4. Marvin Redpost Is Dead

Chapter 4 Marvin Redpost Is Dead “Are you really the Lost Prince of Shampoon?” Judy Jasper asked Marvin as he walked into class. “What?” asked Marvin. “Uh … I don’t think so,” he muttered. “Nick said you were,” said Melanie. Travis and Kenny hurried over. “Nick said you’re the Lost Prince of Shampoon,” said Kenny. “Is that true?” asked Travis. Before Marvin could answer, someone shoved him. It was Clarence. “You’re not a prince!” said Clarence. Clarence was the meanest kid in Marvin’s class.

第四章马文·雷德波斯特死了“你真的是失踪的香波王子吗?”当马文走进教室时，朱迪·贾斯帕问他。 “什么?马文问。“呃……我不这么认为。”他嘟囔着。 “尼克说是的，"媚兰说。 特拉维斯和肯尼匆匆赶了过来。 “尼克说你是迷失的香波王子。”肯尼说。 “是真的吗?”特拉维斯问。 马文还没来得及回答，有人推了他一下。 是克拉伦斯。“你不是王子!”克拉伦斯说。 克拉伦斯是马文班上最刻薄的孩子。

“I didn’t say I was,” said Marvin. “You shouldn’t push a prince, Clarence,” said Judy. “He’ll throw you in the dungeon.” “That’s right,” said Melanie. “You’re in big trouble, Clarence,” said Travis. “I’m not scared,” said Clarence. Nick put his arm around Marvin. “Hey, everybody,” he said. “This is my best friend. Prince Robert.” Marvin took his seat. He wished Nick hadn’t told everybody he was Prince Robert. Casey Happleton sat down next to him. “Good morning, King Marvin,” she said. Marvin didn’t answer. “How are you today, King Marvin?” she asked. Casey had a ponytail that stuck out of the side of her head. Not the back. “Did you do your homework, King Marvin?” asked Casey. “I’m not King Marvin!” Marvin snapped. “I’m Prince Robert!” He said it. It felt right. I’m Prince Robert! He had never liked the

“我没说我是，”马文说。 “你不应该推王子，克拉伦斯，”朱迪说。 “他会把你扔进地牢的。“不错，"媚兰说。" “你有大麻烦了，克拉伦斯，”特拉维斯说。 “我不害怕，”克拉伦斯说。 尼克搂着马文。 “大家好，”他说。 “这是我最好的朋友。 罗伯特王子。”马文坐了下来。 他真希望尼克没有告诉大家他是罗伯特王子。 凯西·哈普尔顿坐在他旁边。 “早上好，马文国王。”她说。 马文没有回答。“你今天好吗，马文国王?”她问。 凯西的马尾辫从脑袋的一侧伸出来。 不是后面。“你做作业了吗，马文国王?”凯西问。 “我不是马文国王!”马文。 “我是罗伯特王子!”他说了。 感觉不错。我是罗伯特王子!他从来就不喜欢

name Marvin. Everyone was staring at him. “Marvin?” asked Mrs. North. He stood up. “My name’s not Marvin,” he said. “I’m Prince Robert, the Lost Prince of Shampoon.” He knew in his bones it was true. He could feel his royal blood swirling around inside him. “I was kidnapped the day I was born,” he said. “I was just a baby, but I can remember now. The kidnappers hid me in a hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Redpost took me home from the hospital by mistake.” “You remember this?” asked Mrs. North. “From when you were one day old?”

马文。每个人都盯着他看。 ”马文?诺思太太问。 他站了起来。“我不叫马文，”他说。 “我是罗伯特王子，迷失的香波王子。”他从骨子里知道这是真的。 他能感觉到他的皇室血液在他体内打转。 “我出生那天就被绑架了，”他说。 “我当时只是个婴儿，但我现在能记起来了。 绑架者把我藏在医院里。 雷德波斯特夫妇不小心把我从医院接回家了。“你还记得这个吗?”诺思太太问。 “从你出生第一天起?”

“It’s kind of a haze,” Marvin admitted. “I don’t remember exactly what the kidnappers looked like. One of them had a black mustache.” “Marvin has red hair,” said Stuart. “Mr. and Mrs. Redpost have brown hair.” “How do you explain that?” asked Nick. “Well, do any of your grandparents have red hair, Marvin?” asked Mrs. North. Marvin thought a moment. “No. They all have gray hair. Or else they’re bald. And I’m left-handed. You said that meant I have royal blood.” His teacher smiled. “Well, let me ask you a question, Marvin. Excuse me. I mean, Prince Robert. What ever happened to the real Marvin Redpost?” “Huh?” said Marvin. “Nine years ago Mr. and Mrs. Redpost had a baby. You say they took you home from the hospital by mistake. After the kidnappers hid you in the hospital. What happened to their real baby?” “Some other parents took him home by mistake,” suggested Nick. “Then what about their baby?” asked Mrs. North.

“有点模糊，”马文承认。 “我不记得绑架者的确切长相。 其中一个留着黑胡子。“马文有一头红头发，”斯图亚特说。 “雷德波斯特夫妇的头发是棕色的。”“你怎么解释呢?尼克问。 “马文，你的祖父母中有红头发的吗?”诺思太太问。 马文想了一会儿。“没有。 他们都是白头发。或者他们秃顶了。 我是左撇子。你说那意味着我有皇室血统。”他的老师笑了。 “好吧，让我问你一个问题，马文。 原谅我。我是说，罗伯特王子。 真正的马文·雷德波斯特怎么了?”“嗯?马文说。 “九年前，雷德波斯特夫妇生了一个孩子。 你说他们不小心把你从医院带回家了。 绑匪把你藏在医院之后。 他们的亲生孩子怎么了?“还有一些家长把他误带回家了，”尼克建议道。 “那他们的孩子怎么办?”诺思太太问。

“Other parents took him home,” said Judy. “So parents just keep taking home the wrong babies from this hospital?” asked Mrs. North. “The real Marvin Redpost could have died,” said Casey. “But then the people in the hospital discovered they had this extra baby. So they gave it to Mr. and Mrs. Redpost. And that way everybody was happy.” “Well, I suppose anything is possible,” said Mrs. North. “I watched the news last night,” said Stuart. “The King of Shampoon was on. They gave a number to call. I wrote it down.” “Well, there you go,” said Mrs. North. “All you have to do is call that number.” But at that moment, Marvin was feeling strangely sad. He was thinking about what Casey Happleton said. The real Marvin Redpost was dead.

“其他父母把他带回家了，”朱迪说。 “所以父母就一直从这家医院带错孩子回家?”诺思太太问。 “真正的马文·雷德波斯特可能已经死了，”凯西说。 “但后来医院的人发现他们多了一个孩子。 所以他们把它给了雷德波斯特夫妇。 这样每个人都很开心。“唔，我想一切皆有可能，”诺思太太说。 “我昨晚看了新闻，”斯图亚特说。 “香波之王开始了。 他们给了一个电话号码。 我写下来了。“好吧，这就对了，”诺思太太说。 “你要做的就是打那个号码。”但在那一刻，马文感到奇怪的悲伤。 他在想凯西·哈普尔顿说的话。 真正的马文·雷德波斯特死了。