Chapter 12

Chapter 12 "My jewels!" the Queen of Shmergermeister exclaimed as Princess Pulverizer handed her the velvet box. "Wherever did you find them?" "In an ogre's castle," Princess Pulverizer replied. "I got myself captured so I could

“我的珠宝！”当普莱泽公主把天鹅绒盒子递给她时，施梅尔梅斯特女王惊呼道。 “你在哪儿找到的？”“在一个食人魔的城堡里。” “我让自己被俘，这样我就可以

retrieve them for you." "You got yourself captured on purpose?" The queen sounded very surprised. Princess Pulverizer nodded. "It was the only way. Dribble and Lucas got themselves captured, too. Good thing, because it took all three of us to get out of there." "That was very brave," the queen said. Princess Pulverizer looked over at her friends. She wasn't completely sure, but she thought Lucas was standing a little taller all of a sudden. The Queen of Shmergermeister opened the velvet box and pulled out a large ruby ring. "This is a reward for your bravery," she said, handing the ring to Princess Pulverizer. "Thank you," Princess Pulverizer replied. "But I'm trying to be a knight. And knights don't wear rings." "They would if they knew about the ring's special powers," the queen said.

帮你把它们找回来。”“你是故意被抓的？”王后听起来很惊讶。 粉碎机公主点点头。 “这是唯一的办法。运球和卢卡斯也被抓了。 这是件好事，因为我们三个人才离开那里。” “你真勇敢，”王后说。 粉碎机公主看着她的朋友们。 她不太确定，但她觉得卢卡斯突然站得高了一点。 Shmergermeister女王打开天鹅绒盒子，拿出一枚巨大的红宝石戒指。 “这是对你勇敢的奖赏。”她说着，把戒指递给了普瓦瑞尔公主。 “谢谢你。” “但我正在努力成为一名骑士。 骑士是不戴戒指的。” 女王说：“如果他们知道这枚戒指的特殊力量，他们会的。”

Special powers? Suddenly, the princess was very interested in the ruby ring. "What special powers?" she asked. "The person who wears this ring is able to walk with complete silence," the queen said. "Not even a dry leaf will crackle under her feet." "How would that be helpful?" Dribble asked. "Are you kidding?" Princess Pulverizer replied. "This ring will let us sneak up on our enemies. It gives us the element of surprise." "W-w-we have en-en-enemies?" Lucas stammered. "Sure," Princess Pulverizer told him. "All knights have enemies." Lucas frowned nervously. "I suspect you will be able to defeat them," the queen assured him. "You three are very powerful together." "The power of three." Princess Pulverizer smiled. "I like that."

特殊能力?突然，公主对红宝石戒指产生了浓厚的兴趣。 “什么特别的能力？”她问。 女王说：“佩戴这枚戒指的人可以走路时完全沉默。” “连一片枯叶都不会在她脚下发出噼啪声。” “那有什么用呢？”运球问道。 “你在开玩笑吧？”粉碎公主答道。 “这枚戒指可以让我们偷偷接近敌人。 这给了我们惊喜。” “我们有…………敌人？”卢卡斯结结巴巴地说。 “当然可以。”普莱丽公主告诉他。 “所有骑士都有敌人。” 卢卡斯紧张地皱起眉头。“我想你一定能打败他们。”王后向他保证。 “你们三个在一起很有力量。” “三的力量。”粉碎机公主笑了。 “我喜欢这样。”

"Now, please take this ring as a token of my gratitude," the Queen of Shmergermeister told Princess Pulverizer. "I insist." Princess Pulverizer took the ruby ring and slipped it onto her finger. It was a perfect fit. The ring was a really lovely gift. And better still, it was proof that she had completed her first task in her Quest of Kindness.

“现在，请收下这枚戒指，代表我的感激之情。”施麦吉尔梅斯特女王对普里尔泽公主说。 “我坚持。”粉碎机公主拿起红宝石戒指，戴在手指上。 这简直是天作之合。这枚戒指真是一份可爱的礼物。 更妙的是，这证明了她已经完成了“寻求仁慈”的第一个任务。

But there were seven more such tasks to go. So... "We must be taking our leave," Princess Pulverizer said with a curtsy. "Hey, you do that really well," Dribble complimented her. "I've had a lot of practice," Princess Pulverizer told him. "Lady Frump made us do one hundred curtsies every day. I guess it came in handy after all." "Can't we stay awhile longer?" Lucas pleaded. "There are so many scary things out there in the world. I feel safer inside this castle." "You may stay as long as you like," the queen told him. But Princess Pulverizer wasn't staying put. There was too much to do. "Come on, you two," she said to Lucas and Dribble. "We have to go. There are a lot of people out there who need help. And we are just the ones to help them!"

但还有7个这样的任务要完成。 所以…“我们该走了。”普莱丽公主行了个屈膝礼说。 “嘿，你做得很好，”运球称赞她。 “我已经练习过很多次了。”普莱尔公主告诉他。 “特朗普夫人让我们每天行100个屈膝礼。 我想它最终还是派上了用场。” “我们不能多待一会儿吗？”卢卡斯承认。 “世界上有太多可怕的事情。 我觉得在城堡里更安全。” “你想待多久就待多久。”王后对他说。 但是粉碎机公主并没有原地踏步。 要做的事太多了。“走吧，你们两个。”她对卢卡斯和小运球说。 “我们得走了。外面有很多人需要帮助。 而我们正是帮助他们的人！”