09 The Last Honeycomb

CHAPTER 9 THE LAST HONEYCOMB Tag frowned. "Bears?" "Yes, the bears tricked us!" the small grumblebee said. "We had hidden our piece of the Ember Stone inside a honeycomb—in case Thorn came back for it. The bears said they would protect it, so we passed it to them for safekeeping."

第九章最后一个蜂窝泰格皱起眉头。 “熊?”“是的，熊耍了我们！”小蜜蜂说。 “我们把那块烬石藏在蜂巢里，以防索恩回来取。 熊说他们会保护它，所以我们把它交给他们保管。”

"But they really just wanted to eat the honeycomb. They love honey!" added another grumblebee. "Now they won't give the stone back unless we give them more honeycomb." The bees flew to the Whispering Oak, where a round beehive sat in the tallest branches. "Thanks to Thorn, this hive is all we have left. It holds our very last honeycomb," the small grumblebee said. "We're sorry, but we cannot help you."

“但它们真的只想吃蜂巢。 他们喜欢蜂蜜！”另一只抱怨的蜜蜂补充道。 “现在他们不肯还石头，除非我们给他们更多的蜂房。” 蜜蜂们飞到咕咕作响的橡树上，那里最高的树枝上有一个圆形的蜂巢。 “多亏了索恩，我们只剩下这个蜂巢了。 它装着我们最后一个蜂房。”小蜜蜂说。 “很抱歉，我们帮不了你。”

The bees disappeared inside their hive. "We need to find the bears," Tag told his friends. "We have to make them give us the stone." Skyla looked up at the beehive. "Where are the bears?" she called. A small grumblebee flew out and pointed in the direction of the mossy hills that the friends had escaped from. The sun had already set and the moon was high in the sky. "They live in a cave at the very top of that hill," the bee said.

蜜蜂消失在蜂巢里。 “我们需要找到熊，”塔格告诉他的朋友们。 “我们得让他们把石头给我们。” 斯凯拉抬头看着蜂巢。 “熊在哪里？”她喊道。 一只小蜜蜂飞了出来，指着朋友们逃离的长满青苔的小山的方向。 太阳已经下山了，月亮高高地挂在天上。 “他们住在山顶的一个山洞里，”蜜蜂说。

Blaze yawned. "We should rest here for the night," Tag said. "We'll talk to the bears in the morning." "What about Thorn's spies?" Skyla asked. "We will keep watch," the grumblebee said. "We'll warn you of any danger," Then he went back into his hive, leaving the three friends alone in the darkness.

大火打了个哈欠。“我们今晚应该在这里休息，”泰格说。 “我们明天早上再和熊们谈谈。” “索恩的密探怎么办？”Skyla问道。 “我们会放哨的，”发牢骚的蜜蜂说。 “如果有危险，我们会警告你们的。”然后他回到他的蜂巢，把三个朋友单独留在黑暗中。