Chapter 9

Chapter 9 "FATHER!" Princess Pulverizer knew she was supposed to wait for King Alexander to speak before she said anything. And she knew she wasn't supposed to run into the king's throne room unannounced. Those were the rules. But the princess couldn't help herself. She was excited to see her father again. And hey, at least she'd cleaned herself up before she'd entered the room. "Princess Ser...," the king began as he hugged her tight. But one look at the expression on his daughter's face stopped him short. "Princess Pulverizer," he corrected

第九章“父亲！”普莱泽公主知道她应该等亚历山大国王开口后再开口。 她知道她不应该未经通知就跑进国王的正殿。 这是规矩。但是公主忍不住了。 能再次见到父亲，她很兴奋。 嘿，至少她在进房间之前把自己弄干净了。 “公主Ser……国王一边说，一边紧紧地拥抱着她。 但一看女儿脸上的表情，他就停住了脚步。 “粉碎机公主。”他纠正道

himself. "I am so glad to see you have returned safe and sound." "Me too," Princess Pulverizer replied. "You've brought along a friend... and a dragon?" King Alexander sounded surprised at the sight of Dribble. "Yes, but he's a kind dragon," Princess Pulverizer assured her father. "And brave, too. He and Lucas saved me more than once on my Quest of Kindness."

他自己。“我很高兴看到你平安归来。” “我也是。” “你带来了一个朋友…… 还有龙呢？”亚历山大国王对Dribble的出现感到很惊讶。 “是的，但他是一条善良的龙。” “也很勇敢。他和卢卡斯不止一次地救了我的命。”

"Well then, you are both welcome in my palace. With gratitude," the king added. Dribble and Lucas both bowed deeply. "We shall have a banquet to celebrate your safe return!" King Alexander announced. "I'll tell the chef..." "Oh, there's no need for that," Princess Pulverizer interrupted her father. "Dribble is a better chef than anyone in the whole palace." She turned to her friend. "Go ahead, show him." Dribble looked a little unsure. But the princess gave him an encouraging smile, then pulled a loaf of bread and a pound of pungent provolone cheese from her sack. Dribble made a sandwich, held it near his snout, and let out a flame—not too high and not too low. Just perfect for grilling. "Oh my!" King Alexander exclaimed. "That's quite a fire you've got going." Princess Pulverizer tried hard not to giggle. It was rare that her father seemed nervous

“那么好吧，我的宫殿欢迎你们俩。 怀着感激之情，”国王补充道。 运球和卢卡斯都深深地鞠了一躬。 “我们要设宴庆祝你平安归来！”亚历山大国王宣布。 “我去告诉厨师……”“哦，没必要这样。”普瓦瑞尔公主打断了父亲的话。 “Dribble是整个宫殿里最好的厨师。” 她转向她的朋友。“去吧，给他看看。” 运球看起来有点不确定。 但是公爵小姐给了他一个鼓励的微笑，然后从她的口袋里拿出一条面包和一磅辛辣的波洛伏洛干酪。 运球做了一个三明治，把它放在鼻子附近，然后喷出火焰——不太高也不太低。 非常适合烧烤。 “哦,我的!”亚历山大国王惊呼道。 “你的火可真大啊。” 粉碎机公主努力忍住不笑。 她父亲很少显得紧张

around anyone or anything. But it was clear that a fire-breathing dragon in the middle of his throne room was having just that effect. "Here, your highness," Dribble said, handing the king a perfectly grilled cheese sandwich on a plate. King Alexander took the sandwich from the dragon and stared at it. "Go ahead, Father," Princess Pulverizer said. "Take a bite."

对任何人或任何事。 但很明显，在他的正殿中间有一条喷火的龙正在产生这种效果。 “给你，殿下。”运球说着，递给国王一个装在盘子里的烤得很好的奶酪三明治。 亚历山大国王从龙手里拿过三明治，盯着它看。 “说吧，父亲。” “咬一口。”

"I think I'm going to need a napkin," the king said. "Just use your sleeve," Princess Pulverizer told him. "I always do." King Alexander laughed and took a bite of the sandwich. "My goodness!" he exclaimed. "This is scrumptious." Dribble smiled proudly as the king hungrily devoured the delicious sandwich. Princess Pulverizer took a deep breath. Now that her father had a full stomach and was in a good mood, the time was right to ask him for permission to go to Knight School. "Father, I have managed to do what you asked," Princess Pulverizer said. "Together with Lucas and Dribble, we have completed eight good deeds. And we have the tokens of gratitude to prove it." One by one, the princess laid out the gifts she and her friends had gathered on their quest.

“我想我需要一张餐巾纸，”国王说。 “用你的袖子就行了。” “我总是这样。”亚历山大国王笑了，咬了一口三明治。 “我的天哪！” “这太好吃了。”当国王狼吞虎咽地吃着美味的三明治时，Dribble骄傲地笑了。 粉碎机公主深吸了一口气。 现在她的父亲已经吃饱了，心情也很好，是时候请求他允许她去骑士学校了。 “爸爸，我已经按你说的做了。” “加上卢卡斯和运球，我们已经完成了八件好事。 我们有感恩的象征来证明这一点。” 公主把她和她的朋友们在旅途中收集到的礼物一件一件地摆出来。

There was the ruby ring given to them by the Queen of Shmergermeister as a thank-you for finding stolen jewels, and the sword the King of Salamistonia presented them with for bringing laughter back to his kingdom. There was also the arrow the mayor of Ire- Mire-Briar-Shire had given them for returning all the cows, sheep, and goats to his village, and the giant mace that had been a gift from the King of Yabko-kokomo, to thank the princess and her friends for returning his kidnapped subjects. The princess showed her father the lovely hand mirror given to her by the good witch of Starats. Then she nodded toward Dribble, who proudly laid his magic handkerchief beside the mirror. It had been a gift from the mayor of Beeten Wheeten for their help in cleaning up the village's polluted water. Finally the princess placed the comb that Meri had given them beside the handkerchief.

其中有一枚红宝石戒指，是施梅尔迈斯特女王送给他们的，作为对他们找到被盗珠宝的感谢；还有一柄萨拉米斯特尼亚国王送给他们的剑，因为他们把笑声带回了他的王国。 还有伊米尔-布莱尔郡市长送给他们的箭，感谢他们把所有的牛、绵羊和山羊都送回他的村庄；还有亚布科-科科莫国王送给他们的巨大权槌，感谢公主和她的朋友们把他绑架的臣民送回来。 公主把好心的女巫送给她的那面美丽的手镜拿给父亲看。 然后她朝运球点了点头，运球骄傲地把他的魔法手帕放在镜子旁边。 这是Beeten wheten镇长送给他们的礼物，感谢他们帮助清理村里的污水。 最后，公主把梅里送给他们的梳子放在手帕旁边。