Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Spiders fell from every crack in the broken pi.ata. They crept and crawled onto Sir Surly's arms and legs. Snakes slithered out of the clay and down onto the ground. They hissed angrily as they circled Sir Surly's feet. "AAAHHH!" Sir Surly shouted again. "Get these things away from me." Princess Pulverizer waited for the knight to swat the spiders and step away from the snakes. But he didn't. He couldn't. He was frozen with fear.

第六章蜘蛛从破钢琴的每一条裂缝里掉出来。 它们爬上索利爵士的胳膊和腿。 蛇从粘土里爬出来，落到地上。 他们围着萨利爵士的脚，愤怒地发出嘶嘶声。 “AAAHHH !”索利爵士又喊了一声。 “把这些东西拿开。” 粉碎机公主等着骑士拍打蜘蛛，离开蛇。 但他没有。他不能。 他吓得僵住了。

That was exactly the response Princess Pulverizer had been hoping for. Quickly, she raced over to the cottage and tried to free Sir Surly's prisoners. But she'd forgotten about the lock on the door. Princess Pulverizer could see that Sir Surly was wearing a key on his belt. But she didn't dare grab for it. That might bring him back from his fearful state. So Princess Pulverizer stared at the lock. She poked her finger in the keyhole. She kicked at the door. But it would not open. A small hand poked through the window bars. "Are you looking for this?" Nate Jape asked, dangling a key. "It's his extra one." Princess Pulverizer reached for the key. But Nate yanked it back inside. "You're too slow." He laughed. "Try again." Princess Pulverizer was not in a kidding mood. "Do you want to be stuck in there

这正是粉碎机公主所期待的回应。 她迅速跑到小屋，试图解救萨利爵士的俘虏。 但她忘了门上的锁。 普莱丽公主看见萨利爵士的腰带上别着一把钥匙。 但她不敢去抢。 那也许能使他从恐惧的状态中恢复过来。 所以粉碎机公主盯着锁。 她把手指插进锁眼里。 她踢门。但是它打不开。 一只小手从窗框里伸出来。 “你在找这个吗？”内特·贾普晃着一把钥匙问道。 “这是他多余的一个。”粉碎机公主伸手去拿钥匙。 但内特把它拽了回去。 “你太慢了。”他笑了。 “再试一次。”粉碎机公主可不是开玩笑的。 “你想被困在里面吗？

forever?" she demanded. "Sheesh," Nate said as he dropped the key out the window. "Can't anyone around here take a joke?" Princess Pulverizer picked up the key and opened the lock. "Run!" she shouted as she flung the door open. "Now's your chance!" Madame Zucker, Dr. Cuspid, and Nate Jape did not waste a single second. They all ran for the door at the same time, pushing and shoving in the hopes of being first out of the cottage. Finally, the three of them spilled out, leaped to their feet, and scurried away as fast as they could, without even a nod of thanks. But Dribble and Lucas didn't leave. They stood right by Princess Pulverizer's side. "I'm glad to see you," Lucas said. "I thought we were going to spend the rest of our lives in that cottage!" "He kept threatening to slay me," Dribble added. "It was awful."

永远？”她质问道。“天哪，”内特边说边把钥匙扔出窗外。 “这儿的人开不开玩笑吗？”粉碎机公主拿起钥匙，打开了锁。 “快跑！”她一边喊一边猛地把门打开。 “你的机会来了！”朱克夫人，朱克博士。 Cuspid和Nate Jape没有浪费一秒。 他们同时向门口跑去，推推搡搡，希望能第一个走出小屋。 最后，他们三个都跑了出来，跳起来，以最快的速度跑开了，连点头表示感谢都没有。 但是运球和卢卡斯并没有离开。 他们就站在粉碎机公主的身边。 “我很高兴见到你，”卢卡斯说。 “我还以为我们会在那间小屋里度过余生呢！”“他一直威胁要杀了我。” “太可怕了。”

"We're lucky Sir Surly is such a big chicken," Princess Pulverizer said. "Look at him. He's scared stiff." "Wanna bet?" Sir Surly shouted out furiously. Apparently being called a chicken was all it took to shock Sir Surly out of his frozen state. The angry knight drew his sword and lunged at Princess Pulverizer. But Princess Pulverizer was quick. She drew her sword, ready to duel.

“我们很幸运，萨利爵士是一只这么大的鸡。” “看看他。他吓坏了。” “赌?”萨利爵士愤怒地喊道。 显然，被称为“小鸡”就足以让萨利爵士从冰冻状态中惊醒。 愤怒的骑士拔出剑，向普瓦瑞尔公主刺去。 但是粉碎机公主动作很快。 她拔出剑，准备决斗。

Well, sort of ready. The truth was, Princess Pulverizer had never done any actual sword fighting before. But the princess had certainly seen plenty of fights. She used to watch the boys in Knight School practicing with their swords. It didn't seem that hard. It looked kind of like dancing. Well, dancing with a sharp, pointed weapon in your hand. Which was a bit of a problem.

嗯，差不多准备好了。事实是，粉碎机公主从来没有真正的剑斗过。 但公主确实看过很多打斗。 她过去常看骑士学校的男孩子们练习舞剑。 这似乎并不难。它看起来有点像跳舞。 手里拿着一把尖利的武器跳舞。 这就有点问题了。