Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 "I'm boiling in here," Lucas said, lifting his visor higher over his head. "It's not easy wearing armor in hot weather." Princess Pulverizer frowned. Lucas had no right to complain. She'd give anything to be wearing armor in this—or any—weather. All Princess Pulverizer had ever wanted to be was a knight in shining armor. Not that Lucas's armor was particularly shining. It was more like rusting. But still... "It's definitely warm out," Dribble the dragon said. "Even hotter than my flame!"

“我在这里快要沸腾了，”卢卡斯说着，把他的面罩举得更高了。 “在大热天穿盔甲可不容易。” 粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 卢卡斯没有权利抱怨。 她愿意付出任何代价，只要能在这种天气——或者任何天气——穿上盔甲。 粉碎机公主唯一的梦想就是成为一名穿着闪亮盔甲的骑士。 倒不是说卢卡斯的盔甲特别闪亮。 更像是生锈了。但仍… “外面肯定很暖和。”龙运球说。 “比我的火焰还热！”

Dribble was exaggerating, of course. But it was a hot day. And to make things worse, there was a terrible stink in the air. Where was that coming from, anyway? The princess sniffed under her armpits. Yikes! The stink was coming from her. Quickly she lowered her arms to hide the stains forming under her armpits. Caw. Caw. Caw. Princess Pulverizer looked up to see three gray-and-white birds fly by. "How about we find a nice sea breeze?" she suggested. Dribble looked around. "I don't see any water. Just dirt and grass." "There must be a beach over those hills," Princess Pulverizer said, pointing up at the birds. "Where there are seagulls, there's usually a sea." "I could go for a swim in the ocean," Dribble said. "Not me," Lucas said. "I'm a terrible swimmer. But I would like to go somewhere

当然，运球有点夸张。 但那天很热。更糟糕的是，空气中弥漫着难闻的气味。 话说回来，这话是从哪来的？ 公主在腋下嗅了嗅。 呵!臭味是从她身上发出来的。 她迅速垂下双臂，遮住腋窝下形成的污渍。 本文。本文。本文。粉碎机公主抬起头，看见三只灰白色的鸟飞过。 “我们找个吹海风的地方怎么样？”她建议道。 运球环顾四周。“我没看见水。 只有泥土和草。”“山丘那边一定有海滩。”普瓦瑞尔公主指着上面的鸟儿说。 “哪里有海鸥，哪里通常就是大海。” “我可以去海里游泳，”Dribble说。 “不是我，”卢卡斯说。“我游泳游得很糟糕。 但是我想去别的地方

cooler." "Then it's settled," Princess Pulverizer said. "Follow those birds!" "We'll battle storms, hoist the sails, and pray we stay afloat. For we are sailors all our lives and loyal to this boat." When she and her friends reached the beach, Princess Pulverizer spotted a ship and some sailors. They were cleaning their ship and checking the sails for rips and tears. As they worked, they sang joyfully.

冷却器。”“那就这么定了。” “跟着那些鸟！”“我们要同风暴搏斗，扬起风帆，祈祷我们能浮在水面上。 因为我们一辈子都是水手，对这艘船忠心耿耿。” 当她和她的朋友们到达海滩时，粉碎机公主发现了一艘船和一些水手。 他们正在打扫船，检查帆是否有撕裂的地方。 他们一边干活，一边欢快地唱歌。