Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Ever so slowly, Princess Pulverizer edged toward the nearby bushes. Somebody had to confront Ralf, or whoever was lurking nearby. It might as well be her. With one swift move of her hand, Princess Pulverizer whipped the branches of the bushes aside. And as she did, she came face-to-face with... The unicorn! He'd come back. The beautiful white creature stared at Princess Pulverizer.

粉碎机公主慢慢地向附近的灌木丛走去。 总得有人去面对拉尔夫，或者潜伏在附近的人。 还不如是她。粉碎机公主的手迅速一挥，把灌木丛的树枝抽到一边。 当她这么做的时候，她遇到了…… 独角兽!他会回来的。 美丽的白色生物盯着粉碎机公主。

The princess flashed him her friendliest smile—which apparently wasn't friendly enough. The unicorn dashed away. "Don't run!" the princess called to him. "I would never hurt you." But the unicorn raced off, running through the crowd of people. He was headed straight for Dribble.

公主对他露出了她最友好的微笑——这显然不够友好。 独角兽飞奔而去。“别跑！”公主对他喊道。 “我永远不会伤害你。”但独角兽跑开了，穿过人群。 他直奔运球而去。

Princess Pulverizer gulped. What was this about? Had the unicorn finished poking Ralf, and now it was back to accuse Dribble of something? Everyone stopped cleaning. They turned and watched as the unicorn lowered his head. He took straight aim right at Dribble. And then... he gently rubbed his soft white head against the dragon's tough green hide. "He's thanking you for freeing him!" Lucas declared with excitement. Princess Pulverizer let out a sigh. "Well, that's a relief," she said. "What did you think he was going to do?" Dribble asked her. "Me?" Princess Pulverizer asked. "Um, nothing. I knew all along he was here to thank you." The sword of truth jiggled at her side. "Anyway, now he can help us clean this river," she continued.

粉碎机公主咽了口气。 这是怎么回事？独角兽是不是已经戳完了拉尔夫，现在又回来指责小运球了？ 每个人都停止打扫。 他们转过身来，看着独角兽低下头。 他直接瞄准了运球。 然后……他轻轻地用柔软的白头蹭着龙坚硬的绿皮。 “他感谢你放了他！”卢卡斯激动地说。 粉碎机公主叹了口气。 “嗯，那我就放心了，”她说。 “你觉得他会怎么做？”运球问她。 “我?”粉碎机公主问。 “嗯,什么都没有。我一直知道他是来感谢你的。” 真理之剑在她身边晃动。 “不管怎样，现在他可以帮我们清理这条河了，”她继续说。

"If he wants to," Dribble said. He looked at the people of Beeten Wheeten. "It's not like he owes anyone here a favor. Not one of you came to his rescue. In fact, you paid money to stare at him." The people of Beeten Wheeten looked at the ground, embarrassed. The unicorn glanced at the polluted river. A single rainbow-colored tear fell from his eye. Ever so slowly, he walked toward the water, with his head lowered. When the unicorn reached the water's edge, he dipped his horn into the river. There was a flash of light. A sweet-smelling wind blew through the trees. And in an instant, the river was clean. "I guess unicorns don't hold grudges," Lucas said. "Good thing," Princess Pulverizer agreed. "It's also a good thing that Dribble freed that unicorn," Lucas told her. "With his help

“只要他愿意，”运球说。 他看了看Beeten wheten的人们。 “他又不欠这里任何人的人情。 你们没有一个人来救他。 事实上，你花钱是为了盯着他看。” Beeten wheten的人们看着地面，很尴尬。 独角兽瞥了一眼被污染的河流。 一滴彩虹色的眼泪从他的眼中滑落。 他低着头，慢慢地向水边走去。 当独角兽到达水边时，他把角伸进河里。 有一道闪光。 一阵芳香的风吹过树林。 顷刻间，河水变干净了。 “我想独角兽是不会记仇的，”卢卡斯说。 “太好了。” “运球释放了那只独角兽，这也是件好事，”卢卡斯告诉她。 在他的帮助下

we were able to clear Dribble's name and clear the river." "Speaking of which, we've done our good deed," Princess Pulverizer told the crowd of people who had gathered at the riverbank. "Beeten Wheeten is a healthy place to live again. We should be on our way." "Before you go, I'd like to give you something," the mayor of Beeten Wheeten told the princess. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a white handkerchief with a colorful unicorn embroidered on it. "This has belonged to my family for a long time. I'd like you to have it as our way of saying thank you." Princess Pulverizer reached out to take the handkerchief. Then she thought better of it. "Dribble is the one you should be thanking," she said. "He risked his own safety to free the unicorn." "You're right," the mayor said. "Dribble, this is for you. Keep it safe. Because this is a special, magical handkerchief. Hold it to your

我们为运球正名，也为这条河清了污。” “说到这里，我们做了一件好事。”普瓦瑞尔公主对聚集在河边的人们说。 “Beeten wheten是一个健康的地方。 我们应该上路了。”“在你走之前，我想给你一些东西，”比滕惠滕市的市长对公主说。 他把手伸进口袋，掏出一条绣着彩色独角兽的白手帕。 “这是我家很久以前的东西了。 我想把它作为我们感谢您的方式送给您。” 粉碎机公主伸手去拿手帕。 后来她又想了想。 “你应该感谢运球，”她说。 “他冒着生命危险解救了独角兽。” “你说得对，”市长说。 “运球，这是给你的。 保管好它。因为这是一块特殊的，神奇的手帕。 坚持住

nose, and you will be able to smell things miles away." Princess Pulverizer laughed. "I guess we're lucky this river smells better now." "No kidding," Dribble agreed. He held the handkerchief up to his snout. "I smell lemons. And there are no lemon trees around." "I didn't even see a lemonade stand in Beeten Wheeten," Princess Pulverizer added.

有了鼻子，你就能在几英里外闻到东西。” 粉碎机公主笑了。 “我想我们很幸运，这条河现在闻起来好多了。” “别开玩笑了。” 他把手帕举到鼻子边。 “我闻到柠檬的味道。附近也没有柠檬树。” “我甚至没有在Beeten Wheeten看到一个柠檬水摊，”粉碎机公主补充道。