Chapter 10

10 Mei felt something snuffle at her neck. "Quit it, Squeaklet!" she giggled. "Your whiskers are ticklish." "Sorry, but it's time to return to the Tree Queen," Squeaklet told her. He gave her neck

梅感到有什么东西在她脖子上抽动。 “别闹了，吱吱!”她咯咯地笑着。 “你的胡子好痒。” “对不起，现在是回到树后身边的时候了。”吱吱告诉她。 他伸出她的脖子

another whiskery tickle, then scampered to his spot on her shoulder. Mei and her friends took one last glance at the treasure before retracing their steps along the tunnel. At the vault's entrance, Mei called, "Stone Face, please open the door!" The vault's entrance slid open and the last of the day's sunshine flooded in. The Treasure Dragons padded outside. "I'm happy that we completed the quest," Aisha said, "but I'm sad to leave. I loved looking at all that treasure!" "Same," agreed Mei. "It's not that I need to own all those beautiful things. I just want to gaze at them." "Exactly!" Quinn joined in. "It's like feeling the warmth of the sun on your face." "Yup! You three are definitely Treasure Dragons!" Stone Face chuckled. "Great work

又用威士忌挠了挠痒痒，然后跳到了他在她肩膀上的位置。 梅和她的朋友们最后看了一眼宝藏，然后沿着隧道往回走。 到了金库门口，梅叫道:“石脸，请开门!”金库的入口滑开了，最后一缕阳光照了进来。 宝龙们走了出去。 “我很高兴我们完成了任务，”艾莎说，“但我很难过要离开。 我喜欢看那些宝藏!”“我也一样。” “这并不是说我需要拥有所有那些美丽的东西。 我只想凝视着他们。” “完全正确!”奎因也加入进来。 “这就像感受温暖的太阳照在脸上。” “是的!你们三个绝对是宝龙!”石脸咯咯地笑了。 “伟大的工作

getting the book back where it belongs. I can already see its effect." A line of soldier ants marched past in perfect formation. "It's good that they've remembered how to march," Mei said, "but I'd like to see them doing the cha-cha." The very last ant in the line did a quick hip wiggle and flung one of its six arms to the side. "We haven't forgotten how to dance!" it called up at Mei. "We have dance class soon. Join us?" "Next time," promised Mei. "Right now we have to head back to the Tree Queen. Goodbye, ants. Goodbye, Stone Face." "Bye, Dragon Girls," called Stone Face. "I'll be seeing you again soon." Squeaklet nuzzled Mei's face and then jumped down lightly. "I'll see you again, too," he said. "You're not coming?" Mei asked. "How will we find our way to the glade?"

把书放回原处。 我已经看到了它的效果。” 一队兵蚁以完美的队形行进而过。 “他们还记得怎么走，这很好，”梅说，“但我更想看他们跳恰恰。” 队伍中最后一只蚂蚁迅速扭动了一下臀部，把六只手臂中的一只甩到一边。 “我们还没忘记怎么跳舞呢!”它朝梅喊道。 “我们马上就要上舞蹈课了。 加入我们吗?”“下次吧，”梅答应道。 “现在我们必须回到树后那里去。 再见,蚂蚁。再见，石脸。” “再见，龙女郎。”石脸喊道。 “我很快就会再见到你。” 吱吱用鼻子蹭了蹭小美的脸，然后轻轻地跳了下来。 “我也会再见你的，”他说。 “你不来了?”梅问道。 “我们怎么才能找到去空地的路呢?”

"You'll find it," Squeaklet said confidently. "Head toward the sunset. And don't worry; I am never far away." The Treasure Dragons flapped their mighty wings and launched into the sky. The air was cool as it brushed against their shimmering scales like fresh water. Together, the three friends looped and twirled through the pink-and-orange sky. They enjoyed their sunset flight so much that Mei was almost sorry when she spotted the glade down below. But she was excited to see the Tree Queen again. "Last one there is an empty treasure chest!" Aisha shouted, swooping toward the glade. "Hey!" laughed Mei, speeding up. "No fair!" "No way am I going to be last!" declared Quinn, flapping her wings as hard as she could. A moment later, the Treasure Dragons tumbled onto the velvety mint-green grass of the glade. "That was quite an entrance!" laughed the Tree Queen in her warm way.

“你会找到的，”吱吱自信地说。 “朝着日落的方向前进。别担心;我从不远离你。” 宝龙们扇动着有力的翅膀，飞向天空。 凉爽的空气像淡水一样拂过它们闪闪发光的鳞片。 三个朋友一起在粉红色和橙色的天空中打转。 他们非常喜欢日落飞行，当梅看到下面的林间空地时，她几乎感到遗憾。 但她很兴奋能再次见到树后。 “最后一个人有一个空的宝箱!”艾莎喊道，向林间空地猛扑过去。 “嘿!”梅笑着加快了速度。 “不公平!”“我绝对不会是最后一个!”奎因说着，拼命地拍打着翅膀。 片刻之后，宝龙们滚到了林间空地上柔软的薄荷绿草地上。 “这真是一个精彩的开场!”树后热情地笑着说。

"Oops, sorry!" said Mei, jumping up quickly. Landing in a heap probably wasn't the best way to appear before the queen of the Magic Forest. But the Tree Queen didn't seem to mind. "Well done, Treasure Dragons. I already know you've succeeded because the plants and animals are returning to normal. I couldn't be more grateful!" The Treasure Dragons beamed at one another.

“哎呀，对不起!”梅说着，迅速跳了起来。 在魔法森林女王面前出现在一堆东西上可能不是最好的方式。 但树后似乎并不介意。 “干得好，宝龙。 我已经知道你成功了因为植物和动物都恢复正常了。 我真是感激不尽!”宝龙们眉开眼笑。

"What do you need us to do now?" Mei asked. She was ready for anything. "I need you to return to your homes," said the Tree Queen. "Your friends and families will miss you if you stay here any longer." "Oh," said Mei. She didn't want to leave this magical place yet! "You three must get some rest," continued the queen, her brown eyes twinkling. The Treasure Dragons looked at her hopefully. "Because I will require your help again soon," explained the queen. "As you know, the Shadow Sprites have stolen two other items. The Magic Mirror and the Heartstring Violin need to be returned to the vault. They won't be easy to retrieve. The quests might even be dangerous. Are you willing to return?" Mei, Aisha, and Quinn didn't need to look at one another to know the answer to that. "Of course!" they chorused.

“你现在需要我们做什么?”梅问道。 她准备好了应付一切。 “我需要你们回家去。”树后说。 “如果你再呆在这里，你的朋友和家人会想念你的。” “哦，”梅说。她还不想离开这个神奇的地方!“你们三个必须休息一下，”王后继续说，棕色的眼睛闪闪发光。 宝龙们满怀希望地看着她。 “因为我很快就会再次需要你的帮助，”王后解释说。 “如你所知，暗影精灵还偷了另外两件东西。 魔镜和弦琴需要送回金库。 它们不容易找回来。 这些任务甚至可能很危险。 你愿意回来吗?”梅、艾莎和奎因不需要互相看一眼就能知道答案。 “当然!”他们异口同声地说。