1 Hide-and-Seek

Adventures in Flatfrost

霜冻历险记

CHAPTER 1

第一章

Hide-and-Seek Whoosh! Flames swirled from Ruskin's mouth and torched a giant block of ice. It hissed and melted into a puddle. Prince Lucas and his best friend, Clara, scurried behind another stack of ice and crouched. The friends had been playing hide-and-seek in the larder all afternoon. Stacks and stacks of enormous ice blocks filled the room, which was located beneath the kitchen in the castle cellar. The ice kept the royal food cold. The larder was also the perfect place to play a chilly round of hide-and-seek. This had become their favorite game. Lucas and Clara poked their heads above a stack of ice blocks and waggled their tongues at Ruskin. The dragon scampered toward them. Whoosh! He blasted

捉迷藏嗖!火焰从罗斯金的嘴里喷涌而出，点燃了一块巨大的冰块。 它嘶嘶作响，融化成一个水坑。 卢卡斯王子和他最好的朋友克拉拉急忙跑到另一堆冰后面，蹲了下来。 朋友们整个下午都在储藏室里玩捉迷藏。 房间里堆满了一堆堆巨大的冰块，房间位于城堡地窖的厨房下面。 冰块使御膳保持低温。 储藏室也是玩一轮寒冷的捉迷藏的好地方。 这已经成为他们最喜欢的游戏。 卢卡斯和克拉拉从一堆冰块上方探出头来，对罗斯金摇着舌头。 龙向他们窜来。 嗖!他抨击

another fireball at a huge wall of ice blocks. The wall melted, but there was no sign of Lucas or Clara. They had already found a new hiding spot. Ruskin splashed across the cellar floor in search of his friends. Clang! Clang! Clang! The royal cook stood on the cellar stairs, banging together pans. Ruskin yelped and hid behind a stone column. Lucas and Clara stayed out of sight behind the last tower of ice.

又一个火球击中了巨大的冰块墙。 墙融化了，但没有卢卡斯和克拉拉的影子。 他们已经找到了一个新的藏身之处。 罗斯金在地窖里溅起水花寻找他的朋友。 铿锵声!铿锵声!铿锵声!御厨站在地窖的楼梯上，敲打着锅。 罗斯金大叫一声，躲在一根石柱后面。 卢卡斯和克拉拉躲在最后一座冰塔后面。

"Stop the madness!" shouted the cook. "You'll spoil my food!" Lucas and Clara peeked at the royal cook from their hiding place. The cook had ruddy cheeks, bushy black eyebrows, and a round middle. He wore a starched white hat with many pleats. Each pleat stood for an outstanding recipe and was awarded by the king and queen of Wrenly. The cook's real name was Berwick, but everyone called him Cook.

“别胡闹了！”厨子喊道。 “你会把我的食物弄坏的！”卢卡斯和克拉拉从他们的藏身之处偷看皇家厨子。 厨子面颊红润，眉毛又黑又密，腰身圆润。 他戴着一顶浆洗过的有许多褶的白帽子。 每一个褶都代表着一个杰出的配方，由雷利的国王和王后颁发。 厨师的真名是贝里克，但大家都叫他库克。

Lucas had never heard Cook sound so angry. "Maybe if we stay hidden, he'll go away," whispered Lucas.

卢卡斯从来没听过库克这么生气。 “也许我们藏起来，他就会走了。”卢卡斯小声说。