Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14 "OKAY, JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS," SAID Frankenstein. "Time for tonight's scout meeting. We have a little time before the sun is up." Franky, Wolfy, and Vampyra gathered around the table in the castle dungeon. It was a big table in the middle of a very big dungeon. Dracula and the Wolf Man sat down too. "I know you were only helping," said Frankenstein, "but that was a very dangerous laboratory. You could have been hurt!" "We were very careful," said Vampyra. "Yeah, we used a broom to touch the lever instead of our hands," said Wolfy.

“好吧，少年怪物侦察兵，”弗兰肯斯坦说。 “今晚的童子军会议时间到了。 太阳出来之前我们还有一点时间。” 在城堡的地牢里，弗兰克、狼和吸血鬼围坐在桌子旁。 这是一个大地牢中央的一张大桌子。 德古拉和狼人也坐了下来。 “我知道你只是在帮忙，”弗兰肯斯坦说，“但那是一个非常危险的实验室。 你可能会受伤的！”“我们非常小心。”万皮拉说。 “是的，我们用扫帚而不是手去碰杠杆，”狼说。

"That was good thinking," said Wolf Man. "Which is why we think you three earned your Safety Merit Badges." "For being smart in how you handled a dangerous situation," said Dracula. Franky, Wolfy, and Vampyra smiled. "You also earned your Loyalty Merit Badge," said Dracula. "For sticking by Igor Junior and not letting him take all the blame," Frankenstein said. "And helping him clean up his mess," said Wolf Man.

“好主意，”狼人说。 “所以我们认为你们三个获得了安全奖章。” “感谢你机智地处理了一个危险的局面。”德古拉说。 弗兰克、狼和吸血鬼都笑了。 “你还赢得了忠诚勋章。”德古拉说。 “感谢你支持小伊戈尔，不让他承担所有的责任，”弗兰肯斯坦说。 “还帮他收拾残局，”狼人说。

Franky, Vampyra, and Wolfy all high-fived. "Okay, scouts," said Wolf Man. "Line up." Franky, Vampyra, and Wolfy lined up, proudly wearing their Junior Monster Scout sashes. Wolf Man stopped before each of them and pinned on their Safety Merit Badges. Dracula stopped before each of them and pinned on their Loyalty Merit Badges. Then Frankenstein cleared his throat. "Ahem," he said. "We have one more badge to present." "You do?" said Franky. "I heard that the mayor gave you a first- place ribbon," said Frankenstein. "And a very fine, hand-carved cuckoo clock," said Dracula. "Franky won those in the first ever Monster Mash competition!" said Wolfy. "He made the coolest, craziest, most wonderful windup monster!" Vampyra said.

弗兰克，吸血鬼和狼都击掌庆祝。 “好的，侦察兵，”狼人说。 “排队”。弗兰克、吸血鬼和狼熊排着队，自豪地戴着他们的少年怪物童子军腰带。 狼人在他们每个人面前停下来，给他们别上安全奖章。 德古拉在他们每个人面前停下来，给他们别上忠诚奖章。 然后弗兰肯斯坦清了清喉咙。 “嗯哼，”他说。“我们还有一个徽章要颁发。” “是吗？”弗兰基说。“我听说市长给了你一个第一名的绶带，”弗兰肯斯坦说。 “还有一个非常精致的手工雕刻的布谷鸟钟。”德古拉说。 “弗兰克在第一届怪兽泥大赛中赢了！” “他做出了最酷、最疯狂、最奇妙的发条怪物！”Vampyra说。

Frankenstein arched one eyebrow and winked at Franky. "Why don't we wind it up and see how it does?" Franky gave the winding key one, two, three, four, five big turns and let go. His mechanical monster hopped up and down and back and forth, clapping its claws and waving its tentacles while the music box inside played a haunted tune. Franky, Wolfy, and Vampyra danced along with it. "Great job, Franky," said Dracula. "You earned your Gadget Merit Badge for your creation." Frankenstein pinned the badge on Franky's sash and patted his shoulder. "Good job, Franky. Good job, all three of you!" "You know what time it is!" said Wolf Man. He leaped up on the table and howled. "Time to say the Scout oath!" said Dracula. "And get to bed before the sun

弗兰肯斯坦扬起一条眉毛，对弗兰克眨了眨眼睛。 “我们为什么不给它上发条，看看它会怎么样？”弗兰基把琴键转了一、二、三、四、五圈，然后放手了。 他的机械怪物跳来跳去，拍着爪子，挥舞着触手，里面的音乐盒里播放着一首闹鬼的曲子。 弗兰克、狼和吸血鬼也跟着跳舞。 “干得好，弗兰克。”德古拉说。 “你的创造为你赢得了小工具荣誉徽章。” 弗兰肯斯坦把徽章别在弗兰克的腰带上，拍了拍他的肩膀。 “干得好，弗兰克。干得好，你们三个！”“你知道现在几点了！”狼人说。 他跳到桌子上嚎叫起来。 “该宣读童子军誓言了！”德古拉说。 “在太阳出来之前上床睡觉

rises." Franky, Vampyra, and Wolfy all held hands and said, "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!" And so this particular tale comes to an end. Almost...

上涨。”弗兰克、吸血鬼和狼都手拉着手说：“我保证做个好人，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！”这个特别的故事就此结束了。 几乎……