2 THE REUNION

CHAPTER 2 THE REUNION Roz and Brightbill, mother and son, were eager to catch up, and they immediately started talking about all that had happened over the winter. But their conversation was interrupted by the sound of little claws scampering through the treetops. A tiny voice was muttering, "Brightbill's back Brightbill's back Brightbill's back!" Then a squirrel came bounding out to the tip of a branch. "Hello, Chitchat!" said Brightbill to the squirrel. "How have you been?" But Chitchat had come a long way, and she was out of breath. Wind rushed from her mouth, and she held up her paw as if to say, "Hang on a minute." When she was ready, the squirrel unleashed the following flurry of words: "Brightbill I'm so glad you're home I always worry about you when you're gone which is silly because I know you're clever and tough and I'm also clever and tough so I hope you don't worry about me oh right you asked how I've been well I have some very exciting

第二章团聚罗兹和布莱特比尔这对母子急于叙旧，他们立刻谈起了冬天发生的一切。 但是他们的谈话被小爪子在树梢上蹦蹦跳跳的声音打断了。 一个微弱的声音在喃喃自语：“布莱特比尔回来了布莱特比尔回来了布莱特比尔回来了！”这时，一只松鼠跳到了树枝顶上。 “你好，闲谈！”布莱特比尔对松鼠说。 “你过得怎么样？”但是“闲谈”走了很长一段路，她上气不接下气。 风从她嘴里冲出来，她举起爪子，好像在说：“等一下。” 当她准备好了，松鼠放出了一连串的话：“布莱特比尔，我很高兴你回家了，你不在的时候我总是担心你，这很愚蠢，因为我知道你聪明又坚强，我也聪明又坚强，所以我希望你不要担心我哦，对了，你问我过得怎么样，我有一些非常令人兴奋的事情

news which is that I am now a mother can you believe it I have three young kits and I can't wait for you to meet them.…" Chitchat jabbered on and on. And on. And the squirrel's jabbering voice caught the attention of nearby creatures. Fink, the fox, crept out from the bushes. Mr. and Mrs. Beaver climbed up from the pond. Swooper, the owl, flew down to a log. More and more animals emerged from the forest, smiling and laughing, eager to reunite with their old friend Brightbill. And then a screechy voice called out from afar. The voice was repeating something, over and over, but nobody could make out the words. Roz and the animals hurried to the edge of the forest just as a seagull named Gale appeared in the sky. She was frantically squawking and flapping toward them. Gulls were rarely seen so far inland. Something had to be wrong. And as Gale flew nearer, her words became clear. "Help! Help! Help!"

我现在是一个母亲，你相信吗，我有三个幼崽，我迫不及待地想让你见见它们。闲聊没完没了。 等等。松鼠叽叽喳喳的声音引起了附近动物的注意。 狐狸芬克从灌木丛中爬了出来。 海狸夫妇从池塘里爬了上来。 猫头鹰斯乌普飞到一根原木上。 越来越多的动物从森林里出来，笑着，笑着，渴望和他们的老朋友布莱特比尔团聚。 这时，一个刺耳的声音从远处传来。 那声音在重复什么，一遍又一遍，但谁也听不清是什么。 罗兹和动物们急忙跑到森林边缘，一只名叫盖尔的海鸥出现在天空中。 她疯狂地尖叫着，拍打着翅膀朝他们飞来。 在这么远的内陆很少见到海鸥。 一定是出了什么问题。 当盖尔飞得更近时，她的话变得更清楚了。 “救命!的帮助!救命!”