11 THE COOKIE CRUMBLES

CHAPTER 11 THE COOKIE CRUMBLES Alexander tiptoed downstairs the next day for an early breakfast. His dad was already there, finishing his own bowl of Stanley Flakes. "Morning, kiddo!" "Uh, hi, Dad," Alexander said. "What are you doing up so early?"

第十一章饼干屑第二天，亚历山大踮着脚尖走下楼去吃早饭。 他爸爸已经在那儿了，正在吃他自己那碗斯坦利麦片。 “早上好,老姐!”“嗯，嗨，爸爸，”亚历山大说。 “你起这么早干什么？”

"Are you kidding?!" his dad asked. "I heard Morty C. Mingus is here in Stermont! I could hardly sleep! I'm taking the day off to come help out at your 100th Day party!" "Oh," said Alexander. "So... I guess I'll see you there." Then he had a quick breakfast and raced to school. Rip and Nikki were waiting behind the building, as planned. "So what now, Salamander?" said Nikki. "We're going to sneak in there," Alexander said. He nodded to a door marked STAGE ENTRANCE. "I found this door yesterday when I was decorating the auditorium.

“你在开玩笑吗？”他爸爸问。 “我听说莫蒂·c·明格斯在斯特蒙特！”我几乎睡不着！我请了一天假来参加你的百日派对！”“哦，”亚历山大说。 “所以……我想我们会在那里见。” 然后他很快地吃完早餐就跑到学校去了。 里普和妮基按计划在大楼后面等着。 “现在怎么办，蝾螈？”尼基说。 “我们要偷偷溜进去，”亚历山大说。 他朝一扇标有“舞台入口”的门点了点头。 “我昨天装修礼堂时发现了这扇门。

He led Rip and Nikki inside. They stood in a dark room with ladders and ropes crisscrossing above a heavy red curtain. "We're backstage," said Alexander. "That means we've already finished Step 1 of my super secret plan." He pulled a diagram from his pocket.

他把里普和妮基带了进去。 他们站在一间黑漆漆的屋子里，厚重的红色帘子上，梯子和绳子纵横交错。 “我们在后台，”亚历山大说。 “这意味着我们已经完成了我的超级秘密计划的第一步。” 他从口袋里掏出一张图表。