33 The Flying Fish

33 The Flying Fish The thick, black droplets continued to fall as the intrepid foursome made their way up the mountain. The ground was slick with mud, so they were wearing hand-drawn crampons on their feet for a bit of extra grip. Peanut was tired. Not only was she carrying the dog but she had also filled the four empty water bottles on her back with inky rainwater. She was starting to doubt her sense of direction, especially since a mist had descended. After a couple of hours, the rain slowed and the tiny cracks of daylight started to get bigger until, eventually, they expanded to reveal a huge sky. At last they had reached the top of the mountain.

33 飞鱼 勇敢的四人小队朝山顶行进时，浓稠的黑雨滴还在不停落下 地面沾满泥浆湿滑不堪，他们在脚上绑了自制冰爪来增加抓地力 花生累坏了 她不仅抱着小狗，背后四个空水壶还全都装满了漆黑的雨水 她开始怀疑自己找错了方向，尤其是山里起雾之后 几个小时过后，雨势放缓，缝隙里透出的微光越来越大，最终扩展开露出了一片广阔的天空 他们终于抵达了山顶

They sat on the snowy ground and took off their ponchos. Doodle jumped from Peanut's arms and stretched, while Rockwell opened his rucksack, pulled out the small hamper that Mrs M had given them and handed out sandwiches. "Just look at that view," he said between mouthfuls of ham and tomato. They were above the cloudline. Beneath them, a grey, fluffy sea stretched into the distance, occasionally interrupted by other mountain tops that broke the surface like shark fins in the Pacific Ocean. Awesome," whispered Little-Bit. Peanut took the map from her bandolier and unfolded it. "So, by my reckoning, we are here." She pulled out the compass. "We need to start heading south-east, down towards Inky Lake." Doodle barked his approval. Then something very strange happened. A small object, no bigger than a tennis ball, shot up through the clouds and hovered in the air ten metres in front of them. "What is that?" gasped Rockwell "It looks like... a fish?" spluttered Peanut. A fish?" Little-Bit stood up. "But how could a fish fly this high?" "How could a fish fly at all?" said Rockwell. All four were on their feet now, and Doodle was barking loudly.

他们坐在积雪的地面上，脱下了雨披 杜德尔从花生怀里跳出来伸了个懒腰，洛克威尔打开背包，拿出M夫人给他们的小篮子，给大家分发了三明治 “快看这风景，”他嚼着火腿番茄三明治，含糊地说道 他们已经站在云层之上了 脚下是一片灰蒙蒙蓬松的云海，一直延伸到远方，偶尔露出的其他山顶就像太平洋里破出海面的鲨鱼鳍 “太棒了，”小不点小声赞叹道 花生从子弹带里掏出地图，把它展开 “按我的估算，我们现在在这里” 她掏出了指南针 “我们得往东南方向走，下山去墨水湖” 杜德尔叫了一声，表示同意 就在这时，一件非常奇怪的事情发生了 一个还没网球大的小东西穿出云层，悬浮在他们前方十米的空中 “那是什么？”洛克威尔倒吸一口凉气，“它看起来……像是一条鱼？” 花生结结巴巴地说道 “一条鱼？” 小不点站了起来 “可是鱼怎么能飞这么高呢？” “鱼怎么会飞啊？”洛克威尔说道 四个伙伴全都站了起来，杜德尔也在大声吠叫

Its shiny body was round and covered in spikes, with a large, brassy tail fanning out behind it. Its eyes, glowing green, were looking straight at the children. With a click and a whirr, they suddenly widened and changed from green to red. A small door slid open where its mouth should be and a deafening, high-pitched sound filled the air. It then shot back down into the cloud and disappeared. "Something's telling me that what just happened wasn't a good thing," said Rockwell. "I agree," said Peanut. "I think we need to get out of here.

它圆滚滚的身子闪闪发亮，长满了尖刺，身后展开一条大大的黄铜色尾巴 它那双发着绿光的眼睛，正直直盯着几个孩子 咔哒一声，接着一阵嗡鸣，它的眼睛突然变大，颜色也从绿色变成了红色 本该是鱼嘴的位置滑开一扇小门，一阵震耳欲聋的尖锐声响响彻空中 紧接着它冲回云层，消失不见了 “我有种感觉，刚才发生的事不是好事，”洛克威尔说 “我同意，”花生说 “我觉得我们得赶紧离开这里”