1 Sand Crabs and Sea Glass

WIND RIDERS WHALE SONG OF PUFFIN CLIFF WRITTEN BY JEN MARLiN ILLUSTRATED BY MARTA KiSSi

《风骑士：海雀悬崖之歌》，作者：珍·马林，插图：玛尔塔·基西

Chapter 1 Sand Crabs and Sea Glass

第一章沙蟹和海玻璃

Sofia swam through the surf, keeping her snorkel above the shallow waves. Reaching down to the seabed, she scooped up stones and shells with her bucket. Then she popped her head out of the water, searching for Max. Her sandy-haired friend was already on the beach, his snorkeling gear resting beside him. "Come see what I found!" Max called to her. Sofia raced out of the waves so fast, she nearly tripped over her flippers. Max held two clear, sparkling stones in front of his eyes. "One blue eye, one green," he said. "Aren't they beautiful?" He batted his eyelashes.

索非亚在海浪中游来游去，让她的通气管保持在浅波之上。 她把手伸到海底，用水桶舀起石头和贝壳。 然后她把头探出水面，寻找麦克斯。 她的沙色头发的朋友已经在海滩上了，他的浮潜装备放在身边。 “来看看我发现了什么！”马克斯叫她。 索菲亚飞快地冲出海浪，差点被脚蹼绊倒。 马克斯把两块清澈、闪闪发光的石头放在眼前。 “一只蓝眼睛，一只绿眼睛，”他说。 “它们不漂亮吗？”他眨眨眼。

Sofia swatted his shoulder playfully. "That's sea glass! Hey, I wonder if I found any." She dumped out her bucket, searching for colorful bits of glass worn smooth by the churning sea.

索菲亚开玩笑地拍了拍他的肩膀。 “那是海玻璃！”嘿，不知道我有没有找到。” 她倒出水桶，寻找被翻腾的大海磨得光滑的彩色玻璃碎片。

"A sand dollar," said Max, pointing. "You're rich!" Sofia held up the round white object with the star etched across its top. "I'd take this over a real dollar any day," she said, imagining the tiny sea animal it had once been. She reached for a gray shell in the pile, then froze. The gray shell was moving. Max scooped it up. "A sand crab! Hey, little guy." The crab's legs tickled his palm. When he set it down, it wiggled its V-shaped antennae and burrowed into the sand. "Cute!" said Sofia, pushing her hair out of her eyes. "I've read about sand crabs." "Me too— Well, Grandpa taught me about them." Max lived in Starry Bay with Grandpa, a retired fisherman. He shaded his eyes and searched the marina for their fishing boat, which bobbed gently on the sparkling waves. He had spent almost as much time on that boat as on dry land, and Grandpa had taught him everything he knew about sea creatures. Sofia knew tons about all kinds of animals, though. Her mom was a vet, and she was visiting Starry Bay for the summer with her parents. Just then Max spotted a bit of orange plastic sticking out of Sofia's shell pile. He reached for the scrap of plastic and groaned. A blue cartoon fish grinned at him from the

“一美元沙子，”马克斯指着说。 “你发财了!”索非亚举起那个顶部刻着一颗星星的白色圆形物体。 “不管花多少钱，我都愿意买这个，”她说，想象着它曾经是一个小小的海洋动物。 她伸手去拿一堆灰色的贝壳，然后僵住了。 灰色的贝壳在移动。 麦克斯把它捞了起来。“沙蟹！”嘿，小家伙。” 螃蟹的腿使他的手掌发痒。 当他把它放下时，它扭动着v形的触角，钻进了沙子里。 “可爱！”索非亚说，把头发从眼睛上拨开。 “我读过关于沙蟹的书。” “我也是——嗯，是爷爷教我的。” 马克斯和爷爷住在星空湾，爷爷是一位退休的渔夫。 他蒙上眼睛，在码头寻找他们的渔船，渔船在波光粼粼的波浪上轻轻浮动。 他在船上待的时间几乎和在陆地上待的时间一样长，爷爷把他所知道的关于海洋生物的一切都教给了他。 不过索菲亚对各种动物都很了解。 她的妈妈是一名兽医，她和父母一起去星空湾避暑。 就在这时，马克斯发现索菲亚的贝壳堆里伸出了一点橙色的塑料。 他伸手去拿塑料碎片，呻吟了一声。 一条蓝色的卡通鱼在水里朝他咧嘴笑着

Bay Fish Grill logo. "Trash," said Sofia, wrinkling her forehead. Max nodded. "Plastic from a fast-food restaurant. There's way too much of it in the ocean." Sofia jumped to her feet. "Let's recycle it!" She grabbed the plastic and waddled toward the nearest recycling bin, not even pausing to take off her flippers. When she got back, Max pointed out a frosted white triangle in her shell pile. "You did find some sea glass." "It looks like ice!" said Sofia. But as she held up the glass, a seagull swooped down and snatched it from her fingertips. "Hey!" she cried.

湾鱼烧烤标志。“垃圾。”索菲亚皱着眉头说。 马克斯点点头。“来自快餐店的塑料。 海洋里的垃圾太多了。” 索菲亚跳了起来。“让我们回收它吧！”她抓起塑料，摇摇摆摆地走向最近的回收站，甚至没有停下来脱下脚蹼。 当她回来时，麦克斯指着她的贝壳堆里一个磨砂的白色三角形。 “你确实找到了一些海玻璃。” “像冰一样！”索菲亚说。 但当她举起杯子时，一只海鸥俯冲下来，从她的指尖抢走了杯子。 “嘿！”她叫道。