Chapter 6

Chapter 6 The four kids entered the royal dining room at seven o'clock. The table was set with a white tablecloth that reached the floor. The queen's best dishes sparkled under the candlelight. The king and queen smiled at the kids. "This is your night, Sammi. There will be no discussion of the missing gold," the king stated. In the middle of the table sat three large pizzas. "How did you know pizza is my favorite meal?" Josh asked, rubbing his stomach. Sammi grinned. "It's my favorite, too!" he said. A half hour later, only pizza crusts were left. A servant cleared the table.

六点钟，四个孩子走进皇家饭厅。 桌子上铺着一块一直拖到地板上的白桌布。 女王最好的菜肴在烛光下闪闪发光。 国王和王后对孩子们笑了笑。 “这是你的夜晚，萨米。 “关于丢失的黄金，我们不会再讨论了。”国王说。 桌子中间放着三个大披萨。 “你怎么知道披萨是我最喜欢的食物?”乔希揉着肚子问。 三美咧嘴一笑。“这也是我的最爱!”他说。 半小时后，只剩下披萨皮了。 一个仆人收拾桌子。

"Time to open your presents," Sammi's mother said. Stacked on a nearby table were the gifts Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose had brought in their luggage. Dink's present was a book about Connecticut. He showed Sammi a map inside and pointed out Green Lawn. Josh gave Sammi a small wooden eagle. "I carved it myself," Josh said, blushing. "It's awesome," Sammi said. "Thanks, Josh!" Ruth Rose brought a travel-size Monopoly game. "I thought we could play after dinner," she said. "But watch out for Josh. He cheats!" The king set a large, gold-foiled box in front of Sammi. "This is from your mother and me," he said. "Happy birthday son." Sammi tore off the paper to find a new computer. He gave his mother and father hugs. "Thank you, it's just what I wanted!" "Now we can e-mail each other!" Ruth Rose said.

“该打开礼物了，”萨米的妈妈说。 旁边的桌子上堆放着丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯从行李里带来的礼物。 丁克的礼物是一本关于康涅狄格州的书。 他给萨米看了里面的地图，指给她看“绿草坪”。 乔希给了萨米一只小木雕。 “我自己刻的。”乔希说，脸红了。 “太棒了，”萨米说。 “谢谢,杰克!”露丝·罗斯带来了一个旅行用的大富翁游戏。 “我想我们可以在晚饭后玩，”她说。 “但是要小心乔希。他作弊!”国王在萨米面前放了一个镀金的大盒子。 “这是我和你妈妈送的，”他说。 “生日快乐，儿子。”萨米撕下纸去找一台新电脑。 他拥抱了他的父母。 “谢谢你，这正是我想要的!”“现在我们可以互发电子邮件了!”露丝·罗斯说。

"Excellent," said the king. "And now, Yondo is going to entertain us." The king clapped his hands and the room lights dimmed. A door opened and everyone watched for the magician to enter. But there was no one there. "Yondo at your service," came a voice from the opposite side of the room. When they turned, Yondo stood at the end of the table, next to the queen. He was dressed entirely in white. "How did you get in here?" Sammi said. "There's only one door!"

“太好了!”国王说。 “现在，Yondo要招待我们了。” 国王拍了拍手，房间里的灯暗了下来。 一扇门打开了，每个人都在等着魔术师进来。 但是那里一个人也没有。 “勇多听候差遣。”房间另一边传来一个声音。 当他们转身时，Yondo站在桌子的尽头，紧挨着王后。 他一身白衣。 “你是怎么进来的?”三美说。 “只有一扇门!”

