6 Dragon Talk

CHAPTER 6

第六章

Dragon Talk The children and Ruskin walked down the moonlit path to Mermaid's Cove. They crunched over the sand and looked for the perfect spot to watch for the pegasus. Lucas set the basket of enderberries out in the open. Then they hid in the shadow of a large rock and waited. Soon Ruskin began to whine. "Shhh," shushed Lucas. The dragon swished his tail back and forth. "I think he hears something," Clara whispered. Lucas cupped his hand to his ear. The faint sound of a ship's sail flapped in the wind. The sound gradually grew louder. But it wasn't a ship's sail at all. It was the steady beat of pegasus wings! The snow-white stallion dropped to the sand and dipped his

龙语孩子们和罗斯金沿着月光下的小路走到美人鱼湾。 他们在沙滩上嘎吱作响，寻找观察飞马的最佳地点。 卢卡斯把一篮子黑莓放在空地上。 然后他们躲在一块大岩石的阴影里等待着。 不久，罗斯金开始呜咽起来。 “嘘，”卢卡斯小声说。龙来回摆动着尾巴。 “我想他听到了什么，”克拉拉低声说。 卢卡斯用手捂住耳朵。 船帆在风中飘动的微弱声音。 声音逐渐变大了。 但那根本不是船的帆。 那是飞马翅膀稳定的拍击声！雪白的种马倒在沙滩上，用手蘸了蘸

nose into the basket of enderberries. Ruskin let out a welcoming squawk. The pegasus looked up and shook his mane calmly, as if to say hello in return. "He's so beautiful," Clara said softly as she gazed at the velvety down feathers on the wings of the pegasus. The pegasus twitched his ears at the sound of Clara's voice. He began to back away. Ruskin let out three short reassuring grunts and carefully walked over. The

把鼻子伸进一篮子黑莓里。 罗斯金发出了欢迎的尖叫声。 飞马抬起头来，平静地摇了摇鬃毛，好像在说你好。 “他太漂亮了，”克拉拉凝视着飞马翅膀上天鹅绒般的羽绒，轻声说。 飞马听到克拉拉的声音，耳朵抽搐了一下。 他开始往后退。罗斯金发出三声短促的安慰声，小心翼翼地走了过去。 的

pegasus relaxed and returned to the basket of enderberries. "Excellent work, Ruskin!" praised Lucas. Ruskin squawked proudly. "Can you ask the pegasus not to be afraid of us?" Clara whispered. Ruskin nodded. Then he began to chirp, squawk, and grunt. The pegasus nickered and lowered his head.

帕伽索斯放松了下来，回到了那一篮子浆果旁。 “干得好，罗斯金！”卢卡斯称赞道。 罗斯金骄傲地尖声叫道。“你能让飞马不要怕我们吗？”克拉拉低声说。 拉斯金点了点头。然后他开始唧唧喳喳，吱吱嘎嘎，咕噜咕噜。 飞马咯咯地叫着，低下了头。

The great beast seemed to understand that the children could be trusted. When the pegasus finished the enderberries, Lucas stepped forward. "Why have you come to Wrenly?" he asked gently. Lucas noticed that the creature had smudges of dirt and scratches on his body. The animal shook his head. Ruskin then translated what the prince had said. The pegasus whinnied and

这头巨兽似乎明白孩子们是可以信任的。 当飞马吃完浆果后，卢卡斯走上前去。 “你为什么到兰利来？”他温柔地问。 卢卡斯注意到这个生物身上有污迹和抓痕。 动物摇了摇头。 罗斯金随后翻译了王子的话。 飞马呜呜地叫着

lifted his head toward the great cloud in the sky—the same cloud that had been hovering over Wrenly since the blue moon had begun. Ruskin whimpered understandingly. "What did he say?" asked Lucas. Ruskin loved to act things out for the children. First he pointed his muzzle toward the sky.

他抬起头，望向天空中的那朵大云——自从蓝月亮升起以来，那朵大云就一直在兰利上空盘旋。 罗斯金理解地啜泣着。 “他说什么？”卢卡斯问。 罗斯金喜欢给孩子们表演。 它先用嘴对着天空。