Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Princess Pulverizer stood there, waiting for the sword of truth to start wiggling and jiggling at Dribble's obvious lie. But the sword didn't wave. It hung still at her side. Dribble was telling the truth. "You burned down the barn?" Lucas asked Dribble. "Why?" "I woke up with a bad stomachache," Dribble recalled. "So I went for a walk, to try and feel better."

粉碎机公主站在那里，等待着真理之剑在Dribble明显的谎言面前开始摆动。 但是剑没有摆动。 它静静地挂在她身边。 运球说的是实话。 “你把谷仓烧了？”卢卡斯问运球。 “为什么?”“我醒来的时候胃疼得厉害，”运球回忆道。 “所以我去散步，试着让自己感觉好一点。”

"That sometimes works," Lucas agreed. "We've been walking a long time and I feel better now." "It didn't help me," Dribble said. "I just got gassier. The heartburn was awful." Princess Pulverizer was trying to be patient, but this story was getting to be too long. "Can you get to the part where you set the barn on fire?" she asked. "I am," Dribble insisted. "As I walked past the barn, I let out a huge burp. A spark popped out of my mouth and landed on the wooden barn. That's when my heartburn caused barn burn." A flood of purple tears started to flow from Dribble's eyes. "So you see, it's all my fault." "No, it's not," the princess insisted. "Weren't you listening?" Dribble asked. "I burped the spark that burned the barn." "Only because someone made you—and pretty much the rest of the village—really sick," Princess Pulverizer said.

“这有时管用，”卢卡斯表示赞同。 “我们已经走了很长时间，我现在感觉好多了。” “这对我没有帮助，”运球说。 “我只是变得更气了。胃灼热太可怕了。” 粉碎机公主试图保持耐心，但这个故事变得太长了。 “你能说到你放火烧谷仓的那部分吗？”她问。 “是的，”运球坚持说。当我走过谷仓时，我打了一个大大的嗝。 一颗火星从我嘴里冒出来，落在木谷仓上。 就在那时，我的胃灼热引起了谷仓燃烧。” 一阵紫色的泪水开始从小运球的眼睛里流出来。 “所以你看，都是我的错。” “不，不是的。”公主坚持说。 “你没在听吗？”运球问道。 “我打嗝喷出的火星烧毁了谷仓。” “那是因为有人把你——还有村里的其他人——弄得很不舒服。”

"Really?" Dribble asked. "Yeah," Lucas said. "Nearly everyone in town has a stomachache. And they say they've had them for a while. But it seemed worse today." "Once we find out what's making everyone sick, we'll find out who is really responsible for that fire," Princess Pulverizer said. "What if no one's responsible?" Dribble asked. "What if it's just a stomach flu?" Princess Pulverizer thought back to the long line by the public bathroom. "Too many people have been sick for too long for it to just be some sort of flu," she said. "You aren't sick," Dribble pointed out. "I have a really strong stomach," Princess Pulverizer boasted. Lucas gave Dribble a hug. "I'm just glad we proved you're not a barn-burning kind of dragon," he told his pal. "Oh, we haven't proven anything... yet," Princess Pulverizer said.

“真的吗?”运球问道。“是的，”卢卡斯说。 “镇上几乎每个人都胃痛。 他们说他们已经有一段时间了。 但今天似乎更糟了。” “一旦我们弄清楚是什么让每个人都生病了，我们就会知道谁应该对这场火灾负责，”普里尔泽公主说。 “如果没有人对此负责呢？”运球问道。 “如果只是肠胃感冒呢？”粉粉公主回想起公共浴室前的长队。 她说：“太多人患病时间太长，不可能只是某种流感。” “你没有病。” “我的胃真的很强壮，”粉碎机公主自夸道。 卢卡斯拥抱了一下运球。“我很高兴我们证明了你不是那种烧谷仓的龙，”他对他的朋友说。 “哦，我们还没有证明什么…… 然而，”普瓦瑞尔公主说。

Dribble and Lucas stared at her. "I mean, we need to figure out what is getting everyone sick," the princess continued. "And let the people of Beeten Wheeten know. Otherwise, they're still going to think Dribble is guilty." "How are we going to figure that out?" Lucas asked her. Princess Pulverizer thought for a moment. "There had to be something you ate or did earlier in the day that gave you bad gas," she said. "We have to go back to Beeten Wheeten and retrace your steps." "That's a great idea!" Lucas exclaimed. "No, it's a terrible idea," Dribble said. The princess was shocked. "Why?" "I can't go back there," Dribble said. "Everyone wants to slay me." "Oh, right," Princess Pulverizer said. "I forgot." "I didn't," Dribble replied sadly.

运球和卢卡斯盯着她。 “我的意思是，我们需要弄清楚是什么让每个人都生病了，”公主继续说道。 “让比腾镇的人知道。 否则，他们还是会认为运球有罪。” “我们怎么才能算出来呢？”卢卡斯问她。 粉碎机公主想了一会儿。 她说：“一定是你早些时候吃了什么或做了什么让你产生了不好的气体。” “我们得回到Beeten wheten，沿着你的足迹走回去。” “这是个好主意！”卢卡斯喊道。 “不，这是个糟糕的主意。” 公主惊呆了。“为什么?”“我不能再回去了。” “每个人都想杀了我。” “哦，对了。” “我忘了。”“我没有。”运球伤心地回答。

Princess Pulverizer thought for a while. There had to be some way to sneak Dribble into town. But how? It wasn't like a big green dragon could just walk unnoticed into Beeten Wheeten. Or could he? Princess Pulverizer raced over to a nearby pine tree. She pulled out her sword and swiftly sliced off a branch that was thick with green needles. "What are you doing?" Lucas asked her. "Making a disguise for Dribble," the princess said. "How else are we going to sneak him into Beeten Wheeten?" "What are you trying to disguise me as?" Dribble asked. "A tree," Princess Pulverizer replied. She sliced at another branch. "Timber!" she called as the branch fell to the ground. "You want to sneak me into town as a walking, talking tree?" Dribble asked. "That makes no sense."

粉碎机公主想了一会儿。 一定有什么办法能让小运球溜进城来。 但如何?它不像一条绿色的巨龙，可以不被注意地走进甜菜谷。 或者他可以吗？粉碎机公主跑到附近的一棵松树旁。 她拔出剑，迅速砍下一根布满绿色针叶的树枝。 “你在干什么？”卢卡斯问她。 “为运球做伪装。”公主说。 “不然我们怎么把他偷偷带进比滕维滕？”“你想把我伪装成什么？”运球问道。 “一棵树。”粉碎机公主回答。 她又砍了一根树枝。 “木材！”当树枝掉到地上时，她喊道。 “你想把我当作一棵会走路、会说话的树偷偷带进城里？”运球问道。 “这没有道理。”