Chapter 6

Chapter 6 "I don't know why my sister has to spoil all my fun!" Elle complained later that afternoon. Princess Pulverizer had met up with her in the center of town with news of the failed task. "You need to watch out for Anna. If you see her nearby, wait until she leaves before you do your next knightly task."

第六章“我不知道为什么我妹妹一定要破坏我所有的乐趣！”那天下午晚些时候，艾丽抱怨道。 粉碎公主带着任务失败的消息在镇中心见到了她。 “你得小心安娜。 如果你看到她在附近，等她离开后再执行你的下一个骑士任务。”

Something in Princess Pulverizer's mind questioned whether the task she had been given could really be described as knightly. But as the sunlight bounced off the golden brooch on Princess Pulverizer's chest, she caught a glimpse of the opal. Immediately, all her doubts and questions disappeared. "I am your humble servant," she said. "Let me do another job in your honor." "I'm in the mood for strawberries," Elle replied with sinister grin. "Go to the farm by the fork in the road, and bring me the farmer's latest crop." "His whole crop?" Princess Pulverizer asked. "Every single berry," Elle replied. "And do not offer him anything in return. I always take whatever I want. So shall you." "Yes, ma'am," Princess Pulverizer said. "And remember what I told you," Elle added. "Before you approach that farmer, make sure my sister is nowhere to be seen."

普瓦瑞尔公主心里有些怀疑，她被赋予的任务是否真的可以用骑士的方式来形容。 但当阳光反射在普莱丽公主胸前的金胸针上时，她瞥见了那颗蛋白石。 她所有的疑虑和疑问立刻消失了。 “我是你卑微的仆人，”她说。 “让我再为你做一件事吧。” “我想吃草莓，”艾丽带着邪恶的笑容回答。 “从岔路口到农场去，把农场主最新的收成带给我。” “他的全部收成？”粉碎机公主问。 “每一个浆果，”艾丽回答。 “不要给他任何回报。 我总是想拿什么就拿什么。 你也一样。”“是的，夫人。” “记住我跟你说过的话，”艾丽补充道。 “在你接近那个农民之前，确保我妹妹不被人看见。”

Huff puff. Huff puff. Princess Pulverizer panted heavily as she made her way up the last hill before the fork in the road. This knight thing sure wasn't what she thought it would be. She had no horse to carry her. No suit of glorious armor. No shield with the crest of Starats emblazoned upon it. Nothing—except a little gold brooch. Princess Pulverizer looked down at the pin. The opal stone glimmered up at her. A dull look came over the princess as she picked up her pace. She could no longer think of anything but following Elle's command. As she approached the farm, Princess Pulverizer looked around for any sign of Anna. But there was nothing. Not even a footprint in the dirt. The coast was clear. "I COME IN THE NAME OF ELLE!" the princess bellowed.

发怒。发怒。粉碎机公主气喘吁吁地爬上了岔路口前的最后一座小山。 骑士的身份肯定不是她想的那样。 她没有马驮她。 没有华丽的铠甲。 没有印有星之纹章的盾牌。 什么也没有——除了一枚小小的金胸针。 粉碎机公主低头看着别针。 蛋白石在她眼前闪闪发光。 公主加快了脚步，脸上露出了呆滞的表情。 除了听从艾丽的命令，她什么都不能想。 当她走近农场时，普莱丽公主环顾四周，寻找安娜的踪迹。 但是什么也没有。泥土里连个脚印都没有。 海岸是安全的。“我是以艾尔的名义来的！”公主吼道。

The farmer looked up, surprised. "What can I do for you, m'lady?" he asked Princess Pulverizer kindly. "I'm not a lady. I'm a knight. And I have come for all your strawberries!" "All of them? Wow!" the farmer said excitedly. "Give me a minute. It will take some time to add up the cost for so many bushels of berries." "I'm not paying you for them," Princess Pulverizer said. "Elle never pays. And neither do I, her faithful knight." Just then Dribble and Lucas came huffing and puffing up the hill. Princess Pulverizer stared at them. "What are you doing here?" she demanded.

农夫惊讶地抬起头来。 “我能为您做些什么，小姐？”他亲切地问普瓦瑞尔公主。 “我不是淑女。我是骑士。 我是来摘你所有的草莓的！”“所有人？” 哇！”农夫兴奋地说。 “给我一分钟。把这么多蒲式耳浆果的成本加起来需要一些时间。” “我不会付钱给你的。” “艾尔从来不付钱。我也是，她忠实的骑士。” 就在这时，运球和卢卡斯气喘吁吁地上了山。 粉碎机公主盯着他们。 “你在这儿干什么？”她问。

"Following you," Lucas told her. "We heard what you just said," Dribble added angrily. "You can't just take whatever you want. How is this farmer supposed to make a living if you steal his berries?" "He can plant a different crop," Princess Pulverizer said. "Something Elle doesn't like as much as strawberries." "What crop?" the farmer asked her. "Beets me." Princess Pulverizer laughed.

“跟着你，”卢卡斯告诉她。 “我们听到你刚才说的话了。” “你不能想要什么就拿什么。 如果你偷他的浆果，这个农民怎么谋生？”“他可以种一种不同的作物，”普莱尔公主说。 “Elle不喜欢草莓的东西。” “什么作物？”农夫问她。 “甜菜我。”粉碎机公主笑了。

"Why don't you tell that joke to the cows?" Dribble scoffed. "They might find it a-moozing. But we don't. There's nothing funny about stealing." "I'd like to stay and chat, but I have to get these berries to my boss," Princess Pulverizer said. She picked up ten large bushels of berries, each one stacked on top of the other. "These are heavy." "Please don't take them all," the farmer begged her. Princess Pulverizer ignored the farmer's pleas. Instead she began walking away, her knees buckling under the weight of the buckets of berries. MEOW! Just then a black cat darted out into the road. Uh-oh! The princess was well aware that if a black cat crossed your path, it meant bad luck. She didn't need any of that. Quickly, Princess Pulverizer turned to step out of the cat's way. But as she did, she

“你为什么不把这个笑话讲给奶牛听呢？”运球嘲笑。 “他们可能会发现它在哞哞叫。 但我们没有。偷东西没什么好笑的。” “我很想留下来聊天，但我得把这些浆果拿给我的老板，”普里尔泽公主说。 她拿起十大蒲式耳的浆果，一个摞一个。 “这些很重。”“请不要把它们都拿走。”农夫央求她。 粉碎机公主没有理会农夫的请求。 相反，她开始走开，她的膝盖被一桶桶浆果的重量压弯了。 喵呜!就在这时，一只黑猫窜到路上。 啊哦!公主很清楚，如果一只黑猫穿过你的道路，这意味着坏运气。 她不需要这些。 粉碎机公主迅速地转身让开。 但当她这么做的时候，她