02 The Bubbling Bog

CHAPTER 2 THE BUBBLING BOG As the friends flew closer to the Bubbling Bog, their eyes began to water. "What is that smell?" Skyla called to Tag and Blaze. "It's the bog!" Tag replied, covering his beak with his wing.

第二章冒泡的沼泽当朋友们飞近冒泡的沼泽时，他们的眼睛开始流泪了。 “那是什么味道？”斯凯拉呼叫泰格和火焰。 “是沼泽！”泰格回答，用翅膀盖住嘴。

Thick, squelchy mud stretched out as far as he could see. Every so often, a huge bubble rose up from the mud. When it popped, it let out a small cloud of smelly green gas. "My eyes sting!" cried Blaze. "Mine, too," Tag said, blinking to stop his eyes going blurry. BELCH! BURP! The bog bubbled. "We can't fly over the bog!" Skyla yelled. "Those bubbles must be filled with some kind of poison." "Follow me!" Tag shouted. He flew north, and they landed at the edge of the Bubbling Bog.

厚厚的、黏糊糊的泥浆一直延伸到他所能看到的地方。 每隔一段时间，一个巨大的气泡就会从泥里冒出来。 当它爆开的时候，会放出一小团有臭味的绿色气体。 “我的眼睛刺痛！”Blaze叫道。 “我的也是，”泰格说，眨了眨眼睛，以免眼睛变得模糊。 打嗝!打嗝!沼泽冒泡了。 “我们不能飞越沼泽！”Skyla喊道。 “那些泡泡里一定充满了某种毒药。” “跟我来!”泰格喊道。他向北飞去，他们降落在冒泡沼泽的边缘。

Skyla pinched her nose. "What do we do now?" Tag pulled out the map. "We'll have to stay to the north. It will take longer than flying over the bog, but it's the only way." "Hurry," Blaze told her friends. Skyla didn't wait to be told twice. She hopped onto Blaze's back, and they set off, leaving the stinky bog far behind. They flew for hours. Just before sundown, they reached Lullaby Lake. The air was fresh, and the water clear. They found a group of willow trees at the edge of the lake. The trees had long branches that hung to the ground.

斯凯拉捏了捏鼻子。“我们现在怎么办？”泰格拿出地图。 “我们得呆在北边。 这比飞越沼泽要花更长的时间，但这是唯一的办法。” “快点，”布雷兹告诉她的朋友们。 斯凯拉没等我再说两遍。 她跳上布雷兹的背，他们出发了，把臭烘烘的沼泽远远地甩在后面。 他们飞了好几个小时。就在日落之前，他们到达了摇篮湖。 空气新鲜，水清澈。 他们在湖边发现了一群柳树。 这些树长着垂到地面的长树枝。

"Look at this," Skyla said. She moved some branches aside and disappeared behind them. Tag and Blaze followed. "It's a secret hideout," Tag said. The branches hung low, keeping the friends hidden. "We should set up camp here," Skyla said. "Thorn's spies will never find us," Blaze agreed.

“看这个，”斯凯拉说。 她把一些树枝挪到一边，消失在它们后面。 Tag和Blaze紧随其后。“这是一个秘密藏身处，”泰格说。 树枝低垂，把朋友们藏了起来。 “我们应该在这里扎营，”斯凯拉说。 “索恩的间谍永远找不到我们。”布雷兹同意道。

"Is our piece of the Ember Stone warm yet?" Skyla asked. Usually, when they were close to another piece, theirs glowed and got hotter. Tag checked his sack. "No, it is still cold," he said. Blaze peered out of the branches. She pointed at a small island in the middle of the lake. "Let's check out that island," Tag said. "Maybe the next piece is over there." "I'll stay here and make our nests for tonight," Skyla said. She picked up some thin branches and began weaving nests for them to sleep on.

“我们的那块烬石烧热了吗？”Skyla问道。 通常，当它们靠近另一块时，它们的就会发光并变得更热。 泰格检查了他的口袋。“不，还是很冷，”他说。 火苗从树枝间探出头来。 她指着湖中央的一个小岛。 “我们去看看那个岛吧，”泰格说。 “也许下一块在那边。” “我要留在这里，为今晚做窝。”斯凯拉说。 她捡起一些细树枝，开始编织鸟巢，让它们睡在上面。