Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Grrr... Princess Pulverizer was mad. Really mad. She couldn't believe she'd been stuck in the ogre's tower for a whole night. Her plan had been going so well. She'd gotten into the castle with no problems. She'd found the queen's jewels—and stolen them back. But here it was the next morning, and she was still stuck in the ogre's castle.

第五章呜……粉碎机公主疯了。 真的疯了。她不敢相信自己被困在食人魔的高塔里整整一夜。 她的计划一直进行得很顺利。 她顺利地进入了城堡。 她找到了王后的珠宝，并把它们偷了回来。 但到了第二天早上，她还被困在食人魔的城堡里。

And it wasn't like anyone was going to be looking for her, or even missing her. No one— not even her own father—would be expecting her. Not for a long while. After all, performing eight good deeds took time. It would be weeks—maybe months—until the Knights of the Skround Table would be

而且好像没有人会去找她，甚至不会想念她。 没有人——甚至她自己的父亲——会期待她。 不会太久了。毕竟，做八件好事需要时间。 这将是几周，也许是几个月，直到圆桌骑士

sent to look for her. Not that she really needed help. Because there had to be a way for her to get out. And if anybody could figure out how to escape, it was Princess Pulverizer. The ogre was big. And strong. But he wasn't smart. And smart could always outsmart strong. That was why they called it outsmart. All the princess had to do was think her way out of this mess. Except it was really, really hard to think on an empty stomach! Boy, was she hungry. THUMP. THUMP. Suddenly, the whole castle began to shake. THUMP. THUMP. Princess Pulverizer gulped. It sounded like the ogre was walking up the stairs to the tower. What did he want now? Had he figured out that she'd stolen back the queen's jewels? Princess Pulverizer sure hoped not. Because there was no telling what that big stupid lunk would do if he got angry.

派人去找她。并不是说她真的需要帮助 因为一定有办法让她出去。 如果说有谁能想出逃跑的办法，那一定是粉碎机公主。 食人魔很大。和强大的。 但他并不聪明。聪明总是比强壮聪明。 这就是为什么他们说这是聪明的。 公主所要做的就是想办法摆脱困境。 只不过空腹的时候真的很难思考！天哪，她饿了。 砰地撞到。砰地撞到。突然，整个城堡开始摇晃。 砰地撞到。砰地撞到。粉碎机公主咽了口气。 听起来像是食人魔在上楼去塔楼。 他现在想要什么？难道他发现她偷回了王后的珠宝？ 粉碎机公主当然不希望。 因为谁也不知道那个大笨蛋要是生气了会做出什么事来。

Sniff... sniff... ewwwww. As the ogre got closer, a terrible smell wafted up into the tower. It smelled like dirty feet and underarm sweat. Princess Pulverizer frowned. That giant monster didn't just need a haircut. He needed a bath, too. Click. A moment later, the ogre opened the door. He shoved a bowl and a spoon into the princess's hands. "FOOD," he bellowed. Then he turned and left the tower, locking the door behind him. The smell of dirty feet and underarm sweat filled the tower. And it didn't leave with the ogre. That was because it wasn't the ogre that smelled so bad. It was the gruel he'd served her for breakfast!

嗅嗅……嗅嗅……ewwwww。当食人魔靠近时，一股可怕的气味飘进了塔楼。 闻起来像脏脚和腋下的汗。 粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 那个巨型怪物不只是需要理发。 他也需要洗个澡。点击。 过了一会儿，食人魔打开了门。 他把一个碗和一把勺子塞到公主手里。 “食物，”他吼道。然后他转身离开了塔楼，锁上了身后的门。 塔里充满了脏脚和腋下汗水的味道。 而且它没有和食人魔一起离开。 那是因为闻起来很难闻的并不是食人魔。 那是他给她做早餐的稀粥！

The only good thing about a breakfast like this was that the princess didn't have to figure out which spoon was the proper one to use when eating gruel. Because princesses did not eat gruel. Ever. Still, she was hungry. And this was food. Sort of. So she took a spoonful, swished it around in her mouth, and...

这样的早餐唯一的好处是，公主吃稀粥的时候不需要考虑用哪把勺子合适。 因为公主们不吃稀粥。 永远。不过，她还是很饿。 这是食物。排序的。 于是她拿了一勺，在嘴里刷来刷去，然后……

Spit the nasty stuff across the room. "THIS IS DISGUSTING!" she shouted. "I WANT EGGS, AND A ROLL, AND SOME COLD JUICE!" The princess waited for a moment, expecting the ogre to hurry back up with a new breakfast—perhaps on a tray this time. But Princess Pulverizer didn't hear any footsteps on the stairs. Hmmm... Maybe the ogre hadn't heard her. If he had, he surely would have returned with a better meal. "I AM A PRINCESS," she shouted, louder this time. "I DO NOT EAT SLOP! ARE YOU BRINGING ME MY BREAKFAST? ARE YOU OUT THERE? ANSWER ME!" "Do not worry, damsel in distress!" Surprisingly, the princess got an answer. Only it wasn't the answer to her question. And it wasn't coming from inside the castle. It was coming from outside.

把恶心的东西吐到房间的另一边。 “太恶心了！”她喊道。 “我要鸡蛋、一个面包卷和一些冷果汁！”公主等了一会儿，期待着食人魔会赶紧带着一份新的早餐回来——也许这次是在托盘上。 但是粉碎机公主没有听到楼梯上的脚步声。 嗯…也许食人魔没有听到她的声音。 如果他去了，他肯定会带一顿更好的饭回来。 “我是公主。”她喊道，这次声音更大了。 “我不吃泔水！”你会把早餐给我送来吗？ 你在吗？回答我!”“别担心，遇险的姑娘！”出乎意料的是，公主得到了答案。 只是这不是她问题的答案。 而且不是从城堡里发出来的。 声音是从外面传来的。