Chapter 5

Chapter 5 "Did you hear that?" Lucas whispered. "He's going to cook us and eat us with lettuce and tomatoes." "I heard him," Princess Pulverizer replied. "We've got to get out of here," Lucas Princess Pulverizer looked up. The griffin was perched on a ledge near the mouth of the cave. His sharp eagle eyes would surely spot them trying to sneak out. And with his lionlike strength, there would be no defeating him when he did. Especially since they no longer had their swords. whimpered.

第五章“你听到了吗？”卢卡斯低声说。 “他要把我们煮了，跟生菜和西红柿一起吃。” “我听到了。” “我们必须离开这里，”卢卡斯公主抬起头来。 狮鹫栖息在洞口附近的一块岩架上。 他锐利的鹰眼肯定能发现他们想溜出去。 他有狮子般的力量，等他来了，谁也无法打败他。 尤其是他们已经没有剑了。 呜呜咽咽哭了起来。

"I have no idea how to get past him," the princess admitted. "What do you mean you have no idea?" Lucas asked her. "You always have an idea." "Why am I the one who has to come up with an idea?" Princess Pulverizer demanded. "You come up with one." "Well... um... we could...," Lucas stammered. "Not so easy, is it?" Princess Pulverizer asked him. Lucas shook his head and let out a little cry. "We can't keep arguing," Princess Pulverizer told him. "We have to stick together if we're going to get out of here and rescue those animals." "There sure were a lot of cows, sheep, and goats in that pasture. Why does the troll need so many? Unless..." Lucas gulped and started to shake. "Unless what?" Princess Pulverizer demanded. "Unless there's a whole army of trolls out there who drink a lot of milk. Or a mob of angry

“我不知道如何通过他，”公主承认。 “你说你不知道是什么意思？”卢卡斯问她。 “你总是有主意。” “为什么非得由我来出主意？”粉碎机公主问道。 “你自己想办法。”“嗯…… 嗯…我们可以……卢卡斯结结巴巴地说。 “没那么容易，是吧？”普莱丽公主问他。 卢卡斯摇了摇头，轻轻地叫了一声。 “我们不能再争论下去了。” “如果我们要离开这里，拯救这些动物，我们必须团结起来。” “那片牧场上确实有很多牛、绵羊和山羊。 巨魔为什么需要这么多？ 除非……”卢卡斯咽了口气，开始发抖。 “除非什么?”粉碎机公主问道。 “除非外面有一大群喝很多牛奶的巨魔。 或者是一群愤怒的暴徒

griffins who like cheese," Lucas said. "It's just the two of us here. We can't get past a whole army." He started to cry again. Princess Pulverizer didn't blame him. She felt like crying herself. Princess Pulverizer was not the type of person to give up. But here they were, just she and Lucas. With no weapons to— THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. Suddenly the ground began to shake. Princess Pulverizer gasped. Lucas was right! "It sounds like a whole army!" she exclaimed. "SQUAWROARK!" The griffin let out a loud cry. Even he sounded fearful. Surprisingly, Lucas wasn't afraid. "I know those footsteps," he said happily. "That's Dribble. He's come to save us." THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.

喜欢奶酪的狮鹫，”卢卡斯说。 “这里只有我们两个人。 我们无法通过一整支军队。” 他又哭了起来。粉碎机公主没有责怪他。 她自己也想哭。 粉碎机公主不是那种轻易放弃的人。 但他们就在这里，只有她和卢卡斯。 没有武器-砰砰。 砰地撞到。砰地撞到。砰地撞到。突然，地面开始摇晃。 粉碎机公主倒吸了一口冷气。 卢卡斯是对的！“听起来像一支军队！”她惊呼道。 “SQUAWROARK !”狮鹫发出一声响亮的叫声。 就连他听起来也很害怕。令人惊讶的是，卢卡斯并不害怕。 “我认得那些脚步声，”他高兴地说。 “这是运球。他是来救我们的。” 砰地撞到。砰地撞到。砰地撞到。砰地撞到。

The dragon's footsteps grew closer. Then they stopped short. "Hi there," Princess Pulverizer heard Dribble say. He didn't sound very far away. But who was he talking to? "I was wondering," Dribble continued. "Have you seen a young knight-in-training and a princess who wants to be a knight-in-training?" "Nope." That reply came from the troll. Princess Pulverizer would recognize his eerie voice anywhere. Princess Pulverizer gave a slight sigh of relief. Dribble must have stopped the troll before he could reach his garden. That was good news. Because if Dribble could just keep the troll talking for a while, it might give her enough time to think of a plan. "There's nobody here except my griffin and me," the troll told Dribble. "We—" Lucas started to cry out to his friend. But Princess Pulverizer clapped her hand over his mouth and pointed up to where the griffin was perched.

