雙語讀電影 《魔發(fā)奇緣》第22章 :一頂皇冠換一個有魔法頭發(fā)的女孩

In a menacing tone, the Stabbington without the eye patch told Flynn everything that he and his brother had learned from wicked Mother Gothel. “We heard you found something. Something much more valuable than a crown.” Both brothers looked in the direction of the boat where Rapunzel sat waiting.

Flynn cringed as he realized the brothers had somehow found out about Rapunzel’s magic hair. Desperately, he began to fight.

A little while later, Rapunzel was relieved to see a man finally step from the bushes.

“I was starting to think you ran off with the crown and left me!” she said with a laugh, thinking it was Flynn.

“He did,” a rough voice answered. Rapunzel gasped. She wasn’t looking at Flynn. And it wasn’t just one man, but two — the Stabbington brothers.

“What?” Rapunzel said, confused and panicked. “No, he wouldn’t.”

“See for yourself!” the talking brother replied, pointing toward the water.

Rapunzel looked and saw Flynn standing at the helm of a small ship.

She called to him. But Flynn didn’t call back or turn to look at her. Rapunzel was crushed.

The brutish men behind her laughed. “A fair trade: a crown for the girl with the magic hair,” the one brother said. “How much do you think someone would pay to stay young and healthy forever?”

Rapunzel didn’t understand. How could this be happening? Had Flynn betrayed her, trading her and her magical hair for that thing in his satchel — that crown, which would bring him some reward money?

“No. No, please. No!” Rapunzel shouted as the brothers approached. And then she ran. She ran as fast as she could into the darkness.

Sadly, the braid that had held her hair up all day had begun to unravel. It caught on a branch, holding Rapunzel back! Terrified, Rapunzel struggled to get free. From behind her, she heard a loud clatter and some thumps.

Rapunzel looked back warily.

“Oh, my precious girl!” Mother Gothel said, brimming with emotion. The Stabbington brothers lay at her feet, knocked unconscious.

“Mother?” Rapunzel gasped. Mother Gothel threw her arms around the girl. Rapunzel hugged Mother Gothel, too, and finally broke down and cried.

“Are you all right? Are you hurt? Did they hurt you?” Mother Gothel asked.

“No. I’m fine, but, Mother, how did you ... ?”

Mother Gothel was wringing her hands. “I was so worried about you, dear! So I followed you. And I saw them attack you, and ... Oh, my, let’s go, before they come to.”

Rapunzel paused and looked back toward Flynn. He was sailing farther and farther away.

“You were right, Mother,” she said, nodding.

Her eyes were blank and her heart was numb. So Flynn was the liar. “I’ll never leave you again.” Rapunzel had never felt such deep sorrow in her entire life.

“I know, darling. I know,” Mother Gothel said as she held Rapunzel tight. Mother Gothel’s voice seemed sad and sympathetic, but a small smile curled at the corners of her mouth. The evil woman had planned the whole series of events. She had tricked the Stabbington brothers into helping her trap Flynn and tie him, unconscious, to the ship. She had promised them a girl with magical golden hair who would bring them great wealth. And then she had betrayed them, knocking them unconscious. It was all for the sake of another lie. Mother Gothel had to make Rapunzel believe, once again, that Mother Gothel was the only person in the world whom she could trust.

Out in the harbor, the ship was now moving toward the dock, but not because Flynn was steering it. The Stabbingtons had knocked him unconscious and lashed him to the mast.

Following Mother Gothel’s instructions, the brothers had tied the crown tightly to Flynn’s hand. They knew what would happen when the palace guards found the drifting ship. Flynn Rider would be going off to jail.

Flynn was still unconscious when the current slammed the small ship into the dock. Two nearby palace guards heard the wood splinter. They looked over and saw Flynn Rider, the man on the wanted poster, standing at the ship’s helm.