8 On the Bluffs

CHAPTER 8

第八章

On the Bluffs Lucas and Clara followed the pup all the way to the Bluffs of Burth. Wagons with cages full of creatures were parked there. The first cage held all kinds of birds: robins, barn owls, magpies, and cranes. The next cage had butterflies: yellow, orange, blue, and speckled. The cage after that held a drowsy grazzle bear. And one cage had Ruskin, who was still asleep. "Wow," Clara whispered. "This is a bigger rescue mission than we thought."

在布拉夫斯，卢卡斯和克拉拉一路跟着小狗来到伯斯的布拉夫斯。 那里停着装满动物笼子的马车。 第一个笼子里关着各种各样的鸟：知更鸟、仓鸮、喜鹊和鹤。 下一个笼子里有蝴蝶：黄色的、橙色的、蓝色的和斑点的。 之后的笼子里关着一只昏昏欲睡的食草熊。 一个笼子里关着罗斯金，他还在睡觉。 “哇，”克拉拉低声说。“这是一个比我们想象的更大的救援任务。”

Lucas nodded. "Look, there's the zip line going over the side of the bluff. I wonder why the creatures haven't been lowered onto the ship?"

卢卡斯点点头。“看，悬崖边上有一条滑索。 我不明白为什么不把这些动物放到船上来？”

Clara nudged Lucas and pointed toward the hunters, who were sitting on the rocks eating a meal. The hunters had their backs to the children, who counted four trolls and two humans. "They are eating a meal first," Clara said.

克拉拉推了推卢卡斯，指着那些坐在岩石上吃饭的猎人。 猎人们背对着孩子们，他们数了数有四个巨魔和两个人类。 “他们先吃饭，”克拉拉说。

"Perfect. Let's free the creatures before they finish," Lucas said. "You get the butterflies and birds. I'll get Ruskin and the other animals." Then they crept toward the cages. When Lucas reached Ruskin's cage, he heard a tiny sneeze behind him. The dire wolf pup had followed him, and the pup was allergic to dragons! "ACHOO!" the pup sneezed. Then everything happened at once: Ruskin woke up and screeched. Clara freed the butterflies and birds, and they flapped into the sky. And the hunters dropped their food and ran to save their animal prizes.

“完美。让我们在它们完成之前释放它们，”卢卡斯说。 “你会看到蝴蝶和鸟儿。 我去找罗斯金和其他动物。” 然后他们爬向笼子。 当卢卡斯走到拉斯金的笼子时，他听到身后传来一个微小的喷嚏。 那只可怕的小狼一直跟着他，而这只小狼对龙过敏！小狗打了个喷嚏。 然后一切都发生了：罗斯金醒了，尖叫起来。 克拉拉释放了蝴蝶和鸟儿，它们拍打着翅膀飞向天空。 猎人们扔下他们的食物，跑去保存他们的战利品。