7 Nanodragon

7. THE NANODRAGON Hiccup woke very early. He had just been having a lovely dream about playing a tickling game with Toothless and he woke up laughing. For a moment everything was all right again and he forgot Toothless had gone and reached out for him, only to feel the chilly, damp depression in the bed where Toothless should have been. He was instantly miserable again, and lay, teeth chattering, under the bedclothes trying to get up the willpower to brave the cold and get dressed in the still-slightly-damp-and-salty clothes he was wearing yesterday. He gradually became aware that what had woken him was a very faint and tiny singing noise, a reedy little sound like the wind caught in a cowrie shell, but with an edge of menace to it.

7. 纳米龙打嗝醒得很早。 他刚刚做了一个可爱的梦，梦见和无牙玩挠痒痒的游戏，他笑着醒来。 有那么一会儿，一切又恢复了正常，他忘了无牙已经走了，伸手去扶他，却感到床上又冷又湿，无牙本该躺在那里。 他立刻又难受起来，躺在被窝里，牙齿格格地打战，想鼓起勇气顶着严寒，穿上昨天穿的那件还微微潮湿咸腻的衣服。 他逐渐意识到，吵醒他的是一种非常微弱的、微小的歌声，一种尖细的声音，就像风被困在贝壳里，但又带着一种威胁的味道。

The song went something like this: O Human Fatness who tried to eat me Great Wobbling Vomit of Repulsive Man-Flesh I cannot kill you NOW Though I would like to But you will regret this, Blubber-Man You will regret this in the quiet darkness of the night-time For I have friends I have friends who will itch you into nightmares Their feet will plough your skin into rashes And you will sleep no more, o Stomach-with-a-Head-on-it You will sleep no more O Balloon of Lard who tried to eat me Man Uglier than an Exploded Jellyfish I cannot kill you NOW Though I would like to But I can wait, Flesh-Dangler I can wait, ticking in the corner like Fate And I have friends I have friends who will crawl with me into your coffin Where you are lying, hoping for the quiet sleep of Death And we will eat YOU, o Sad Lump of Man Meat We will eat you

歌是这样唱的：啊，想要吃掉我的人类胖子令人厌恶的人肉的巨大摇晃的呕吐物我现在不能杀你虽然我很想杀你但你会后悔的，鲸脂人你会在安静的黑夜里后悔的因为我有朋友我有朋友会把你挠成噩梦他们的脚会把你的皮肤刮成疹子你就再也睡不着了，o Stomach-with-a-Head-on-it你将睡眠不再猪油的气球阿谁试图吃我男人丑比爆炸水母我不能杀了你现在尽管我想但我可以等待,Flesh-Dangler我可以等待,定时在角落里像命运和我朋友和我朋友会爬进你的棺材,你在撒谎,希望死亡的安静的睡眠,我们会吃你,伤心的人肉啊我们会吃掉你

Where was the song coming from? Eventually, Hiccup realised the noise seemed to be sneaking out of the jacket he had worn the day before and left to dry on the back of a chair in front of the fire. And then he remembered the nanodragon he had replaced with the Electricsquirm and put in his pocket. Hiccup braced himself against the cold, jumped out of bed, dragged his clothes on, and approached the jacket. Carefully, he put his hand into the pocket and drew it out again with a gasp. Not only was there a yucky warm mess of honey in there, but the nanodragon had bitten him on the end of his finger. As Hiccup put the finger in his mouth (you should always do this with a nanodragon bite – it helps to draw out the sting) the nanodragon flew out of the pocket, fluttered around the room, and landed on the window-sill. The nanodragon had spent the night cleaning the sticky honey off his body with his tongue. He was

这首歌是从哪里来的？ 最后，小嗝嗝意识到，声音似乎是从他前一天穿的夹克里溜出来的，他把夹克放在火炉前的椅子背上晾干。 然后他记起了他用电怪代替的纳米龙，并放进了他的口袋里。 嗝嗝打起精神抵御寒冷，从床上跳起来，穿上衣服，走近夹克。 他小心翼翼地把手伸进口袋，喘着气又把手抽出来。 里面不仅有一团令人恶心的热蜂蜜，而且纳米龙还咬了他的手指尖。 当小嗝嗝把手指放进嘴里时（你应该在被纳米龙咬伤时这样做——这有助于消除刺痛），纳米龙飞出了口袋，在房间里飞来飞去，落在窗台上。 这条纳米龙一整晚都在用舌头清理身体上黏糊糊的蜂蜜。 他是

a handsome little beast. No bigger than a grasshopper, he was a gleaming rust-red with flecks of charcoal, and the morning sun shone through his gossamer-thin wings and threw red and black spots all round the room. Something about the self-importance of the little animal, the arrogance with which he held himself, made Hiccup ask, 'Who are you?' 'I,' squeaked the tiny creature grandly, 'am the Centre of the Universe.' Hiccup looked carefully at the very small animal in front of him. 'You ARE?' he said, polite but amazed. 'You mean you are Thor or Woden in disguise?' 'Thor and Woden!' snorted the creature derisively. 'Fairy stories! No, I am Ziggerastica the Living God.' Hiccup looked blank. 'Most High and Mighty Ruler of the Nano Empire. Despot of the Northern Grasses…' Hiccup shook his head regretfully.

