33 THE AUTUMN

CHAPTER 33 THE AUTUMN Autumn colors were sweeping across farm country. The lush greens of summer faded to reds and browns. Crops were harvested, leaves fell away, and the landscape turned stark and gray. On Hilltop Farm, the cows were grazing on what remained of the pasture grass, while the Herding Machine hovered nearby. The Field Machine was preparing the fields for winter. The Drone circled the farm several times a day, but there was less to report in autumn. Although Jaya and Jad were busy with school, they always made time for Roz. The children never grew tired of listening to the robot's stories. And they never grew tired of sharing their own. The bees and the mice and the deer and the frogs and the raccoons and the squirrels and the snakes were all getting ready for cold weather. So too were the birds. The owls spruced up their nests. The crows

第三十三章秋天秋天的色彩席卷了农村。 夏天郁郁葱葱的绿色褪成了红色和棕色。 庄稼收割了，树叶落了，大地变得荒凉而灰暗。 在山顶农场（Hilltop Farm），奶牛们正在剩下的草地上吃草，而放羊机在附近徘徊。 耕地机正在地里为过冬做准备。 无人机每天绕着农场转几圈，但秋天的情况就少了。 虽然贾亚和杰德忙于学习，但他们总是抽出时间陪罗兹。 孩子们永远不会厌倦听机器人讲故事。 他们从不厌倦分享自己的故事。 蜜蜂、老鼠、鹿、青蛙、浣熊、松鼠和蛇都在为寒冷的天气做准备。 鸟儿也是如此。猫头鹰整理了它们的巢。 乌鸦

stockpiled acorns. The swallows were still swooping over the farmland, but they would soon be leaving for winter. And any day now, other migratory birds would begin passing through on their long journeys to the south.

储存橡实。燕子还在农田上空盘旋，但它们很快就要去过冬了。 现在的任何一天，其他的候鸟都将开始它们向南的长途旅行。