65 THE WHALE

CHAPTER 65 THE WHALE The whale swam along the surface of the ocean, keeping our robot safely above the water, gently moving her away from the rough waves. Brightbill couldn't believe what he was seeing. Once the shock wore off, he fluttered down to the whale's back and leaned over his mother. There was no life in her eyes or her body. So the goose did the only thing he could think of. Click. Roz's eyes began to glow. She uttered some human noises. And then, in the language of the animals, the robot said, "Oh, Brightbill, am I happy to see you!" The goose squawked with joy and hugged his mother's face, but she didn't move. She couldn't move. The robot had lost the use of her limbs. There were a few tense minutes and a few nervous glances. But as the sun beat down and the wind rushed over

第六十五章鲸鱼鲸鱼沿着海面游来游去，使我们的机器人安全地浮在水面上，轻轻地把它从汹涌的海浪中移开。 布莱特比尔简直不敢相信他所看到的。 当震惊过去后，他拍着翅膀飞到鲸鱼的背上，靠在他的母亲身上。 她的眼睛和身体都没有生气。 于是母鹅做了他唯一能想到的事。 点击。罗兹的眼睛开始发光。 她发出一些人的声音。 然后，机器人用动物的语言说：“哦，布莱特比尔，见到你真高兴！”母鹅高兴地叫着，抱住妈妈的脸，但她没有动。 她动不了。机器人失去了四肢的功能。 有几分钟的时间气氛紧张，也有几次紧张的眼神。 但当太阳落山，风呼啸而过

her, Roz felt her body drying out. Slowly, gradually, power returned to her arms, then her legs, and then she sat up and hugged her son. Brightbill breathed a sigh of relief. "Mama, when you disappeared below the water, I thought you were gone forever." "So did I," said Roz. "As I sank deeper and deeper, the ocean squeezed my body tighter and tighter. I lost control of my legs and my arms. The last thing I remember was a huge shape swimming toward me, and then I automatically shut down." "That huge shape was a whale!" squawked the goose. "We're riding on her back right now!"

她觉得自己的身体在变干。 慢慢地，逐渐地，力量又回到了她的手臂，然后是她的腿，然后她坐起来，拥抱了她的儿子。 布莱特比尔松了一口气。 “妈妈，当你消失在水里的时候，我以为你永远消失了。” “我也是，”罗兹说。“随着我越陷越深，海水把我的身体挤得越来越紧。 我的腿和胳膊都失去了控制。 我记得的最后一件事是一个巨大的物体向我游来，然后我就自动关闭了。” “那个巨大的形状是一条鲸鱼！”母鹅尖声叫道。 “我们现在正骑在她背上呢！”

A low moan rumbled up through the whale's body. She splashed the water with her fins, and took long, wheezing breaths, and sprayed mist high into the air. Roz paid close attention to the whale's behavior and understood what she was saying. The whale's name was Coral, and she was thrilled to meet our friends. She explained that a flock of geese had flown over the bay and regaled the coastal birds with the amazing story of the wild robot and her son, the goose. The coastal birds shared the story with the fish and the dolphins and anyone who would listen. In time, the story spread to every creature in the bay. When Coral saw the robot rowing and the goose flying overhead, she knew it had to be Roz and Brightbill. So she swam behind them, in case she could be helpful, and it was a good thing she did. As Coral ferried our friends across the bay, the waves grew smaller and the coastline grew larger. Houses poked out from the trees. Sunbathers relaxed on the rocks. Boats motored away from the piers. With so many humans around, Roz had to be careful. She lay flat against Coral's back while Brightbill flew ahead and scouted out the coastline. The goose directed the whale to a quiet, empty cove

一声低低的呻吟从鲸鱼的身体里隆隆地传来。 她用脚蹼溅起水来，喘着粗气，长时间地呼吸，把雾喷到空中。 罗兹密切关注着鲸鱼的行为，明白她在说什么。 鲸鱼的名字叫珊瑚，她很高兴见到我们的朋友。 她解释说，一群鹅飞过海湾，向沿海的鸟类讲述了野生机器人和她的儿子鹅的奇妙故事。 沿海的鸟儿把这个故事告诉了鱼、海豚和任何愿意听的人。 随着时间的推移，这个故事传遍了海湾里的每一个生物。 当珊瑚看到机器人划船和鹅飞过头顶时，她知道那一定是罗兹和布莱特比尔。 所以她就游到他们后面，万一她能帮上忙，这是件好事。 当珊瑚载着我们的朋友穿过海湾时，海浪越来越小，海岸线越来越长。 房子从树林中伸出来。 日光浴者在岩石上放松。 船只驶离码头。 周围有这么多人，罗兹必须小心。 她平躺在珊瑚的背上，而布莱特比尔则飞在前面，侦察着海岸线。 母鹅把鲸鱼引到一个安静、空旷的海湾

and soon the robot was standing on dry land again. Roz asked if there was some way she could repay Coral for saving her life, but the whale was just happy to help. She winked one of her enormous eyes, and then she sank beneath the waves. Our friends marched inland, feeling lucky and grateful. But as they thought of the journey still to come, their good feelings gradually turned gloomy. Roz had nearly died crossing that bay. At some point, to get back to the island, she would have to cross an entire ocean.

很快，机器人又站在了干燥的陆地上。 罗兹问她是否有什么办法可以报答珊瑚救了她的命，但鲸鱼很乐意帮忙。 她眨了眨她的一只大眼睛，然后就沉到海浪下面去了。 我们的朋友向内陆进军，感到幸运和感激。 但是当他们想到未来的旅程时，他们的好心情逐渐变得阴沉起来。 罗兹在横渡那个海湾时差点丧命。 在某一时刻，为了回到岛上，她必须穿越整个海洋。