1 MY Turn

The Secret World of Mermaids

美人鱼的秘密世界

CHAPTER 1

第一章

MY Turn Swish! Swish! Swish! Prince Lucas and his best friend, Clara, swept dirt, leaves, and bits of straw into a corner of Ruskin's lair. They wanted the cave to be clean and perfect when Ruskin returned. Ruskin was on the island of Crestwood for the week. He was perfecting his fire- breathing skills, and Grom, the wizard overseeing Ruskin's training, had told Lucas that being around other dragons every once in a while was good for him. "Look at all the cobwebs!" cried Clara, pointing to shadowy corners of the lair. "This place looks more like a home for spiders than for a dragon," said Lucas. They turned their brooms upside down and began to brush the webs from the corners of the lair. Spiders

轮到我了！漂亮的!漂亮的!卢卡斯王子和他最好的朋友克拉拉把泥土、树叶和稻草碎片扫到罗斯金巢穴的一个角落里。 他们希望拉斯金回来时，山洞干净、完美。 罗斯金在克雷斯伍德岛待了一个星期。 他正在完善自己的喷火技能，监督罗斯金训练的巫师格罗姆曾告诉卢卡斯，偶尔和其他龙待在一起对他有好处。 “看那些蜘蛛网！”克拉拉指着巢穴阴暗的角落叫道。 “这个地方看起来更像是蜘蛛的家，而不是龙的家，”卢卡斯说。 他们把扫帚倒过来，开始从巢穴的角落里刷网。 蜘蛛

scurried into the cracks between the stones. "I can't wait until Ruskin can go on more adventures with us," Lucas said.

跑进石头缝里。 “我等不及拉斯金能和我们一起去更多的冒险了，”卢卡斯说。

"Me too," agreed Clara. "I wonder what land we'll discover next." "Well, wherever it is," answered Lucas, "I'm going to be the one to discover it!" Clara stopped sweeping the walls for a moment. "Why do you say it like that?" she asked. Lucas shrugged. "I don't know. I guess it's because you always discover everything first," he said.

“我也是，”克拉拉同意道。“我想知道我们接下来会发现什么土地。” “好吧，不管它在哪儿，”卢卡斯回答说，“我一定会发现它的！”克拉拉停下来扫了一会儿墙。 “你为什么这么说？”她问。 卢卡斯耸耸肩。“我不知道。 我想这是因为你总是先发现一切，”他说。

"I'm not trying to," responded Clara. "It's just because I know my way around the kingdom from all the bread deliveries I've done with my father." "I know," said Lucas, "but I wish I could discover something before you just once." Clara pulled a cobweb from her sleeve. "You're being silly," she said. "Besides, we've discovered lots of things together."

“我不是想，”克拉拉回答。 “这只是因为我和我父亲一起送过面包，所以我知道怎么在王国里走。” “我知道，”卢卡斯说，“但我希望能比你先发现点什么，哪怕一次也好。” 克拉拉从袖子里扯出一张蜘蛛网。 “你在犯傻，”她说。 “此外，我们一起发现了很多东西。”