Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 "Step, step, lunge!" Lucas said as he took two steps to the right and then brandished a butter knife in the air. "Step, step... whoops!" Bam! Princess Pulverizer put her hand over her mouth with surprise as she watched her pal trip over a rock. "Sorry," Lucas apologized to the rock. Princess Pulverizer's cheeks turned purple. Her eyes began to tear up. She thought she might explode. But she refused to let out even a teeny tiny giggle. That wouldn't be nice. And Princess Pulverizer was trying hard to be nice these days.

第一章“迈步，迈步，箭步！”卢卡斯边说边向右走了两步，然后在空中挥舞着一把黄油刀。 “一步一步…哎呀!”砰!当粉碎机公主看到她的朋友被石头绊倒时，她惊讶地用手捂住嘴。 “对不起，”卢卡斯向石头道歉。 粉碎机公主的脸颊变紫了。 她的眼睛开始流泪。 她想她要爆炸了。 但她连一丁点儿咯咯的笑都不肯笑。 那可不好。粉碎机公主这些天一直在努力做个好人。

"You're definitely getting better," Lucas's best friend, Dribble the dragon, assured him. "You really think so?" Lucas wondered as he scrambled to his feet. "You should try the riposte next," Dribble said. "You almost had that move down yesterday." Princess Pulverizer knew what a riposte was —a counterattack against an opponent who had just lunged against you while you were fencing. Only there wasn't anyone lunging at Lucas. He was fencing against empty air. With a butter knife. And he was still losing. Lucas held out the knife and gave it a quick thrust. The knife flew out of his hand and landed squarely in the middle of a pear hanging from a nearby tree.

“你肯定会好起来的。”卢卡斯最好的朋友龙运球向他保证。 “你真的这么想吗？”卢卡斯一边想，一边爬了起来。 “接下来你应该试着反击，”运球说。 “你昨天差点就下了那个动作。” 普莱泽公主知道什么是反击——在你击剑时对你发起猛攻的对手进行反击。 只不过没有人扑向卢卡斯。 他在提防空气的空洞。 用黄油刀。但他还是输了。 卢卡斯拿出刀，迅速刺了一下。 刀从他手中飞了出去，正好落在附近一棵树上挂着的梨子中间。

The princess bit her upper lip to keep from laughing. "Sir Lucas is the winner!" Dribble announced to an imaginary audience. "He has defeated his opponent! Huzzah!" "What opponent?" Princess Pulverizer wondered.

公主咬着上嘴唇忍住不笑。 “卢卡斯爵士是赢家！”对假想的观众宣布运球。 “他打败了对手！”万岁!”“什么对手?”粉碎机公主纳闷。

"The tree, of course," Dribble replied. He picked the pricked pear from its branch. "This one's almost ripe. It will be delicious with a grilled gouda sandwich." Princess Pulverizer licked her lips. That did sound yummy. "I've never met anyone who tries harder than you," Dribble complimented Lucas. "You're going to be an amazing knight one day. They might even make you a king." The dragon bowed deeply. "All hail King Lucas! Long may he reign!" The princess couldn't hold it in anymore. She laughed so hard, she snorted. Drip. Drip. DROP! Suddenly, completely out of nowhere, it began to rain. And not just little droplets. This was a major rainstorm! A dragon-size rainstorm. "I think you actually made it rain," Lucas told Dribble.

“当然是那棵树了。” 他从树枝上摘下了有刺的梨。 “这个差不多熟了。配上烤豪达三明治一定很美味。” 粉碎机公主舔了舔嘴唇。 听起来确实很好吃。“我从没见过比你更努力的人，”运球称赞卢卡斯。 “总有一天你会成为一名了不起的骑士。 他们甚至会封你为王。” 龙深深地鞠了一躬。“向卢卡斯国王致敬！”愿他统治长久！”公主再也忍不住了。 她笑得太厉害了，连鼻子都哼了起来。 滴。滴。下降!突然，天莫名其妙地下起雨来了。 不仅仅是小液滴。 这是一场大暴雨！一场巨龙大小的暴雨。 “我觉得是你让天下雨了，”卢卡斯告诉Dribble。

"I didn't mean to," Dribble said. "I was talking about the other kind of reign. Like when a king rules over his people." "We knew what you meant," Princess Pulverizer told him. "But they didn't!" She pointed to the dark rain clouds in the sky. Plink. Plank. Ker-PLUNK. The raindrops were falling faster now. "We have to find shelter," Princess Pulverizer shouted as she ran off in search of a place to get out of the rain. "Yeah," Lucas agreed. "I don't want my armor to get any rustier." He took off after the princess. "Hey! Wait for me!" Dribble called to his pals. "I'm right behind you."

“我不是故意的，”运球说。 “我说的是另一种统治。 就像君王治理他的百姓一样。” “我们知道你的意思。” “但是他们没有！”她指着天空中乌云密布的地方。 叮铃声。木板。Ker-PLUNK。现在雨点落得更快了。 “我们得找个避雨的地方。”粉碎机公主一边喊一边跑去找一个避雨的地方。 “是的，”卢卡斯同意道。“我不想让我的盔甲生锈。” 他去追公主了。 “嘿!等等我！”运球招呼他的伙伴们。 “我就在你后面。”