Chapter 3

Chapter 3 "Can we leave Beeten Wheeten now?" Lucas asked as the three friends sat in the forest that evening. "This village hasn't been lucky for us. Dribble's pop-up grilled cheese shop was no success, and—" "That wasn't my fault," Dribble interrupted. "I know," Lucas agreed. "And it wasn't my fault I got dropped by a lousy juggler."

第三章“我们现在能离开Beeten wheten了吗？”那天晚上，三个朋友坐在森林里，卢卡斯问道。 “这个村子对我们来说并不幸运。 “那不是我的错，”运球打断了他的话。 “我知道，”卢卡斯同意道。“我被一个讨厌的杂耍演员给甩了又不是我的错。”

Princess Pulverizer understood what Lucas was saying. But she wasn't ready to give up on finding a good deed to do in Beeten Wheeten. Every town had its problems, and she was determined to find the trouble here. Still, it wasn't going to be easy getting her friends to stay. "I'm sorry, buddy," Dribble said. "I shouldn't have let you be bullied into going onstage." The dragon held a sandwich close to his mouth and let out a small flame. "Here," he told Lucas. "It's your favorite. Goat cheese and raspberry jam." "Thanks," Lucas said, taking a big bite. "Delicious, too!" he added. Just then, Princess Pulverizer heard people talking. "Hey, anybody smell grilled cheese?" "Yeah, I do. And it's making me hungry."

普莱泽公主明白卢卡斯在说什么。 但她还没有准备好放弃在比滕维滕做一件好事。 每个城镇都有自己的问题，她决心在这里找到问题所在。 然而，要让她的朋友们留下来并不容易。 “对不起，伙计。” “我不应该让你被胁迫上台。” 龙把一个三明治凑到嘴边，喷出了一小团火焰。 “给你，”他告诉卢卡斯。“这是你的最爱。 山羊奶酪和覆盆子果酱。” “谢谢。”卢卡斯说着，咬了一大口。 “也很好吃！”他补充道。 就在这时，粉碎机公主听到了人们的谈话。 “嘿，有人闻到烤奶酪的味道吗？”“是的，我喜欢。 这让我很饿。”

The voices were coming from someone at the edge of the woods, hidden from the princess and her pals by a grove of thick trees. But their words were clear as day. Dribble made a face. "As long as they don't know the grilled cheese sandwiches are made by a dragon, they want them just fine." That was it! Princess Pulverizer knew exactly how to get her friends to stay— at least for a day or two while she looked for a good deed to do. "Dribble, you've just given me a great idea!" she declared. "Three more cheddar and tomato on rye, Dribble," Princess Pulverizer said as she ran back into the forest the next afternoon. "Those are a huge hit." "You have to wait," Lucas told her. "He's busy making my jalape.o pepper cheese nachos."

声音是从树林边缘的一个人发出来的，他被一片茂密的树林挡住了公主和她的伙伴们的视线。 但他们的话很清楚。 运球做了个鬼脸。“只要他们不知道烤奶酪三明治是龙做的，他们就很想要。” 就是这样！普莱泽公主很清楚如何让她的朋友们留下来——至少在她想做点好事的时候呆一两天。 “运球，你给了我一个好主意！” “再来三份切达干酪和番茄黑麦面包，Dribble，”第二天下午，普莱泽公主一边跑回森林一边说。 “这是一个巨大的打击。”“你得等一等，”卢卡斯告诉她。 “他在忙着给我做墨西哥辣椒。胡椒芝士玉米片。”

"I can't believe how many customers we have," Princess Pulverizer said. "This was a great idea," Lucas complimented her. "One of my best," Princess Pulverizer agreed proudly. "Boastful much?" Dribble asked her. "Don't complain," said the princess. "You're selling a lot of grilled cheese. Who cares if the customers don't know it's a dragon that's making them?"

“我真不敢相信我们有这么多顾客，”普里尔泽公主说。 “这是个好主意，”卢卡斯称赞她。 “我最好的一个。” “自负的多?”运球问她。 “别抱怨了。”公主说。 “你卖了很多烤奶酪。 谁在乎顾客不知道是一条龙在做它们呢？”

"I do," Dribble said. "You can't be a famous chef if no one knows you're a chef." "We will tell them—eventually," Princess Pulverizer assured him. "But for now, this is a good way to sell your sandwiches. It's the first step toward making you famous." "I guess you're right." Dribble still sounded disappointed. "Of course I'm right," Princess Pulverizer said. "You stay hidden behind the trees and cook. Lucas and I go into that field and serve. Everybody wins." Princess Pulverizer bit her lip. She'd said too much. She didn't want Lucas or Dribble to ask her how she would be winning. After all, she didn't want to tell them that she was selfishly searching for an evildoer among the customers. Because selfishness wasn't knightly. But hard work was. And waitressing was definitely hard. Her feet were killing her.

“是的，”运球说。“如果没人知道你是厨师，你就成不了名厨。” “我们最终会告诉他们的。”普莱尔公主向他保证。 “但就目前而言，这是一个销售三明治的好方法。 这是让你成名的第一步。” “我想你是对的。”运球的声音仍然很失望。 “我当然是对的。” “你躲在树后面做饭。 卢卡斯和我去战场上服役。 每个人都赢了。”粉碎机公主咬着嘴唇。 她说得太多了。她不想让卢卡斯或运球问她怎么才能赢。 毕竟，她不想告诉他们，她是在顾客中自私地寻找一个坏人。 因为自私不是骑士的行为。 但努力工作是。当服务员肯定很辛苦。 她的脚痛得要命。

To make matters worse, Princess Pulverizer had been serving sandwiches for hours and so far no one had shown the slightest sign of cruelty. Or evil. Or danger. There wasn't even anyone being impolite. The princess had never heard so many people say please, thank you, or excuse me in her life. Dribble breathed a tiny flame onto the edges of a pile of cheese-covered corn chips. "These nachos are done," he told Lucas. "Take them to your customers." As Lucas carried out the dish of nachos, Dribble began grilling three sandwiches at the same time. "Impressive," Princess Pulverizer complimented him.

更糟糕的是，粉碎机公主已经为客人提供了几个小时的三明治，到目前为止还没有人表现出一丝残忍的迹象。 或邪恶的。或危险。甚至没有人不礼貌。 公主生平从未听过这么多人说“请”、“谢谢”或“对不起”。 Dribble在一堆裹着奶酪的玉米片的边缘喷出了一团小小的火焰。 “这些玉米片做好了，”他告诉卢卡斯。 “把它们带给你的客户。” 卢卡斯端出那盘玉米片时，运球开始同时烤三个三明治。 “真厉害，”普瓦瑞尔公主称赞他。