5 Chapter 5

5 "Okay! What's the next ingredient?" asked Naomi.

5”好吧!下一种食材是什么?”娜奥米问。

"A tear from a sea-donkey." Willa shrugged. "Whatever that is." "There's a sea-donkey family that lives not far from here," said the Worrying Waterfall Bird, stroking one of her eggs. "Great!" said Azmina, ready to get going. "But he might not be very helpful," said the bird. "He doesn't need to be helpful," Naomi pointed out. "He just needs to cry." "How do we find him?" Willa asked the bird, who was now scurrying around the cave, rearranging her eggs. "Oh, that's easy," she said. "Just slide down the waterfall." Willa felt a shiver of excitement. Sliding down the waterfall sounded like a lot of fun. Naomi clearly felt the same way. "Let's go!" she said, flapping her wings. But Azmina was frowning. "Are you okay?" Willa asked.

“一只海驴的眼泪。” 威拉耸了耸肩。“不管那是什么。” “离这儿不远住着一户海驴。”烦恼的瀑布鸟抚摸着它的一个蛋说。 “太好了!”阿兹米娜说，准备出发了。 “但是他可能帮不上什么忙。”小鸟说。 “他不需要帮忙，”内奥米指出。 “他只需要哭一场。”“我们怎样才能找到他呢?”威拉问那只鸟，它现在正在洞里四处乱窜，重新安排她的蛋。 “哦，那很容易，”她说。 “顺着瀑布滑下去。” 威拉兴奋得打了个寒颤。 从瀑布上滑下来听起来很有趣。 娜奥米显然也是这么想的。 “我们走吧!”她拍打着翅膀说。 但阿兹米娜皱着眉头。“你还好吗?”威拉问道。

Azmina nodded. "It's just, I'm not great at holding my breath." "That's one thing even I wouldn't worry about," called the bird, dashing past with an egg under each wing. "Most dragons can breathe underwater for ages." Naomi smiled at Azmina. "Hear that? If even a worry bird is telling you not to worry, you'll be fine." Azmina nodded, but she didn't look completely convinced. Willa put a wing around her. "We'll do it together, okay? We Glitter Dragons are a team." Azmina nodded. "Thanks. And I guess I have flown into a volcano. Sliding down a waterfall can't be more difficult than that, right?" "Exactly." Willa grinned, really hoping that was true.

Azmina点点头。“只是，我不太擅长屏住呼吸。” “这是一件连我都不会担心的事，”鸟儿叫道，两只翅膀下夹着一个蛋，飞快地飞过。 “大多数龙可以在水下呼吸很长时间。” 娜奥米对阿兹米娜微笑。“听到了吗? 如果连一只担心的鸟都告诉你不要担心，你就会没事的。” 阿兹米娜点了点头，但她看起来并不完全相信。 薇拉给她戴上了一只翅膀。 “我们一起做，好吗?” 我们闪光龙是一个团队。” Azmina点点头。“谢谢。我想我已经飞进火山了。 从瀑布上滑下来不会比这更困难了，对吧?”“没错。” 威拉咧嘴一笑，真心希望这是真的。

Thanking the bird, the Glitter Dragons flew out of the cave and around to the front of the waterfall. It seemed even more powerful than before. Down below, the water churned fiercely. In the "normal" world, there was no way Willa would slide down that waterfall. Much too dangerous! But we are Glitter Dragons here in the Magic Forest, so everything is different, Willa reminded herself. She saw Azmina looking nervously at the raging water. "Let's slide together," Willa suggested. "Great idea," said Naomi. "Azmina, you go in the middle." They flew to the top of the waterfall. "On the count of three, let's slide!" roared Willa over the noise of the water. "One, two, three … SLIDE!" Whooshing down the waterfall was like riding on the fastest, splashiest waterslide ever. "Whoo! This is fun!" yelled Azmina.

金光龙谢过小鸟，飞出洞穴，绕到瀑布前面。 它似乎比以前更强大了。 下面的水剧烈地翻滚着。 在“正常”的世界里，薇拉不可能从瀑布上滑下来。 太危险了!但我们是魔法森林里的闪光龙，所以一切都不同了，威拉提醒自己。 她看见阿兹米娜紧张地看着汹涌的河水。 “我们一起滑吧。”威拉建议道。 “好主意，”娜奥米说。“阿兹米娜，你走中间。” 他们飞到了瀑布的顶端。 “我数到三，我们滑下去!”威拉吼道，盖过了水声。 “一，二，三……滑!”从瀑布上呼啸而下，就像坐在有史以来最快、溅起水花的滑水道上。 “哇!这太有趣了!”阿兹米娜喊道。

Willa grinned. She was glad Azmina was enjoying it. "Get ready to dive!" she roared as they plummeted down. Together, the Dragon Girls took big breaths as they flipped around and dove nose-first into the river. Below the surface, the water had a delicate blue light to it. But right away Willa saw shadowy shapes moving like eels through the water.

威拉咧嘴一笑。她很高兴阿兹米娜喜欢。 “准备下潜!”他们坠落时，她吼道。 龙女们一起深吸一口气，翻转着身子，鼻子朝下跳进河里。 在水面下，水面上闪着淡淡的蓝光。 但威拉立刻看到一些影子像鳗鱼一样在水中移动。

Wherever the shapes wriggled, the water turned a murky gray. Underwater, Willa could hear their whispering even more clearly than she had in the forest. You'll never finish this quest. You don't have what it takes. The words made Willa feel like she was losing her sparkle. "We have to hurry," she said. Hang on, she could talk and breathe underwater! Willa had always dreamed of being a mermaid. "Would you mind getting out of the way?" asked a tired voice, pulling Willa out of her daydream. "I'm picking up my kids from school. You'll make me late." Willa turned to see a very strange-looking creature. It had tall, pointy ears, a horselike nose, and the curly tail and round stomach of a seahorse. "You're a sea-donkey!" Willa gasped. "Just who we're looking for! We're on a quest, and we need your help."

无论形状在哪里扭动，水都变成了阴暗的灰色。 在水下，威拉能比在森林里更清楚地听到他们的窃窃私语。 你永远也完成不了这个任务。 你不具备成功的条件。 这句话让威拉觉得自己正在失去光彩。 “我们得快点了，”她说。 等等，她能在水下说话和呼吸!威拉一直梦想着成为一条美人鱼。 “你介意让开吗?”一个疲惫的声音问道，把威拉从白日梦中拉了出来。 “我要去学校接孩子。 你会让我迟到的。”威拉转过身来，看到了一个非常奇怪的生物。 它长着又高又尖的耳朵，像马一样的鼻子，还有像海马一样卷曲的尾巴和圆圆的肚子。 “你是一头海驴!”威拉深吸一口气。 “正是我们要找的人!”我们正在探索，我们需要你的帮助。”