Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10 BEFORE LONG, BORIS RETURNED WITH the rest of the rats. There were a lot of rats. "So, what's the plan?" asked Boris. "Yes," said Igor Junior, "what is the plan?" Franky smiled. "You know all that sparking, popping, spitting, hissing, crackling electricity?" he said. "You mean the electricity that almost destroyed the laboratory?" asked Wolfy. "Yes," said Franky. "It just needed somewhere to go!" "Like the village!" said Vampyra. Igor Junior did not look happy.

第十章不久，鲍里斯带着其他老鼠回来了。 有很多老鼠。“那么，计划是什么？”鲍里斯问。 “是的，”小伊戈尔说，“计划是什么？”弗兰奇笑了。 他说：“你知道那些火花、爆裂、吐痰、嘶嘶声和噼啪声吗？” “你是说几乎摧毁实验室的电吗？”狼问。 “是的，”弗兰克说。“它只是需要一个地方去！”“喜欢这个村子！” 小伊戈尔看起来不高兴。

"I'm not so sure, Franky," he said. "That would mean I would have to pull that lever again." "But this time you would be pulling it to help someone," said Vampyra. "A whole village!" Wolfy said. "And let's not forget what that means," said Boris the rat. "Cheesy popcorn!" All the rats cheered. They were very excited about anything that had to do with cheese. "Well, maybe...," said Igor Junior. "And this time," said Franky, "you won't pull it alone. We'll all do it." "You will?" said Igor Junior. "We sure will," said Wolfy. Franky told them all his plan. It was a good plan, and soon the rats were running

“我不太确定，弗兰克，”他说。 “这意味着我将不得不再次拉动杠杆。” “但这次你拉它是为了帮助别人。” “整个村子！”似狼的说。 “我们不要忘记这是什么意思。”老鼠鲍里斯说。 “潇洒的爆米花!”所有的老鼠都欢呼起来。 他们对任何与奶酪有关的东西都非常兴奋。 “嗯,也许…小伊戈尔说。 “这一次，”弗兰基说，“你不能一个人拉了。 我们都会这么做的。”“你愿意吗？”小伊戈尔说。 “我们当然会的，”狼说。 弗兰克把他的计划都告诉了他们。 这是个好计划，很快老鼠就跑了

through the night, pulling extension cords down from the castle. The rats ran down the Crooked Trail. They ran past the graveyard, through the Gloomy Woods, and across the covered bridge. They ran right to the village, and when they got there, they did just as Franky had said. They plugged their extension cords into the festival lights, and the merry-go-round, and the popcorn machine. Especially the popcorn machine. Nobody could see the rats because it was so dark. And the rats could stay out of everyone's way because rats are very good at sniffing and hearing in the dark. And when they were done, they ran back the way they had come, straight to Castle Dracula. They were tired. That was a lot of running. But they knew that all that running meant delicious cheesy popcorn. You would probably run back and forth for delicious cheesy popcorn too.

整晚都在从城堡里拉延长线。 老鼠沿着弯道跑。 他们跑过墓地，穿过幽暗的森林，穿过有顶棚的桥。 他们径直向村子跑去，当他们到达那里时，他们照弗兰克说的做了。 他们把延长线插到节日彩灯、旋转木马和爆米花机上。 尤其是爆米花机。 没有人能看到老鼠，因为天太黑了。 老鼠可以避开所有人，因为老鼠在黑暗中非常善于嗅探和听觉。 吃完之后，他们就沿着来时的路跑回去，直奔德古拉城堡。 他们累了。要跑很多路。 但他们知道，跑步意味着美味的芝士爆米花。 你可能也会为了美味的芝士爆米花来回跑。

Boris gave Franky a thumbs-up. He was too out of breath to speak. "Ready?" said Franky. "Ready," said Igor Junior. He put his hand on the lever. Wolfy put his hand on the lever too. Then Vampyra added her hand. And finally Franky added his. "On three," said Franky. "One...," said Wolfy. "Two...," said Vampyra. "THREE!" said Igor Junior. "Pull that lever!" Igor Junior and the Junior Monster Scouts pulled the lever. A bolt of lightning flickered in the sky. It hit the lightning rod at the very top of Castle Dracula. It surged down the laboratory cables. It raced along all the extension cords Boris and the rats had taken to the village.

鲍里斯朝弗兰克竖起大拇指。 他上气不接下气地说不出话来。 “准备好了吗？”弗兰克说。“准备好了。”小伊戈尔说。 他把手放在杠杆上。 狼也把手放在杠杆上。 然后，万皮拉加了她的手。 最后弗兰克也加入了他的。 “数到三，”弗兰基说。“一个……狼说。 “两个…万皮拉说。“三个！”小伊戈尔说。 “拉那个杠杆！”小伊戈尔和少年怪兽童子军拉了拉杆。 一道闪电在天空中闪烁。 它击中了德古拉城堡顶端的避雷针。 它顺着实验室的电缆往下冲。 它沿着鲍里斯和老鼠带到村子里的所有延长线跑。

And then? A tremendous cheer came from the village!

然后呢?村子里响起了热烈的欢呼声！