龙的脚步声越来越近。 然后他们突然停了下来。“你好。”粉碎机公主听见运球说。 他的声音听起来并不是很远。 但他在跟谁说话呢？ “我也在想，”运球继续说。 “你见过一位年轻的准骑士和一位想当准骑士的公主吗？”“不。” 那个回答来自巨魔。 粉碎机公主在任何地方都能认出他那诡异的声音。 粉碎机公主松了一口气。 一定是小运球在巨怪到达花园之前把他拦住了。 这是个好消息。因为如果运球能让巨魔多说一会儿话，也许她就有足够的时间想出一个计划。 “除了我和我的狮鹫，这里没有别人。”巨怪对运球说。 “我们——”卢卡斯开始对他的朋友喊道。 但普瓦瑞尔公主用手捂住他的嘴，指着狮鹫栖息的地方。

"If the troll hears you, he'll sic the griffin on us before Dribble can do a thing!" Princess Pulverizer whispered into Lucas's ear. Lucas took one look at the griffin's sharp claws and sealed his mouth shut. "Are you sure?" Dribble asked. "Sure, I'm sure," the troll said. "I haven't seen anyone." "Are you lying?" Dribble asked him. "Why would I do that?" the troll asked him. "I'm telling you. No princess. No knight. Just the griffin and me." "YOU ARE LYING!" Dribble bellowed. "They're around here somewhere and I'm going to find them." "I have better things to do than argue with you," the troll said. "I have vegetables to pick." Princess Pulverizer listened as the troll's footsteps grew farther and farther away. "Hey! I'm not done talking to you yet!" Dribble shouted after him. "Where are my

“如果巨怪听到了你的话，他会在运球还来不及反应过来之前就派狮鹫来对付我们的！”粉碎机公主对卢卡斯耳语道。 卢卡斯看了一眼狮鹫锋利的爪子，闭上了嘴。 “你确定吗？”运球问道。 “当然，我确定。”巨怪说。 “我谁也没看见。”“你在说谎吗？”运球问他。 “我为什么要那么做？”巨怪问他。 “我告诉你。没有公主。 没有骑士。只有狮鹫和我。” “你在撒谎！”运球大声。 “他们就在这附近的某个地方，我要去找他们。” “我有更重要的事情要做，而不是和你争论。” “我有蔬菜要摘。” 粉碎机公主听着巨魔的脚步声越来越远。 “嘿!我还没跟你说完呢！”运球在他身后喊道。 “我的呢？”

friends?" But the troll didn't answer. And a moment later, Dribble thump- thumped away, too. Princess Pulverizer and Lucas huddled together, whispering. "Well, I gotta say, that troll is pretty brave," Princess Pulverizer admitted. "Most folks are scared of dragons." "Maybe he's brave because he's got a whole army at his command," Lucas suggested. "Don't start that again," Princess Pulverizer warned him. "We don't know that he has an army." "We don't know that he doesn't have one, either," Lucas countered. Princess Pulverizer frowned. He had her there. The princess didn't want to talk about armies anymore. "Let's change the subject," she said. "Talk about anything else." "How about Dribble?" Lucas suggested. "He sure is smart. I don't know how he figured out the troll was lying."

朋友吗?”但是巨怪没有回答。 过了一会儿，运球也砰砰地走了。 粉碎机公主和卢卡斯挤在一起，窃窃私语。 “嗯，我得说，那个巨魔相当勇敢。” “大多数人都害怕龙。” “也许他很勇敢，因为他指挥着一整支军队。”卢卡斯暗示道。 “别再这样了。”普莱尔公主警告他。 “我们不知道他是否有军队。” “我们也不知道他有没有，”卢卡斯反驳道。 粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 他抓住了她。公主不想再谈论军队了。 “我们换个话题吧，”她说。 “谈点别的吧。” “运球怎么样？”卢卡斯。 “他确实很聪明。我不知道他是怎么知道巨怪在撒谎的。”