10 Fire Island

CHAPTER 10 FIRE ISLAND The next morning, Tag readied their supplies. He packed nuts, berries, and his favorite snack—worms. He also packed a large water pouch. "Ready?" Skyla asked, wearing her new armor. Tag grinned. "Ready!"

第十章火岛第二天早上，泰格准备好了补给。 他装了坚果、浆果和他最喜欢的零食——虫子。 他还装了一个大水袋。 “准备好了吗?”斯凯拉穿着她的新盔甲问道。 泰格咧嘴一笑。“准备好了!”

They woke up a sleepy Blaze, and set off along the winding path through Valor Wood. Tag smiled as he glided through the trees. He was ready for adventure. They traveled for hours, the cool breeze at their backs. Suddenly— "Ow!" Skyla cried, hopping up and down. "Something bit me!" Tag landed and looked at the ground. Why is this soil red and not brown?

他们唤醒了沉睡的火焰，沿着蜿蜒的小路穿过英勇森林。 泰格微笑着滑过树林。 他准备冒险。 他们走了好几个小时，背后吹着凉风。 突然,“噢!”斯凯拉叫着，跳上跳下。 “什么东西咬了我！”泰格落了下来，看着地面。 为什么这块土是红色而不是棕色？

Blaze stomped her feet. "The ground is moving!" Skyla cried. Tag took a closer look. "The ground isn't moving—it's covered in prickle ants!" Tiny red ants covered the soil. Their eyes were bright orange—just like the tiger bats. "Thorn's spies!" Tag said. "They're climbing all over me!" cried Skyla. The three friends hopped along, trying to escape. But the prickle ants crawled up their legs, biting and stinging.

Blaze跺着她的脚。“地在动！”Skyla哭了。 泰格仔细看了看。“地面没有动——全是刺蚁！”小小的红蚂蚁覆盖了土壤。 它们的眼睛是亮橙色的——就像虎蝠一样。 “刺的间谍!”泰格说。 “它们在我身上爬来爬去！”斯凯拉叫道。 三个朋友跳着走，试图逃跑。 但刺痛的蚂蚁爬上他们的腿，又咬又刺。

"We'll have to jump in the water to wash them off!" Tag shouted, as they reached a fast-flowing stream. "I can't swim!" Skyla cried. "I can't either," Tag said. "But it's not deep." Tag led Skyla and Blaze into the cool water. They all climbed out as fast as they could. "It worked!" Tag said, shaking water from his feathers.

“我们得跳进水里把它们洗掉！”泰格喊道，他们来到一条湍急的小溪边。 “我不会游泳！”Skyla哭了。 “我也不能，”泰格说。 “但它并不深。”泰格领着斯凯拉和火焰进入了凉爽的水中。 他们都尽快地爬了出来。 “成功了!”泰格说着，抖了抖羽毛上的水。

Skyla squeezed water out of her tail. "Yes, but if the ants found us, that means Thorn knows where we are." Tag shivered. He didn't like feeling that Thorn was so close by. "You're right. We need to hurry." Tag pulled out Grey's paper. "Grey said this would show us the way—maybe it's a map?" "I don't understand," Skyla said, looking over Tag's shoulder. "It's blank."

斯凯拉把尾巴里的水挤出来。 “是的，但如果蚂蚁发现了我们，那就意味着索恩知道我们在哪里。” 泰格颤抖。他不喜欢索恩离他这么近的感觉。 “你是对的。我们得快点了。” 泰格拿出了格蕾的报纸。 “格雷说这个能给我们指路——也许是张地图？”“我不明白，”斯凯拉说，从泰格的肩膀上看过去。 “这是空白。”

"Look!" Tag gasped as a small dot appeared on the paper. It grew bigger as he watched. There were shapes of land and water, and names of places he had never heard of. "It is a map!" Blaze tapped the map with her beak. She hopped toward a path. "I think Blaze wants us to go that way," Tag said.

“看!”当纸上出现一个小点时，泰格倒吸了一口气。 在他的注视下，它变得越来越大。 书中有陆地和水域的形状，还有他从未听说过的地名。 “这是一张地图！”Blaze用她的嘴轻敲着地图。 她朝一条小路跳去。“我认为Blaze希望我们走那条路，”塔格说。