Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 BARON VON GRUMP STRODE INTO the village, much to the surprise of everyone. Villagers closed their doors and shuttered their windows. Anyone who saw him coming went the other way. And can you blame them? The last time Baron Von Grump was in the village, he had hypnotized everyone with his HypnoMirror and Fun House of Fun. Before that, he'd almost flooded the entire village. And then there was the time he cut all of the village power so that they could not celebrate the village's 150th birthday. Oh, and that time he paid Boris and the rats with cheese to scare the villagers away. As you can see, the villagers were not very fond of Baron Von Grump. But, to be fair, he

第六章冯·格伦普男爵大步走进村子，使大家都大吃一惊。 村民们关上门，关窗户。 看见他来的人都走了。 你能责怪他们吗？上次冯·格朗普男爵在村子里的时候，他用他的催眠镜和欢乐之屋把每个人都催眠了。 在那之前，他几乎淹没了整个村庄。 还有一次，他切断了村里所有的电力，这样他们就不能庆祝村里的150岁生日了。 哦，那一次他付给鲍里斯和老鼠奶酪，让他们把村民吓跑。 如你所见，村民们不太喜欢冯·格朗普男爵。 但是，公平地说，他

was not very fond of them either. Obviously. Unlike Baron Von Grump, however, the villagers were friendly, good-natured people, and so the mayor could not help but tip his hat and say, "Good afternoon, Baron Von Grump. How do you do this fine day?" "What's so fine about it?" asked Baron Von Grump. "Caw?" said Edgar. He settled onto Baron Von Grump's shoulder. "Yes," said Baron Von Grump. "And why should I tell you how I am doing today?"

我也不太喜欢他们。 很明显。然而，与冯·格朗普男爵不同的是，村民们都是友好、善良的人，因此市长忍不住脱帽致意说：“下午好，冯·格朗普男爵。” 这么好的天气你过得怎么样？”“它有什么好？”冯·格朗普男爵问。 “法律？”艾加说。他坐在冯·格朗普男爵的肩膀上。 “是的。”冯·格朗普男爵说。 “我为什么要告诉你我今天过得怎么样呢？”

"Well, what brings you to our village on this fine… on this day?" "Cheese," said Baron Von Grump. "But you never come here for cheese," said the mayor. "You only come here when you have a plot, or a plan, or a scheme to ruin our fun." Baron Von Grump sighed. This was entirely too much talking. Baron Von Grump did not like to talk a lot, or to hear other people talking. Especially not to hear other people talking. It was exhausting, and it gave him a headache all the way down to his toes. Which, come to think about it, might be called a "toe ache." Yes, listening to people talking gave him a toe ache, and now the mayor was saying too many words. Baron Von Grump wiggled his toes and wished the mayor would just be quiet. "Cheese," he said. "Three wheels of cheese."

“那么，是什么风把你吹到我们村来了？”“奶酪，”冯·格朗普男爵说。 “但你从来没有来这里吃奶酪，”市长说。 “只有当你有阴谋、计划或阴谋来破坏我们的乐趣时，你才会到这里来。” 冯·格伦普男爵叹了口气。这完全是说得太多了。 冯·格朗普男爵不喜欢多说话，也不喜欢听别人说话。 尤其是不要听别人说话。 这让他筋疲力尽，头痛一直延伸到脚趾头。 仔细想想，这可能被称为“脚趾痛”。 是的，听别人说话让他脚趾痛，现在市长说的话太多了。 冯·格朗普男爵扭动着脚趾，希望市长能安静下来。 “奶酪，”他说。“三个轮子的奶酪。”

"That's a lot of cheese," said the mayor. Baron Von Grump groaned. More talking. "I have a visitor," he said. "My cousin. And if she doesn't get cheese…" Baron Von Grump did not want to think about what she would do if he did not return with cheese. He did not want to even try to imagine her reaction. And so he closed his eyes, opened his mouth, and tried to say a certain word. It was a word he never said. It was a word Baron Von Grump had forgotten how to say. He tried to form the word, but his tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth. He tried again, but his lips stuck together. He tried once more, but he could not quite form the letter p, and then… Then, with a wheezing, pained expression on his face, he said one single word. A word that echoed through the village. A word that made people stick their heads out their windows

“那是很多奶酪，”市长说。 冯·格朗普男爵呻吟着。更多的交谈。 “我有客人，”他说。 “我的表弟。如果她拿不到奶酪……”冯·格朗普男爵不愿去想，如果他拿不到奶酪回来，她会怎么做。 他甚至不想去想象她的反应。 于是他闭上眼睛，张开嘴，试着说一个词。 他从没说过这个词。 这句话冯·格朗普男爵已经忘了怎么说了。 他试图说出这个词，但他的舌头卡在了上颚上。 他又试了一次，但双唇紧闭。 他又试了一次，但还是拼不出字母p，然后……然后，他脸上带着喘息和痛苦的表情，说了一个字。 这句话在村子里回荡。 一个让人把头探出窗外的词

and open their doors. A word that shocked the mayor's hat right off his head. He said… "Please?"

打开他们的门。这句话把市长的帽子都吓掉了。 他说……“求你了？”