56 THE NEW LODGES

CHAPTER 56 THE NEW LODGES The second lodge would have to be bigger than the first if it was going to fit Broadfoot the bull moose. He was a towering hulk of an animal and had a thick coat of fur, but even he was struggling with the frigid temperatures. Broadfoot lived on the other side of the pond, in a dense section of forest that was home to many animals, most of whom were in desperate need of a good thaw. The winter days were short, so there was no time to waste, and rather than walking all the way around the pond, Roz tested its frozen surface to see if it was safe to cross. She threw a heavy rock high in the air and watched it bounce off the hard ice. Then she carefully walked over the ice and into the forest on the other side, where she found Broadfoot waiting for her. The moose quietly led the robot to the clearing in the trees where the new lodge would go. Then Roz made a fire and watched as cold creatures

第五十六章新小屋如果要让布罗德福特那头公驼鹿住进去，第二个小屋就得比第一个大。 它是一只高大的庞然大物，身上披着厚厚的皮毛，但就连它也在寒冷的气温下挣扎。 布罗德富特住在池塘的另一边，在一片茂密的森林里，那里是许多动物的家园，其中大多数动物都迫切需要好好解冻一下。 冬天的白天很短，所以没有时间浪费，罗兹没有绕着池塘走一圈，而是测试了冰冻的表面，看看是否安全。 她把一块大石头扔到空中，看着它在坚硬的冰上弹回来。 然后她小心翼翼地走过冰面，走进另一边的森林，她发现布罗德富特在那里等着她。 驼鹿悄悄地把机器人带到树林里的空地上，新小屋就建在那里。 然后罗兹生起了一堆火，冷冰冰地看着

began crawling out from the shadows. "Do not worry," the robot said to the growing crowd, steam puffing from their noses. "You will all be warm soon. But I need your help." Roz asked the animals to collect anything useful they could find: large stones, strong branches, chunks of frozen mud. With the robot's building expertise, and the small army of helpers, construction of the second lodge didn't take long. The animals happily agreed to the robot's truce, and then they shuffled into the warm wooden dome. "If you keep the fire alive, it will keep you alive," explained Roz as she dropped another log onto the flames. "But be careful. Fire can turn deadly in an instant." At dawn, heavy snow was falling again, and there was Roz, setting out from the Nest to build a third lodge. She trudged into the Great Meadow, where fierce winds had created enormous, sweeping snowdrifts. But she powered through and finished the job, and was soon beginning work on a fourth lodge. And then a fifth. The island became dotted with lodges that all glowed warmly through those long winter nights. And inside each one, animals laughed and shared stories and cheered their good friend Roz.

开始从阴影中爬出来。 “别担心，”机器人对越来越多的人说，他们的鼻子里冒出蒸汽。 “你们很快就会暖和起来的。 但我需要你的帮助。”罗兹让动物们收集他们能找到的任何有用的东西：大石头、结实的树枝、大块的冻泥。 有了机器人的建筑专业知识和一小群帮手，第二间小屋的建造并没有花太长时间。 动物们高兴地同意了机器人的休战，然后慢悠悠地走进温暖的木制穹顶。 “如果你让火保持活力，它就会让你活下去，”罗兹解释说，她把另一根木头扔进火焰中。 “但是要小心。火可以在瞬间致命。” 黎明时分，又下起了大雪，罗丝从巢出发去建造第三间小屋。 她艰难地走进大草原，狂风在那里刮起了巨大的雪堆。 但她坚持了下来，完成了这项工作，很快就开始建造第四个小屋。 然后是第五个。在漫长的冬夜里，岛上到处都是温暖的小屋。 在每个房间里，动物们笑着，分享故事，为他们的好朋友罗兹欢呼。