1 A NICE, WORM BREAKFAST

CHAPTER 1 A NICE, WORM BREAKFAST Look out, AI. Here comes a monster!" "Where?!" cried Alexander. A week ago he would have thought his dad was joking. But now, after moving to Stermont, he couldn't be sure. This town was packed with monsters. "RARRR!" Alexander's dad said, handing him a plate. "A breakfast monster!"

第一章美味的虫早餐小心，艾。 妖怪来了！”“在哪儿？！”亚历山大喊道。 一周前他还以为他爸爸在开玩笑呢。 但现在，搬到斯特蒙特后，他不能确定。 这个小镇到处都是怪物。 “RARRR !”亚历山大的爸爸说，递给他一个盘子。 “早餐怪兽！”

Alexander sighed. "Sorry there's no mouth on this breakfast monster, but I didn't have any bacon," said Alexander's dad. "Now chow down! I have to fetch the newspaper before it floats away!" Alexander glanced out the window. It was pouring. CLACK. As soon as Alexander heard the front door close, he pulled a beat-up notebook out of his backpack. The old notebook had a creepy-looking skull and the initials S.S.M.P. on the cover. Alexander had been studying this notebook ever since he'd found it. The book was full of drawings and facts about monsters.

亚历山大叹了口气。“对不起，这个早餐怪物没有嘴，但我没有吃培根，”亚历山大的爸爸说。 “现在吃吧！”我得在报纸漂走之前把它捡回来！”亚历山大瞥了一眼窗外。 下着倾盆大雨。瓣。亚历山大一听到前门关上的声音，就从背包里拿出一本破旧的笔记本。 旧笔记本上有一个令人毛骨悚然的头骨和首字母S.S.M.P. 在封面上。自从亚历山大发现这本笔记本以来，他一直在研究它。 这本书里充满了关于怪物的图画和事实。

Alexander wasn't sure who had started the notebook, but last week he'd written his own entry after defeating an army of balloon goons. Alexander could still hardly believe that the dancing, wiggling, arm-waving balloons were actually monsters! Alexander snapped the book shut as his dad came back in, sopping wet. His dad tossed a soggy newspaper onto the table. PLOP! Drops of water splashed onto Alexander's plate, along with something long, pink, and wiggly. "Yuck a worm!" Alexander yelled.

亚历山大不确定是谁开始写笔记本的，但上周他打败了一群气球打手后，自己写了笔记。 亚历山大仍然难以相信那些跳舞、摇摆、挥舞手臂的气球竟然是怪物！亚历山大啪的一声把书合上，这时他爸爸回来了，浑身湿透。 他爸爸把一张湿透的报纸扔到桌子上。 扑通一声地!水滴溅到亚历山大的盘子上，还有一些长长的、粉红色的、扭动的东西。 “讨厌的虫子！”亚历山大喊道。

"It's just a night crawler," said Alexander's dad. Alexander put his fork down. "I think I'm full now," he said. Alexander stuffed the notebook into his backpack. "I should get to school," he said. "I'm walking with Rip." At first, Alexander had thought Rip was a bully. But now they were friends. "Okay, AI. Stay dry!" His dad mussed his hair. Alexander opened the front door. The storm clouds made everything seem gray—except for the ground. The ground was sort of pinkish. As Alexander stepped out onto the front porch, he could see why.

“它只是夜行动物，”亚历山大的爸爸说。 亚历山大放下叉子。 “我想我现在饱了，”他说。 亚历山大把笔记本塞进背包。 “我该去上学了，”他说。 “我和里普一起走。”起初，亚历山大认为里普是个恶霸。 但现在他们成了朋友。 “好的,AI。保持干燥!”他爸爸揉了揉他的头发。 亚历山大打开前门。 暴风雨的乌云使一切看起来都是灰色的——除了地面。 地面是粉红色的。 当亚历山大走到前廊时，他明白了原因。

Everywhere he looked his yard, his driveway, the sidewalk little pink night crawlers were wriggling. Thousands of them. "Ugh," said Alexander. The only thing squirming more than the worms was his stomach. He opened his umbrella and headed out.

他四处张望——院子里，车道上，人行道上，粉红色的夜行小爬虫在蠕动。 成千上万。“啊，”亚历山大说。 唯一比虫子蠕动得更厉害的是他的胃。 他撑开伞出去了。