Chapter 2

Chapter 2 "Mmmm..." Princess Pulverizer sniffed at the air excitedly. She and her friends had wandered into a nearby kingdom. Something smelled delicious. "What is that?" "I think it's salami," Lucas replied. "It's coming from the food stands over there." "This could be the perfect place for me to sell my sandwiches," Dribble thought out loud. "Who doesn't love a grilled salami and cheese on rye?" The dragon's mouth watered at the thought of such a delicious treat—which left a big puddle of dragon drool below him.

第二章“嗯……”粉碎机公主兴奋地嗅着空气。 她和她的朋友们漫游到了附近的一个王国。 有什么东西闻起来很香。 “那是什么？”“我想是意大利腊肠，”卢卡斯回答。 “它来自那边的食品摊。” “这可能是我卖三明治的完美地方，”Dribble大声想。 “谁不喜欢烤香肠和黑麦奶酪呢？”龙一想到这么美味的食物，就流口水了——在他下面留下了一大滩龙的口水。

"Aaaahhh!" Just then, a passing villager spotted the big, green, drooling dragon. He screamed and ran away as fast as he could. Princess Pulverizer frowned. "It would be the perfect spot—if you could somehow get people to stop running away from you long enough to try your food," she told the dragon. Dribble shook his head. "I just don't get why people are so afraid of me." He flashed his friendliest smile at Princess Pulverizer. "Do I look scary to you?"

“Aaaahhh !”就在这时，一个路过的村民发现了这条巨大的、绿色的、流着口水的龙。 他尖叫着以最快的速度跑开了。 粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 “这将是一个完美的地方——如果你能设法让人们不再从你身边跑开，有足够的时间来品尝你的食物，”她告诉龙。 运球摇了摇头。“我就是不明白为什么人们这么怕我。” 他对普莱丽公主露出最友好的微笑。 “你觉得我吓人吗？”

The princess stared at the dragon's huge teeth. She looked down at his long, sharp claws. She glanced up at his big, bulgy eyes. Yeah, Dribble could look pretty scary, if you didn't know him. But Princess Pulverizer was trying hard to be kind these days. So all she said was, "Um... no. You don't seem scary at all. At least not to me." "Exactly," Dribble said. He smiled wider— which just made his eyes bulge more. "YIKES!" a woman shouted as she caught sight of him. "I'M OUT OF HERE!" "There goes another one," Dribble said sadly. His smile drooped. "I don't think I like this village anymore." "Me either," Princess Pulverizer said. "Why not?" Lucas asked her. "Because there's no one here who needs saving," Princess Pulverizer told him. "Listen. Do you hear anyone asking for help?"

公主凝视着龙的巨大牙齿。 她低头看着他又长又尖的爪子。 她抬头看了看他那双又大又肿的眼睛。 是啊，如果你不认识运球的话，他可能看起来很吓人。 但这些天，粉碎机公主一直在努力做个好人。 所以她只说了一句：“嗯…… 否。你看起来一点都不可怕。 至少对我来说不是。”“没错，”运球说。 他笑得更开心了——这让他的眼睛更鼓了。 “哎呀！”一个女人看见他时叫了起来。 “我要走了！”“又丢了一个。”运球伤心地说。 他的笑容垂了下来。“我想我不再喜欢这个村庄了。” “我也是。” “为什么不?”卢卡斯问她。 “因为这里没有人需要被拯救。” “听着。你听到有人求救了吗？”

Lucas and Dribble listened. But they heard nothing. Not a shriek. Or a wail. Or even a stressful sigh. "See what I mean?" Princess Pulverizer asked them. "There are no adventures to be had here. We may as well leave." "I agree," Lucas said. "I don't know what it is, but there's something creepy about this place." "I'll tell you what it is," Dribble said. "Everyone here is miserable." Princess Pulverizer looked around. Dribble was right. Not one person was smiling. There was no joy anywhere. Not a giggle. Or a guffaw. Or even a tee-hee. "Hmmm," Princess Pulverizer mused as she took another look around. "Maybe there is something going on here..."

卢卡斯和运球听着。 但是他们什么也没听到。没有尖叫。 或者是一声哀号。甚至是一声紧张的叹息。 “明白我的意思了吧？”粉碎机公主问他们。 “这里没有什么可冒险的。 我们还是离开吧。”“我同意，”卢卡斯说。 “我不知道这是什么，但这个地方有点令人毛骨悚然。” “我来告诉你是怎么回事。” “这里的每个人都很痛苦。” 粉碎机公主环顾四周。 运球说得对。没有一个人在微笑。 到处都没有欢乐。 不要傻笑。或者是一阵狂笑。 甚至是一个tee-hee。“嗯，”粉碎机公主若有所思地环顾四周。 “也许这里发生了什么事……”

"I don't like the sound of that," Lucas whispered nervously to Dribble. Before Dribble could answer him, Princess Pulverizer stopped a pouting passerby in the square. "Excuse me, sir." She introduced herself. "I'm Princess Pulverizer." "Pleased to meet you," the man replied. "I'm Peter Pastrami." "Nice to meet you," Princess Pulverizer said. "I was just wondering if you could tell me why—" "Is that a dragon?" Peter Pastrami interrupted her nervously. He pointed to Dribble.

“我不喜欢这个声音。”卢卡斯紧张地小声对运球说。 运球还没来得及回答，普莱泽公主就拦住了广场上一个撅着嘴的过路人。 “对不起，先生。”她做了自我介绍。 “我是粉碎机公主。” “很高兴见到你，”那人回答。 “我是彼得·熏牛肉。”“很高兴见到你。” “我只是在想你能不能告诉我为什么——”“那是一条龙吗？”彼得紧张地打断了她的话。 他指着运球。