7 Octopus and noodles

Chapter 7 Octopus and noodles "We need to find Kaito, the artisan we met who makes inros," Sarah said. "I'll explain on the way. I hope we can find his workshop." "It was near where we met you, Kojima," said Jackson. "Not far from here."

“我们需要找到Kaito，我们遇到的那个做面条的工匠，”Sarah说。 “我在路上解释。我希望我们能找到他的工作室。” “那离我们遇见你的地方很近，小岛，”杰克逊说。 “离这儿不远。”

The Timekeepers and the samurai sprinted along, while Tempo flew ahead. By the time they had found Kaito's workshop, Sarah had told them her plan. They went inside. Kaito was bent over his worktable, measuring lengths of paper. Tempo swooped over him, ruffling his ponytail. "Cuckoo!" Kaito looked up in surprise. "It's good to see you again," he said, smiling at Sarah and Jackson. "Welcome, little bird. And you, samurai." "These are our friends, Kojima and Tempo," said Sarah. "Kaito, could you make us an inro, please? The design on it must be an exact copy of another one." "I can make the inro if you describe the size and shape you want," said Kaito, "but how can I copy a design which I have never seen?" Kojima said, "If you give me ink and paper, I will draw the design for you. I know it well. It is the emblem of my Daimyo."

计时员和武士飞快地跑着，天tempo在前面飞驰。 当他们找到海东的工作室时，莎拉已经告诉了他们她的计划。 他们走了进去。海东俯在工作台上，量着纸的长度。 Tempo从他身上扑过来，弄乱了他的马尾辫。 “杜鹃!”海东惊讶地抬起头来。 “很高兴再次见到你们，”他微笑着对莎拉和杰克逊说。 “欢迎你，小鸟。还有你，武士。” “这是我们的朋友，小岛和Tempo，”莎拉说。 “海东，你能给我们介绍一下吗？” 上面的图案一定是另一件的翻版。” “如果你描述你想要的尺寸和形状，我就可以制作入门，”Kaito说，“但是我怎么能复制一个我从未见过的设计呢？”小岛说：“如果你给我墨水和纸，我就为你画出图案。 我对它很熟悉。这是我大名的象征。”

Sarah took the washi paper from her sash and gave it to Kojima to draw on. So that's why the History Hub gave us the origami paper, she thought. While Kojima drew the octopus, Sarah explained how the inro and its message had been stolen. "If you can make a replica," she finished, "it will help many people who are suffering from the after-effects of a terrible earthquake." "I will do it happily," said Kaito. Jackson watched Kojima finishing the octopus. "Wow! You're really good at drawing," he said. Kaito leaned over to see the samurai's work. "It's excellent," he said. "Perhaps Kojima will draw me a picture of your bird while I turn this paper into an inro," he said. Jackson and Sarah helped Kaito as much as possible, by cutting paper and mixing glue. They followed his instructions and marveled at how quickly he worked. In a short while, Kaito sat back and said, "There!" A replica of the Daimyo's inro sat on the table before them. "Aren't you going to add the colors on the octopus design?" Sarah asked. Kaito shook his head. "We must wait for the inro to dry and harden," he said. "That will take until morning." Kojima and the Timekeepers looked at each other in dismay. There was no time to spare. As Sarah put down the drawing, a movement caught her eye. Her watch hands were spinning, but not backward. They were spinning forward! Flash!

莎拉从她的腰带上取下厕纸递给小岛，让他在上面画画。 她想，这就是历史中心送给我们折纸的原因。 小岛画章鱼的时候，莎拉解释了密码和信息是如何被盗的。 “如果你能做一个复制品，”她最后说，“它将帮助许多遭受可怕地震后遗症的人。” “我很乐意这么做，”海东说。 杰克逊看着小岛吃完章鱼。 “哇!你真的很擅长画画，”他说。 海东俯下身去看武士的工作。 “太棒了，”他说。 “也许小岛会给我画一幅你的鸟的画，而我把这张纸变成一个介绍，”他说。 杰克逊和萨拉尽可能地帮助海东，剪纸和混合胶水。 他们遵照他的指示，惊叹于他的工作速度之快。 过了一会儿，海东坐了下来，说：“那里！”在他们面前的桌子上放着大名的复制品。 “你不打算在章鱼的图案上加点颜色吗？”萨拉问。 海东摇了摇头。“我们必须等待河水变干变硬，”他说。 “那得等到明天早上。” 小岛和计时员们惊愕地面面相觑。 没有多余的时间。 当萨拉放下画时，一个动作引起了她的注意。 她的表针在旋转，但不是向后转。 他们在向前旋转！闪光!

