU WILL FEEL THE STING!" Trap stepped forward. "Fruits that Sting? How ridiculous! Let me take one of them, ratoons! I'll knock one down with

我不禁打了个哆嗦。这次我们会发现什么? 更多的流沙吗?爆炸的巨石? 脾气暴躁的独须奶奶端着一盘恶心的瑞士奶酪松饼? 我环顾四周。我们在一块空地上，中间有一棵很高的树。 它装满了看起来有点像菠萝的黄色大水果。 西娅大声朗读了关于两个骷髅的秘密信息:“小心蜂蜜树，它的果实会唱歌，倾听，但不要触摸，否则你会感到刺痛!”特拉普走上前去。 “会刺人的水果?”多么可笑!让我拿一个吧，通灵!我要用

a stone and then we'll see!" "STOP! Don't do it!" I shrieked. "Don't worry, Gerrykins." My cousin laughed. "So what if they sting? Anyway, I'll just avoid touching them. See? "Hee-hee-hee!" He pitched a stone right at the biggest fruit in the center. "Don't call me Gerryk—" I started to say, but I stopped in midsentence. The yellow fruit was not a giant pineapple. It wasn't even a fruit. It was a giant beehive! "Help!" we screamed together. The beehive was oozing thick golden honey. Within seconds,

一块石头，然后我们就知道了!”“停!别这么做!”我尖叫起来。 “别担心，格里金斯。”我的表弟笑了。 “如果它们蜇人又怎样?”不管怎样，我还是避免碰它们吧。 看到了吗?“呵呵呵!”他朝中间最大的那个水果扔了一块石头。 “别叫我格瑞克——”我刚想说，但话说到一半就停住了。 黄色的水果不是一个巨大的菠萝。 它甚至都不是水果。那是一个巨大的蜂巢!“救命!”我们一起尖叫。 蜂巢里渗出厚厚的金色蜂蜜。 在几秒内,

swarms of bees flew out from the honeycombs hanging on the branches. "Hurry! To the river!" shouted my sister. We raced to the river with the bees right on our tails. Then we dove headfirst into the water. The current carried us downstream. When we reached the bank, the bees were gone. Thea pulled out her map. "Let's see, to our left is Hard as Nails Hill, and in front of us is Pirate's Peak. nkledc. That means if we go forward we'll hit the THREE SKULLS!"

成群的蜜蜂从挂在树枝上的蜂巢里飞了出来。 “快点!到河边去!”我妹妹喊道。 我们赶着蜜蜂向河边跑去。 然后我们一头扎进水里。 水流把我们带向下游。 当我们到达岸边时，蜜蜂已经不见了。 西娅拿出地图。“让我看看，我们的左边是铁石山，前面是海盗峰。 也就是说，如果我们往前走，就能击中THREE SKULLS!”