08 A Magical map

CHAPTER 8 A MAGICAL MAP The sparkly map showed all of the Cloud Kingdom. Tag could see the twisty trees where the cloudlings lived. There were also tall mountains, the crystal rocks, and a wide river with a waterfall.

第八章一张神奇的地图这张闪闪发光的地图显示了云王国的全境。 泰格可以看到云雾出没的地方，那些弯弯曲曲的树木。 还有高耸的山脉、晶莹的岩石和一条有瀑布的宽阔河流。

Tag reached out to touch the map. To his surprise, the edges became solid. The sparkly lines turned black, and the map turned into paper. The paper fluttered to the ground, landing at Tag's feet. Blaze pointed at an orange dot on the map. "What's that?" she asked. "I don't know," Tag said. Skyla, Tag, and Fifi leaned in. The orange dot disappeared for a second then reappeared. It did the same thing again and again.

泰格伸出手去摸地图。 令他惊讶的是，边缘变得坚实了。 闪光的线条变成了黑色，地图变成了纸。 那张纸飘动着落到地上，落在泰格的脚边。 布雷兹指着地图上的一个橙色点。 “那是什么？”她问。“我不知道，”泰格说。 斯凯拉、泰格和菲菲凑了过来。 那个橙色的点消失了一秒钟，然后又出现了。 它一遍又一遍地做着同样的事情。

"The dot is flashing," Skyla said. "The map is trying to show us something." "Look at those hills," Fifi said, nodding to the map. "Now look up over there." In the distance, Tag could see three green bumps. "Those are the same hills," he said. Blaze hopped up and down. "The orange dot must show us where we are," she said. "Yes," Tag agreed. But then the map began to change. The ink swirled, making strange patterns. "What's happening to our map?!" Skyla cried.

“那个点在闪烁，”斯凯拉说。 “这张地图试图向我们展示一些东西。” “看那些山，”菲菲指着地图说。 “现在往那边看。”在远处，塔格可以看到三个绿色的凸起。 “那是同样的山，”他说。 火焰跳上跳下。“这个橙色的点一定能告诉我们现在的位置，”她说。 “是的，”泰格同意了。但随后，形势开始发生变化。 墨水打转，形成奇怪的图案。 “我们的地图怎么了？！”Skyla哭了。

Tag watched as the ink made a new picture. A picture of a waterfall sparkled in front of them, but the picture was moving. The water ran along a river and over rocks, crashing into a pool below. "I think the feathers want us to find that waterfall," Blaze said as the paper went blank. "Can you take us there?" Tag asked Fifi.

泰格看着墨水画出一幅新画。 一幅瀑布的画面在他们面前闪闪发光，但画面是在移动的。 河水沿着河流奔流，越过岩石，流进下面的池塘。 “我想羽毛想让我们找到瀑布，”布莱泽说，纸上一片空白。 “你能带我们去吗？”泰格问菲菲。

Fifi's fur was shaking. "I'm sorry," she said. "I can't. Cloudlings are afraid of water— even when it's not full of snappy fish." Skyla hugged Fifi. "I understand," she said. "I am afraid of water, too." "Thank you for helping us come this far," Tag said. "You're welcome. Now just head that way, past the hills and into the forest. Good luck!" Fifi rolled away along the path.

菲菲的毛在颤抖。“对不起，”她说。 “我不能。云害怕水——即使水里没有活泼的鱼。” 斯凯拉拥抱了菲菲。“我明白，”她说。 “我也怕水。” “谢谢你帮助我们走到这一步，”泰格说。 “你是受欢迎的。往那边走，穿过山丘，进入森林。 祝你好运!”菲菲沿着小路滚走了。