Sarah blinked at the sudden bright light that appeared around the inro, then realized what had happened. Time had fast-forwarded! Good old History Hub! Sarah thought, grinning at Jackson. Neither Kojima nor Kaito had noticed that anything had happened. "Kaito," Sarah said, "I think the inro is dry." He shook his head. "It can't be." "Look and see," Sarah begged. Kaito lifted the inro carefully, using his forefinger and thumb. He tapped it. "Extraordinary," he said. "I don't know what you did when you mixed the glue, but it is dry. I can now start using lacquer to make the octopus design..." When the octopus design was finished, there was another helpful flash from the History Hub, as it sped up time to dry it. Again, Kaito and Kojima were amazed. "How can it be ready?" wondered Kojima. "It's almost...magical." "I think luck must be on our side," said Sarah. Kaito handed the inro to the samurai. Kojima turned it over and over. "It's perfect," he said. "It would even fool the thief who stole the original one."

突然出现在入口周围的亮光使莎拉眨了眨眼睛，然后意识到发生了什么事。 时间过得真快！好古老的历史中心！萨拉想，对杰克逊咧嘴笑着。 小岛和海东都没有注意到发生了什么事。 “海东，”莎拉说，“我想内胆是干的。” 他摇了摇头。“不可能。” “你看，”萨拉恳求道。 海东小心翼翼地用食指和拇指提起舱门。 他敲了一下。“太棒了，”他说。 “我不知道你在混合胶水时做了什么，但它是干的。 我现在可以开始用漆做章鱼的设计了……” 当章鱼的设计完成后，历史中心又给了我们一个有用的提示，因为它加快了烘干章鱼的时间。 再次，海东和小岛感到惊讶。 小岛想：“它怎么可能准备好呢？” “这几乎是……神奇。”“我想运气一定站在我们这一边，”萨拉说。 海东把介绍书交给了武士。 小岛把它翻了一遍又一遍。 “太完美了，”他说。“它甚至能骗过偷真品的小偷。”

"Let's hope it does..." said Jackson. Everyone thanked the artisan. Kaito gave him his drawing of Tempo, and he put it up on his shelf. As they left, Sarah took a deep breath. "Now we must switch this inro for the Daimyo's one," she said. "This part of the plan might not be easy..." A short time later, a noodle seller was thanking Kojima. "I haven't had a break all day," he told his customers. "This good samurai has offered to run my stall for a while?" Kojima, with Jackson's help, removed the top part of his armor. The stallholder handed over his apron. Once the samurai was behind the stall, he looked like a real noodle seller! Sarah asked a nearby clothes-seller if they could borrow hats to keep the sun off of them. "We'll return them when the man from the noodle stall gets back," she promised. "A kasa hat is best for keeping you shaded," the hat seller said. He gave Sarah three woven hats that she thought were shaped a little like open umbrellas. They would hide their faces perfectly!

“希望它能……”杰克逊说。 每个人都感谢这位工匠。 海东把他画的Tempo给了他，他把它放在架子上。 他们离开时，萨拉深吸了一口气。 “现在我们必须把这个名字换成大名的名字，”她说。 “计划的这一部分可能不容易……” 过了一会儿，一个卖面条的人感谢小岛。 “我一整天都没休息过，”他告诉他的顾客。 “这个好武士愿意帮我经营一段时间吗？”小岛在杰克逊的帮助下，脱下了他盔甲的顶部。 摊贩把他的围裙递过来。 一旦武士在摊位后面，他看起来像一个真正的面条小贩！莎拉问附近的一个卖衣服的人能不能借顶帽子，免得被太阳晒到。 “等卖面摊的人回来，我们会还给他们的，”她保证说。 卖帽子的人说：“遮阳帽最适合遮阳。” 他给了萨拉三顶编织的帽子，她觉得形状有点像撑开的雨伞。 他们会把脸藏得很好！

With their kasa hats in place, they stood ready at the noodle stand. There was a long line of customers. Kojima served them, while Jackson had a great time cooking the noodles in a big wok. Sarah's job was ladling them into containers. All the while she kept an eye out for DeLay.

他们戴上卡萨帽，站在面馆前准备好了。 顾客排了很长的队。 小岛端上来，而杰克逊则在一个大锅里煮面条，玩得很开心。 萨拉的工作是把它们舀进容器里。 她一直留意着迪莱。