07 The Tall Trees

CHAPTER 7 THE TALL TREES "Are you Okay?" Tag asked. Skyla nodded. "That was close!" she puffed. "What was that?" Tag scanned the water. "It looked like some kind of huge crocodile," he said. "We need to get out of here in case it comes back."

第七章高大的树“你还好吗？”标签要求。 Skyla点点头。“好险！”她喘着气说。 “那是什么？”泰格扫视了一下水面。 “它看起来像某种巨大的鳄鱼，”他说。 “我们得离开这里，以防它回来。”

"Yes," Skyla agreed. "Maybe that creature is what the toads were trying to warn us about?" "Maybe..." Tag said. They made their way along the branch. "The water is more shallow down here," Tag told her. They jumped into the water, and walked toward the island. It rose up out of the water ahead and was covered with tall trees. "Let's find Blaze and get out of here," Skyla said.

“是的，”斯凯拉同意了。“也许这种生物就是癞蛤蟆试图警告我们的东西？”“也许……” 标签说。他们沿着树枝往前走。 “这里的水更浅，”泰格告诉她。 他们跳进水里，朝小岛走去。 它从前面的水面升起，被高大的树木覆盖着。 “让我们找到火焰，离开这里。”斯凯拉说。

Tag checked his sack to make sure that the map, the Ember Stone, and the feathers were okay after being underwater. The map was a little damp, but he could still see the pictures. "Come on," he said as they reached the edge of the island. "The tall trees are right ahead!" Skyla started to run, but then she coughed. "ACK! ACK!" "Are you okay?" Tag asked. Skyla waved a paw at him. "I'm fine. Come on, let's go rescue our friend!" Tag looked up in wonder. The trees towered over them. An enormous nest sat at the end of every branch. But the nests weren't made from twigs and leaves, like Tag's nest. These nests seemed to have grown out of the trees from small twisted branches.

泰格检查了他的袋子，以确保地图、灰烬之石和羽毛在水下后都没有问题。 地图有点湿，但他仍能看到那些图画。 “来吧。”他们来到岛的边缘时，他说。 “高大的树就在前面！”斯凯拉开始跑，但接着她咳嗽了。 “消!ACK !”“你还好吗？”标签要求。 斯凯拉向他挥了挥爪子。“我很好。 来吧，我们去救我们的朋友！”泰格惊奇地抬起头来。 树木高耸于他们之上。 每根树枝的末端都有一个巨大的巢。 但它们的巢不是用树枝和树叶做成的，不像泰格的巢。 这些鸟巢似乎是从树上弯曲的小树枝上长出来的。

"Wait!" Tag said, holding Skyla's paw. He pointed up to the nests high above them. Long, brightly colored feathers hung down over the edge, like a long cloak. From far away they almost looked like they could be firehawks. Close-up though, Tag could see that these birds were much, much larger and had curved purple beaks.

“等等!”泰格握住斯凯拉的爪子说。 他指着他们头顶上高高的鸟巢。 长长的、色彩鲜艳的羽毛垂在边缘，像一件长斗篷。 从远处看，它们简直就像火鹰。 然而，近距离观察，泰格可以看到这些鸟要大得多，有弯曲的紫色喙。

"There's a giant bird inside every nest," Skyla whispered. "How are we going to find Blaze without being seen?" "The golden feathers showed us that Blaze was in one of these nests," Tag said. "So she must be here somewhere. We are just going to have to wait until the birds leave before we investigate." Skyla sighed and sat down beneath one of the trees. Tag sat beside her. "ACK! ACK!" Skyla coughed again. "Shhh," Tag whispered as he gently covered her mouth with his wing. "We can't let them know we're here." Skyla nodded. And they waited. Suddenly, there was a loud CAWWWWW!

“每个鸟巢里都有一只大鸟。”斯凯拉低声说。 “我们怎么才能在不被发现的情况下找到火焰？”泰格说：“金色的羽毛告诉我们，布雷兹就在其中一个鸟巢里。” “所以她一定在这里的某个地方。 我们只能等到鸟儿离开后再进行调查。” 斯凯拉叹了口气，在一棵树下坐了下来。 泰格坐在她旁边。“消!ACK !”斯凯拉又咳嗽了。 “嘘，”泰格轻声说，用翅膀轻轻地捂住她的嘴。 “我们不能让他们知道我们在这里。” Skyla点点头。他们等待着。 突然，一声响亮的CAWWWWW！

Tag and Skyla hid behind a tree trunk. "Look!" Skyla cried. "The birds are all flying away!" The giant birds had taken to the air. They followed the largest cawing bird. "That one looks like their leader," Tag said. "I bet they're going to find food." Tag and Skyla looked at each other. "Time to find Blaze!" Skyla said.

泰格和斯凯拉躲在一根树干后面。 “看!”Skyla哭了。“鸟儿都飞走了！”大鸟已经飞上了天空。 他们跟着最大的鸣叫鸟。 “那只看起来像他们的首领，”塔格说。 “我敢打赌他们会找到食物的。” 泰格和斯凯拉面面相觑。 “是时候找到Blaze了！”Skyla说。