15 THE FLYAWAYS

CHAPTER 15 THE FLYAWAYS The sight of those five geese flying away from the island inspired other birds to do the same. It was hard to blame them. Across the ocean was an easier, safer life, and as the poison tide wore on, more birds chose to fly away. There were tearful good-byes as birds left old friends behind. Some birds felt so bad about leaving that they took off without saying a word. Before she left, Gale couldn't stop apologizing. "I'm sorry but I have to go!" cried the gull. "The poison tide is too much! I wish I could bring all of you with me. I'm so sorry!" Only the most determined birds stayed. Brightbill and his smaller flock stayed. Swooper stayed. A handful of other birds stayed. But the rest of them flew away, and nobody knew if they'd ever return.

第十五章飞翔看到那五只鹅从岛上飞走，其他的鸟儿也跟着飞走了。 很难责怪他们。 海洋对岸的生活更容易，更安全，随着毒潮的消退，更多的鸟选择飞走。 鸟儿们含泪告别了老朋友。 有些鸟对离开感到很难过，所以它们一句话也没说就飞走了。 临走前，盖尔不停地道歉。 “对不起，我得走了！”海鸥叫道。 “毒潮太多了！”我真希望能带上你们所有人。 我很抱歉！”只有最坚定的鸟儿留下来了。 布莱特比尔和他的小鸟群留下来了。 突然止住了。其他几只鸟留下了。 但其余的都飞走了，没人知道它们还会不会回来。