2 Inside the mountain

Chapter 2 Inside the mountain While the moon was still high in the sky, Asta and the bear arrived at a craggy black mountain.

当月亮还高挂在天空时，阿斯达和熊来到了一座崎岖的黑色山峰前。

The bear raised his huge paw and knocked on the mountainside. A door creaked open... Inside, was a glittering castle, carved from stone.

熊抬起巨大的爪子敲打着山坡。 一扇门吱吱地开了……里面是一座闪闪发光的石头城堡。

The white bear handed Asta a golden bell. "Ring this if you need anything," he said. No sooner had Asta taken the bell, than she found herself alone in a grand bedroom. She lay down on the bed, but couldn't sleep.

白熊递给阿斯达一个金钟。 “如果你需要什么，就按这个，”他说。 阿斯塔刚拿起钟，就发现自己一个人在一间大卧室里。 她躺在床上，但睡不着。

Clouds passed over the moon, sinking the castle into darkness. Footsteps echoed down the corridor. Asta peered out from her room, and saw a man in the shadows. He dragged behind him a white bear skin, which gleamed in the moonlight.

乌云遮住了月亮，城堡陷入了黑暗之中。 脚步声在走廊里回响。 阿斯特从她的房间里往外看，看见阴影里有一个人。 他身后拖着一张白色的熊皮，在月光下闪闪发光。

Each night after that, Asta watched the man until he disappeared into one of the rooms "Is that the bear, changed into a man?" she wondered. She longed to see his face.

从那以后的每个晚上，阿斯达都看着这个人，直到他消失在其中一个房间里。“那是熊吗，变成了一个人？”她想。 她渴望看到他的脸。

The days rolled on. Asta had everything she could ask for. And, each evening, the bear would come and sit by her side. She would stroke his soft fur and sing to him. The bear would rest his head on her lap, with a glimmer of hope in his dark eyes.

日子一天天过去。阿斯塔得到了她想要的一切。 每天晚上，熊都会过来坐在她身边。 她会抚摸它柔软的皮毛，为它唱歌。 熊会把头靠在她的腿上，黑色的眼睛里闪烁着一丝希望。