1 Daydreamer

Beneath the Stone Forest

石林之下

CHAPTER 1

第一章

Daydreamer Mistress Carson pointed to a map of the Kingdom of Wrenly. The map was worn around the edges and had begun to fade. "Clara, please name the tallest peak in Flatfrost," she said, looking directly at her star pupil. The classroom was quiet. "Clara?" repeated her teacher. But Clara didn't answer. She hadn't heard a word her teacher had said. She sat and gazed out the window, daydreaming. Her boots scuffed back and forth underneath her bench. Clara loved geography, and whenever the subject came up in school she would daydream about her next adventure with her best friend, Prince Lucas.

爱做白日梦的卡森太太指着一张雷利王国的地图。 这张地图的边缘已经磨损，开始褪色了。 “克拉拉，请说出弗拉弗罗斯特最高的山峰。”她直视着自己的明星学生说。 教室里很安静。“克拉拉？”她的老师重复道。 但是克拉拉没有回答。老师说的话她一个字也没听见。 她坐着凝视着窗外，做着白日梦。 她的靴子在长凳下面来回蹭来蹭去。 克拉拉喜欢地理，每当学校里提到这个话题时，她就会幻想自己和最好的朋友卢卡斯王子的下一次冒险。

Madeline, the girl who sat beside Clara, nudged her elbow. "Umph!" groaned Clara as she sat up straight.

坐在克拉拉旁边的女孩玛德琳轻轻推了推她的胳膊肘。 “呃！”克拉拉呻吟着坐直了身子。

Her classmates laughed. Clara's face flushed. Oh no! she thought. I've been caught daydreaming! How embarrassing! Clara looked at her teacher. Mistress Carson repeated the question.

她的同学都笑了。克拉拉的脸涨得通红。 噢,不!她想。我被抓到做白日梦了！多么尴尬!克拉拉看着她的老师。 卡森太太又问了一遍。

"The tallest peak in Flatfrost is Mount Linton," said Clara. She had just been to Flatfrost with Lucas, so she knew exactly where it was. "Thank you, Clara," said Mistress Carson. "Class, today I have a special geography assignment. I want everyone to research a place in the kingdom they haven't been to. Talk to the people who live there, and observe their land. Find out as many details as you can. Then write about the place and draw a map and picture of what it looks like on a piece of animal hide, which I'll pass out. I'll also hand out charcoal for you to

“弗拉弗罗斯特最高的山峰是林顿山，”克拉拉说。 她刚刚和卢卡斯一起去过弗拉弗罗斯特，所以她知道它在哪里。 “谢谢你，克拉拉，”卡森太太说。 “同学们，今天我有一个特殊的地理作业。 我希望每个人都在王国里找一个他们没去过的地方。 和住在那里的人谈谈，观察他们的土地。 尽可能多地找出细节。 然后写下这个地方，在一张兽皮上画一张地图和它的样子，我会把它分发出去。 我还会给你发木炭