Chapter 7

7 Carefully, Quinn put the Heartstring Violin back in her bag. Now that it had strings, it felt even more powerful. A nearby spider jumped on its web, playing a happy tune that fit the Dragon Girls' mood perfectly. "We've completed the quest!" Mei said.

奎因小心翼翼地把那把“心弦小提琴”放回包里。 现在它有了弦，感觉更有力量了。 旁边的一只蜘蛛在网上跳来跳去，弹着欢快的曲子，正合龙女们的心情。 “我们完成了任务!”梅说。

"Not quite," Aria said. "You still need the bow." "The bow?" repeated Aisha, wrinkling her snout. "We don't need to put a bow on the violin, do we? Surely all that matters is that we've found it." Quinn shook her head. "Not a ribbon kind of bow. The kind of bow you use to play a violin." Suddenly, she didn't feel quite so happy. Finding the bow might be difficult. The Song Weaver spiders huddled together, chattering softly. Then Aria turned to the Dragon Girls. "We have heard through our webs that the bow is in the Realm of Birds," she said. "We suggest you try there." "Thanks so much!" said Quinn. "How do we find it?" "The Realm of Birds moves all the time," said Aria. "Normally it's easy to find. You simply follow the birdsong. But since the Shadow Sprites have been stealing the forest sounds, the birds

“不完全是，”艾瑞亚说。“你还需要弓。” “弓?”艾莎皱起鼻子，重复了一遍。 “我们不需要在小提琴上放弓，对吧?” 重要的是我们找到了它。” 奎因摇了摇头。“不是丝带那样的蝴蝶结。 就是你用来拉小提琴的那种弓。” 突然，她觉得不那么开心了。 找到弓可能很困难。 宋织蜘蛛挤在一起，轻轻地叽叽喳喳。 然后艾瑞亚转向龙女郎。 “我们从网上听说弓在鸟的王国里，”她说。 “我们建议你去那里试试。” “非常感谢!”奎因说。 “我们怎么找到它?”“鸟之王国一直在移动，”艾瑞亚说。 “通常很容易找到。 你只要跟着鸟叫就行了。 但自从暗影精灵一直在偷森林的声音，那些鸟

have been very quiet. Your best chance is to ask a bird to lead you there." Quinn smiled. "I know just the bird to help us. Flutterdash!" No sooner had she said the name than Quinn felt a presence at her side. "Follow me!" said Flutterdash. Her voice was still weak, but her flying was as nimble as ever. She rose high into the air. Quinn, Aisha, and Mei thanked the Song Weavers for their help, then flew off after Flutterdash. Once they were away from the

一直很安静。你最好的机会是叫一只鸟带你去那里。” 奎因笑了。“我知道哪只鸟能帮我们。 Flutterdash !”她刚说出这个名字，奎因就感到有人在她身边。 “跟我来!” 她的声音仍然很弱，但她的飞行像以前一样敏捷。 她飞得很高。 奎因、阿伊莎和梅感谢了宋织工的帮助，然后跟着飞侠飞走了。 一旦他们离开了

spiders and their music, Quinn was struck once more by the unnatural silence of the Magic Forest. She could see the trees below her moving with the breeze, but she couldn't hear the leaves or the wind! A bee buzzed by her ear… except there was no actual buzzing sound at all. Down below, the rivers made no sound as they flowed along. Even worse, the water didn't seem to know which way to go. It would flow in one direction for a bit. Then the waters would swirl around and go another way. It's like when the band tries to play without a conductor, thought Quinn. Then Quinn had a terrible thought. What if the Magic Forest was silent forever? Quinn shook the worry from her head. We are NOT going to let that happen! she promised herself. Flutterdash flew up beside Quinn, coughed, and pointed down with her wing. Below them was a vast, colorful tapestry draped across the treetops. The tapestry was made of countless brightly

蜘蛛和它们的音乐，奎因再次被魔法森林不自然的寂静所震撼。 她可以看到她下面的树随着微风移动，但她听不到树叶和风的声音!一只蜜蜂在她耳边嗡嗡作响，但实际上根本没有嗡嗡的声音。 下面，河流悄无声息地流淌着。 更糟糕的是，水似乎不知道该走哪条路。 它会朝一个方向流动一会儿。 然后水就会旋转，向另一个方向流动。 奎因想，这就像乐队在没有指挥的情况下演奏一样。 然后奎因有了一个可怕的想法。 如果魔法森林永远沉默了呢? 奎因拨开了心头的忧虑。 我们不会让这种事发生的!她向自己保证。 振子飞到奎因身边，咳嗽了一声，用翅膀向下指了指。 在他们下面，树梢上挂着一幅巨大的彩色挂毯。 这幅挂毯是由无数的亮晶晶织成的

colored birds! The birds were almost completely silent. All Quinn could hear was the occasional bird cough or low twittering. Aisha and Mei were looking down, too. "That must be the Realm of Birds down below, right?" said Aisha. Quinn nodded. "For sure. Let's go!" Together, the three friends and Flutterdash swooped toward the treetops, and then lower until they touched down on the ground. Quinn looked up with amazement. Upon every single branch perched a bird. It was like being inside a kaleidoscope filled with gemstones! Quinn felt Mei nudge her. "What are they doing?" she murmured, pointing to a group of birds on a nearby branch. It took Quinn a moment to work out what she was seeing. Most of the birds looked perfectly normal. But this little group had long and elaborate hairstyles. One had ringlets; another one had a high ponytail. One had a very elegant

彩色的鸟!鸟儿们几乎完全沉默了。 奎因只能听到鸟儿偶尔的咳嗽声和低叫声。 艾莎和梅也在往下看。 “那一定是下面的鸟的王国，对吗?” 奎因点点头。“肯定。我们走吧!”三个朋友和振翅侠一起向树梢俯冲，然后降落到地面上。 奎因惊奇地抬起头来。 每根树枝上都栖息着一只鸟。 就像置身于一个充满宝石的万花筒里!奎因感到梅推了她一下。 “它们在做什么?”她指着附近树枝上的一群鸟喃喃地说。 奎因花了一点时间才弄明白她所看到的是什么。 大多数鸟看起来都很正常。 但这一小群人的发型又长又精致。 一个留着卷发;另一个梳着高高的马尾辫。 其中一个非常优雅

French twist while yet another had lots of tiny little pigtails here, there, and everywhere. Quinn stifled a laugh. She didn't want to be rude, but the birds looked so funny! "Are you laughing at us, Dragon Girl?" tweeted the bird with the high ponytail. She sounded huffy, but her voice was raspy and weak, as if she had a bad cold.

法国麻花辫，而另一个人在这里，那里，到处都有很多小辫子。 奎因强忍住笑声。她不想失礼，但是那些鸟看起来太滑稽了!“你在笑我们吗，龙女?”扎着高马尾辫的鸟发推文说。 她听起来很生气，但声音沙哑而虚弱，好像得了重感冒。