Chapter 7

Chapter 7 INTRODUCING: MICHAEL G! NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MICHAEL O OR MICHAEL P. Jodi had made her selection. She didn't feel good about it. But she'd chosen the poor mooshroom they would take away from this island paradise and hand over to an obviously up-to-no-good witch. Now she only had to make introductions. "Morgan. Po. Harper and Theo," she said, drawing their attention. "I'd like you to meet the newest member of our team. This is Michael G." Michael G mooed, as if saying hello. Or maybe he was asking what in the world was happening. "Hello, uh, Michael," said Morgan. "Welcome to the team!" said Po, and then he whispered, "I'm not really a chicken."

第七章简介：MICHAEL G！不要和Michael o或者Michael p搞混了。 乔迪已经做出了选择。 她感觉不太好。 但她选择了那只可怜的蘑菇，他们要把它从这个岛上的天堂带走，交给一个显然一无是处的女巫。 现在她只需要介绍一下。 “摩根。阿宝。哈珀和西奥，”她说，吸引了他们的注意。 “我想让你见见我们团队的新成员。 这是迈克尔·g。”Michael G叫了一声，好像在打招呼。 或者他是在问到底发生了什么。 “你好，迈克尔，”摩根说。 “欢迎加入我们的队伍！”阿宝说，然后他低声说，“我不是一只真正的鸡。”

"Michael G," said Harper. "THAT'S AN INTERESTING NAME." "It doesn't seem very fitting," said Theo. "Are there a lot of other Michaels here?" Jodi crossed her arms. "It's a pun, smart guy. Don't you get it?" Harper laughed, obviously the first one to get the joke. Everyone else looked at her expectantly. "The scientific study of mushrooms is called mycology," she explained. "Say it fast, and it sort of sounds like, well…" She turned to the mooshroom. "IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, MICHEL G. DO YOU MIND IF WE PUT THIS ON YOUP?" Harper held up a short rope, tied like a lasso. "Where'd you get that?" asked Jodi.

“迈克尔·G。”哈珀说。“这是个有趣的名字。” “看起来不太合适。”西奥说。 “这儿还有很多叫迈克尔的人吗？”乔迪双臂交叉。 这是个双关语，聪明的家伙。你还不明白吗？”哈珀笑了，显然他是第一个明白这个笑话的人。 每个人都期待地看着她。 “对蘑菇的科学研究被称为真菌学，”她解释说。 “说快一点，听起来有点像……”她转向蘑菇。 “很高兴见到你，米歇尔·g。 你介意我们给你戴上这个吗？”哈珀举起一根短绳，像套索一样系着。 “你从哪儿弄来的？”乔迪问。

"I made it out of strings and slime," said Harper. "IT'S CALLED A LEAD, and it will let us bring Michael G with us wherever we go. Even onto a boat." "I just thought of something," said Theo. "Maybe we should bring more than one of the mooshrooms with us. In case anything happens to this one along the way." Jodi's jaw dropped. "Nothing's going to happen to Michael G. I promised him that!" Theo frowned. "I'm not sure I'd have made that promise," he said. "We're debuffed, and we have a long way to walk. The cow could be attacked by any number of hostile mobs, or even struck with an arrow or a fireball meant for one of us." Jodi put her hands to Michael G's head, as if blocking the mooshroom's ears. "Theo!" she protested. "He can hear you." "All I'm trying to say is we might have trouble protecting him," Theo replied. "In that case, we're better off with just one mooshroom," said Harper. SO WE CAN ALL FOCUS ON FROTECTING HIM. Right?" Theo scratched his head. "Yeah, actually, that does make sense."

“我用绳子和黏液做的，”哈珀说。 “这叫做引线，它会让我们无论走到哪里都带着迈克尔·G。 即使是在船上。”“我刚想到一件事，”西奥说。 “也许我们应该多带几株蘑菇。 以防这只在路上出了什么事。” 乔迪的下巴掉了下来。“迈克尔·G不会有事的。 我答应过他的！”西奥皱起了眉头。 “我不确定我是否会做出那样的承诺，”他说。 “我们被打败了，我们还有很长的路要走。 这头牛可能会受到任何数量的敌对暴徒的攻击，甚至可能会被指向我们中的一个人的箭或火球击中。” 乔迪把手放在迈克尔·G的头上，好像堵住了蘑菇的耳朵。 “西奥！”她抗议道。“他能听到你说话。” “我想说的是，我们可能很难保护他，”西奥回答。 “那样的话，我们最好只带一株蘑菇。”哈珀说。 这样我们就能集中精力保护他了。 对吗?”西奥挠了挠头。 “是的，实际上，这是有道理的。”

Jodi let out a sigh of relief. She sometimes forgot that arguing with Theo usually lead to a dead end. It was much easier to get him to see the logic behind their choices than to appeal to his emotions. Fortunately, Harper was there to act as a translator when they needed it. Jodi took the lead from Harper. She placed it around Michael G and used it to guide him onto her small boat. Seconds later, they were all speeding across the water back to the mainland.

乔迪松了一口气。 她有时会忘记和西奥争吵通常是没有结果的。 让他明白他们的选择背后的逻辑要比激发他的情感容易得多。 幸运的是，哈珀在他们需要的时候充当翻译。 乔迪领先哈珀。 她把它围在迈克尔·G的周围，用它引导他上了她的小船。 几秒钟后，他们都在飞快地穿过水面返回大陆。

It was night, and the low moon was nearly touching the calm water. Jodi smiled. In a weird way, she realized, she had gotten her wish. For the moment, she had a pet. Everything was going really well… …until the underwater zombie attacked. It was called a drowned, and they never saw it coming. One second, everything was calm. The next, a trident burst from the water. It smashed into Morgan, knocking him off his boat.

那是夜晚，低低的月亮几乎碰到了平静的水面。 乔迪•笑了。她意识到，以一种奇怪的方式，她实现了自己的愿望。 目前，她有一只宠物。 一切都进行得很顺利... ...直到水下僵尸攻击。 它被称为溺水，他们从来没有看到它的到来。 前一秒，一切都很平静。 接着，一枚三叉戟从水里炸了出来。 它砸向摩根，把他撞下了船。

"Morgan!" Jodi cried as her brother disappeared beneath the surface. "I'LL HELF YOUR EROTHER," Po told her. "You stay here and protect Michael!" Po dove beneath the waves, and Jodi thought: That is one brave chicken. She stayed close to Michael, holding his lead tight with one hand as she gripped her shield with the other. Nearby, Harper and Theo equipped their bows, aiming arrows at the water. But all was still and quiet. Suddenly there was a great splash of water beside Jodi's boat. She held up her shield just in time. The drowned was right in front of her. It had

“摩根!”乔迪哭着看着弟弟消失在水面下。 “我来帮你哥哥。”阿宝告诉她。 “你留在这儿保护迈克尔！”阿宝潜入水中，乔迪想：这是一只勇敢的鸡。 她紧靠着迈克尔，一只手紧紧抓住他的铅条，另一只手抓住她的盾牌。 在附近，哈珀和西奥准备好弓箭，对准水面射箭。 但一切都很安静。 突然，乔迪的船旁边溅起一大片水花。 她及时举起了盾牌。 溺水者就在她面前。 它