08 The Hidden Surprise

CHAPTER 8 THE HIDDEN SURPRISE As soon as the giant birds were out of sight, Skyla raced up the closest tree to look for Blaze. Tag took to the sky. He soared over and under the nests, searching everywhere. Something moved in the nest below him. Tag quickly landed on a branch and hid out of sight. He peeked around some leaves and froze.

第八章隐藏的惊喜大鸟一消失，斯凯拉就跑到最近的一棵树上寻找火焰。 泰格飞向天空。他在鸟巢上空和下面飞来飞去，到处搜寻。 他下面的巢里有什么东西在动。 泰格迅速落在一根树枝上，躲了起来。 他在树叶周围偷看了一下，吓呆了。

Not all the giant birds had left their nests! One of them had stayed behind and was sleeping in the highest nest on the tallest tree. Tag waved at Skyla and pointed at the nest. Skyla's eyes grew wide. She leaped from branch to branch until she landed beside Tag. "Do you think that bird stayed behind to guard Blaze?" Skyla whispered. Tag nodded. "The other nests are empty. Blaze must be in that nest, too." "Then let's go get her!" Skyla said.

并不是所有的大鸟都离开了它们的巢！其中一只留下了，睡在最高树上最高的巢里。 泰格朝斯凯拉挥了挥手，指着鸟巢。 斯凯拉睁大了眼睛。她从一根树枝跳到另一根树枝，直到落在泰格旁边。 “你认为那只鸟是留下来看守布雷兹的吗？”Skyla低声说。 标记点了点头。“其他的巢都是空的。 火焰一定也在那个巢里。” “那我们去找她吧！”Skyla说。

Tag flew to the next branch to get a better look. ZZZZZZ! The giant bird was snoring. Tag could not see any sign of Blaze. I need to get closer, he thought. Tag shuffled slowly along the branch. He moved closer, closer, closer to the nest. The giant bird was even bigger than Tag had thought. Its beak was as big as he was! Tag gulped as he took a step closer to peek inside the nest. Suddenly, the giant bird ruffled its big feathers. Tag jumped! He almost slipped off the branch, but held tight with his talons.

泰格飞到下一根树枝上看得更清楚。 ZZZZZZ !那只大鸟在打鼾。 泰格没有看到布雷兹的任何迹象。 我得靠近一点，他想。 泰格沿着树枝慢慢地挪动着脚步。 他离鸟巢越来越近，越来越近，越来越近。 这只大鸟比泰格想象的还要大。 它的嘴和他一样大！泰格哽咽了一下，他走近一步，想看看鸟巢里面。 突然，那只大鸟竖起了它的大羽毛。 标签跳!他差点从树枝上滑下来，但他的爪子牢牢地抓住了。

"Blaze!" he whispered toward the nest. "Are you in there?" There was no reply. The giant bird snored softly. "Blaze?" Tag called again, a little louder. "It's me, Tag." "Mmmmfffff!" a voice replied. The giant bird ruffled its feathers again. But Tag had recognized that voice! Hope rose in his chest. Then he spotted a smaller bunch of feathers beneath the giant bird! It was Blaze!

“火焰！”他朝鸟巢低语。 “你在里面吗？”没有回答。 那只大鸟轻轻地打着呼噜。 “火焰?”泰格又喊了一声，声音大了一些。 “是我，泰格。”“嗯……”一个声音回答。 那只大鸟又竖起了羽毛。 但是泰格已经认出了那个声音！希望在他心中升起。 然后，他在那只大鸟下面发现了一小束羽毛！是Blaze！