07 The Hidden Cave

CHAPTER 7 THE HIDDEN CAVE Coralie led Tag, Skyla, and Blaze through an icy tunnel to a large hole in the ice. Skyla dipped a toe in the water. "It's f-f-freezing!" she cried. "We have to swim below the ice?" Tag asked.

珊瑚带着泰格、斯凯拉和火焰穿过一条结冰的隧道，来到一个大冰洞前。 斯凯拉把脚趾伸进水里。 “冷——冷！”她叫道。 “我们必须在冰下游泳？”泰格要求。

"Yes, there's another tunnel underneath," Coralie said. "It leads to a hidden cave." "That's where you saw the stone?" Skyla asked. Coralie nodded. "It's not far," she told them. "A quick dip under the water and then we'll pop back up on the other side." "We can't really swim..." Tag said, looking at his friends. Coralie stroked her whiskers. "You could ride on my back?" she suggested. Tag looked at Skyla and Blaze. Can all three of us fit on Coralie's back? "Swim!" Blaze peeped. SPLASH! Blaze dove into the water. She disappeared beneath the ice. Skyla's jaw dropped. "I guess firehawks can swim after all!" Tag said.

“是的，下面还有一条隧道，”科拉莉说。 “它通向一个隐蔽的洞穴。” “你就是在那儿看见那块石头的？”Skyla问道。 Coralie点点头。“不远，”她告诉他们。 “在水里快速浸泡一下，然后我们会从另一边跳出来。” “我们真的不会游泳……”泰格看着他的朋友们说。 科拉莉抚摸着她的胡须。 “你可以骑在我背上吗？”她建议道。 泰格看着斯凯拉和布雷兹。 我们三个都能坐在科拉莉的背上吗？ “游泳!”大火里。飞溅!烈焰跳入水中。 她消失在冰下。 斯凯拉的下巴掉了下来。“我想火鹰还是会游泳的！”泰格说。

Coralie grinned. "Ready?" "I hate getting wet," Skyla grumbled. "Remember," Tag said, "it's just a dip." Tag climbed onto Coralie's back. Skyla followed, holding tightly to the seal's slick fur. "Hold your breath," Coralie told them. They took a deep breath and closed their eyes. Coralie dove into the freezing water. After a few seconds, Coralie swam up into the hidden cave.

Coralie咧嘴一笑。“准备好了吗?”“我讨厌被淋湿。”斯凯拉抱怨道。 “记住，”泰格说，“这只是个小洞。” 泰格爬到科拉莉的背上。 斯凯拉紧随其后，紧紧抓住海豹光滑的皮毛。 “屏住呼吸，”科拉莉告诉他们。 他们深吸了一口气，闭上了眼睛。 珊瑚跳入冰冷的水中。 几秒钟后，Coralie游进了隐藏的洞穴。

Tag shook icy droplets from his wings as he gazed around the small, glittery cave. "This cave is so beautiful!" Skyla said, squeezing water out of her tail. "Ow!" Tag cried suddenly. "The sack is burning me!" Tag threw down the sack. It slid along the ice and stopped at the wall.

泰格摇晃着翅膀上的冰滴，环视着这个闪闪发光的小洞穴。 “这个洞穴太美了！”斯凯拉说着，把尾巴里的水挤出来。 “噢!”泰格突然叫道。“麻袋烫着我了！”泰格扔下了麻袋。 它沿着冰面滑行，停在了墙边。

The four friends hurried over, and peered inside as Tag carefully opened the sack. "Look!" Skyla yelled. "Our stone is glowing!" "And it's definitely hot again!" Tag said. "Peep! Peep! Peep!" Blaze said. She pecked at the icy wall. "What is it, Blaze?" Tag asked. Something glowed deep inside the wall of ice. The light grew brighter and brighter until the whole cavern sparkled purple. Tag gasped. "It's the next piece of the Ember Stone!"

四个朋友匆匆走过去，泰格小心翼翼地打开袋子，向里面窥视。 “看!”Skyla喊道。“我们的石头在发光！”“而且肯定又热起来了！”泰格说。 “偷看!偷看!偷看!”大火说。 她啄着结冰的墙壁。 “怎么了，火焰？”泰格要求。 冰墙深处有什么东西在发光。 光线越来越亮，直到整个洞穴都闪着紫色的光芒。 泰格气喘吁吁地说。“这是下一块烬之石！”