Chapter 9

Chapter 9 The Princess in Black stood on the beach. She said, "Sea monster, you may not eat people." "ROARRR!" said the sea monster. Its tail slapped the water. A wave crashed to shore.

第九章黑衣公主站在沙滩上。 她说:“海怪，你不能吃人。” “咆哮!”海怪说。 它的尾巴拍打着水面。 一个浪头冲击着海岸。

Maybe it can't hear me, she thought. The Princess in Black climbed onto a rock. She cupped her hands around her mouth. She said, "Behave, beast!"

也许它听不到我说话，她想。 黑衣公主爬上了一块岩石。 她双手捧在嘴上。 她说:“乖点，畜生!”

"ROAARRRR!" said the sea monster. Its tail whipped the beach. It barely missed the ice-pop stand.

“呜——呜!”海怪说。 它的尾巴拍打着沙滩。 它差一点就撞上了冰棍摊。

Maybe it still can't hear me, she thought. She leaped onto its tail. She started to run up. Suddenly the tail lifted into the air. The Princess in Black slipped. Then she slipped some more. She grabbed the tail and hugged it tight. Don't look down, she told herself. She looked down. She gasped. The bathing tents looked like pebbles. The people looked like ants.

也许它还是听不到我说话，她想。 她跳到它的尾巴上。她开始跑起来。 突然，尾巴翘到了空中。 黑衣公主滑倒了。 然后她又滑了几下。 她抓住尾巴，紧紧地抱住它。 别往下看，她告诉自己。 她低下头。她喘着气。 沐浴帐篷看起来像鹅卵石。 这些人看起来像蚂蚁。