1. A Merry Morning

Eerie Elementary The Hall Monitors Are FIRED! By Jack Chabert Illustrated by Matt Loveridge, based on the art of Sam Ricks

大厅的监控器被解雇了！作者：Jack chabbert马特·洛夫里奇（Matt Loveridge）根据山姆·瑞克斯（Sam Ricks）的作品改编

A MERRY MORNING 1 "I can't wait for tomorrow!" Sam Graves said to himself as he strolled through the Eerie Elementary school gate. Sam had a huge smile on his face. The sun was warm and the grass was green. Best of all, tomorrow was Sam's favorite day of the year: Kickball Showdown!

“我等不及明天了！”山姆·格雷夫斯漫步穿过怪诞小学的大门时自言自语道。 萨姆脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。 太阳很温暖，草地很绿。 最重要的是，明天是山姆一年中最喜欢的一天：踢球对决！

Sam spotted his best friends, Antonio and Lucy. They were on the front steps of the school, helping students line up. Today they had morning hall monitor duty. Sam was Eerie Elementary's head hall monitor, and Antonio and Lucy were assistant hall monitors. They did normal things, like make sure their classmates behaved in the hallways and help students line up before the morning bell. But they also did top-secret things... RING!!! The bell! Sam thought. I'd better hurry! Sam threw on his hall monitor sash as he sped across the playground.

山姆看到了他最好的朋友安东尼奥和露西。 他们站在学校前面的台阶上，帮助学生排队。 今天他们上午值勤。 山姆是怪诞小学的厅长，安东尼奥和露西是厅长助理。 他们做一些正常的事情，比如确保他们的同学在走廊里表现良好，帮助学生在早上铃响之前排队。 但他们也做绝密的事情…… 戒指! !铃声!山姆想。 我得快点了！萨姆迅速地穿过操场，戴上了他的走廊监控腰带。

Students funneled into the school. Sam was about to call out to Antonio and Lucy, but— SMACK! "Oof!" Sam exclaimed. He crashed to the ground! Thankfully, a bed of wood chips cushioned his fall. Sam looked to see what had made him trip. His shoelace was hooked on the merry-go-round. How did my shoelace get caught there? Sam wondered. He reached to unhook his shoelace. But then— YANK!

学生们蜂拥而至。 萨姆正要喊安东尼奥和露西，但是——砰！“呕!”萨姆喊道。 他摔在地上！谢天谢地，一层木屑缓冲了他的坠落。 萨姆想看看是什么把他绊倒了。 他的鞋带钩在旋转木马上。 我的鞋带怎么会被夹在那里？ 山姆疑惑。他伸手去解开鞋带。 但是——猛一猛！

"Whoa!" Sam shouted. He was suddenly dragged across the ground. The rusty merry- go-round was turning. All by itself! With every squeak, it jerked Sam roughly across the dry wood chips. Sam's heart pounded. He hadn't tripped the merry-go-round had grabbed his shoelace. This was the work of Orson Eerie. Sam was one of the few people who knew the truth about Eerie Elementary: The school was alive!

“哇!”萨姆喊道。他突然被拖过地面。 生锈的旋转木马在旋转。 全靠它自己！每发出一声吱吱声，它就把萨姆粗暴地拉过干木片。 山姆的心怦怦直跳。他没有绊倒旋转木马，只是抓住了他的鞋带。 这是奥森·怪诞的作品。 山姆是少数几个知道诡异小学真相的人之一：学校是活的！

Nearly 100 years ago, a mad scientist named Orson Eerie found a way to live forever— he became the school. Orson Eerie was the school, and the school was Orson Eerie! Eerie Elementary was a living, breathing thing that fed on students. And hall monitor Sam Graves was the protector of its students and teachers. Glancing up, Sam saw his third-grade teacher, Ms. Grinker, in the school doorway. Maybe I can get her attention! Sam thought. He tried to call her name, but he was spinning too fast to get the words out. He scraped and tore at the wood chips, but it was useless. The merry-go-round wasn't slowing down.

大约100年前，一位名叫奥森·怪诞的疯狂科学家找到了一种长生不老的方法——他变成了这所学校。 奥森·怪诞就是学校，而学校就是奥森·怪诞！怪诞小学是一个以学生为食的活生生的东西。 堂监山姆·格雷夫斯是学生和老师的保护者。 萨姆抬起头来，看见了他三年级的老师。 格林克，在学校门口。 也许我能引起她的注意！山姆想。 他想叫她的名字，但他转得太快，说不出话来。 他又刮又扯木片，但没有用。 旋转木马并没有减速。