6 Meeting the Witch

CHAPTER Six Meeting The Witch "Get the small ones!" the Ninns shouted. "And the purple Lumpy king, too!" The kids shot down the passage like rockets. They dived into the first cave they came to. The two Ninns didn't see them. They charged away down the passage, thumping their big feet. Eric breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked around. "Uh… who picked this cave?" "You did!" Neal answered. Instead of a hot, red cave, the space inside was tinted blue. A cool breeze blew through it.

第六章遇见女巫“把小的拿来！” “还有那个紫疙瘩国王！”孩子们像火箭一样冲下通道。 他们钻进了来到的第一个山洞。 两个小矮人没有看见他们。 他们跺着大脚，沿着通道冲了过去。 埃里克松了一口气。 然后他环顾四周。“呃……谁选的这个山洞？”“你!”尼尔回答。 里面的空间被染成了蓝色，而不是炽热的红色洞穴。 一阵凉风吹过。

And in the center was a large pool of the bluest water imaginable. The surface of the water glistened and sparkled like glass. "Whoa!" said Julie, peering around. "This is the place from my dream! This is what I saw!" "Do you think it's regular water?" Eric asked. "I don't see anything yucky," Neal said. "I don't like it," Khan murmured. Keeah stepped closer. "Let me test it out." Keeah had told the kids she had powers. But they weren't exactly sure what she could do. "Careful," said Eric. "This is Kano, don't forget. Sparr's home base." Keeah reached for the water. Suddenly, something with scaly skin slithered toward her from the far side of the pool. "Watch out!" Julie cried. "A sea monster!"

中间是一个大水池，是你能想象到的最蓝的水。 水面像玻璃一样闪闪发光。 “哇！”朱莉说着，环顾四周。 “这就是我梦中的地方！”这就是我所看到的！”“你认为这是普通的水吗？”埃里克问。 “我没觉得有什么恶心的，”尼尔说。 “我不喜欢。”可汗喃喃地说。 姬娅走近了。“让我来测试一下。” 姬娅告诉孩子们她有超能力。 但他们不确定她能做什么。 “小心，”埃里克说。“别忘了，这是卡诺。 斯帕尔的大本营。”基娅伸手去拿水。 突然，一个长着鳞状皮肤的东西从泳池的另一边向她滑来。 “小心!”朱莉哭了。“海怪！”

Keeah jerked back from the edge of the pool.

姬娅从池边猛地往后一跳。

A long, green, scaly tail broke the surface with a loud splash. It slapped down hard, and seconds later a head popped up out of the water. It was the head of a woman! "A mermaid!" Eric whispered. Her skin was white, her lips were black. She had long, wet, green hair. Her shoulders were dark and scaly. And her deep blue eyes narrowed as she looked from one child to the next. "No," said Max. "Not a mermaid." The woman spoke. "Who—are—you?" Her voice was eerie and deep. It seemed to come from every corner of the cave. Each word echoed off the stony walls. Keeah glanced at her friends, then turned to the woman. "Uh… we… I am Keeah, Princess of Droon. And these are my friends." The woman's eyes didn't move. "Friends from the Upper World. Sparr has spoken of you." Julie shuddered. "What did he say about us? What does Lord Sparr know about us?" But the woman didn't answer. She turned to Keeah. "You have come for the Eye of Dawn." Eric jumped. "How did you know that?"

一条长长的、绿色的、带鳞片的尾巴啪的一声冲出水面。 它重重地拍了下来，几秒钟后，一个脑袋从水里冒了出来。 那是一个女人的头！“一个美人鱼!”Eric低声说。 她的皮肤是白的，嘴唇是黑的。 她有一头又长又湿的绿头发。 她的肩膀黝黑，长满了鳞片。 她眯起深蓝色的眼睛，从一个孩子看到另一个孩子。 “不，”马克斯说。“不是美人鱼。” 女人说话了。“你是谁?”她的声音怪异而低沉。 声音似乎来自洞穴的每一个角落。 每个字都在石壁上回响。 姬娅瞥了她的朋友们一眼，然后转向那个女人。 “呃……我们……我是姬娅，德鲁恩的公主。” 这些都是我的朋友。” 女人的眼睛没有动。 “上界的朋友们。 斯帕提到过你。”朱莉战栗。 “他怎么说我们的？” 斯帕尔大人对我们了解多少？”但是那个女人没有回答。 她转向基娅。“你是为了黎明之眼而来的。” Eric吓了一跳。“你怎么知道的？”

"I am Demither," the woman said. "Some people say I am a witch. I know many things." Her spiked tail flipped up suddenly. Water splashed on the cave walls and hissed. "I've heard of you," Max twittered. "My master, Galen, has spoken of your evil deeds." "Some choose to be evil," the witch said. "Some are forced to be evil." Demither clenched her teeth and dove under the water again. "Something's weird," Eric said. "She looks like she's in pain or something." "I am still afraid to trust her," Max said. Splash! Demither rose again. "The Eye is in the Room of Fire!" She closed her eyes and groaned. "Cross the Bridge of Ice, and you will find it." Keeah stepped to the edge. "If you know things, can you tell me how my mother died—" "Your mother is alive!" the witch cried sharply. "Like me, she is cursed, in prison!" Keeah gasped. "Prison! Here in the volcano?" "Not here… everywhere!" the witch cried. "Find her. Help her— as no one has helped me!"

“我是狄米特，”女人说。 “有人说我是女巫。 我知道很多事情。”她那带刺的尾巴突然翘了起来。 水溅在洞壁上，发出嘶嘶声。 “我听说过你，”马克斯推着说。 “我的主人，盖伦，已经说过你的恶行了。” “有些人选择邪恶，”女巫说。 “有些人是被迫作恶的。” 德米特咬紧牙关，又潜入了水里。 “有点奇怪，”埃里克说。 “她看起来好像很痛苦什么的。” “我还是不敢相信她，”马克斯说。 飞溅!德米特又站了起来。 “眼睛在火屋里！”她闭上眼睛呻吟着。 “穿过冰桥，你就会找到它。” 姬娅走到边缘。 “如果你知道一些事情，你能告诉我我母亲是怎么死的吗？”“你母亲还活着！”女巫厉声叫道。 “和我一样，她也被诅咒了，在监狱里！”Keeah气喘吁吁地说。 “监狱!在火山里？”“这里不行……到处都不行！” “找到她。帮助她吧——因为没有人帮助过我！”