Instead of answering, Yondo pulled a green bandanna out of Sammi's ear. For the next twenty minutes, Yondo amazed them with magic tricks, doing one right after the other. He tied knots in colored hankies and let the kids check that the knots were tight. Then he ran his hand over the knots, and the hankies separated. He turned normal eggs into rabbits and rabbits into beautiful doves. He wet two fingers and snuffed out a candle. Then he opened his mouth and breathed fire like a dragon. "For my final illusion, I will make one of you disappear," Yondo said to the small group. Then he pulled a large black cloth from a sleeve and shook it out, covering himself. When the cloth dropped, Yondo was gone. In his place stood a tall silver box about the size of an old-fashioned phone booth. A door in the box opened, and Yondo stepped out. But now he was dressed from head to toe in red. Yondo smiled at Ruth Rose. "Will you be my assistant?" he asked.

勇道没有回答，而是从三美的耳朵里掏出一条绿色的大手帕。 在接下来的二十分钟里，勇道一个接一个地表演魔术，让他们大吃一惊。 他用彩色手帕打结，让孩子们检查打结是否牢固。 然后他用手摸了摸打结的地方，手绢分开了。 他把普通的蛋变成兔子，把兔子变成美丽的鸽子。 他弄湿了两根手指，掐灭了蜡烛。 然后他张开嘴，像龙一样喷出火焰。 “我最后的幻术是让你们中的一个消失，”Yondo对那一小群人说。 然后他从袖子里抽出一块大黑布，抖了抖，盖住了自己。 布掉下来的时候，勇道走了。 在他的地方立着一个高大的银盒子，大小和老式电话亭差不多。 盒子里的一扇门打开了，Yondo走了出来。 但现在他从头到脚都穿着红色的衣服。 Yondo对Ruth Rose笑了笑。 “你愿意做我的助手吗?”他问。

"Okay, but be sure to bring me back again," Ruth Rose said. Yondo led Ruth Rose into the box. He closed the door and draped the black cloth over it. Then he knocked on the cloth with his knuckle. "Are you still in there, Ruth Rose?" he asked. "No, I'm up here!" came Ruth Rose's voice from above their heads. Everyone looked up toward the ceiling. It was dark, so the king turned up the lights. Ruth Rose was nowhere in sight. Yondo knocked on the box again. "Ruth Rose, are you in there?" This time there was no answer. Josh let out a giggle. "She really did disappear!" he whispered. Yondo whisked the cloth away from the box and opened the door. It was empty. The three boys leaped up and examined the box.

“好吧，但一定要把我带回来，”露丝·罗斯说。 Yondo把Ruth Rose带进了包厢。 他关上门，用黑布盖上。 然后他用指关节敲了敲布。 “你还在里面吗，露丝·罗斯?”他问。 “不，我在上面!”露丝·罗斯的声音从他们头顶传来。 每个人都抬头望向天花板。 天很黑，所以国王把灯打开了。 露丝·罗斯不见了。 Yondo又敲了敲箱子。 “露丝·罗斯，你在里面吗?”这次没有回答。 乔希咯咯地笑了起来。“她真的消失了!”他低声说。 勇道把布从箱子上拂开，打开了门。 它是空的。三个男孩跳起来检查箱子。

"What're you all looking at?" Ruth Rose asked from behind them. The boys whipped around. Ruth Rose was back in her seat at the table. "How did you do that?" Josh asked Ruth Rose. "I'll never tell," she said. Just then a servant carried in a cake with ten lit candles on it. Yondo started to leave. "Please stay for some cake," the king said with a smile. "As long as you don't make it disappear!" Yondo smiled. "Only my piece will disappear," he said. Sammi made a wish and blew out the candles, and they ate.

“你们都在看什么?”露丝·罗斯在他们身后问道。 男孩们猛地转过身来。露丝·罗斯回到桌边的座位上。 “你是怎么做到的?”乔希问露丝·罗斯。 “我永远不会说出去的，”她说。 就在这时，一个仆人端进来一个蛋糕，上面点着十支蜡烛。 Yondo开始离开。“请留下来吃点蛋糕，”国王笑着说。 “只要你不让它消失就行!”发放贷款笑了。 “只有我的那块会消失，”他说。 萨米许了个愿，吹灭了蜡烛，他们开始吃饭。