Chapter 4

4 Zoe felt a gentle tug. The shell on her bracelet was glowing. "Try holding it up to your ear," Grace advised. Zoe did so, and heard the sound of distant waves crashing on the sand. Then a voice mingled with the waves. "I will guide you to Turtle Surf Beach." Zoe turned to her friends, who were hovering in the air beside her. "My shell is going to show us the way."

佐伊感到一阵轻轻的拉扯。她手镯上的贝壳在发光。 “试着把它举到耳边，”格蕾丝建议道。 佐伊照做了，听到远处海浪拍打沙滩的声音。 接着，一个声音混进了海浪。 “我带你去海龟冲浪海滩。” 佐伊转向在她身边盘旋的朋友们。 “我的贝壳会给我们指明方向。”

"Then what are we waiting for?" Sofia flapped her wings in excitement. "Let's go!" Together, the Sea Dragons flew back through the shimmering force field and into the forest. The cool air of the Magic Forest brushed past the three friends as they made their way through the trees, turning this way and that to fit through the narrow gaps. Zoe led the way, following the gentle tugs on her paw from the bracelet. "Have you spotted any Fire Sparks?" she asked Sofia and Grace. "Not yet." Sofia shook her head. "I haven't, either," Grace said. "But somehow I get the feeling they're not far away." Zoe nodded. "Same. But don't worry. If those sparks try anything, we'll be ready for them!" Zoe roared loudly, and her friends joined in. The powerful sound echoed through the trees. Zoe grinned. That would show any lurking Fire Sparks that the Sea Dragons were not afraid! Before long, the shell had guided the group out of the forest and all the way to a beach.

“那我们还在等什么?”索菲亚兴奋地拍打着翅膀。 “我们走吧!”海龙们一起飞回了闪闪发光的力场，飞进了森林。 三个朋友在树林中穿行时，从魔法森林里吹来的凉风拂过他们的身，他们左右转弯，以穿过狭窄的缝隙。 佐伊走在前面，手环轻轻拽着她的爪子。 “你们看到火花了吗?”她问索菲亚和格蕾丝。 “还没有。”索菲亚摇了摇头。 “我也没有，”格蕾丝说。 “但我总觉得他们离我不远。” 佐伊点点头。”相同。不过别担心。 如果那些火花敢动什么，我们会做好准备的!”佐伊大声吼叫，她的朋友们也跟着跟着。 有力的声音在树林中回荡。 佐伊咧嘴一笑。这会让潜伏的火苗知道海龙并不害怕!没过多久，贝壳就指引着这群人走出森林，一路来到海滩。

Instantly, Zoe recognized it. "This is where I arrived!" "Hey, what are those things?" Sofia pointed a talon to a nearby sand dune. Halfway up crawled a group of very small creatures. They had shiny blue shells and long necks. Their little legs scrabbled furiously in the sand. "Wow! Baby turtles!" Zoe exclaimed. "They must be the hatchlings the Tree Queen mentioned." "Why are they trying to climb that sand dune?" Grace wondered. "Shouldn't they be heading for the water?" "You're right," said Zoe. "They must be confused. Let's go help them." Zoe whooshed across the sand, her friends close behind. As they came close to the turtles, Zoe flew lower and slowed down.

佐伊立刻认出了它。 “这就是我到达的地方!”“嘿，那些是什么东西?”索菲亚用爪子指着附近的沙丘。 半山腰爬着一群非常小的生物。 它们有闪亮的蓝色外壳和长长的脖子。 他们的小腿儿在沙子里疯狂地乱抓。 “哇!小乌龟!”佐伊喊道。 “他们一定是树女王提到的那些刚孵出来的孩子。” “他们为什么要爬那个沙丘?”格蕾丝很好奇。 “他们不应该往水里走吗?”“你说得对，”佐伊说。 “他们一定很困惑。我们去帮助他们吧。” 佐伊在沙滩上呼啸而过，她的朋友们紧随其后。 当他们接近海龟时，佐伊飞得更低，减速了。

"You're going the wrong way!" she called to the baby turtles. She tried to speak as softly as she could. But even a dragon's whisper is loud! The baby turtles squeaked in surprise. Then, to Zoe's dismay, the little creatures began to roll backward down the sand dune. "Oh, the poor darlings!" Grace cooed.

