84 THE NEW MOTHER

CHAPTER 84 THE NEW MOTHER Brightbill was there when his mother smashed against the pavement. He watched as her body parts were loaded into an airship. He followed the ship all the way back to the robot factory and perched himself up on the roof, but he didn't know what to do next. Strutter stopped by to check on Brightbill. She encouraged him to fly home. But the goose wasn't ready to let go. His little heart still hoped his mother would come back from the dead somehow. He'd seen it happen before. As the hours passed, however, his hope was starting to fade. And then one of the roof windows automatically slid open. The goose heard gentle music coming from inside the building. He fluttered through the window and followed the music down a hallway to a wooden door. The door opened, and the goose stepped in. Brightbill waddled past tall bookshelves and leather furniture and into the middle of a large room. An old

第八十四章新妈妈当他妈妈撞在人行道上的时候，布莱特比尔就在那里。 他看着她的身体部位被装进一艘飞艇。 他一路跟着飞船回到机器人工厂，坐在屋顶上，但他不知道下一步该做什么。 斯特拉特过来看看布莱特比尔。 她鼓励他坐飞机回家。 但是母鹅还没准备好放手。 他那颗小小的心仍然希望母亲能死而复生。 他以前见过这种事。 然而，随着时间的流逝，他的希望开始变得渺茫。 然后屋顶的一扇窗户自动打开了。 母鹅听到了从大楼里传出的轻柔的音乐。 他拍着翅膀穿过窗户，跟着音乐穿过走廊来到一扇木门前。 门开了，母鹅走了进来。 布莱特比尔摇摇摆摆地走过高高的书架和皮革家具，走进一个大房间的中央。 一个老

woman was sitting in a chair and a robot was standing by a mirror. The goose didn't recognize either of them. And when the robot rushed toward him, Brightbill squawked, "Stay back!" and scrambled away. Around the room he went, squawking and flapping, until he settled onto a table in the corner, looking lost and afraid. The robot stayed where she was. "Brightbill, it is me, your mother." The goose just stared. "I know I look different on the outside," the robot went on, "but on the inside I am the same. I still speak the language of the animals, and I still

一个女人坐在椅子上，一个机器人站在镜子旁边。 母鹅不认识他们两个。 当机器人向他冲过来时，布莱特比尔大叫一声：“退后！”然后赶紧跑开了。 它在房间里转了一圈，又叫又拍，最后在角落的一张桌子上坐了下来，一副茫然又害怕的样子。 机器人呆在原地。 “布莱特比尔，是我，你的妈妈。” 母鹅只是盯着看。“我知道我的外表看起来不一样，”机器人继续说，“但我的内心还是一样的。 我还在说动物的语言，我还

remember every detail of our life together. I remember sitting around the fire in our home on the island. I remember the first time you took flight. We were up on the grassy ridge, and you stretched out your wings and suddenly you were floating on the wind! But then you flopped back into the grass. You must have flopped into the grass a hundred times that day. And I remember visiting the robot gravesite together. We talked about life and death. It was a tough conversation, but a good one…" As the robot continued to speak, the goose began to relax. She certainly did act and sound like his mother. But Brightbill wasn't yet convinced. "If you're really my mother," he said, "tell me the name of our home." "The Nest." "Who's my best friend?" "Chitchat. She is a squirrel. She talks a lot." "How old was I when you adopted me?" "You were zero. Actually, you were less than zero. I mean, you were still in your egg, but I could hear you peeping." And with those bumbling words, Brightbill knew the truth. "Oh, Mama! It's really you!" The goose

记住我们一起生活的每一个细节。 我记得我们在岛上的家中围坐在火堆旁。 我还记得你第一次坐飞机。 我们在长满草的山脊上，你张开翅膀，突然间你就在风中漂浮起来了！然后你又跌进了草地。 那天你肯定摔在草地上一百次了。 我还记得一起去机器人墓地。 我们讨论了生与死 这是一段艰难的对话，但很精彩……”随着机器人继续说话，母鹅开始放松下来。 她的行为和声音确实很像他的母亲。 但布莱特比尔还没有被说服。 “如果你真的是我妈妈，”他说，“告诉我我们家的名字。” “鸟巢”。“谁是我最好的朋友？”“闲聊。 她是一只松鼠。她话很多。” “你收养我的时候我几岁？”“你是零。 实际上，你小于零。 我是说，你还在蛋里，但我能听到你在偷看。” 说着这些装模作样的话，布莱特比尔知道了真相。 “哦,妈妈!真的是你！”鹅

fluttered across the room and into his mother's arms. The arms were new and unfamiliar, but they were also gentle and comforting. "I love you, Mama." "I love you, son." From the other side of the room came the sound of sniffles. Our friends turned and saw Dr. Molovo wiping tears from her eyes. "I have no idea what you two were saying," she said. "But that was wonderful."

飞出房间，扑进妈妈的怀里。 手臂是新的，不熟悉的，但它们也很温柔和安慰。 “我爱你，妈妈。”“我爱你，儿子。” 从房间的另一边传来了抽噎声。 我们的朋友们转过身来，看见了医生。 莫罗沃擦着眼泪。 “我不知道你们两个在说什么，”她说。 “但那太棒了。”