Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Princess Pulverizer sniffed at the air. Yuck. It stunk underground. The whole place smelled like the royal stables after a bad rainstorm. It was also chilly. And very, very dark. Even by candlelight, it was difficult for Princess Pulverizer to see where she was going. Not that she had any idea where to go. From where she was standing, Princess Pulverizer could see three different tunnels, each heading in a different direction. Which path had Lucas taken? To the right? To the left? Princess Pulverizer frowned. If only there was someone there who could point her in the

粉碎机公主嗅了嗅空气。 讨厌的东西。地下臭气熏天。 整个地方闻起来就像一场暴雨过后的皇家马厩。 天气也很冷。而且非常非常黑。 即使在烛光下，粉碎机公主也很难看清她要去的地方。 虽然她不知道该去哪里。 从她站的地方，粉碎机公主可以看到三个不同的隧道，每一个都通往不同的方向。 卢卡斯走了哪条路？ 向右？在左边？ 粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 要是有人能给她指个路就好了

right direction. Point! That was it! The magic arrow had pointed her toward Lucas and Dribble before. Maybe it would do it again! She reached down and pulled it from her bag. The arrow immediately pointed to the right. That had to be where Lucas had wandered! Princess Pulverizer would find him any minute now. She began to stride confidently through the dark tunnel, holding her candle in one hand and the arrow in her other. As she walked, Princess Pulverizer looked along the walls and listened for any cries for help. But there was no sign of Lucas anywhere. Where could he have gotten to? Tap. Tap. Tap. Gulp! Princess Pulverizer felt someone tap her on the shoulder. Or make that something. Because that didn't feel like a human tap at all. She could feel sharp claws hitting her skin.

正确的方向。点!就是这样！那支魔箭以前曾把她指向卢卡斯和小运球。 也许它还会再来一次！她伸手从包里拿出来。 箭头立刻指向右边。 那一定是卢卡斯游荡的地方！粉碎机公主随时都可能找到他。 她开始自信地大步穿过黑暗的隧道，一只手拿着蜡烛，另一只手拿着箭。 粉碎机公主一边走一边沿着墙壁看，听着有没有呼救声。 但到处都找不到卢卡斯的踪迹。 他能去哪儿呢？ 水龙头。水龙头。水龙头。杯!粉碎机公主感到有人拍了拍她的肩膀。 或者做点什么。因为那感觉一点都不像人类的轻拍。 她能感觉到锋利的爪子在咬她的皮肤。

Double gulp! Tap. Tap. Tap. There it was again! Princess Pulverizer turned around ever so slowly, and found herself face-to-face with the biggest, fattest, hairiest mole she had ever seen. Yikes! That was one ugly rodent. And if she wasn't mistaken, there were things crawling around on top of his head. She held her candle closer to get a better look.

双杯!水龙头。水龙头。水龙头。 它又来了！粉粉公主慢慢地转过身来，发现自己正面对着她所见过的最大、最胖、最多毛的鼹鼠。 呵!那是一只丑陋的啮齿动物。 如果她没弄错的话，他的头顶上爬满了东西。 她把蜡烛举得更近些，以便看得更清楚。

Oh, gross! The mole was wearing a hat of knotted worms. It looked a little like a crown. Which could only mean one thing. This wasn't just any mole. This was the mole king. The princess studied the mole king's face. His long snout was quivering slightly. He definitely wasn't smiling. Then again, he wasn't frowning, either. The princess couldn't tell how he felt about her invading his kingdom. What she did feel, however, was a sharp push at her back. She turned her head to see two more moles standing right behind her. They were probably the king's guards. The mole king began to walk down a long corridor. The guards pushed hard at the princess's back. Clearly they wanted her to follow the king. "Where are you taking me?" the princess shouted. Her voice echoed through the tunnel. The moles didn't answer. Probably because they didn't understand her. Princess

哦,恶心!鼹鼠戴着一顶用打结的蠕虫做成的帽子。 它看起来有点像皇冠。 这只能说明一件事。 这不是普通的痣。 这就是鼹鼠王。公主仔细端详鼹鼠王的脸。 他的长鼻子微微颤抖着。 他肯定不是在笑。 不过，他也没有皱眉。 公主说不出他对她入侵他的王国是什么感受。 然而，她真正感觉到的是后背被猛推了一下。 她转过头去，发现又有两只鼹鼠站在她身后。 他们可能是国王的侍卫。 鼹鼠王开始沿着一条长长的走廊走去。 卫兵们使劲推挤公主的后背。 显然他们想让她追随国王。 “你要带我去哪儿？”公主喊道。 她的声音在隧道里回响。 鼹鼠们没有回答。可能是因为他们听不懂她的话。 公主

Pulverizer did not speak a word of mole. The guards pushed the princess farther and farther through the dark tunnel. Princess Pulverizer's heart was pounding so hard, she thought it might burst right out of her chest. What if they were taking her to a mole prison? What if Lucas was waiting there for her? What if neither one of them ever got out of this place? The mole guards pushed the princess around a sharp corner and into what seemed to be a large room. Princess Pulverizer put the arrow away as she held her candle out in front of her and looked around. "Whoa!" she exclaimed nervously. The room was filled with moles. Big moles. Fat moles. Thin...

粉碎机对摩尔只字未提。 卫兵们推着公主在黑暗的隧道里越走越远。 粉碎机公主的心怦怦直跳，她觉得它几乎要从胸口跳出来了。 如果他们要把她带到鼹鼠监狱呢？ 如果卢卡斯在那里等她呢？ 如果他们俩都没离开过这个地方呢？ 鼹鼠守卫把公主推过一个急转弯，把她推进了一个大房间。 粉碎机公主收起了箭，把蜡烛举在身前，环顾四周。 “哇！”她紧张地叫道。 房间里满是鼹鼠。 大痣。脂肪摩尔。薄……

No, there were no thin moles in here. They were all pretty chubby. And no wonder. They were surrounded by the largest bug buffet Princess Pulverizer had ever seen. (It was also the only bug buffet the princess had ever seen.) The moles were slurping their weight in slugs and centipedes. Squeort! The mole king let out a loud squealing snort. The other moles stopped eating. They looked in Princess Pulverizer's direction. Then they began to snort and squeak as loudly as they could. It almost sounded like cheering—like she was their hero or something. Which maybe she was. After all, Princess Pulverizer had captured Sir Surly. He wasn't

不，这里没有瘦鼹鼠。 他们都很胖。 这并不奇怪。他们被粉碎机公主所见过的最大的昆虫自助餐包围着。 （这也是公主见过的唯一一次昆虫自助餐。）鼹鼠们在吃鼻涕虫和蜈蚣。 Squeort !鼹鼠王发出一声尖叫。 其他鼹鼠停止进食。 他们朝粉碎机公主的方向望去。 然后他们开始尽可能大声地哼哼和吱吱。 这听起来几乎像是在欢呼——好像她是他们的英雄什么的。 也许她确实是。毕竟，普莱丽公主俘获了萨利爵士。 他不是