37 THE REUNION

CHAPTER 37 THE REUNION Something was wrong with the cows. Their excited moos echoed out from the barn and across the farm. Roz sent the milk truck away for its evening deliveries and hurried off to see what the ruckus was about. When she stepped into the barn she found the entire herd crowded together. As the robot started pushing her way through, the cows turned to her and smiled. And then Roz saw him. Her beloved son. Brightbill. As you know, reader, robots don't feel emotions. Not the way animals do. But in that moment, in that barn, nobody had any doubt how Roz felt. She rushed forward and scooped her son into her arms. "Brightbill!" she cried. "Is it really you?"

第三十七章团聚牛群有些不对劲。 它们兴奋的哞哞声在谷仓和整个农场回荡。 罗兹把送牛奶的卡车打发走，准备晚上送牛奶，然后匆匆跑去看看到底是怎么回事。 当她走进谷仓时，她发现整个牛群都挤在一起。 当机器人开始挤过去时，奶牛们转向她，微笑着。 然后罗兹看见了他。她心爱的儿子。 Brightbill。如你所知，读者，机器人没有情感。 不是动物的方式。但在那一刻，在那个谷仓里，没有人怀疑罗兹的感受。 她冲上前把儿子抱在怀里。 “亮比尔！”她叫道。“真的是你吗？”

"It's really me!" Brightbill nuzzled his mother's face. "But how did you find me?" said Roz. "Ma, you're famous! You were all anyone could talk about at the wintering grounds. It started with the flocks of geese that stopped here on their migrations. They shared your story with everyone they met. Your story spread from flock to flock, from north to south, from east to west. Eventually, your story made its way to me. I took off as soon as I heard where you were. I didn't even tell the others—" "But we caught up to him!" Loudwing, the old goose, fluttered over the herd and gently landed on a cow's back. "Brightbill wasn't the only one who wanted to see you, Roz!" The rest of the flock appeared, and the robot found herself surrounded by old friends and family. Squawking and mooing and laughing and cheering filled the barn. But then came a loud, clear voice that only the robot understood. "Roz! What are you doing?" The animals hushed. Roz slowly turned around, and there were Jaya and Jad, standing in the doorway. The children had seen everything.

“真的是我！”布莱特比尔用鼻子蹭了蹭妈妈的脸。 “你是怎么找到我的？” “妈，你出名了！”在越冬地，所有人都在谈论你。 它始于迁徙途中停在这里的鹅群。 他们把你的故事告诉他们遇到的每一个人。 你的故事从羊群传到羊群，从北传到南，从东传到西。 最终，你的故事传到了我的耳朵里。 我一听到你在哪儿就跑了。 我甚至没有告诉其他人——”“但是我们追上了他！”那只叫“鸣翼”的老鹅在一群鹅的上空拍打着翅膀，轻轻地落在一头母牛的背上。 “不是只有布莱特比尔一个人想见你，罗兹！”其他的鸟群出现了，机器人发现自己被老朋友和家人包围了。 谷仓里充满了叫声、哞哞叫、笑声和欢呼声。 但随后传来一个响亮、清晰的声音，只有机器人能听懂。 “警察!你在干什么？”动物们安静下来。 罗兹慢慢地转过身来，看到的是贾亚和杰德，他们站在门口。 孩子们什么都看到了。