10 The Salve

CHAPTER 10

第十章

The Salve Early the next morning Lucas crept down the stairs to the larder while the rest of the castle slept. He helped himself to the last two baskets of enderberries. Then the prince slipped quietly out the kitchen door. Clara met him at the bottom of the steps. They each carried a basket. The blue moon still shone in the sky as they walked across the empty field. Clara spied a swirl of smoke streaming above the trees at the edge of the woods. Grace had built a fire and had set a kettle over the flame. The children placed the baskets of enderberries in front of Grace. She looked at them gratefully.

第二天一大早，卢卡斯蹑手蹑脚地走下楼梯，来到食品间，城堡里的其他人都还在睡觉。 他自己吃了最后两篮果仁。 然后王子悄悄地溜出了厨房的门。 克拉拉在台阶底下迎接他。 他们每人提着一个篮子。 当他们走过空旷的田野时，蓝月亮仍然在天空中闪耀。 克拉拉发现树林边上的树木上方有一股袅袅炊烟。 格蕾丝生了一堆火，在火上放了一个水壶。 孩子们把一篮一篮的覆盆子放在格蕾丝面前。 她感激地看着他们。

"Good morning," she said as she stirred the mixture. "Good morning, Grace," Clara said. "What are you cooking?" "It's called a salve," said Grace. "This will be a special potion to heal the pegasus."

“早上好，”她一边搅拌着混合物一边说。 “早上好，格蕾丝，”克拉拉说。 “你在煮什么？”“这叫药膏，”格蕾丝说。 “这将是一种特殊的药水，可以治愈飞马。”

Grace motioned to the enderberries. "Those are the most important part," she said, removing her spoon. Grace added both baskets of enderberries into the kettle. The mixture bubbled, and the berries began to melt and pop in the hot liquid. Grace kneeled and stirred in all the berries. Then she let the mixture cook for an hour. "The salve has to cool before we apply it," Grace said, removing the kettle from the fire.

格蕾丝指了指浆果。 “这些是最重要的部分，”她一边说一边拿起勺子。 格蕾丝把两篮覆盆子放进水壶里。 混合物开始冒泡，浆果开始融化，在热液体中爆裂。 格蕾丝跪在地上，把所有的浆果搅在一起。 然后她让混合物煮了一个小时。 “药膏必须冷却后才能使用，”格蕾丝边说边把水壶从火上拿开。

Ruskin and the pegasus, who had just woken up, joined the group. They yawned and watched Grace tend to the other kettle. "What are you making in that one?" asked Lucas.

罗斯金和刚刚醒来的飞马也加入了队伍。 他们打了个哈欠，看着格蕾丝照料另一只水壶。 “你在那部电影里做什么？”卢卡斯问。

"Breakfast," Grace said cheerfully. Breakfast sounded very good after a late night and a very early morning. The children got bowls and wooden spoons from the cabin. Grace heaped the bowls full of porridge. As they ate, the sun climbed higher into the sky. "It is almost time," she said, keeping her eye on the sun. "When the sun peeks over the mountains, the castle will be revealed. That will be the pegasus's only chance to get home."

“早餐，”格蕾丝高兴地说。 经过一个深夜和一个大清早之后，早餐听起来很不错。 孩子们从小木屋里拿了碗和木勺。 格雷斯把碗里装满了粥。 他们吃的时候，太阳升得更高了。 “时间差不多了，”她说，眼睛一直盯着太阳。 “当太阳从山上露出来的时候，城堡就会显露出来。 那将是飞马回家的唯一机会。”