5 The whirlpool monsteer

Chapter 5 The whirlpool monster When they thought they were safe, the crew unplugged their ears and untied their leader.

当他们认为安全的时候，船员们拔下了耳朵，解开了他们的首领。

Suddenly there was a sound of angry water whooshing around. They were about to be sucked into a whirlpool. Row for your lives! "Pull harder, men," yelled Ulysses. "Keep near the cliff."

突然，周围响起了怒吼的水声。 他们就要被卷进漩涡了。 为你们的生命划吧！“用力拉，伙计们，”尤利西斯喊道。 “靠近悬崖。”

The men were so busy avoiding the whirlpool that they didn't notice a six-headed monster reach down from a cave in the cliff. The monster was called Scylla* and she was very hungry.

人们忙着避开漩涡，没有注意到一个六头怪物从悬崖的洞穴里伸出来。 这个怪物叫“锡拉”，她非常饿。

Each of her six necks stretched across the sea and each mouth picked up a man. The men begged for help but she swallowed them whole.

她的六只脖子伸向大海，每只嘴里叼着一个人。 那些人请求帮助，但她把他们整个吞了下去。