今天的故事，是关于两个双胞胎巨人。难得的，竟不是英雄，而是两个熊孩子。
Otus and Ephialtes were a rare kind of giant. They were handsome. They stood tall. They were full of charm and grace. These twin giants were the sons of Neptune, god of the sea. Otus and Ephialtes were the nephews of Jupiter, the gods' king.
世人一般丑陋而蠢笨，但他们俩却又高又帅，魅力惊人。而且他们来头不小，是海神Neptune的儿子，也就是诸神之王Jupiter的侄子。
The two young giants thought the world of themselves. They believed that they were better than the gods. They played pranks on the gods from a young age.
但这两个人满脑子都是自己，觉得自己比诸神都要聪明，而且从小就喜欢捉弄神，搞些恶作剧。比如某天，他们找上了战神Mars, 一顿吹捧之后，请他帮忙解决一个争端。Mars欣然答应了。
“Ephialtes thinks the best way to capture a prisoner is to bind him with rope and bury him in a hole," said Otus.
"But Otus thinks the best way to capture a prisoner is to bind him with iron and tie him to a tree," he said.
原来他们对如何囚禁一个犯人有分歧。一个说最好的方法是用绳子绑住然后埋进一个洞里。另一个说最好的方法是绑上一块重铁之后再绑到一棵树上。两个方法都有瑕疵，于是Mars就带他们去看了自己的独特的监狱。这是一个没有窗也没有门的密室，绑囚犯的是永远不会生锈的铜链子。
Mars showed them his special prison. It was a sealed room with no windows or doors. He showed them how to wrap a prisoner in chains of brass that would never unravel or rust.
两个熊孩子认真地听着，并认真地学习了。那天晚上，当Mars睡着之后，兄弟俩就悄峭地用那条铜链子锁住了Mars，并把他拖去他自己的监狱。
That night, when Mars was asleep, the twins secretly and silently wrapped him in his own brass chains. Then the dragged him across the room and threw him into his very own prison.
Mars醒来，才知道自己被捉弄了，非常生气。可是他用尽全力也挣不开。他绝望地倒在地上，又羞愧又惊讶，只是两个凡人，竟把他堂堂一个战神放倒了。他有点不知所措。而两个熊孩子，一路狂笑着回了家。
Mars lay there in prison in despair. He was ashamed and surprised that mere mortals had gotten the best of him, a god. He did not know what to do.
Otus and Ephialtes laughed wildly the whole way home.
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