07 The Cloudlings

CHAPTER 7 THE CLOUDLINGS The three friends followed after the fluffy creature as she rolled ahead. "I'm Fifi," she said as she rolled along. "I'm Tag," Tag replied. "These are my friends, Skyla and Blaze." "Um... I don't mean to be rude," Skyla said. "But what are you?" Fifi giggled. "I'm a cloudling! You've never seen a cloudling before?"

这三个朋友跟在这毛茸茸的小东西后面，她在前面滚来滚去。 “我是菲菲，”她一边滚一边说。 “我是泰格，”泰格回答。“这是我的朋友，斯凯拉和布雷兹。” “嗯……我不是有意无礼，”斯凯拉说。 “可你是什么？”菲菲咯咯笑了。 “我是一只云雀！”你以前没见过云团吗？”

Skyla shook her head. "We're not from around here," she said. "Thank you for helping us find the firehawks," Blaze added. "So have you really seen birds like me?" Fifi stopped rolling and looked up at Blaze. "Well... the birds I saw were a little bigger than you." Skyla glanced at Tag nervously. Tag shrugged. "This is the only clue we have," he whispered. "We should keep going." The sun was still high in the sky, and it seemed to get hotter the farther they walked. Tag wished that the stream hadn't been filled with snappy fish. He was so thirsty! Fifi started rolling slower and slower. "Are you okay?" Tag asked. "Should we rest?"

斯凯拉摇了摇头。“我们不是本地人，”她说。 “谢谢你帮我们找到火鹰，”布雷兹补充道。 “那么你真的见过像我这样的鸟吗？”菲菲停止滚动，抬头看着布雷兹。 “嗯……我看到的鸟比你大一点。” 斯凯拉紧张地瞥了泰格一眼。 标签耸耸肩。“这是我们唯一的线索。”他低声说。 “我们应该继续前进。”太阳仍然高高挂在天上，他们越往前走，天气似乎越热。 泰格真希望小溪里没有满是活泼的鱼。 他太渴了！菲菲开始滚得越来越慢。 “你还好吗？”标签要求。 “我们应该休息一下吗？”

Fifi stopped. "I thought I remembered which way to go, but I don't," she said. "I'm sorry." "Let's take a break," Skyla said, patting Fifi on the head. "Maybe it will come back to you?" Tag handed some fruit to Fifi and his friends. He felt a sudden creeping feeling down his feathers and looked up. It was the dark figure again! This time, it was standing a little way ahead beneath a tree. "Look!" Tag said, pulling out his dagger. Blaze turned to where Tag was pointing. "I don't see anything," she said.

菲菲停了下来。“我以为我记得该走哪条路，但我不记得了，”她说。 “我很抱歉。”“我们休息一下吧，”斯凯拉拍拍菲菲的头说。 “也许你会想起来的？”泰格递给菲菲和他的朋友们一些水果。 他突然感到一种从羽毛上往下爬的感觉，抬起头来。 又是那个黑影！这一次，它站在前面不远处的一棵树下。 “看!”泰格说着，抽出了匕首。 布雷兹转向泰格所指的地方。 “我什么也没看见，”她说。

Skyla frowned. "What did you see?" Tag walked toward the tree. The shadowy figure had gone. "I thought I saw someone watching us Blaze stuck her beak in the sack and pulled out the three golden feathers. "We need to keep moving, especially if we're being followed," she said. "Maybe the feathers will give me another vision and show us the way." Something glittered as Blaze moved her wing. "Whoa!" Tag said. The feathers had left a sparkle of golden light hanging in the air.

Skyla皱起了眉头。“你看到了什么？”泰格朝那棵树走去。 那个影子不见了。 “我想我看见有人在看着我们。火焰把她的嘴伸进袋子里，拔出了三根金色的羽毛。 “我们需要继续前进，尤其是在有人跟踪我们的情况下，”她说。 “也许羽毛会给我另一个幻象，给我们指明方向。” 火焰移动翅膀时，有什么东西闪闪发光。 “哇!”标签说。羽毛在空中留下一道闪闪发光的金光。

Tag tried to touch the sparkling light. It disappeared. Blaze waved the feathers back and forth. "Look!" Skyla gasped. The feathers had left another sparkling trail. Blaze waved them faster. At first nothing happened, but then their tips began to sparkle. Blaze's eyes shone golden as the feathers made more marks in the air. Tag peered closely at the sparkles. "The feathers are making a picture!" he cried. Fifi's eyes widened. "That looks like the Cloud Kingdom!" she said. Tag jumped up. "Fifi is right!" he said. "It's a map!"

泰格试图触摸那闪闪发光的光芒。 它就消失了。烈焰来回挥动羽毛。 “看!”Skyla气喘吁吁地说。羽毛又留下了一条闪闪发光的痕迹。 火焰更快地挥舞着他们。起初什么也没发生，但后来他们的尖开始闪闪发光。 火焰的眼睛闪烁着金色的光芒，羽毛在空中留下了更多的印记。 泰格仔细地注视着这些闪光。 “这些羽毛在画一幅画！”他叫道。 菲菲的眼睛睁大了。“那看起来像云王国！” 泰格跳了起来。“菲菲说得对！”他说。 “这是一张地图！”