Saint George Dragon

St. George and Dragon

《圣乔治与龙》

Chapter 1. The Deadly Dragon A king was strolling on his battlements one day. As he admired his kingdom, he saw a dark shape in the distance.

第一章 致命的恶龙 有一天，一位国王正在城堡的城垛上散步。 正当他欣赏自己的王国时，看见远处有个黑乎乎的影子。

It came closer. And closer. Oh no! And closer.

它越来越近了。 更近了。 哎呀，糟了！ 还在往这边靠近。

It was a dragon. Its eyes flashed like fire as it flew. It let out a misty roar and jets of yellow flame shot from its mouth and nose. The king screamed, Help! Guards! To the roof now! The dragon soared in a loop around the castle. It roared again and a river far below dried up with a sizzle. The king's guards rushed onto the roof to see what the king was shouting about.

原来是一条龙。 它飞的时候，眼睛像火一样闪着光。 它发出一声带着雾气的怒吼， 嘴巴和鼻子里喷出一股股黄色的火焰。 国王尖叫起来： 救命啊！守卫们！快到屋顶来！ 恶龙绕着城堡盘旋了一圈。 它又吼了一声，远处下方的一条河刺啦一下就干了。 国王的守卫们冲到屋顶，想看看国王在喊什么。

The dragon roared once more and set five fields on fire. The guards stared in horror. Stop the dragon! Ordered the king. It's going to burn us all to cinders! His guards hastily fired their bows as the dragon swooped through the sky. Arrows flew through the air.

恶龙又吼了一声，把五片田地都烧着了。 守卫们都吓得目瞪口呆。 快拦住那条龙！ 国王下令道。 它要把我们全都烧成灰烬！ 恶龙从天空俯冲下来的时候，守卫们慌忙射出了箭。 箭嗖嗖地飞向空中。

Each arrow hit the dragon but then ping ping ping The arrows all bounced off the dragon's tough scales The dragon laughed You can't hurt me But feed me once a day And I'll leave you alone The king agreed What else could he do? Bring food to the cave by the lake Said the dragon and with one last roar it flew away

每支箭都射中了恶龙，可是只听见叮叮叮几声 箭全都从恶龙坚硬的鳞片上弹开了 恶龙哈哈大笑 你们伤不到我的 只要你们每天给我送一次吃的 我就不来骚扰你们 国王同意了 他还能怎么办呢？ 把吃的送到湖边的山洞里 恶龙说完，最后吼了一声就飞走了