Chapter 9

Chapter 9 "This tree disguise better work," Dribble said as the three friends made their way through the woods toward Beeten Wheeten. "If it doesn't, those people are going to cut me down and slay me." "It will work," said Princess Pulverizer. "You look just like a pine tree." The sword of truth wiggled at her side. "If you say so," Dribble replied doubtfully.

“这棵树伪装得比较好。”三个朋友穿过树林朝比腾维滕走去时，运球说。 “如果不行，那些人就会砍倒我，杀了我。” “它会起作用的。” “你看起来就像一棵松树。” 真理之剑在她身边摆动。 “既然你这么说，”运球怀疑地回答。

"Let's try and figure out what got you sick, Dribble," Lucas said, changing the subject. "What was the first thing you did that morning?" "I got up, brushed my teeth, and made a grilled cheese sandwich for breakfast." "Then we went into the woods and you started making sandwiches for your restaurant," Princess Pulverizer continued. "None of those things would make you sick, though." "P.U." Lucas held his nose shut. "What's that smell?" Dribble looked around. "I think it's coming from the river. Look at all the garbage floating in there." "It stinks worse than ever," Lucas said. "Why would anyone dump trash into a river? It's not fair to the fish." "Or to the folks who drink from the river," Princess Pulverizer added. Suddenly, a lot of things began to make sense. "Dribble, you

“让我们看看你是怎么生病的，运球。”卢卡斯换了个话题。 “那天早上你做的第一件事是什么？”“我起床了，刷了牙，做了一个烤奶酪三明治当早餐。” “然后我们去了森林，你开始为你的餐厅做三明治，”粉碎公主继续说。 “不过，这些东西都不会让你生病。” “部件”卢卡斯捂住了鼻子。 “那是什么味道？”运球环顾四周。 “我想是从河里传来的。 看看漂浮在那里的垃圾。” “比以前更臭了，”卢卡斯说。 “为什么会有人把垃圾倒进河里？” 这对鱼不公平。” “或者给那些喝河里水的人。” 突然间，很多事情开始变得有意义了。 “运球,你

gulped down a lot of this water the night before the fire. I bet that's what made you sick." "I drank a little," Lucas added. "And my stomach hurt this morning. Princess Pulverizer didn't drink from the river at all. Smart move." "I guess so," Princess Pulverizer agreed. "I was just lucky they have such wonderful fruit juice in Beeten Wheeten. The only time I was near water is when I brushed my teeth. And I spat that out." "No wonder I got heartburn!" Dribble exclaimed as he watched a grease-stained dish towel float by. "All we have to do is figure out who is dumping this stuff into the river," Princess Pulverizer said. "That's who's really responsible for burning down the barn—and all the tummy trouble." "How long will that take?" Dribble wondered aloud.

在发生火灾的前一天晚上喝了很多这种水。 我打赌这就是你生病的原因。” “我喝了一点，”卢卡斯补充说。 “今天早上我肚子疼。 粉碎机公主根本没喝过河里的水。 明智的举动。”“我想是的。” “我很幸运，Beeten Wheeten有这么好的果汁。 我唯一一次靠近水是在我刷牙的时候。 我吐了出来。”“难怪我胃灼热！”小运球看着一条沾满油污的洗碗巾漂过，惊呼道。 “我们要做的就是找出是谁把这些东西倒进河里的，”普瓦瑞尔公主说。 “这才是烧毁谷仓和所有肚子问题的真正罪魁祸首。” “那要花多长时间？”运球大声问道。

"Not long at all. Look!" Princess Pulverizer pointed downstream and frowned. "Why am I not surprised?" "It's Ralf!" Dribble said. "That guy is about as rotten as you can get," Lucas added. "He's a litterer, a unicorn capturer, and a lousy juggler."

“一点儿也不长。看!”粉碎机公主指着下游皱起了眉头。 “为什么我一点也不惊讶？”“这是拉尔夫!”运球说。 “那家伙简直是烂透了，”卢卡斯补充道。 “他是一个乱扔垃圾的人，一个捕捉独角兽的人，一个糟糕的魔术师。”

Princess Pulverizer raised her sword high in the air. "STOP!" she shouted in Ralf's direction. Ralf looked up. He tossed an old slipper into the river and ran. "Halt!" she yelled. "I have come to the rescue of the people of Beeten Wheeten!" "You and what army?" Ralf called back. "That wimpy kid?" "Who are you calling wimpy?" Dribble asked. Then he remembered he was supposed to be a tree. He shut his mouth. But it was too late. "Who said that?" Ralf demanded. "Um... I did," Lucas lied. "Didn't sound like you," Ralf said. "Well, it was," Lucas replied. But Ralf didn't hear Lucas's reply. He had already disappeared into the woods. "Come on, you two!" Princess Pulverizer exclaimed as she took off after Ralf. "We can't let him get away!"

粉碎机公主把她的剑高高举起。 “站住！”她朝拉尔夫的方向喊道。 拉尔夫抬起头来。他把一只旧拖鞋扔进河里就跑。 “站住！”她喊道。“我要拯救比腾麦的居民！”“你和哪支军队？”拉尔夫回叫道。 “那个懦弱的孩子？”“你叫谁窝囊？”运球问道。 然后他想起来他应该是一棵树。 他闭上了嘴。但为时已晚。 “谁说的？”拉尔夫问道。 “嗯……是的，”卢卡斯撒谎道。 “听起来可不像你，”拉尔夫说。 “嗯，是的，”卢卡斯回答。 但是拉尔夫没有听到卢卡斯的回答。 他已经消失在树林里了。 “来吧，你们两个！”普莱泽公主一边跟在拉尔夫后面，一边惊叫道。 “我们不能让他跑了！”