8 Whale Rescue

Whale Rescue written by Pam Holden illustrated by Lamia Aziz

《鲸鱼救援》，作者帕姆·霍尔顿，插画拉米亚·阿齐兹

Baby Whale lived with his family far out in the deep sea. One morning, he swam away all by himself. Before long, he knew that he was lost. He felt frightened because he couldn't see any of the other whales. Baby Whale swam a long way as he tried to find his family. After a while, he swam too close to the beach. The water at the beach was not deep enough for a whale! First he tried to swim forwards and then he tried to swim backwards.

小鲸和他的家人住在遥远的深海里。 一天早上，他独自游走了。 不久，他知道自己迷路了。 他感到害怕，因为他看不到其他的鲸鱼。 小鲸游了很长一段路，试图找到他的家人。 过了一会儿，他游得离海滩太近了。 海滩上的水对鲸鱼来说不够深!他先试着向前游，然后又试着向后游。

Soon Baby Whale knew he was stuck in the soft sand. He flapped his tail hard and he shook his flippers, but he couldn't swim at all because the water was too shallow. He felt very frightened and worried. "Who will save me?" he cried. "Please help me!" The big whales were trying to find their lost baby. When they heard his cries, they swam quickly through the waves to the beach to help him.

不久，小鲸鱼知道他被困在柔软的沙子里了。 他使劲地拍打着尾巴，摇晃着鳍状肢，但他根本游不动，因为水太浅了。 他感到非常害怕和担心。 “谁来救我?” “请帮帮我!”大鲸鱼正在努力寻找它们丢失的孩子。 当他们听到他的叫声时，他们迅速地穿过海浪游到海滩去帮助他。

The two big whales swam closer and closer to the beach, but they were far too big to swim in such shallow water. Before long, they were both stuck in the soft sand, too. A family playing on the beach saw the whales splashing in the waves, flapping their tails and trying to swim. "Don't worry! We'll help you," the people shouted, as they ran quickly into the water.

两只大鲸鱼向海滩游得越来越近，但它们太大了，不能在这么浅的水里游泳。 没过多久，他们俩也被困在松软的沙子里了。 一家人在海滩上玩耍，看到鲸鱼在海浪中戏水，拍打着尾巴，试图游泳。 “别担心!我们会帮你的。”人们一边喊一边迅速地跑进水里。

"The water isn't deep enough here for the whales to swim away," the people said to each other. "We'll have to wait for the tide to come right in. The water will get deeper soon." While they waited, they put wet towels on the whales' backs to keep them cool. The children found pieces of seaweed in the waves. They put it on the whales' heads to keep the sun off their skin.

“这里的水不够深，鲸鱼游不走，”人们互相说。 “我们得等着涨潮了。 水很快就会变深的。” 在等待的时候，他们把湿毛巾放在鲸鱼的背上，让它们保持凉爽。 孩子们在海浪中发现了海藻碎片。 他们把它涂在鲸鱼的头上，以防止阳光照射到它们的皮肤上。

The people filled their buckets with cool sea water and they poured it gently all over the whales' backs to keep them wet. They patted the three whales and talked to them to make them feel better. "We'll look after you," they said. "Don't worry. The tide is coming back in now."

人们把桶里装满了凉爽的海水，轻轻地倒在鲸鱼的背上，使它们保持湿润。 他们拍了拍这三只鲸鱼，和它们说话，让它们感觉好一点。 “我们会照顾你的，”他们说。 “别担心。现在潮水又回来了。”