64 THE SEA CREATURE

CHAPTER 64 THE SEA CREATURE Brightbill hovered on the wind and watched his poor mother sinking into the depths. He could still see her body sparkling brightly against the darkness. But she was fading fast. The goose closed his eyes, hoping this was all a bad dream. He heard the distant horns of ships by the seaport. He heard buoys clanging in the harbor. He heard ocean waves churning and frothing, louder and louder. And louder. And LOUDER! The goose opened his eyes and saw the ocean bulging upward. A giant sea creature was rising from the deep! It breached the surface and sent waves rolling away. The creature had a large mouth and long fins and a wide back that curved down into the water. There was a loud burst, and mist shot up from a blowhole. As you might have guessed, reader, that giant creature was a whale. More of the whale emerged from the darkness until

第六十四章海洋生物布莱特比尔在风中盘旋，看着他可怜的妈妈沉入海底。 他还能看见她的身体在黑暗中闪闪发光。 但她的身体正在迅速衰弱。母鹅闭上眼睛，希望这一切都是一场噩梦。 他听到海港远处船只的鸣笛声。 他听到港口里浮标的叮当声。 他听到海浪翻腾着，翻腾着泡沫，声音越来越大。 和响亮。和声音!鹅睁开眼睛，看见大海在向上隆起。 一个巨大的海洋生物正从深处冒出来！它冲破了表面，使海浪滚滚而去。 这种生物有一张大嘴和长长的鳍，宽阔的背部弯曲着伸入水中。 砰的一声巨响，雾气从一个喷水孔里喷了出来。 读者，你也许已经猜到了，那个巨大的生物是一条鲸。 更多的鲸鱼从黑暗中浮出水面，直到

something sparkled in the sunlight. It was Roz! She was sprawled across the whale's back, wet, limp, and lifeless.

有什么东西在阳光下闪闪发光。 是罗兹！她趴在大鲸背上，浑身湿漉漉的，软绵绵的，毫无生气。