4 Nesting

CHAPTER 4

第四章

Nesting News of the scarlet egg swept across the kingdom like dragon fire. "It's a miracle!" some said. "A red dragon will surely bring good luck to the kingdom. Others said, "Oh no! Scarlet dragons are bad luck. Nothing good can come from this." The local merchants cashed in on the news. An inn known as the Red Rooster had now become the Red Dragon. The grocer began to dye his eggs red. The village boys sold hand-carved red dragons by the side of the road.

猩红色蛋筑巢的消息像火龙一样传遍了整个王国。 “这是个奇迹！”一些人说。 “一条红龙一定会给王国带来好运。 其他人说：“哦，不！红龙是不吉利的。 这样做不会有什么好处。” 当地商人利用这个消息大捞一笔。 一家名为“红公鸡”的客栈现在变成了“红龙”。 杂货商开始把他的鸡蛋染成红色。 村里的男孩在路边卖手工雕刻的红龙。

But Prince Lucas had bigger things to think about. He had to design a lair for the scarlet dragon. Lucas and Clara learned everything they could about dragon lairs. They read books and talked to the knights and the wizards.

但卢卡斯王子有更重要的事情要考虑。 他必须为红龙设计一个巢穴。 卢卡斯和克拉拉学到了关于龙穴的一切知识。 他们读书，和骑士和巫师交谈。

Then Lucas drew a plan for the dragon's home. The main entrance, which was behind the castle, looked like the opening to a cave. Rocks and boulders surrounded the mouth of the cave. Lucas added a ledge for the dragon to perch on. Underground tunnels formed the inside. Each tunnel led to a chamber. Lucas drew a sleeping area, a dining space, and a playroom with a

然后卢卡斯为龙的家画了一个平面图。 正门在城堡后面，看起来像一个山洞的入口。 岩石和巨石包围了洞口。 卢卡斯给龙加了一个栖息的平台。 地下隧道形成了内部。 每条隧道都通向一个房间。 卢卡斯画了一个睡觉的地方，一个餐厅，还有一个游戏室

wading pool and a waterfall. He added a large fireplace to each chamber, because he read that red dragons needed their homes to be hot. Lastly, he added an escape exit in case an enemy approached the lair.

浅水池和瀑布。 他在每个房间里都加了一个大壁炉，因为他读到红龙需要温暖的家。 最后，他增加了一个逃生出口，以防敌人接近巢穴。

Then Lucas presented his plan to his father. The king loved Lucas's ideas. He had his men draw up the official plan.

然后卢卡斯把他的计划告诉了他的父亲。 国王喜欢卢卡斯的想法。 他让手下起草了正式的计划。