01 The Unusual Flowers

CHAPTER 1 THE UNUSUAL FLOWERS Tag and Skyla stood in a dusty clearing and examined the magical map. The ground felt like sand beneath their feet. It twinkled in the sunlight.

第一章不寻常的花塔格和斯凯拉站在一片尘土飞扬的空地上，仔细研究着那张神奇的地图。 他们脚下的地面摸起来像沙子。 它在阳光下闪闪发光。

Skyla pointed to a group of tall trees on the map. The trees stood in the middle of an island, surrounded by dark water. She read the label, "Silver Swamp." "It looks like that's where the giant birds' nests are!" Tag said. Skyla nodded. "I wonder why they call it the Silver Swamp?" "I guess we're going to find out," Tag said. "Let's go." He tucked the map into his sack. The sun shined bright as they walked along a dusty path. "I hope Blaze is okay," Skyla said.

斯凯拉指着地图上的一组高大的树木。 这些树矗立在一个岛的中央，周围是漆黑的海水。 她看了看标签，“银色沼泽”。 “看起来那就是大鸟的巢！”标签说。 Skyla点点头。“我不知道他们为什么叫它银沼泽？”“我想我们会找到答案的，”泰格说。 “我们走吧。”他把地图塞进口袋里。 他们沿着尘土飞扬的小路走着，阳光灿烂。 “我希望布雷兹没事，”斯凯拉说。

"I hope so too," Tag replied. "But she is strong and brave. And she has her special firehawk powers." A little way ahead, Tag could see a clearing. The ground was covered in brightly colored, unusual-looking flowers. Tag gasped. The flowers were like nothing he had ever seen before. Some grew taller than him. Others shone pink and green and yellow neon colors. They glowed like fireflies.

“我也希望如此，”泰格回答。 “但她坚强勇敢。 而且她有火鹰的特殊能力。” 在前面不远的地方，泰格看到一片空地。 地上开满了色彩鲜艳、样子奇特的花。 标签气喘吁吁地说。这些花是他以前从未见过的。 有的长得比他还高。 其他的则闪耀着粉红色、绿色和黄色的霓虹色。 他们像萤火虫一样发光。

"Look at that!" Skyla exclaimed. She ran over and stood beneath a huge mushroom. It towered over her like a giant umbrella. Skyla sniffed a bell-shaped flower, then reached out to touch its petals when— PUFFFF! A spray of sparkly purple glitter shot out of the flower. It covered Skyla's face and fur. "Skyla!" Tag called, rushing over to her. "Are you okay?" "Achooo!" Skyla sneezed. "I'm okay. This stuff is just so sticky!" She brushed at the glitter, but it stuck to her fur.

“看那个！”Skyla喊道。 她跑过去，站在一个巨大的蘑菇下面。 它像一把巨大的伞高耸在她的头顶上。 斯凯拉闻了闻一朵钟形的花，然后伸手去摸它的花瓣——噗！一朵紫色的闪光从花中射出。 它覆盖了斯凯拉的脸和皮毛。 “Skyla !”泰格喊道，冲到她身边。 “你还好吗？”“Achooo !”Skyla打喷嚏。 “我很好。这东西太粘了！”她掸了掸闪粉，但它粘在了她的皮毛上。

Tag laughed. "You look super sparkly!" Skyla rolled her eyes as she kept brushing her fur. Tag pulled out the map to check they were going the right way. The magical golden feathers had drawn this map of the Cloud Kingdom. Now, each time Tag and Skyla looked at it, it changed to show them where they were. Two small figures stood on the map in the middle of the colorful clearing. They looked just like Skyla and Tag. "That's us," Skyla said, pointing at the tiny figures. "Don't touch the paper with your sticky paw!" Tag warned. "You'll make the map all glittery!"

标签笑了。“你看起来超级闪亮！”斯凯拉一边不停地刷毛，一边翻着白眼。 泰格拿出地图，看看他们是不是走对了路。 神奇的金色羽毛画出了这张云王国的地图。 现在，每次泰格和斯凯拉看着它，它就会改变，显示他们的位置。 两个小人儿站在地图上彩色空地的中央。 他们看起来就像斯凯拉和泰格。 “那是我们，”斯凯拉指着那些小数字说。 “不要用你黏糊糊的爪子碰纸！”警告标签。 “你会让地图闪闪发光的！”

Skyla huffed and continued walking. Tag was about to follow her, but something caught his eye on the map. He frowned as he took a closer look. The dark smudge was back. And this time it was even darker. "Skyla," Tag said. "What do you think this is?" But then— A rustling sound came from the trees behind him. Tag pulled out his dagger.

斯凯拉喘了口气，继续往前走。 泰格正要跟着她，但地图上有什么东西引起了他的注意。 他仔细看了看，皱起了眉头。 黑色的污迹又回来了。这一次更黑暗了。 “斯凯拉，”泰格说。“你认为这是什么？”但就在这时——从他身后的树林里传来了沙沙的声音。 泰格掏出他的匕首。