The Riddle Stone Part 2

The Riddlestone, Part 2

《谜语石（下）》

The Goblin King looked at the children. His small eyes glinted, and he snapped his long, thin fingers. How do you want to die? He asked.

地精国王看着孩子们。 他的小眼睛闪着光，啪地对着自己又长又细的手指打了个响指。 你们想怎么死？他问道。

We want to die of old age, said Hong. That is the right answer, said the Goblin King. So I must let you go. He opened the door of the cage. Brilliant, said Chip. But how did you know the right answer? I don't know, said Hong. I just did. Let's find the next riddle, said Ty.

我们想活到寿终正寝呀。洪说道。 这是正确答案。地精国王说道。 所以我必须放你们走。 他打开了笼子的门。 太棒啦！奇普说道。 可是你怎么知道正确答案的呀？ 我不知道呀。洪说道。 我就是刚好想到了。 我们去找下一个谜语吧。泰说道。

The Goblins still have the magic key. Said Biff. We must get it back. Give us back our key. Said Chip. No. Said a Goblin. We won't. Give it back. Shouted Chip. Make us. Called the Goblins. Hong had an idea. He spoke to the Goblin King.

地精们还拿着我们的魔法钥匙呢。维芙说道。 我们必须把它拿回来。 把我们的钥匙还给我们。奇普说道。 不行。一个地精说道。我们才不还。 快还给我们！奇普大喊道。 有本事就逼我们还啊。地精们嚷嚷道。 洪想到了一个主意。 他对地精国王说起话来。

We will ask you a riddle," Hong said. You must give us back the key if you can't answer it. All right," said the Goblin King. What is the riddle? Hong wrote in the sand, 1+1=6. Make this work by drawing a straight line. He said, The Goblins scratched their heads. At last they said, We can't do it.

我们来给你出个谜语吧。洪说道。 要是你答不出来，就得把钥匙还给我们。 行啊。地精国王说道。 谜语是什么？ 洪在沙子上写着：1+1=6。 画一条直线，让这个等式成立。他说道。 地精们都挠起了头。 最后他们开口说： 我们做不到。

Hong put a line on the plus. One and one and four add up to six, said Hong. Very clever, said the Goblin King, and gave Biff the key. The children went on. At last, they came to a flat desert. There were strange shapes in the sky. Suddenly, the shapes flew down and whizzed over the children's heads.

洪在加号上画了一条线。 1加4加1就等于6啦。洪说道。 真聪明。地精国王说着，把钥匙递给了比夫。 孩子们继续往前走。 最后，他们来到了一片平坦的沙漠。 天空里飘着奇怪的影子。 突然，那些影子飞了下来，嗖嗖地从孩子们头顶掠过。