一只漂亮的小野兽。他还没有蚱蜢那么大，浑身闪着锈红色的光，上面有木炭的斑点，早晨的阳光透过他轻薄的翅膀，在房间里洒下红色和黑色的斑点。 这个小动物自以为是，自视甚高，这使小嗝嗝问：“你是谁？”“我，”这个小家伙骄傲地尖声说，“是宇宙的中心。”小嗝嗝仔细地看着他面前的小动物。 “你是谁?他礼貌而又惊讶地说。 “你是说你是乔装打扮的托尔或沃登？”“托尔和沃登！”那家伙轻蔑地哼了一声。 “童话故事!不，我是Ziggerastica，永生之神。”小嗝嗝一脸茫然。 “纳米帝国的最高统治者。 西卡普遗憾地摇了摇头。

'You MUST know about me!' piped Ziggerastica. 'Great Scourge of the Bracken Dwellers… Doesn't that ring any bells at all?' 'Nope,' said Hiccup. 'I'm so sorry. I've never heard of you before.' 'I don't know, you Humans,' fumed Ziggerastica, hugely offended. 'Ignorant as well as ugly.' 'I'm not ugly,' protested Hiccup. 'That is a very rude thing to say.' Ziggerastica wasn't listening. 'You're so caught up in your own world that you never bother to lower your fat noses to the ground and have a look at what's going on in the Real World! Well, Boy-With-a-Facelike-a-Stinky-Haddock, you have had the good fortune to save the life of the most Powerful Being in the Galaxy…' 'If you're the most Powerful Being in the Galaxy,' said Hiccup, 'how come you didn't get your nanodragons to come and save you from the big Fat Roman?' 'Even a Living God has his weak spots,' replied

“你一定知道我的事！”Ziggerastica尖声说。 “蕨类植物的大灾难……难道你一点也不记得了吗？”“不，”小嗝嗝说。 “我很抱歉。我从来没听说过你。“我不知道，你们这些人类。”Ziggerastica生气地说，被大大地冒犯了。 “既无知又丑陋。“我不丑，”小嗝嗝抗议道。 “你这么说太粗鲁了。”Ziggerastica不听。 “你们太沉浸在自己的世界里了，根本懒得把肥鼻子低下来看看现实世界发生了什么！”“如果你是银河系中最强大的生物，”小嗝嗝说，“你怎么不让你的纳米龙来把你从那个大胖子罗马人手里救出来呢？”“即使是活的上帝也有他的弱点。

Ziggerastica. 'And mine happens to be honey. I love the stuff. But the nanodragon cry for help is created by rubbing the back legs together, and honey gums up the noise… It is delicious, though… However, the point is, that since you have saved my life, I am honourbound to save yours in return, however huge and stinking and Wingless you are…' 'Thank you,' murmured Hiccup. '…with an ugly nose,' added the creature, 'and those brown marks that look like spots—' 'Those are freckles!' said Hiccup indignantly. 'They are not nice,' said Ziggerastica. 'They displease my eye. But the Living God does not forget a debt. In mortal danger you just have to say the word Ziggerastica and I shall come to your aid…' And what on earth could someone as small as YOU do? Hiccup thought to himself, but it would have been rude to say it. 'How will you hear me?' he asked instead. The nanodragon ignored the question. 'Just say the word Ziggerastica and I will come. However, be warned… You can call on my Most Glorious Aid just once, and once alone. When I have repaid my debt you will become just another smelly,

Ziggerastica。“我的正好是蜂蜜。 我喜欢这些东西。“但是纳米龙的呼救声是通过把后腿摩擦在一起发出的，然后蜂蜜就会把声音混合起来……不过味道很好……不过，关键是，既然你救了我的命，我就有责任救你的命，作为回报，不管你有多庞大、多臭、多没有翅膀……” “……鼻子很丑，”那家伙接着说，“还有那些褐色的斑点——”“那是雀斑！小嗝嗝愤怒地说。 “他们不友好，”Ziggerastica说。 “它们使我的眼睛不舒服。但是永生的上帝是不会忘记债务的。 在有生命危险的时候，你只要说出Ziggerastica这个字，我就会来救你……”像你这么小的人究竟能做什么呢？ 小嗝嗝心想，但说出来是不礼貌的。 “你怎么听我说话？”他反问。 纳米龙没有理会这个问题。 “只要你说‘Ziggerastica’这个字，我就会来。 不过，请注意……你只能去拜访我的至尊援助一次，而且只能一个人去一次。 当我偿还了我的债务，你将变成另一个臭臭的，