Chapter 1

Chapter 1 "There he is!" shouted Ruth Rose. She pointed at the sky, where a small seaplane was getting ready to land. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose were standing on a pier in Essex, Connecticut. It was a warm summer morning, and Ruth Rose was dressed in lavender from her headband down to her sneakers. Even her sneaker laces were lavender! "It's so cool that planes can land on the water," Dink said. His full name was Donald David

第一章“他在那儿!”露丝·罗斯喊道。 她指着天空，一架小型水上飞机正准备降落。 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯站在康涅狄格州埃塞克斯的一个码头上。 这是一个温暖的夏日早晨，露丝·罗斯从发带到运动鞋都穿着淡紫色的衣服。 甚至连她的运动鞋鞋带都是淡紫色的!丁克说:“飞机能降落在水面上真是太酷了。” 他的全名是唐纳德·大卫

Duncan, but everyone called him Dink. As the kids watched, the seaplane touched the top of the water. Small rainbows formed as water shot into the air. Then the plane piloted toward them. "I see Walker!" Josh said, waving at the plane. Walker was Wallis Wallace's brother. Wallis was a famous mystery writer. The kids had met her and Walker when they came to Connecticut. Then the kids had visited Wallis at her castle in Maine. Walker waved back and taxied the seaplane to the end of the pier. "Hi, guys," he said, grinning. "Ready to fly?" "We sure are!" Josh said. He, Dink, and Ruth Rose grabbed their backpacks. "Hand me your stuff, and I'll help you climb aboard," Walker said. A few yards away, Dink's mother tooted her car horn. Dink waved and watched his mother drive away. When the kids were all inside the plane's cockpit, Walker showed them how to fasten their seat belts for the ride.

邓肯，但大家都叫他丁克。 在孩子们的注视下，水上飞机触到了水面。 水冲到空中形成了小彩虹。 然后飞机向他们驶去。 “我看见沃克了!”乔希朝飞机挥手说。 沃克是沃利斯·华莱士的兄弟。 沃利斯是一位著名的推理小说作家。 孩子们在她和沃克来康涅狄格州的时候见过他们。 然后孩子们去她在缅因州的城堡拜访了沃利斯。 沃克也挥了挥手，把水上飞机滑行到码头的尽头。 “嗨，伙计们，”他笑着说。 “准备好飞了吗?”“我们当然是!”杰克说。 他、丁克和露丝·罗斯各拿起书包。 “把你的东西给我，我帮你爬上船，”沃克说。 几码远的地方，丁克的妈妈按响了汽车喇叭。 丁克挥了挥手，看着母亲开车离开。 当孩子们都进入驾驶舱后，沃克教他们如何系好安全带。

"This will be a short flight," Walker said when the kids were all buckled up. "We'll be in Acadia National Park before you know it. Mount Desert Island is part of the park." "Cool!" Ruth Rose said. "All right, here we go," Walker said. He taxied the seaplane away from the pier. In just a few seconds, they were airborne. "We'll be flying over the water the whole way," Walker said. "You should see plenty of boats. Maybe even a whale!" The kids kept their eyes on the water as Walker flew north. They didn't see any whales, but they did see thousands of birds and a lot of small islands. "We're over Maine now," Walker said after about a half hour. "Mount Desert Island is right below us." "It really looks beautiful," Dink said. "Everything around is so green!" "It's gigantic!" Josh said. "It almost looks like a dinosaur's head with his mouth open," Ruth Rose commented. "Where's your cabin?" Dink asked.

当孩子们都系好安全带时，沃克说:“这将是一次短途飞行。” “我们很快就会到阿卡迪亚国家公园了。 荒岛山是公园的一部分。” “酷!”露丝·罗斯说。“好吧，我们开始吧，”沃克说。 他使水上飞机滑行离开码头。 几秒钟后，他们就升空了。 “我们将全程在水面上飞行，”沃克说。 “你应该看到很多船。 甚至可能是鲸鱼!”沃克向北飞行时，孩子们一直盯着水面。 他们没有看到任何鲸鱼，但他们确实看到了成千上万的鸟和许多小岛。 “我们现在在缅因州上空，”大约半小时后，沃克说。 “荒岛山就在我们下面。” “它看起来真的很美，”丁克说。 “周围的一切都是绿色的!”“这是巨大的!”杰克说。 露丝·罗斯评论说:“它看起来就像一只张开嘴巴的恐龙的头。” “你的船舱在哪儿?”丁克问道。

"Look right where the dinosaur's nose would be," Walker said. He pointed out the window. "See that little harbor? It's called Seal Harbor. Our cabin is about a mile from where I'll be landing." The plane zoomed down, then leveled off. A few minutes later, the kids felt the pontoons touch down on the water with a swoosh.

“看看恐龙的鼻子应该在哪里，”沃克说。 他指着窗外。 “看到那个小港口了吗?”它叫海豹港。 我们的小屋离我要降落的地方大约一英里。” 飞机急速下降，然后趋于平稳。 几分钟后，孩子们感到浮筒“嗖”的一声落在水面上。

Walker piloted the plane toward a long wooden dock. The kids saw their friend Wallis waving at them. Next to her on the dock was a smiling girl with long dark hair. She was sitting in a wheelchair, waving. "Who's that with Wallis?" Ruth Rose asked. "That's Abbi Wallace," Walker said, "Wallis's surprise for you."

沃克驾驶飞机飞向一个长长的木码头。 孩子们看见他们的朋友沃利斯向他们招手。 在她旁边的被告席上是一个长着一头黑发的微笑女孩。 她坐在轮椅上，向我挥手。 “和沃利斯在一起的那个人是谁?”露丝·罗斯问。 “那是阿比·华莱士，”沃克说，“沃利斯给你的惊喜。”