03 The Strangers

CHAPTER 3 THE STRANGERS Tag pulled out his dagger and moved closer to Skyla. The two dark figures watched them. "Do you think they are dangerous?" whispered Skyla. Tag could feel her fur shaking.

第三章陌生人泰格拔出匕首，向斯凯拉靠近。 那两个黑影看着他们。 “你认为他们很危险吗？”斯盖拉小声说。 泰格能感觉到她的毛在颤抖。

"I'm not sure," Tag said. "They could be friendly." Tag and Skyla crept forward. The strangers did the same. Tag narrowed his eyes. There was something familiar about these figures. "Look," Skyla said. "One of them has a slingshot, just like me."

“我不确定，”泰格说。“他们可能很友好。” 泰格和斯凯拉蹑手蹑脚地走上前去。 陌生人也照做了。 泰格眯起眼睛。这些数字有些似曾相识。 “看，”斯凯拉说。“其中一个有弹弓，就像我一样。”

"The other has a dagger like mine," Tag whispered. He stood as tall as he could. "Who are you?" he shouted, trying to sound brave. His voice echoed around the trees. "Who are you... you... you..." a voice echoed back. "I'm Tag," Tag replied. "This is Skyla. We're searching for our friend." "Friend.... friend... friend..." the strange voice repeated. "Maybe they are trying to tell us they are friendly?" Skyla guessed. She lowered her slingshot, and the stranger did the same.

“另一个人有一把和我一样的匕首，”泰格低声说。 他站得尽可能高。 “你是谁？”他大声喊道，努力装出勇敢的样子。 他的声音在树林里回响。 “你是谁……你……你……” 一个声音回了过来。“我是泰格，”泰格回答。 “这是斯凯拉。我们在找我们的朋友。” “朋友……朋友。朋友……” 那奇怪的声音又说了一遍。 “也许他们是想告诉我们他们很友好？”Skyla猜。 她放下了弹弓，陌生人也放下了弹弓。

Tag walked closer to the figures, then he laughed. Skyla put her paws on her hips. "What's so funny?" she asked. "They look like us because they are us!" Tag laughed. He held out a wing to one of the strangers, and the stranger copied the action. "They are our reflections!" The tree trunks were silver and the moonlight shone off them, turning them into shiny mirrors. All around, Tag and Skyla could see their reflections staring back at them.

泰格走近那些人影，然后笑了起来。 斯凯拉把爪子放在屁股上。 “什么事这么好笑?”她问。 “他们看起来像我们，因为他们就是我们！”标签笑了。 他向其中一个陌生人伸出一只翅膀，陌生人模仿了他的动作。 “它们是我们的倒影！”树干是银色的，月光照着它们，把它们变成了闪亮的镜子。 泰格和斯凯拉可以看到他们周围的倒影正盯着他们。

"Look at the water," Tag said. "It's silver like the trees." Skyla grinned and gave her reflection a high five. Her paw sparkled in the light. "Ugh, you were right, Tag," she said. "I'm still so glittery!" They walked on, zigzagging through the silvery trees. Soon, there was more water than solid ground. "How deep do you think this water will get?" Skyla asked, worried. "You know I can't swim."

“看那水，”泰格说。 “它像树一样银白色。” 斯凯拉咧嘴一笑，跟自己的倒影击掌。 她的爪子在阳光下闪闪发光。 “啊，你是对的，泰格，”她说。 “我还是那么闪亮！”他们继续往前走，在银白色的树林里曲折地走着。 很快，水就比地面多了。 “你觉得这水会有多深？”斯凯拉担心地问。 “你知道我不会游泳。”

The silvery water was almost up to her waist now. "There might be something under there, waiting to bite us," she added. "We've still got a way to go until we reach the tall trees," Tag said, wishing there was a quicker way to cross the swamp. He thought about flying ahead, but he couldn't leave Skyla behind. CROAK! CROAK! "What was that?" Skyla asked. She grabbed her slingshot. Tag pulled out his dagger again. Even with the big, bright moon, it was hard to see. CROAK! CROAK! CROAK! Tag peered through the darkness. A hundred small eyes peered back at him.

银色的海水现在几乎没到她的腰了。 “下面可能有什么东西，等着咬我们，”她补充说。 “在到达高大的树木之前，我们还有一段路要走，”塔格说，希望能有更快的方法穿过沼泽。 他想往前飞，但他不能丢下斯凯拉。 用嘶哑的声音!用嘶哑的声音!“那是什么？”Skyla问道。 她抓起弹弓。 泰格又抽出他的匕首。 即使月亮又大又亮，也很难看清。 用嘶哑的声音!用嘶哑的声音!用嘶哑的声音!泰格在黑暗中窥视。 一百只小眼睛回望着他。