“你们走错路了!”她对小海龟们喊道。 她尽量轻声说话。 但即使是龙的低语也很响亮!小海龟惊讶地吱吱叫着。 然后，令佐伊沮丧的是，这些小生物开始向后滚下沙丘。 “啊，可怜的宝贝!”恩典发出咕咕的叫声。

Zoe could tell Grace was trying not to laugh. The tiny, tumbling turtles looked very funny. The Sea Dragons flew down to the bottom of the sand dune—just as the turtles landed there in a heap. The hatchlings lay at the base of the dune on their backs, their legs wiggling in the air. "They're stuck," Zoe said, also trying not to laugh. "Come on, let's help them." Zoe, Sofia, and Grace flew from turtle to turtle, gently scooping up each baby and placing it the right way up on the sand. "There you go! Now, can we ask you guys some questions?" Grace asked the hatchlings. "Sure you can, in a minute!" called one little turtle with a very shiny blue shell. "But first, can you take us up to the top of the dune so we can roll down again?" "Yes! Please do!" called all the other hatchlings, dancing on their feet with excitement. "I'm glad that was fun. But you should be swimming in the sea, not playing in the sand dunes!" Zoe said, struggling not to giggle. "Anyway, aren't you hungry?"

佐伊看得出格蕾丝在努力忍住不笑。 那些翻滚的小乌龟看起来很滑稽。 海龙飞到了沙丘的底部——就像海龟在那里堆成一堆一样。 小海龟们仰面躺在沙丘底部，腿在空中摆动。 “他们被困住了，”佐伊说，她也忍住不笑。 “来吧，让我们帮助他们。” 佐伊、索菲亚和格蕾丝从一只海龟飞到另一只海龟，轻轻地把每个宝宝抱起来，放在沙子上。 “这就对了!现在，我们能问你们几个问题吗?”格蕾丝问那些刚孵出的小鸟。 “当然可以，马上就行!”一只蓝壳发亮的小乌龟喊道。 “但首先，你能把我们带到沙丘的顶部，这样我们就可以再滚下去了吗?”“是啊!求你了!”其他的小海龟都叫着，兴奋地站起来跳舞。 “我很高兴这很有趣。但你应该在海里游泳，而不是在沙丘上玩耍!”佐伊说，努力忍住不笑出声来。 “不管怎样，你不饿吗?”

"We are very hungry," said one of the turtles. "But we do NOT want to go in the sea!" "Why?" Zoe was surprised. She knew that the first thing sea turtles usually did after hatching was head for the water. They were much safer there. And they could look for food in the sea. But these baby turtles were all huddled together, and suddenly looked scared. "It's because of the Wrong Way Wave," whispered the littlest hatchling. "We don't want it to catch us and pull us too far out!" Zoe and her friends looked at one another. Wrong Way Wave? What could that possibly mean? There was a sudden whoosh of air above them. The turtles whimpered and quickly pulled their heads and legs into their shells. The Sea Dragons looked up and saw a huge gull swooping toward them. It was much bigger than the gulls Zoe was used to at home. Plus, it had fierce-looking eyes, like an eagle. Right now, those eyes were fixed on the hatchlings! Zoe stiffened.

“我们很饿，”其中一只乌龟说。 “但是我们不想下海!”“为什么?”佐伊很惊讶。 她知道海龟孵化后通常做的第一件事就是向水里游去。 他们在那里要安全得多。 他们可以在海里寻找食物。 但是这些小海龟都挤在一起，突然看起来很害怕。 “那是因为逆行波，”最小的小海龟低声说。 “我们可不想让它抓住我们，把我们拖得太远!”佐伊和她的朋友们面面相觑。 错误方向的波?这可能是什么意思? 他们头顶上突然刮起一阵飕飕的气流。 乌龟呜咽着，迅速地把头和腿缩进壳里。 海龙们抬起头来，看见一只巨大的海鸥向他们俯冲而来。 它比佐伊在家里见过的海鸥要大得多。 另外，它有一双像鹰一样凶狠的眼睛。 此刻，那双眼睛正盯着刚孵化的小海龟!佐伊僵硬了。