Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8 The otter glided back into the river with the ninja on her back and silently made her way to the Holt Stage. Several times she had to tell Toto to use the reed to breathe, as she submerged to escape the WATCHFUL EYES of the black-suited and shaded security guards who patrolled the area. After half an hour of making their way through the narrow brooks they

水獭背着忍者滑回河中，默默地向霍尔特舞台走去。 有几次，她不得不告诉托托用芦苇呼吸，因为她潜入水中，以逃避在该地区巡逻的黑色西装和遮阳保安的警惕眼睛。 他们在狭窄的小溪中跋涉了半个小时后

arrived, just as Lutra had promised, RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE MAIN STAGE. The stage was on one side of the river and extended out over the water, so it almost appeared to float. On the opposite bank, separated by the natural barrier of the river, was the crowd of HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS. There was a sudden ROAR OF EXCITEMENT and a loud electric guitar strum sounded from the speakers. 'Are we too late?' Toto asked. 'Not yet, the band always come on first and play for a couple of minutes before Jonny makes his BIG ENTRANCE. We have to climb up to the side of the stage AND FAST!'

正如卢特拉所承诺的，就在主舞台的正下方。 舞台在河的一边，延伸到水面上，所以它看起来几乎是漂浮的。 在河的对岸，被河流的天然屏障隔开的是成千上万的动物。 突然响起一阵兴奋的吼声，扩音器里传出了响亮的电吉他声。 “我们是不是太晚了？”托托问道。 “还没有，乐队总是先来演奏几分钟，然后强尼才登场。” 我们必须爬到舞台的一边，而且要快！”

Quickly, Lutra swam to the iron bars that made up the frame of the stage and the pair started to scale them. Within a couple of minutes, they were very high and had to be careful of their footing. Even with Toto's training, she didn't fancy a fall from this height. Finally, they got to the top, by the side of the stage and, clinging on, they peeked over. 'Oh, no, Lutra sighed as she explained the scene to Toto. Over the other side of the railings there were all the guests with VIP passes, and between them and the stage there was a row of Archduke Ferdicat's security guards, three cats deep. 'There's no way we'll get through that.

卢特拉迅速游向构成舞台框架的铁栏杆，两人开始爬上去。 几分钟后，他们升得很高，必须小心脚下。 即使托托受过训练，她也没想到会从这么高的地方掉下来。 最后，他们爬到了舞台边上的顶部，紧紧抓住舞台往下偷看。 “啊，不，”路特拉叹息着，向托托解释这一幕。 栏杆的另一边是所有持有贵宾通行证的客人，在他们和舞台之间是一排费迪卡特大公的保安，有三只猫那么深。 “我们不可能熬过去的。

Can you see Silver and Catface?' said Toto. They were there, in the middle of the VIP crowd. Lutra and Toto carefully climbed down to reach them. Luckily, everyone was so focused on the stage, waiting for Jonny to appear, that nobody noticed them. By the time the pair got closer to their friends, the MUSIC WAS DEAFENING and they could barely hear each other. 'Sis, where have you been? Did you have fun with Jonny?' Silver yelled. 'What? No! Listen, ADF is back, Jonny isn't the bad guy, he's just a pawn!' 'I can't quite hear you,' said Catface. 'JONNY ISN'T A BAD GUY BECAUSE YOU HAD SOME PRAWNS? Well I, for one, agree

你能看见小银和猫脸吗？托托说。 他们就在那里，在贵宾人群中间。 路特拉和托托小心翼翼地爬下来够它们。 幸运的是，每个人都把注意力集中在舞台上，等待乔尼出现，没有人注意到他们。 当两人走近他们的朋友时，音乐震耳欲聋，他们几乎听不见彼此的声音。 “姐姐，你上哪儿去了？” 你和乔尼玩得开心吗？”银喊道。 “什么?不!听着，国防军回来了，强尼不是坏人，他只是个棋子！“我听不太清楚，”猫脸说。 “约翰尼不是坏人，因为你吃了一些对虾？” 就我个人而言，我同意