4 The Gnome That Knows

4 The Gnome That Knows Wednesday We woke up early and set off for the Gnome Tunnels.

第四章 知晓一切的地精 星期三 我们早早醒来，动身前往地精隧道。

When we got there, two gnomes were outside. They were helping a porcupine. Hello! Where can we find the gnome who talked back to Queen Juniper yesterday? Oh, that's Edna. Go underground. She's the third door on the left. Thank you!

我们到那儿的时候，两个地精正站在外面。 他们在帮一只豪猪的忙。 你们好呀！ 请问我们在哪儿能找到昨天和杜松女王顶嘴的那位地精呀？ 哦，那是埃德娜。 往地底下走。 她住在左边第三扇门里。 谢谢你们！

It was dark in the tunnels. I wished our horns could still glow! But we found Edna's door.

隧道里黑乎乎的。 我真希望我们的角还能发光呀！ 不过我们还是找到了埃德娜的门。

Hello, my dears! How can I help you? Hello! Could you please tell us about the magic-stealing hobgoblin? It's nice of you to ask. No one else wants to hear from me. They think I'm just old and silly. We don't think that! Well then, I'll make you dandelion syrup and tell you my story.

你们好呀，小宝贝们！ 我能帮你们做什么吗？ 您好！ 您能不能给我们讲讲那个偷魔法的大地精的事呀？ 你们愿意问我真的太好了。 其他人都不想听我说话呢。 他们觉得我就是个老糊涂。 我们才不这么想呢！ 那好吧，我给你们做点蒲公英糖浆，再给你们讲我的故事。

We sipped syrup as Edna told us about the hobgoblins... No one else remembers. But I'm the oldest gnome in the forest! I know this missing-magic business happened before! It was hundreds of years ago, when I was a young gnome. There were two hobgoblins living in the forest then. One was my best friend! He was called Bob.

我们一边抿着糖浆，一边听埃德娜讲大地精的故事…… 其他人都不记得了。 但我是整个森林里最年长的地精呀！ 我知道这种魔法失踪的事以前发生过！ 那是好几百年前了，当时我还是个小地精。 那时候森林里住着两个大地精。 其中一个是我最好的朋友！ 他叫鲍勃。

You were friends with a hobgoblin? Yes, Bob was the best! But the other one was called Zagwart and he was evil. Oooooh!

您居然和大地精当过朋友？ 对呀，鲍勃是最棒的！ 但另一个叫扎格沃特，他是个坏家伙。 哇——！