Chapter 2

Chapter 2 "Whoops!" Lucas shouted out. His metal suit clanged loudly as he hit the ground, rear end first. "Shhhh...," Princess Pulverizer warned him. "We don't want to alert the beast if he's hiding in this apple orchard." "Sorry," Lucas apologized. "I tripped going around that big hole." "There are a lot of holes in this orchard," Dribble said. "And some of them are huge." He pointed to a giant hole near his foot. "You could fit a whole kid in there. Well, a human kid, anyway. We dragons are way too big." "D-d-do you think the Yabko-kokomo Beast dug these holes?" Lucas asked nervously.

第二章“哎呀！”卢卡斯喊道。 他的金属盔甲轰隆一声摔在地上，屁股先着地。 “嘘…普莱丽公主警告他。 “如果野兽藏在苹果园里，我们可不想惊动它。” “对不起，”卢卡斯道歉道。 “我绕着那个大洞跑的时候绊倒了。” “果园里有很多洞，”Dribble说。 “其中一些是巨大的。” 他指着脚边的一个大洞。 “你可以装下一个孩子。 好吧，反正是个人类的孩子。 我们龙太大了。” “你——你——你认为这些洞是亚布科-科科莫野兽挖的吗？”卢卡斯紧张地问。

"Nah." Princess Pulverizer shook her head. "I think they were made by animals. Maybe moles." "Those would have to be really big moles," Lucas said. "Maybe they're small moles with really big shovels," Princess Pulverizer suggested with a laugh. GRUMBLE! RUMBLE! Suddenly, a loud, angry sound filled the air. Lucas jumped. "Oh no! It's the Yabko-kokomo Beast!" he exclaimed. Dribble's green cheeks began to flush pink. "No it's not," he admitted. "That was my stomach. I'm hungry. It's been a long time since breakfast." "I could go for a nice grilled brie on sourdough bread," Princess Pulverizer suggested. "You know what's better than a grilled cheese sandwich?" Dribble asked. "Um... nothing?" Lucas tried.

“不。”粉碎机公主摇了摇头。 “我认为它们是动物做的。 也许摩尔。”卢卡斯说：“它们必须是非常大的鼹鼠。 “也许他们是带着大铲子的小鼹鼠。”普莱丽公主笑着说。 抱怨!轰鸣!突然，空气中充满了愤怒的声音。 卢卡斯吓了一跳。“哦,不!是亚布科-科科莫野兽！”他惊叫道。 小滴绿色的脸颊开始泛红。 “不，不是的，”他承认。 “那是我的肚子。我饿了。 早饭后已经很久没吃了。” “我可以在酸面包上吃一块美味的烤布里干酪，”粉碎公主建议道。 “你知道什么比烤奶酪三明治更好吗？”运球问道。 “嗯……什么?”卢卡斯。

"Nope," Dribble said. "A grilled cheese and apple sandwich. Luckily there are plenty of apples around here." "But all these signs say Private Property and Keep Out," Lucas said nervously. "Maybe we should forget the apples." "There are so many apples on these trees," Dribble countered. "The person who owns this

“不，”运球说。“一个烤奶酪和苹果三明治。 幸运的是，这里有很多苹果。” “可是所有这些牌子上都写着私有财产和禁止入内，”卢卡斯紧张地说。 “也许我们应该忘记苹果。” “这些树上有这么多苹果，”Dribble反驳道。 “拥有它的人

orchard won't miss one or two." "But what if the orchard is owned by the Yabko-kokomo Beast?" Lucas asked nervously. "Stealing his apples will make him angry." Princess Pulverizer reached up, grabbed an apple off one of the trees, and took a bite. "I haven't seen one hint of a beast anywhere," she told Lucas. "Can you finish chewing before you talk?" Dribble asked her. "You're spraying apple chunks everywhere."

奥查德不会错过一两个的。” “但如果果园是亚布科-科科莫野兽的呢？”卢卡斯紧张地问。 “偷他的苹果会让他生气的。” 粉碎机公主伸手从树上抓了一个苹果，咬了一口。 “我没看到任何地方有野兽的影子，”她告诉卢卡斯。 “你能先嚼完再说话吗？”运球问她。 “你把苹果块喷得到处都是。”

Princess Pulverizer frowned. Dribble sounded just like Lady Frump, her teacher at the Royal School of Ladylike Manners. Still, she swallowed before she spoke again. "I'm beginning to think maybe there isn't any Yabko-kokomo Beast at all," the princess continued. "That would be great," Lucas said. "No it wouldn't," Princess Pulverizer argued. "It would mean a whole day wasted on my Quest of Kindness." "Not exactly," Dribble said. "People were still captured. And they're still missing." Princess Pulverizer smiled broadly. "That's right!" she said excitedly. Then she glanced at Dribble and Lucas. They were giving her some pretty disappointed looks. "I mean, those poor, poor folks," she said, trying desperately to wipe the smile from her face. "We need to look for them." "Right after lunch, I promise," Lucas told her.

粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 运球听起来就像她在皇家淑女礼仪学校的老师特朗普夫人。 她还是咽了一口唾沫，才开口说话。 “我开始想，也许根本就没有什么亚布科-科科莫野兽，”公主继续说道。 “那太好了，”卢卡斯说。 “不，不会的。” “那就意味着我要浪费整整一天的时间去寻求善良。” “不完全是，”运球说。 “仍然有人被捕。 他们仍然下落不明。” 粉碎机公主笑得很开心。 “没错！”她兴奋地说。 然后她看了看小运球和卢卡斯。 他们失望地看了她一眼。 “我是说，那些可怜的、可怜的人，”她说，拼命想抹去脸上的笑容。 “我们需要寻找它们。” “午饭后，我保证。”卢卡斯告诉她。

"We'll do a better job of looking for them on full stomachs." Dribble sat down on a huge log and looked around. "I wonder if there are any Granny Smith apples here. Why don't you go find some?" he suggested to the princess. "Why me?" Princess Pulverizer asked. "Stop being such a crab apple," Dribble said. "Do you want to eat or not?" Dribble's stomach wasn't the only one grumbling and rumbling right about now. Princess Pulverizer's was making some interesting noises, too. "I'll pick some low-hanging apples from these trees here," Lucas volunteered. "We all have to pitch in." "Fine," the princess agreed. "I'll go to that grove over there. And while I'm at it, I'll try and figure out what kind of beast we're dealing with here—because the minute we finish eating, we're getting back on track with this good deed!"

“我们在吃饱了的情况下寻找它们会做得更好。” 小运球坐在一根大圆木上，环顾四周。 “我想知道这里有没有史密斯奶奶的苹果。 你为什么不去找一些呢？”他向公主建议。 “为什么是我?”粉碎机公主问。 “别像个海棠苹果，”运球说。 “你到底要不要吃？”现在不止是运球的肚子在咕咕叫。 粉碎机公主的也发出了一些有趣的声音。 “我要从这些树上摘一些低垂的苹果，”卢卡斯主动说。 “我们都必须参与进来。” “好吧，”公主同意了。 “我要到那边的小树林去。 我一边吃，一边想办法弄清楚我们面对的是什么样的野兽——因为我们一吃完，我们就会回到做好事的轨道上！”