5 Diego's Magical Cottage

CHAPTER 5 DIEGO'S MAGICAL COTTAGE Drake blinked his eyes. He was not inside King Roland's castle anymore. He was standing on top of a hill with Diego and Worm. The bottom of the hill sloped down to a beach of white sand. Beyond that, Drake saw blue water that stretched from the shore to the sky.

第五章迭戈的魔法小屋德雷克眨了眨眼睛。 他已经不在罗兰国王的城堡里了。 他和迭戈、沃姆站在山顶上。 山脚下的斜坡通向一片白沙滩。 再往前，德雷克看到了从海岸一直延伸到天空的蓝色海水。

His eyes got wide. "Is that really the ocean?" "Yes. Your first time, is it?" Diego asked. "Take a deep breath. Smell the air. There's nothing like it." Drake did as he was told. The air smelled like salt and wind. "It smells... clean," Drake said. "It's good for the lungs!" Diego said. "Come, let's get you settled." Then he turned and shuffled up the hill. Drake and Worm followed the wizard to a large cottage. It was made of bricks and wood, and had a mostly-straw roof.

他睁大了眼睛。“那真的是海洋吗？”“是的。 这是你第一次来吗？”迭戈问道。 “深呼吸。闻闻空气。 没有比这更好的了。”德雷克照他说的做了。 空气中有盐和风的味道。 “闻起来…干净，”德雷克说。 “这对肺有好处！”迭戈说。 “来，让我帮你安顿下来。” 然后他转过身来，拖着脚步爬上了山。 德雷克和虫子跟着巫师来到一间大小屋。 它是由砖和木头建造的，屋顶主要是稻草。

This cottage wasn't like any Drake had ever seen. It wasn't one square room. This one was a rectangle. With another rectangle stuck to it. And another. And another. This cottage is shaped like a big letter S, Drake thought. Diego seemed to read his mind. "I had to add rooms onto my cottage. Too many books and potions," he said.

这个小屋和德雷克以前见过的都不一样。 它不是一个正方形的房间。 这是一个矩形。另一个矩形粘在上面。 和另一个。和另一个。这个小屋的形状像一个大写字母S，德雷克想。 迭戈似乎看透了他的心思。 “我不得不在我的小屋上增加房间。 书和魔药太多了。”他说。

Then Diego looked at Worm. "Stay here while we get your room ready." Worm nodded, and Drake followed Diego through the front door. The first room had a big fireplace. There were a few pieces of furniture around the room. Drake noticed a gazing ball on top of one table. Strings were draped around the room, on every wall. "What are those white stones dangling from the strings?" Drake asked. "They're called seashells," Diego explained. "Tiny ocean animals used to live in them."

然后迭戈看了看虫子。 “待在这儿，我们给你收拾房间。” 虫子点了点头，德雷克跟着迭戈走进了前门。 第一个房间有一个大壁炉。 房间里有几件家具。 德雷克注意到一张桌子上有一个凝视球。 房间里的每面墙上都挂着绳子。 “那些挂在绳子上的白色石头是什么？”德雷克问道。 “它们叫贝壳，”迭戈解释说。 “微小的海洋动物曾经生活在里面。”

Drake stared at the shells. He couldn't imagine what kind of creature would use one for a home. Diego picked up a basket of mushrooms. Then he nodded to a bucket on the floor. "Let's go to the well and get some water for Worm." They filled the bucket, and brought the water and the mushrooms to Worm. Worm gobbled them down. "I'll make us some lunch, too," Diego said.

德雷克盯着那些炮弹。 他无法想象什么样的生物会把它当作家。 迭戈拿起一篮子蘑菇。 然后他对着地板上的一个桶点了点头。 “我们去井里给虫子打点水吧。” 他们把桶装满，把水和蘑菇拿给虫子。 虫子把它们狼吞虎咽地吃了下去。“我也给我们做些午餐，”迭戈说。

"Shouldn't we be looking for Carlos?" Drake asked. "Ah, yes," said Diego. "You see, the coast is very big. It would take too long for us to search every village. But luckily, we have help." Diego walked over to a window. He opened the shutters and whistled. Drake watched, curious, as a bird flew up to the window. The bird had a white body and a black head. Drake had never seen a bird like it. "It's a gull," Diego said. "I call him Bob."

“我们不是应该去找卡洛斯吗？”德雷克问道。 “啊，是的。”迭戈说。“你看，海岸很大。 搜查每个村庄要花很长时间。 但幸运的是，我们得到了帮助。” 迭戈走到一扇窗户前。 他打开百叶窗，吹起口哨。 德雷克好奇地看着一只鸟飞到窗前。 这只鸟有一个白色的身体和一个黑色的头。 德雷克从未见过这样的鸟。 “是一只海鸥，”迭戈说。 “我叫他鲍勃。”