10 Brave Little Wings

CHAPTER 10

第十章

Brave Little Wings A fairy fluttered down from a palm tree above the children. She landed in the sand—directly in front of the creature. Lucas and Clara looked at each other in alarm. "It's Falsk!" Clara whispered. The creature lowered its serpent face in front of the fairy. Falsk trembled wildly. "I—I—I am Falsk," she began shakily, "the last fairy of Primlox, and this is Prince Lucas of Wrenly and his best friend, Clara." The beast grunted and relaxed his wings. "We mean you no harm," the brave little fairy went on. "We have come to gather my friends, these fairies who surround you, to bring them home."

一位仙女从孩子们头顶的一棵棕榈树上扑扇着翅膀飞了下来。 她降落在沙滩上——就在那个生物的正前方。 卢卡斯和克拉拉惊恐地面面相觑。 “这是Falsk !”克拉拉低声说。 那怪物在仙女面前垂下蛇脸。 法尔斯克疯狂地颤抖着。“我——我——我是法尔斯克，”她颤抖地说，“普里姆洛克斯的最后一个仙女，这是兰利的卢卡斯王子和他最好的朋友克拉拉。” 那只野兽咕噜了一声，放松了翅膀。 “我们没有恶意，”勇敢的小仙女接着说。 “我们来召集我的朋友们，这些围绕在你身边的仙女们，带她们回家。”

Then, to everyone's surprise, the creature spoke. "I know not of Wrenly," it said in a deep, gravelly voice. "The place where you stand is Siren's Island, and I am Siren. I sleep most of the time—sometimes for years. When I wake up, I go out in search of food. This time these tiny flying creatures followed me home. I know not why." Grom, who had rowed in from the ship, stepped from his small boat and walked up the beach. "I know why, great Siren of Siren's Island," said Grom. "The fairies of Primlox have been bewitched by the hum of your spikes when you fly. The beautiful melody has put them into a trance."

然后，出乎大家意料的是，这个生物说话了。 “我不知道兰利。”它用低沉、沙哑的声音说。 “你站的地方是塞壬岛，我就是塞壬。 我大部分时间都在睡觉，有时一睡就是好几年。 当我醒来时，我出去寻找食物。 这次这些微小的飞行生物跟着我回家了。 我不知道为什么。”格罗姆从船上划过来，从小船上走下来，向海滩走去。 “我知道为什么，塞壬岛上伟大的塞壬。”格罗姆说。 “Primlox的仙女们被你飞行时尖刺发出的嗡嗡声迷惑了。 美妙的旋律让他们入神了。”

Siren tipped his scaly chin toward Falsk. "How is it this one stays awake?" he asked. Falsk knew the beast was talking about her, but she couldn't hear what he said. She looked to Grom.

塞壬把长满鳞片的下巴朝法尔斯克歪了歪。 耶稣说：“这人怎么还不睡呢？” 法尔斯克知道野兽在说她，但她听不见他说什么。 她看了看格罗姆。