Chapter 3

Chapter 3 "Can you see any animals from up there?" Dribble called to Lucas a few hours later as the trio traveled along in the hills outside Ire-Mire-Briar-Shire. Lucas was perched on the tip of Dribble's tail, searching the countryside for the stolen cows, sheep, and goats. "Not yet," he answered. "They have to be here somewhere," Dribble grumbled. He picked up his pace. "Whole herds don't just disappear into thin air." "Slow down," Lucas pleaded with the dragon. "You almost threw me off on that last turn." "Quit complaining," Princess Pulverizer scolded Lucas. "At least you're getting a ride. I've been walking this whole time. And we are miles and miles from Ire-Mire-Briar-Shire!" "I almost forgot you were down there," Lucas told her. "I didn't hear your footsteps at all."

第三章“你在上面能看到动物吗？”几个小时后，当他们三人在火沼泽郡外的山上行进时，运球对卢卡斯说。 卢卡斯坐在运球的尾巴尖上，在乡间搜寻被偷的牛、羊和山羊。 “还没有，”他回答。“他们一定在这里的某个地方。” 他加快了脚步。“整个畜群不会凭空消失。” “慢点，”卢卡斯恳求龙。 “你在最后一次转弯时差点把我甩下去。” “别抱怨了，”普莱丽公主责备卢卡斯。 “至少你有一辆车。 我一直都在走路。 而且我们离荆棘郡还有好远好远呢！”“我差点忘了你在下面，”卢卡斯对她说。 “我根本没听到你的脚步声。”

"That's because I'm wearing the magical ruby ring that the Queen of Shmergermeister gave us as a thank-you for helping her," Princess Pulverizer explained. "Anyone who wears this ring moves in complete silence." "Then why can we still hear you talking to us?" asked Dribble. "The ring only seems to keep my footsteps quiet—not my mouth," the princess replied. "Well, it definitely works," Lucas told her. "Your feet aren't making a sound."

“那是因为我戴着一枚神奇的红宝石戒指，那是施梅尔迈斯特女王送给我们的，作为对我们帮助她的感谢。” “任何戴上这枚戒指的人都在完全沉默中行动。” “那为什么我们还能听到你跟我们说话呢？” “戒指似乎只是让我的脚步安静下来，而不是让我的嘴安静下来，”公主回答。 “嗯，这绝对有效，”卢卡斯告诉她。 “你的脚没有发出声音。”

"No, but they are getting blisters," Princess Pulverizer told Lucas. "This is such a steep hill we're climbing. I wouldn't mind taking a turn riding up there on Dribble's tail." Lucas didn't reply. Instead, he pointed at some place off in the distance and began bouncing up and down. "There they are!" he shouted. "I can see them! There's a huge herd of animals in that pasture beyond the pine trees!" Dribble stopped short to stare at the pasture down below the hill. "We found them!" he shouted excitedly. "We did it!" "No wonder the people of Ire-Mire-Briar-Shire didn't find them," Lucas said. "It would be hard for someone to see the pasture through these trees if they weren't riding high on a dragon's tail, and standing at the top of this hill."

“没有，但是它们开始起水泡了。” “我们要爬的山太陡了。 我倒不介意骑在运球的尾巴上转一圈。” 卢卡斯没有回答。相反，他指着远处的某个地方，开始上下蹦蹦跳跳。 “他们在那儿！”他喊道。 “我能看见他们！”松树那边的牧场里有一大群动物！”小运球突然停下来，盯着山下的牧场。 “我们找到他们了！”他兴奋地喊道。 “我们成功了！”“难怪艾尔-米尔-荆棘郡的人找不到它们，”卢卡斯说。 “要不是有人骑在龙尾巴上，站在山顶上，他们很难透过这些树看到牧场。”

Princess Pulverizer was thrilled. "That's number three!" she cheered. "Is that Quest of Kindness all you can think about?" Dribble asked her. "Is it all about what you can get out of this?" "I... well... um... no," Princess Pulverizer answered. "I meant there are three different kinds of animals out there for us to bring back —cows, sheep, and goats. To help the people of Ire-Mire-Briar-Shire." Dribble gave her a funny look. "Speaking of the Quest of Kindness," Lucas said. "We actually haven't really done anything to help the people of Ire-Mire-Briar-Shire yet." "What are you talking about?" Princess Pulverizer demanded. "We found their animals." "Yes," Lucas agreed. "But now we have to figure out how to get them all the way from here back to there." "He's right. We have to herd them back to the village," Dribble agreed. He looked at the princess. "Do you know how to herd animals?"

粉碎机公主非常激动。 “这是第三个！”她欢呼道。 “你满脑子想的都是《寻求善良》吗？”运球问她。 “这一切都是为了你能从中得到什么吗？”“我…… 嗯…嗯…没有。”普莱丽公主回答。 “我的意思是，我们有三种不同的动物可以带回来——牛、绵羊和山羊。 去帮助荆棘郡的人民。” 运球怪地看了她一眼。 “说到《寻求善良》，”卢卡斯说。 “实际上，我们还没有真正做任何事情来帮助iire - mire - briar - shire的人们。” “你在说什么？”粉碎机公主问道。 “我们找到了他们的动物。”“是的，”卢卡斯同意了。 “但现在我们必须弄清楚如何让它们从这里回到那里。” “他是对的。我们得把他们赶回村里去。” 他看着公主。 “你知道怎么放牧吗？”

"Well, no," Princess Pulverizer admitted. "But how hard can herding be? I mean, German shepherds do it all the time. If a dog can do it, a human can." "Excuse me?" Dribble was so angry, his whole body shook. "Whoa!" Lucas shouted. Clank! The knight-in-training fell from the top of the dragon's tail. "Ow! That hurt!" Lucas exclaimed. "Sorry," Dribble apologized. "She just makes me so mad." "What did I say?" Princess Pulverizer asked him. "Why do you think that humans are so much better than everyone else?" Dribble demanded. "You act like you're the big cheese, but you're not. You know, dragons can do a lot of things humans can't, like breathe fire and fly." "You can't fly," Princess Pulverizer countered. "Not yet," Dribble admitted. "But as soon as my big, grown-up wings grow in, I'll be able to."

“哦，没有。” “但是放牧能有多难呢？” 我是说，德国牧羊犬一直都这么做。 如果狗能做到，人也能。” “对不起?”运球气得全身发抖。 “哇!”卢卡斯喊道。叮当作响!训练中的骑士从龙尾顶上掉了下来。 “噢!那伤害!”卢卡斯喊道。 “对不起。” “她让我很生气。” “我说什么来着？”普莱丽公主问他。 “为什么你认为人类比其他所有人都好？”运球问道。 “你表现得好像你是大人物，但你不是。 你知道，龙能做很多人类做不到的事情，比如喷火和飞翔。” “你不会飞，”粉碎公主反驳道。 “还没有。” “但只要我长大了的大翅膀长进去，我就能飞了。”