11 Chaneks and Catnip

Chapter 11 Chaneks and Catnip The chaneks made the cougars fall asleep with the magic catnip powder Mickey had used to free Ivan. Then Mickey led Ivan and the elves deeper into what he called "the Weird Wood." "Where are we going?" Ivan asked. "To the chaneks" village," Mickey explained. The wooded area of the park wasn't that big. In just a few minutes, they reached a cave hollowed out in the cliff on the edge. Gardens of herbs and mushrooms spread out in semicircles. Chaneks silently tended to the plants.

第十一章 查内克和猫薄荷 查内克们用米奇之前救伊万时用过的魔法猫薄荷粉，把那些美洲狮都弄睡着了。 接着米奇领着伊万和小精灵们往更深处走，那片地方他叫做“怪树林”。 “我们要去哪儿呀？” 伊万问道。 “去查内克的村子呀。”米奇解释说。 公园里的这片林区其实没那么大。 才走了几分钟，他们就到了悬崖边上挖出来的一个洞穴前。 种着药草和蘑菇的园子半圆半圆地铺开着。 查内克们正安安静静地照料着这些植物。

It was a calm paradise. But Ivan's mind wasn't calm at all. He couldn't stop thinking about his cousins, hypnotized, having to obey every command of a bunch of cackling cougars. He thought back to the moment when he had wished he was all alone on the mountain and imagined life without Malia and Dante. Sure, they had little in common, and sometimes they made him feel like he didn't belong. But they were his family. He could always lean on Malia, and Dante could always make him laugh.

这是个安安静静的世外桃源。 可伊万的心里一点都不平静。 他忍不住一直想他的表兄妹们，他们被催眠了，只能乖乖听那些咯咯坏笑的美洲狮的每一句命令。 他回想起之前自己许愿想一个人待在山上的时刻，还想象过没有玛利亚和但丁的日子是什么样的。 是啊，他们和他没什么共同爱好，有时候还让他觉得自己融不进去。 可他们是他的家人呀。 他永远可以靠在玛利亚身上，但丁也总能把他逗笑。

Ivan couldn't let anything happen to them! "Why are they after us?" he demanded. "To train you," Mickey replied, his voice cracking. "To make you dogcatchers." Ivan felt that sinking feeling again. "We have to rescue them, and you're going to help me." "Of course," he replied. "Where are the cougars taking them?" Ivan asked.

伊万可不能让他们出事！ “它们为什么要抓我们呀？”他着急地问。 “要训练你们呀。”米奇回答，声音都发颤了。 “要把你们变成抓狗的人。” 伊万心里又沉了一下，难受极了。 “我们得去救他们，你要帮我哦。” “那当然啦。”他回答道。 “那些美洲狮要把他们带到哪儿去呀？” 伊万问道。

"They've set up camp beyond the woods," the Quiet Prince explained, "on the other side of the park." Ivan glanced at the chaneks who had saved him. They were crouched over some flowers, watching the bees. "Excuse me, how much of that catnip do you have?"

“它们在树林那头安营扎寨啦，”沉默的王子解释说，“就在公园的另一边。” 伊万看了看刚才救了他的那些查内克。 它们正蹲在一些花旁边，看着小蜜蜂飞来飞去。 “打扰一下，你们有多少这种猫薄荷呀？”

Looking up, they sang a single word in unison: "Mi-yak." "A lot," Mickey translated. "Good," Ivan said. "We're going to need it all."

它们抬起头，齐声说了一个词：“米—亚克。” “很多哦。”米奇翻译道。 “太好了。”伊万说。 “我们得把它们全都用上。”

Whoa. What's going to happen next? only four more chapters left!

哇哦。 接下来会发生什么呢？ 只剩四章啦！