15 LEARNING TO FISH

CHAPTER 15 LEARNING TO FISH Sassafras and I were out in the barn playing with Marshmallow. Only a few days had passed, but Marshmallow was about the size of a horse. Sassafras liked to jump on his back between his wings. Then Marshmallow would run in circles around the pen until Sassafras started to fall and jumped off. Marshmallow always stopped to sniff

第十五章学习钓鱼我和黄樟在谷仓里玩棉花糖。 只过了几天，棉花糖就有一匹马那么大了。 萨萨法拉斯喜欢在他的翅膀之间跳起来。 然后棉花糖就会绕着围栏跑，直到檫木开始掉下来跳下来。 棉花糖总是停下来闻

and make sure Sassafras was all right. I wanted to remember the way they played together forever. Oh! I'd never taken my photo of Marshmallow. I dashed off to get the camera and got an action shot of the two of them together. Mom came into the barn and looked at the photo of Sassafras riding Marshmallow. At first she laughed a lot, but then she got quiet. "Marshmallow's getting awfully big, Zoey."

确保檫檫檫没事。 我想永远记住他们一起玩耍的样子。 哦!我从来没给棉花糖拍过照。 我冲过去拿起相机，给他们俩拍了一张动作照。 妈妈走进谷仓，看着黄樟骑着棉花糖的照片。 起初她笑得很厉害，但后来就安静了。 “棉花糖越来越大了，佐伊。”

I sucked in a big breath. I knew what she was going to say next, and I didn't want to hear it. "I know this part is hard. But a dragon isn't meant to live in a barn. He's meant to be free!" I nodded and kept looking down. If I looked up at Marshmallow, I was sure I'd start crying. "I guess he'd have more fun flying around and exploring the forest," I mumbled. "And he might not even fit in the barn much longer." Saying good-bye was going to stink. Once Sassafras was done dragon-riding, we all headed for the forest stream. Mom wanted to teach Marshmallow how to catch fish. When we got to the stream, Marshmallow seemed nervous. Rather than check out the stream, he snuggled up behind me and put his big head on my shoulder. Sassafras hates getting wet, so he hid behind Marshmallow. Mom rolled up her pants and splashed around in the water. "Marshmallow, the stream won't hurt you. It's really fun. See?" After a few minutes, Marshmallow's curiosity got the best of him. He joined her in the water.

我深深地吸了一口气。我知道她接下来要说什么，但我不想听。 “我知道这部分很难。 但龙不应该住在谷仓里。 他应该是自由的！”我点点头，继续往下看。 如果我抬头看棉花糖，我肯定会哭的。 “我想他会有更多的乐趣飞来飞去，探索森林。”我喃喃自语。 “他甚至可能在谷仓里待不了多久了。” 说再见会很难闻。 萨萨法斯骑完龙后，我们都朝森林小溪走去。 妈妈想教棉花糖怎么捕鱼。 当我们到达小溪时，棉花糖看起来很紧张。 他没有去看小溪，而是依偎在我身后，把他的大头靠在我的肩膀上。 黄樟讨厌被淋湿，所以他躲在棉花糖后面。 妈妈卷起裤子，在水里溅水。 “棉花糖，小溪不会伤害你的。 这真的很有趣。看到了什么?”几分钟后，棉花糖的好奇心战胜了他。 他和她一起跳入水中。

Next she showed him that there were fish in the stream. Once he realized that, he really loved the stream. He spotted a fish in the water and tried to catch it, but he missed and ended up with a mouthful of stream water. "Don't give up, Marshmallow! You can do it!" Sassafras and I cheered. Marshmallow kept trying and finally caught one. After that first taste of success, he got much faster at

接着她指给他看小溪里有鱼。 一旦他意识到这一点，他就真的爱上了这条小溪。 他发现水里有一条鱼，想抓住它，但他没抓住，结果嘴里流着溪水。 “不要放弃，棉花糖！”你能做到的！”萨萨弗拉斯和我欢呼起来。 棉花糖不停地尝试，终于抓住了一只。 在第一次尝到成功的滋味之后，他在

catching fish. He even brought a little fish to Sassafras, who purred loudly in thanks. I was rolling up my pants to join the fun when Sassafras started meowing like crazy. He stared at the bushes nearby. I stood very still and watched. A blue dragon head slowly peeped out of the bushes. It looked about the same size as Marshmallow. "Come on, sweet girl," I cooed. The dragon kept her eyes on me as she took a few small steps forward. The splashing behind us stopped. I looked over my shoulder, and Marshmallow and my mom were both frozen, watching the new dragon. Then Marshmallow let out the most beautiful sound. It sounded like a cat's purr, only louder and more like a song. Maybe dragons purr when they're really happy?

捉鱼。他甚至给萨萨弗拉斯带来了一条小鱼，萨萨弗拉斯大声地咕噜着感谢。 我正卷起裤子想和大家一起玩的时候，黄樟开始疯狂地喵喵叫起来。 他盯着附近的灌木丛。 我静静地站着看着。 一个蓝色的龙头慢慢地从灌木丛中探出头来。 它看起来和棉花糖差不多大。 “来吧，可爱的女孩，”我低声说。 巨龙向前走了几步，眼睛一直盯着我。 我们身后的水花停止了。 我回头一看，棉花糖和我妈妈都僵住了，看着那条新龙。 棉花糖发出了最美丽的声音。 它听起来像猫的呼噜声，只是声音更大，更像一首歌。 也许龙开心的时候会发出呼噜声？

The new dragon's eyes lit up and she purred right back! She trotted into the stream and sniffed Marshmallow. They twisted their necks around each other in greeting and purred even more. Something about the way her blue tail moved was so familiar. Was she the friend who had brought baby Marshmallow to our barn and disappeared into the bushes? The blue dragon took a few steps toward the forest. She looked back and called out to Marshmallow. She wanted him to come with her. My heart dropped. I was going to have to say good-bye to my dragon.

新龙的眼睛亮了起来，她也咕噜了一声！她小跑到小溪里，嗅了嗅棉花糖。 它们互相扭着脖子打招呼，发出更大的呼噜声。 她蓝色的尾巴移动的方式是如此熟悉。 她是那个把棉花糖宝宝带到谷仓然后消失在灌木丛里的朋友吗？ 蓝龙向森林走了几步。 她回头朝棉花糖喊道。 她想让他跟她一起去。 我的心一沉。我要跟我的龙说再见了。