9 Dragons Aren't Real!

CHAPTER 9 DRAGONS AREN'T REAL! Come, have a seat," Carlos's grandmother said. "I am Nita, and this is my grandson, Carlos." She shuffled to a rickety table in the center of the one-room cottage. Drake, Diego, and Carlos followed her and sat down. Drake noticed there wasn't much other furniture except for two straw beds. But the room was scrubbed clean.

第九章龙不是真的！来，请坐，”卡洛斯的祖母说。 “我是妮塔，这是我的孙子，卡洛斯。” 她慢吞吞地走到那间只有一个房间的小屋中央一张摇摇晃晃的桌子前。 德雷克、迭戈和卡洛斯跟着她坐了下来。 德雷克注意到，除了两张稻草床，没有什么别的家具。 但是房间被打扫干净了。

"Please tell me, why has a wizard come to our simple cottage?" Nita asked. Her dark eyes gleamed with excitement as she looked at Diego. "He is not a wizard, Abuela, he is a storyteller," Carlos interrupted. "These two were talking about dragons." "We do have a story to tell you, young man," Diego said, leaning forward. "But it is a true story. A new dragon hatched a few days ago. A Lightning Dragon. And the Dragon Stone has chosen you to be his master."

“请告诉我，为什么会有一个巫师到我们简陋的小屋来？”尼特问道。 她看着迭戈，黑眼睛里闪烁着兴奋的光芒。 “他不是巫师，外婆，他是个讲故事的人。”卡洛斯打断了他的话。 “这两个人在谈论龙。” “年轻人，我们确实有个故事要告诉你。”迭戈说着，身体前倾。 “但这是一个真实的故事。几天前，一条新的龙孵出来了。 闪电龙。而龙石选你做他的师父。”

Carlos shook his head. "Dragons aren't real." Diego looked at Drake. "Show him the stone." Drake took the piece of the Dragon Stone from his pocket and held it out to Carlos. "See? It's like mine. I was chosen, too— just like you. My Dragon Stone helps me connect with my dragon." "If you have a dragon, then where is he?" Carlos asked. "Come with us, and we can show you," Diego said. Carlos folded his arms. "Are you kidding? I'm not going anywhere with you two."

卡洛斯摇了摇头。“龙不是真的。” 迭戈看着德雷克。“让他看看那块石头。” 德雷克从口袋里拿出那块龙之石，递给卡洛斯。 “看到了吗?就像我的一样。我也被选中了，就像你一样。 我的龙石帮助我与我的龙建立联系。” “如果你有一条龙，那么它在哪里？”卡洛斯问。 “跟我们来，我们可以带你去看。”迭戈说。 卡洛斯交叉双臂。“你在开玩笑吧？” 我哪也不跟你们去。”

Drake looked at Diego. "I have an idea," he said. Drake closed his eyes. He touched his Dragon Stone. He wasn't sure if he could contact Worm from so far away. Then the stone began to glow. Worm, can you hear me? Drake asked, in his mind. If you can, please find me. I am at Carlos's cottage by the sea. I'll be outside, in the back. To his surprise, Worm replied right away. I will find you. Drake opened his eyes. "Come outside." Carlos didn't move, but his grandmother poked his arm. iohlik. "Go, Carlos."

德雷克看着迭戈。“我有个主意，”他说。 德雷克闭上了眼睛。他摸了摸龙石。 他不确定能不能从那么远的地方联系到Worm。 然后石头开始发光。 虫子，你能听到我吗？德雷克在心里问道。 如果可以，请找到我。 我在海边卡洛斯的小屋。 我在外面，在后面。 令他惊讶的是，Worm马上就回复了。 我会找到你的。德雷克睁开了眼睛。 “来。”卡洛斯没有动，但他的祖母戳了戳他的胳膊。 “去,卡洛斯。”

With a sigh, he stepped outside with Drake and Diego. A cloud of light was shimmering behind the cottage. Then Worm appeared! Drake looked at Carlos. The boy's mouth was wide open.

他叹了口气，带着德雷克和迭戈走了出去。 一团光在小屋后面闪烁。 然后虫子出现了！德雷克看着卡洛斯。 男孩的嘴张得大大的。

"It's a trick," Carlos said. Drake walked to Worm and hugged his neck. "No, it's not. He's real. And he's friendly. Come see." Carlos slowly walked up to Worm, his eyes wide. He put a hand on Worm's neck. "So many scales," he whispered to himself. After a minute, Carlos turned to Diego. "This is all real, isn't it?" he said. "You're a real wizard. And this is a real dragon." "As real as rain!" Diego said.

“这是个骗局，”卡洛斯说。 德雷克走到沃姆身边，抱住他的脖子。 “不，不是。他是真实的。而且他很友好。 来看看。”卡洛斯慢慢地走向沃姆，眼睛睁得大大的。 他把手放在虫子的脖子上。 “这么多鳞片，”他自言自语道。 过了一分钟，卡洛斯转向迭戈。 “这都是真的，不是吗？”他说。 “你是一个真正的巫师。这是一条真正的龙。” “像雨一样真实！”迭戈说。