Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE An Exciting Rescue Everyone went out of the field and walked back to the fort. When they got near it, Rick and Joe began to march very well indeed. Left, right, left, right, left, right!

第五章 一场激动人心的营救 大家都走出了田野，往堡垒走去。 当他们走到堡垒附近时，里克和乔开始走得格外有模有样。 左，右，左，右，左，右！

They came to the fort. "Soldier, let down the drawbridge!" yelled Joe, in his loudest and most commanding voice. The guard peered over the wall of the fort. When he saw the two well-dressed soldiers, he saluted at once, and began to let down the drawbridge. Crash! It fell flat to the ground, and Rick and Joe walked over it into the fort.

他们来到了堡垒前。 “士兵，把吊桥放下来！” 乔用他最洪亮、最有威严的声音大喊道。 守卫从堡垒的墙头上探出头来。 当他看见两个着装整齐的士兵时，立刻敬了个礼，接着就开始放吊桥。 轰隆！ 吊桥平平地落到了地上，里克和乔踩着桥走进了堡垒。

Creak, creeee-eak! The drawbridge was drawn up again. Joe and Rick marched right into the fort. Soldiers saluted at once. "I wish to talk to the prisoner here," said Joe. "Yes, sir," said a wooden soldier, saluting. He took a key from his belt and gave it to Joe. "First door on the right, sir," he said. "Be careful. He might be dangerous." "Thanks, Good man," said Joe, and marched to the first door on the right. He unlocked it and he and Rick went in and shut the door. Saucepan was there! When he saw the two soldiers, he fell on his knees. "Set me free, set me free!" he begged. "I didn't mean to steal the toffee. I thought this was the Land of Goodies." "Saucepan! It's us!" whispered Joe, taking off his helmet so that Saucepan could see

吱呀，吱——呀！ 吊桥又被拉了上去。 乔和里克径直走进了堡垒里。 士兵们立刻敬了礼。 “我要和这里的囚犯谈谈。”乔说。 “是，长官。”一个木头士兵敬着礼回答道。 他从腰带上取下一把钥匙，递给了乔。 “右边第一扇门，长官。”他说。 “小心点。 他可能很危险。” “多谢了，好伙计。”乔说完，就大步走向右边的第一扇门。 他打开门锁，和里克一起走了进去，然后关上了门。 炖锅就在那儿！ 他看见两个士兵，一下子就跪了下来。 “放我走吧，放我走吧！” 他哀求道。 “我不是故意要偷太妃糖的。 我还以为这里是好东西王国呢。” “炖锅！ 是我们呀！” 乔低声说，他摘下头盔，好让炖锅看清楚

him plainly. "We've come to save you. Put on this uniform, quick!" "But what about my kettles and saucepans?" said Saucepan. "I can't leave them behind."

他的脸。 “我们是来救你的。 快穿上这套制服！” “可是我的水壶和炖锅怎么办呀？”炖锅说。 “我不能把它们丢下呀。”

"Don't be silly. You'll have to," said Joe. "Quick, Rick, help him off with them." The two boys stripped off every pan and made Saucepan dress up in the red uniform. He trembled so much with excitement that they had to do up every button for him.

“别傻了。 你不得不丢下它们。”乔说。 “快点，里克，帮他把这些锅摘下来。” 两个男孩把所有的锅都摘了下来，让炖锅穿上红色的制服。 他激动得浑身发抖，男孩们只好帮他扣好了每一颗扣子。