Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Princess Pulverizer looked to the left. She looked to the right. She twiddled her thumbs. And wiggled her toes. The waiting was making her crazy. It was morning already, and Lucas and Dribble had still not arrived.

第八章粉碎机公主向左边望去。 她向右看了看。她摆弄着拇指。 扭动着脚趾。等得她发疯了。 已经是早晨了，卢卡斯和运球还没有到。

Scary thoughts were flying through the princess's brain. What if Jacob hadn't gotten her message to them? What if Jacob had gotten her message to them but they'd decided not to come? What if they had gotten lost on their way to the tower? And then there was the scariest thought of all: What was going to happen to her when the Wizard of Wurst discovered Jacob was gone? Without Dribble and Lucas to help her, it would be just her against the wizard. Princess Pulverizer didn't like those odds one bit. "ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?" the Wizard of Wurst bellowed at her. That snapped Princess Pulverizer back to attention. "Yes. I'm listening." "Good," the wizard said. "Now, because we are outside, you have to be very careful with

可怕的想法在公主的脑海里掠过。 如果雅各布没有收到她的信息呢？ 如果雅各把她的信息传达给他们，但他们决定不来呢？ 如果他们在去塔的路上迷路了怎么办？ 然后，最可怕的想法出现了：当巫士巫师发现雅各布不见了，她会怎么样？ 如果没有运球和卢卡斯的帮助，对抗巫师的就只有她了。 粉碎机公主一点也不喜欢这种可能性。 “你在听我说话吗？”武司特巫师对她吼道。 这让粉碎机公主恢复了注意力。 “是的。我在听。”“很好。”巫师说。 “现在，因为我们在外面，你必须非常小心

the way you aim the wand. There are no walls to contain your magic." Princess Pulverizer nodded. "You see that snake?" the wizard asked, pointing to a green-and-yellow garden snake resting beneath a big apple tree. "Turn it into a cow. We need fresh milk." Princess Pulverizer walked over to the snake and pointed her wand. "Sorry about this," she whispered to him. Then, in a loud, firm voice, she chanted, "We can't drink snake poison if we want to live. So turn this snake to a bovine with fresh milk to give."

你瞄准魔杖的方式。没有墙可以阻挡你的魔法。” 粉碎机公主点点头。 “你看见那条蛇了吗？”巫师指着在一棵大苹果树下休息的一条黄绿相间的花园蛇问道。 “把它变成一头牛。我们需要新鲜牛奶。” 粉碎机公主走到蛇跟前，用魔杖一指。 “对不起，”她低声对他说。 然后，她用响亮、坚定的声音念道：“如果我们想活下去，就不能喝蛇毒。 所以把这条蛇变成一头有鲜奶的牛。”

There was a flash of green smoke. When it cleared, the princess saw a long, thin vine with green and yellow leaves slithering up the side of the tower. "What have you done now?" the Wizard of Wurst asked angrily. "I just tried to turn the snake into a cow," the princess told him. "But you didn't say cow," the wizard pointed out. "You said bovine." "Which is another word for cow," Princess Pulverizer insisted. "I was being creative."

一阵绿烟闪过。 当它放晴时，公主看见一根又长又细的藤蔓，上面有绿色和黄色的叶子，沿着塔的一侧蜿蜒而上。 “你又做了什么？”武司特巫师生气地问。 “我只是想把蛇变成一头牛，”公主告诉他。 “但是你没有说牛。”巫师指出。 “你说的是牛。”“这是奶牛的另一种说法。” “我很有创意。”

"Did I say you could be creative?" the Wizard of Wurst shouted. "You are the worst wizard's apprentice ever!" A slow grin began to form on Princess Pulverizer's lips. "What are you smiling about?" the wizard demanded angrily. "Um... nothing," Princess Pulverizer lied. Actually, the princess had good reason to smile. She had just spotted Lucas and Dribble sneaking out from the woods. Luckily, the wizard hadn't heard anyone sneaking up behind him. The Queen of Shmergermeister's ruby ring was sitting on the tip of Dribble's tail. So the dragon was walking in complete silence. And since Lucas was riding on Dribble's back, his feet weren't making any sounds, either. Princess Pulverizer was very impressed. Putting the ring on Dribble's tail was a stroke of genius. The wizard had no idea... "AAAAACHOOOOOO!"

“我说过你可以很有创造力吗？” “你是有史以来最糟糕的巫师徒弟！”粉碎机公主的嘴唇上慢慢露出了笑容。 “你在笑什么？”巫师生气地问。 “嗯……什么也没有。” 事实上，公主有理由笑。 她刚刚看见卢卡斯和小运球从树林里溜出来。 幸运的是，巫师没有听到有人从后面偷偷地靠近他。 施梅尔迈斯特女王的红宝石戒指正戴在小运球的尾巴尖上。 于是龙在寂静中行走。 因为卢卡斯骑在运球的背上，他的脚也没有发出任何声音。 粉碎公主对此印象深刻。 把戒指戴在运球的尾巴上是一个天才的举动。 巫师完全不知道……“AAAAACHOOOOOO !”

Suddenly, Dribble let out one of his giant dragon-sized sneezes. The sneeze was so loud and powerful, it knocked the wizard to the ground with a thud. His magic wand flew out of his hand. Princess Pulverizer frowned. So much for the element of surprise. "Sorry," Dribble apologized. He wiped a dragon-sized booger from his nostril. "I have allergies." Before the wizard had a chance to get back on his feet, Princess Pulverizer leaped into action, ripping the vine from the wall and wrapping it tightly around the wizard's body, making sure his legs were bound together and his hands were tied tightly to his sides. Now, even if the wizard could somehow reach his magic wand, he wouldn't be able to aim it. "You traitor!" the Wizard of Wurst cried out. Princess Pulverizer was sick and tired of hearing the wizard's ranting and raving. She

突然，小运球打了一个巨龙大小的喷嚏。 这个喷嚏是那么响亮有力，砰的一声把巫师打倒在地。 他的魔杖从手中飞了出去。 粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 惊喜就到此为止了。 “对不起。” 他擦了擦鼻孔里龙那么大的鼻屎。 “我有过敏症。”巫师还没来得及站起来，普莱丽公主就跳了起来，把藤蔓从墙上扯下来，紧紧地缠在巫师身上，确保他的腿绑在一起，双手紧紧地绑在身体两侧。 现在，即使巫师能拿到他的魔杖，他也无法瞄准。 “你这个叛徒！” 粉碎机公主听腻了巫师的咆哮和胡言乱语。 她