2 The wolf in the forest

Chapter 2 The wolf in the forest Prince Ivan didn't let his brothers stop him. Taking the Firebird's feather, he rode off, deep into a winter forest.

第二章森林里的狼伊凡王子没有让他的兄弟们阻止他。 拿着火鸟的羽毛，他骑着马跑进了冬天的森林深处。

Snow covered the ground and weighed down the branches of the trees. It muffled all sounds except his horse's careful footprints. The air was bitterly cold, but the Firebird's feather glowed brightly, keeping Ivan warm.

雪覆盖着地面，压住了树枝。 除了他的马蹄声外，所有的声音都被压住了。 空气非常寒冷，但火鸟的羽毛发出明亮的光，使伊万感到温暖。

After a while, Ivan came to a crossroads with a faded signpost. Peering up at it, he read the signs.

过了一会儿，伊万来到了一个十字路口，那里有一个褪色的路标。 他抬头盯着它，读着上面的标志。

"Surely I can fight off a few wolves," thought Ivan, turning left. But for the first time ever, his horse refused to obey him, and galloped off to the right. Almost at once, a great silver wolf sprang out of the forest and attacked them.

“我肯定能击退几只狼，”伊万想，向左转。 但是，他的马第一次不听他的话，向右疾驰而去。 几乎就在同时，一只银色的大灰狼从森林里跳出来，向他们发起了攻击。

Ivan drove the beast away with his sword, but it was too late. His horse had chosen to die in order to save him. He broke down and cried. Suddenly, he sensed that he was being watched. He looked up to see the same silver wolf, its head bowed in shame.

伊万用剑赶走了野兽，但为时已晚。 为了救他，他的马选择了牺牲。 他忍不住哭了起来。突然，他感到有人在监视他。 他抬头一看，还是那只银狼，它羞愧地低着头。

"I couldn't help myself," the wolf murmured. "I was so hungry. What can I do to make it up to you?" "What can you do?" asked Ivan angrily. "What can I do? How am I supposed to find the Firebird without even a horse to ride?"

“我没办法，”狼喃喃地说。 “我太饿了。我怎样才能补偿你呢？”“你能做什么？”伊凡生气地问。 “我能做什么？”连马都没有，我怎么能找到火鸟呢？”