31 THE FIRST NIGHT

CHAPTER 31 THE FIRST NIGHT The stars were out. A fire was crackling in the fire pit. Roz and Brightbill were settling into their first night in their new home. "This lodge is where we will live from now on." The robot plucked her son from his little woven nest and placed him on the floor. "I hope you like it." The gosling did like it. He liked that it was big and warm and peaceful. And he liked knowing that the forest and the pond were just outside. He waddled around, peeping to himself and exploring every little corner of the lodge until it was time for bed. His mother carefully laid him on a soft cushion of moss. But he didn't want to sleep there. So she put him back in his little nest, but he didn't want to sleep there either. Brightbill looked up and said, "Mama, sit!" Roz sat down. Then he said, "Mama, hold!"

第三十一章第一个晚上星星出来了。 火坑里的火噼啪作响。 罗兹和布莱特比尔在新家度过了他们的第一个夜晚。 “从现在起，我们就住在这个小屋里。” 机器人把她的儿子从编织的小窝里拽出来，放在地板上。 “我希望你喜欢。”小鹅很喜欢。 他喜欢这里宽敞、温暖、宁静。 他很高兴知道森林和池塘就在外面。 他摇摇摆摆地走来走去，自己偷偷地窥视着，探索着小屋的每一个小角落，直到该上床睡觉了。 他的母亲小心地把他放在一个柔软的苔藓垫子上。 但他不想睡在那里。 所以她把他放回他的小巢里，但他也不想睡在那里。 布莱特比尔抬起头说：“妈妈，坐下！”罗兹坐了下来。 然后他说：“妈妈，等一下！”

Roz held him. The robot's body may have been hard and mechanical, but it was also strong and safe. The gosling felt loved. His eyes slowly winked closed. And he spent the whole night quietly sleeping in his mother's arms.

罗兹抱着他。机器人的身体可能是坚硬的机械的，但它也很坚固和安全。 小鹅感到被爱。他的眼睛慢慢地眨着闭上了。 他在妈妈的怀里安静地睡了一整晚。