Chapter 9

Chapter 9 "Why me?" Lucas asked a few minutes later. He was facing a corner of the room, several steps away from Lester's cage, shaking with fright. "Because you're the only one who can do it," Princess Pulverizer insisted. "But I don't want to be the one who breaks the Wizard of Wurst's magic spell," Lucas insisted. "If I do, I'll be the one he's maddest at." "You have to open the lock, Lucas," Princess Pulverizer insisted. "I can't do it, because I'm not selfless or pure of heart."

第九章“为什么是我？”几分钟后卢卡斯问道。 他面对着房间的一角，离雷斯脱的笼子只有几步远，吓得浑身发抖。 “因为你是唯一能做到的人。” “但我不想成为那个打破巫士魔咒的人，”卢卡斯坚持说。 “如果我这样做了，我将是他最生气的人。” “你必须把锁打开，卢卡斯。” “我做不到，因为我不是无私的，也不是心地纯洁的。”

"What about Dribble?" Lucas asked her. "I don't have thumbs," Dribble explained. "You can't turn a key without thumbs." Lucas frowned. "I never thought of that." "It's not always easy being a dragon," Dribble admitted. "Hey, big guy," Lester called to Dribble. "You know what time it is when a dragon sits

“运球怎么样？”卢卡斯问她。 “我没有拇指。” “没有拇指你没法转动钥匙。” 卢卡斯皱起了眉头。“我从没想过这个。” “当一条龙并不总是那么容易。” “嘿，大个子，”莱斯特对运球喊道。 “你知道龙坐着的时间

on your fence?" "What time?" Dribble asked him. "Time to get a new fence." Lester started laughing. "That's not funny," Dribble replied. "Everybody's a critic," the jester muttered under his breath. "This is no time for joking around, Lester," Princess Pulverizer told him. "We've got to get you out of here. Please, Lucas. You just have to—" But before Princess Pulverizer could finish her sentence, she heard the wizard's angry voice coming from the hallway. "MOVE IT!" he shouted. Uh-oh! The wizard had obviously spit out the apple the princess had shoved in his mouth. Now he was free to bark orders.

你在观望吗？”“什么时候?”运球问他。 “是时候换一个新栅栏了。” 雷斯脱笑了起来。“这一点都不好笑。” “每个人都是评论家，”小丑低声嘟囔着。 “现在不是开玩笑的时候，雷斯脱，”普莱泽公主对他说。 “我们得把你弄出去。 请,卢卡斯。你只需要——”但是在粉碎公主把话说完之前，她听到走廊里传来巫师愤怒的声音。 “让开！”他喊道。啊哦!巫师显然把公主塞进他嘴里的苹果吐出来了。 现在他可以随心所欲地发号施令了。

But how had he managed to get up the stairs with his arms and legs tied up? The princess ran to the doorway—just in time to see a whole army of worms slithering right toward her. The worms were carrying the Wizard of Wurst down the hall on their backs! "Faster, you army of spineless, slimy slitherers!" the Wizard of Wurst commanded. "Or I will turn you into something a lot worse than worms!" The worms slithered faster. They were obviously taking the wizard's threats very seriously. Princess Pulverizer gulped. "Come on, Lucas," she said, trying to remain calm. "You

但是他是怎么在手脚被绑着的情况下爬上楼梯的呢？ 公主跑到门口，正好看见一大群虫子正朝她滑过来。 虫子们正背着武司法师穿过大厅！“快点，你们这群没骨气、黏糊糊的滑头！” “不然我就把你变成比虫子还可怕的东西！”虫子滑得更快了。 他们显然把巫师的威胁当真了。 粉碎机公主咽了口气。 “来吧，卢卡斯，”她说，努力保持冷静。 “你

have to free Lester right now. The Wizard of Wurst is on his way!" "Bet you can't say that five times fast," Lester joked. Princess Pulverizer ignored him. "Please, Lucas," she urged. But by now the wizard had arrived. The very sight of him made Lucas shake. "Don't worry about the wizard," Princess Pulverizer said. "He can't do anything without his magic wand." "Look behind me," the Wizard of Wurst told her. Uh-oh. Out in the hallway, the princess spotted a long, skinny worm. He was slithering along with the wizard's magic wand on his back. Lucas began to cry. "There's nothing to worry about," Princess Pulverizer soothed. "The wizard's arms are tied to his sides. He can't aim his wand. He can't even reach it."

我必须马上释放莱斯特。 香肠法师在路上了！”莱斯特开玩笑说：“我打赌你说不了五遍。” 粉碎机公主没有理睬他。 “求你了，卢卡斯，”她催促道。 但这时巫师已经到了。 卢卡斯一看到他就浑身发抖。 “别担心那个巫师。” “没有魔杖，他什么也做不了。” “看我身后，”武斯特巫师告诉她。 哦。在走廊里，公主发现了一条又长又瘦的虫子。 他背着巫师的魔杖在滑行。 卢卡斯哭了起来。“没什么好担心的。”粉碎机公主安慰道。 “巫师的胳膊被绑在身体两侧。 他不能瞄准他的魔杖。他甚至够不着。”

The wizard shot Princess Pulverizer an evil grin. "That's what you think," he replied. Then he barked out a new order. "Mouse! Start chewing! Or else!" Immediately, a tiny frightened mouse scurried to the wizard's side and began chomping away at the vine that was wrapped around his body. Within seconds, the Wizard of Wurst was free. He leaped to his feet and grabbed his wand. "FROZEN WITH FEAR, ARE YOU?" the wizard asked Lucas. "I can make sure you stay that way." "Wh-wh-what does that mean?" Lucas stammered. The wizard pointed his wand straight at Lucas. "You've come to release Lester. But your mission is lost. With a wave of my wand, you'll be frozen in fro—" "No, you don't!" Princess Pulverizer shouted out. Before the wizard could finish

巫师朝粉碎公主邪恶地咧嘴一笑。 “那是你的想法，”他回答。 然后他大声发出了新的命令。 “老鼠!开始嚼!否则!”立刻，一只受惊的小老鼠跑到巫师身边，开始咬着缠绕在巫师身上的藤蔓。 几秒钟后，巫士就自由了。 他一跃而起，抓起魔杖。 “你被吓呆了，是吗？”巫师问卢卡斯。 “我可以确保你保持这种状态。” “那是什么意思？”卢卡斯结结巴巴地说。 巫师用魔杖直指卢卡斯。 “你是来释放雷斯脱的。 但你的任务失败了。我的魔杖一挥，你就会被冻结在——”“不，你不会！”粉碎机公主喊道。 在巫师说完之前