6 Groggle Mountain

CHAPTER Six Groggle Mountain Julie stared up. "You mean that was there the whole time?" The mountain was steep and craggy. Its distant peak went through the clouds high above the island. "It's awesome," said Eric. "I bet the white cliff is at the top. That's where Galen is being held prisoner." "If Galen is at the top," Keeah said, "then to the top we're going! Max?" "At once, my princess!" the spider troll replied. Then he began to spin his legs so quickly they seemed to blur.

第六章瓜格山朱莉抬起头来。 “你是说它一直都在那儿？”那座山陡峭而崎岖。 远处的山峰穿过岛屿上空的云层。 “太棒了，”埃里克说。 “我敢打赌白色的悬崖在山顶。 盖伦就被关在那里。” “如果盖伦在山顶上，”基娅说，“那我们就上山顶去！马克斯?”“马上就来，我的公主！” 然后他开始飞快地转着腿，腿似乎都模糊了。

Moments later, he held a long coil of silky rope.

过了一会儿，他拿着一长卷丝绳。

"Time to climb!" Max said. "Just like gym class," Julie said. Max and Neal leaped upward easily, tying the spider silk to rocks and ledges wherever they could. "Last one up is a rotten bug egg!" Max squeaked, scurrying faster. "Hey!" Neal complained, scrambling after him. Keeah smiled, tightened her belt, grasped the rope, and pulled herself up. "Better hurry." Without wasting a second more, Eric and Julie began their climb. Strong winds battered them as they climbed higher and higher. They reached one ledge after another without stopping. There wasn't time. Soon they lost sight of the beach below. "Careful," Julie said, joining Neal, Max, and Keeah on a narrow ledge. "Remember what the flies said. The groggles are up here. That means the Ninns are close by. They're not exactly going to welcome us." "We're heading into danger," Keeah added. Eric's heart raced. He stopped to catch his breath. "Why are the tiny creatures friendly and the big, powerful ones mean? Answer me that." Neal, clinging to the ledge above, turned. "Size has nothing to do with power," he said.

“该爬了！”马克斯说。 “就像体育课一样，”朱莉说。 马克斯和尼尔轻松地跳了起来，把蜘蛛丝绑在岩石和壁架上。 “最后一个上来的是臭虫卵！”马克斯尖叫着，跑得更快了。 “嘿!”尼尔一边抱怨一边追着他。 姬娅笑了，系紧腰带，抓住绳子，把自己拉了上去。 “快点。”埃里克和朱莉没有再浪费一秒钟，就开始了他们的攀登。 当他们爬得越来越高时，强风袭击了他们。 他们不停地爬上一个又一个岩架。 没有时间了。很快他们就看不见下面的海滩了。 “小心，”朱莉说着，和尼尔、马克斯和基娅一起站在一个狭窄的窗台上。 “记住苍蝇说的话。 格鲁格在上面。也就是说尼人就在附近。 他们不会欢迎我们的。” “我们正走向危险，”Keeah补充道。 埃里克的心跳加速。他停下来喘口气。 “为什么小生物友好，而大而有力的生物刻薄？” 回答我吧。”尼尔紧紧抓住上面的窗台，转过身来。 “大小与权力无关，”他说。

Keeah smiled. "Let me guess, the flies told you that?" "Nope. I made it up myself," said Neal with a chuckle. "It must be the bug in me talking." Kaww! Kaww! Sudden cries echoed down the mountain. "Groggles!" Keeah shouted. "Take cover!" Everyone huddled under the ledge. Everyone except Eric. He tried to pull himself up to where the others were. "Wait for me!" But the groggles wouldn't wait. With a loud flapping noise, two of the big flying lizards swooped out of the sky, spotted Eric, and dived right for him. "Go away, you ugly creeps!" Julie shouted. They all started pelting the groggles with rocks. Kaww! Kaww! One groggle shrieked, then pulled away. But the second circled around for Eric again. "Leave me alone!" Eric yelled, flailing his arms. "More rocks!" Max cried, tossing handfuls of stones at the beast. But the groggle kept dodging them. Its sharp claws dug and scratched at one end of the ledge Eric was clinging to. The rocks began to break away, tumbling down the mountain to the trees below.

Keeah笑了。“让我猜猜，是苍蝇告诉你的？”“不。 这是我自己编的，”尼尔笑着说。 “一定是我说话有毛病。” Kaww !Kaww !突然的喊叫声在山下回荡。 “Groggles !”Keeah喊道。 “隐蔽!”大家都挤在窗台下。 除了埃里克。他试图把自己拉到其他人所在的地方。 “等等我！”但这些狗狗等不及了。 随着一声响亮的拍击声，两只大蜥蜴从空中俯冲下来，发现了埃里克，径直扑向他。 “走开，你们这些丑陋的家伙！”朱莉喊道。 他们都开始用石头砸地狗。 Kaww !Kaww !一个小精灵尖叫了一声，然后走开了。 但第二个又绕着埃里克转了一圈。 “放开我！”埃里克喊道，挥舞着双臂。 “石头!”马克斯大叫着，把几把石头扔向那只野兽。 但那只麻瓜一直躲着他们。 它锋利的爪子在埃里克抓着的窗台的一端又挖又抓。 岩石开始崩裂，从山上滚落到下面的树上。

"Oh, man!" Eric groaned. "Get me out of here!" He glanced to his left. The ledge narrowed to nothing only a few feet from him. On his right, the groggle was ripping the mountain away in huge clawfuls. There was nowhere for him to go. His friends kept throwing rocks at the beast. "Hold on, Eric!" Neal shouted to him. But Eric couldn't hold on. There was nothing to hold onto. Kaww! Kaww! The groggle lunged again. The ledge crumbled away. Eric grasped wildly at the air. He fell.

“哦,男人!”埃里克呻吟着。“把我弄出去！”他向左边瞥了一眼。 离他只有几英尺远的地方，岩架缩小到没有了。 在他的右边，那只狼正用大爪子把山刨得粉碎。 他无处可去。 他的朋友们不停地向野兽扔石头。 “坚持住，埃里克！”尼尔对他喊道。 但埃里克坚持不住了。 没有什么可以坚持的。 Kaww !Kaww !那个狼人又猛扑过去。 窗台坍塌了。埃里克疯狂地抓着空气。 他下降了。