Chapter 15

CHAPTER 15 THAT NIGHT'S SCOUT MEETING TOOK place around a nice, toasty campfire. Can you smell the wood burning? Can you hear the crackle? Can you see the bright embers dancing up into the star-filled summer sky? Campfires are nice. Summer campfires are even nicer. And summer campfires with s'mores? The best. "Well, sounds like you had a very exciting afternoon," said Esmeralda. She handed out marshmallow sticks. There were a lot of sticks. Not only were the Junior Monster Scouts there; and their moms; and Vampyra's aunts Belladonna, Hemlock, and

第十五章那天晚上的童子军会议是在温暖的营火旁举行的。 你能闻到木头烧焦的味道吗？ 你能听到噼啪声吗？你能看到明亮的余烬在繁星满天的夏日里翩翩起舞吗？ 营火很好。夏天的营火就更好了。 还有夏天的篝火和s'mores？ 最好的。“嗯，听起来你度过了一个非常激动人心的下午，”艾丝梅拉达说。 她分发棉花糖棒。 有很多棍子。 不仅少年怪兽童子军在那里；还有他们的妈妈；还有吸血鬼的姑姑颠茄，铁杉，还有

Moonflower; but also Dracula, and Wolf Man, and Doctor Frankenstein, and the cubs, and Sprocket, and Igor Junior, and Igor Senior, and finally, last but certainly not least, George. Wolfy's mom, Harriet, opened her Junior Monster Scout handbook. "Let's start tonight's meeting by saying the scout oath," she said. Everyone joined in. "I promise to be nice, not scary. To help, not harm. To always try to do my best. I am a monster, but I am not mean. I am a Junior Monster Scout!" "It sounds like you weren't only helpful today," said Vampyra's mom, Vampirella. "It sounds like you were clever."

月光花;还有德古拉，狼人，弗兰肯斯坦博士，还有小熊，还有链轮，还有小伊戈尔，老伊戈尔，最后，当然也是最重要的，乔治。 小狼的妈妈哈丽特打开了她的少年怪兽童子军手册。 “让我们从宣读童子军誓词开始今晚的会议，”她说。 每个人都加入进来。“我保证对人好，不吓人。 帮助，而不是伤害。总是尽力做到最好。 我是个怪物，但我并不卑鄙。 我是少年怪兽童子军！”“听起来你不仅今天帮了忙，”Vampyra的妈妈Vampirella说。 “听起来你很聪明。”

"Regular detectives!" said Aunt Belladonna. "Supersleuths!" said Aunt Hemlock.

“真正的侦探！”贝拉多娜姨妈说。 “超级甲虫！”铁杉姨妈说。

"No clue too confusing for these clever monsters!" Aunt Moonflower said. "Which is why you are receiving your Mystery Merit Badges," said Harriet. "All four of you." She looked right at George and pinned the merit badge to his shirt. George smiled, and even though no one could see his smile, they could feel it. "Gee, thanks!" he said. "You're very welcome," said Esmeralda. "I believe we have another surprise tonight, don't we?" said Dracula. Vampirella smiled. Her fangs glinted in the campfire light. "Indeed we do," she said. "Fern, cubs, congratulations. You are the very first Little Junior Monster Scouts!" Wolfy leaped up and howled at the moon. Everyone howled along with him.

“没有什么线索会让这些聪明的怪物感到困惑！”月花姨妈说。 “这就是你获得神秘功勋徽章的原因。”哈丽特说。 “你们四个。”她盯着乔治，把奖章别在他的衬衫上。 乔治笑了，尽管没人能看到他的笑容，但他们能感觉到。 “啊，谢谢！”他说。“不客气，”艾丝梅拉达说。 “我相信我们今晚会有另一个惊喜，是吗？” “吸血红颜”,笑了。她的尖牙在篝火的灯光下闪闪发光。 “确实是这样，”她说。“芬，孩子们，祝贺你们。 你们是第一批小怪兽童子军！”狼跳起来，对着月亮嚎叫。 每个人都跟着他嚎叫。

It was a Junior Monster Scout meeting to remember! OINK! CLUCK! MOO!

这是一次令人难忘的少年怪兽童子军会议！呼噜声!咯咯的叫声!MOO !