13 HICKORY DICKORY BOPP

CHAPTER 13 HICKORY DICKORY BOPP Alexander's eyes slowly adjusted to the pale green light inside the clock. He saw gears, cogs, chains, and levers everywhere, And right in front of his nose, the Bumpy Mummy. "Ack!" Alexander jumped back. But the mummy just stood there. Or rather, leaned there. "The mummy's not moving," said Nikki. She stepped up and poked its chest. A cloud of dust poofed up. "It's so old and dirty!" said Alexander. "But the mummy we saw looked shiny and clean!"

亚历山大的眼睛慢慢适应了钟里的淡绿色灯光。 他看到到处都是齿轮、齿轮、链条和杠杆，就在他的鼻子前面，是颠簸的木乃伊。 “消!”亚历山大跳了回去。 但是木乃伊只是站在那里。 更确切地说，是靠在那里。“木乃伊没有动，”妮基说。 她走上前去，戳了戳它的胸部。 扬起了一团灰尘。 “它又旧又脏！”亚历山大说。 “但是我们看到的木乃伊看起来又亮又干净！”

"And alive," said Rip. "This one's just leaning against that old cart." Alexander stepped closer to the cart. It was piled high with junk. A glint of gold caught his eye. "Hey!" he said. "My dad's mirror!" "And my skates!" said Nikki. "And my mom's trumpet!" said Rip. "And there's Hoarsely's dustpan! All of the stolen stuff is here!" Alexander reached out for the Reflecto-900, but stopped. It had been taped to the cart. He looked at the other objects. They were all stuck to the cart. "This cart looks like a machine," he said. "A machine made from shiny stuff. But what's it do?"

“而且还活着。”瑞普说。“这只倚在那辆旧马车上。” 亚历山大走近马车。 上面堆满了垃圾。 一道金光引起了他的注意。 “嘿！”他说。“我爸爸的镜子！”“还有我的冰鞋！”尼基说。 “还有我妈妈的小号！”瑞普说。 “还有沙哑的簸箕！”所有被偷的东西都在这里！”亚历山大伸手去拿反光900，但停了下来。 它被粘在了车上。 他看了看其他的东西。 他们都粘在车上了。 “这辆车看起来像一台机器，”他说。 “一台由闪亮的材料制成的机器。 但是它有什么用呢？”

KRICKLE-KRICKLE! "IT HELPS ME STEAL THE SHINIEST TREASURE EVER!" shouted a squeaky voice from high in the clockworks. A lumpy figure swung down on a chain. "That's the mummy we saw on the balcony!" said Nikki. "And look! It's missing a hand!" yelled Alexander. This bigger, scarier, moving mummy didn't walk stiffly like a mummy from an old movie. It glided along, making crinkly noises with each step. KRICKLE-KRICKLE! "It sounds like that mummy's wearing a diaper," said Rip. POP-POP!

KRICKLE-KRICKLE !“它帮我偷走了有史以来最闪亮的宝藏！”一个尖利的声音从钟表装置的高处传来。 一个粗壮的身影吊在链子上荡了下来。 “那是我们在阳台上看到的木乃伊！”尼基说。 “看!它少了一只手！”亚历山大喊道。 这个更大、更可怕、会动的木乃伊不像老电影里的木乃伊那样僵硬地走着。 它滑行着，每走一步都发出咯吱咯吱的声音。 KRICKLE-KRICKLE !“听起来那个妈妈穿着尿布，”瑞普说。 POP-POP !

The mummy's face twisted into an angry scowl. "WHAT?! I am not wearing a diaper!" it said. "And I'm not really a mummy!" The monster drifted into the light. It was wrapped in some kind of shiny material, covered with little plastic circles. "A bubble-wrap monster!?!" said Alexander. "I'm a bubble-wrap WARRIOR!" boomed the monster. "And I am ready to rumble!"

木乃伊的脸扭曲成愤怒的怒容。 “什么? !我没有穿尿布！” “我也不是真的木乃伊！”怪物漂进了光里。 它被某种闪亮的材料包裹着，上面覆盖着小塑料圈。 “一个泡泡包装的怪物！？！”亚历山大说。 “我是一个气泡包装战士！”怪物大声说。 “我已经准备好了！”