Chapter 3

3 New Arrivals Just as Tom had warned, the storm came good and strong. Rosa and Nan enjoyed watching the violent weather from the comfort of the cabin. As the trees roared about them, with the scouring growl of pouring rain the surface of the lake was pocked with thousands of craters. But there was not one leak or drip of water falling from the ceiling, much to Rosa's surprise.

正如汤姆所警告的那样，暴风雨来的又猛又猛。 罗莎和南喜欢在舒适的小木屋里观察恶劣的天气。 当树木在他们周围咆哮时，伴随着倾盆大雨的冲刷咆哮，湖面上布满了成千上万的陨石坑。 但令罗莎惊讶的是，天花板上没有一滴漏水或滴水。

'Is Albert all right out there?' asked Rosa. 'That moose could survive a hurricane,' said Nan.' He'll be hiding somewhere, I'm sure. But don't worry,storms pass quickly out here. Slowly but surely the clouds broke apart, and sunlight burst through. I love a storm,' said Nan, preparing to head outside.' It shakes the world up. Brings out all sorts of creatures. With her boots pulled high Nan strode out into the world. 'What are you waiting for?' she said, heading off down to the lake. Rosa readied herself and walked out under the eaves of the roof. A thin cord of water dripped from its edge, and Rosa

“阿尔贝还好吗？”罗莎问。 “那头驼鹿可以在飓风中幸存下来，”南说。他肯定藏在什么地方。 不过别担心，暴风雨在这里很快就过去了。 乌云慢慢地散开了，阳光照了进来。 “我喜欢暴风雨，”南说，准备出门。它震撼了世界。 带出了各种各样的生物。 南把靴子拉得高高的，大步走进了外面的世界。 “你还在等什么？”她边说边朝湖边走去。 罗莎做好了准备，走到屋檐下。 一束细细的水从池边滴下来，罗莎

played with it for a moment, passing her hands through each drip trying to not get wet. Suddenly she heard a hoot of a yawn from above her head. Rosa looked up,just in time, to see a tiny owl roll out of a crevice in the cabin wall. It tumbled out, still half asleep, and Rosa caught it safely in her hands. The owl's eyes blinked and opened wide. 'Hello, little bird,' said Rosa. lfllac. 'SAVE ME!'

玩了一会儿，她的手穿过每一滴，尽量不被弄湿。 突然，她听到头顶上方传来一声呵欠。 罗莎抬头一看，正好看见一只小猫头鹰从小屋墙缝里滚了出来。 它滚了出来，仍然半睡半醒，罗莎把它牢牢地抓在手里。 猫头鹰的眼睛眨了眨，睁得大大的。 “你好，小鸟，”罗莎说。 “救我!”

screeched the owl, covering its face with its small wings. 'SAVE ME!' 'From what?!' asked Rosa calmly. She could feel its heart beating fast through her fingers. The owl peeked out through a gap in its feathers. It turned its head nearly full circle, before looking up at Rosa. 'Oh...is it over?' it said tentatively, before ruffling its feathers and stretching out its legs. 'Nothing to see here. This owl is fine! Move along please!' 'Were you having a nightmare?'said Rosa. The owl blinked with amazing slowness. 'Might have been,' said the owl sniffily. 'Might not have been.'

猫头鹰尖叫着，用它的小翅膀遮住了脸。 “救我!”“怕什么？”罗莎平静地问。 她能从手指间感觉到它的心脏在快速跳动。 猫头鹰从羽毛的缝隙里探出头来。 它几乎把脑袋转了一圈，然后抬头看了看罗莎。 “哦…结束了吗？它试探性地说，然后捋了捋羽毛，伸出了腿。 “这儿没什么可看的。这只猫头鹰很好！请往前走！“你做噩梦了吗？””罗莎说。 猫头鹰眨着眼睛，速度慢得惊人。 “可能是吧。”猫头鹰轻蔑地说。 “可能不是。”

'Well,I'm just pleased I caught you'said Rosa.'It was a long drop for a little thing like you!' 'Who are you calling little?'said the owl. Rosa lifted the owl to eye height so she could see it more closely.The owl really was tiny-hardly bigger than Rosa's hand. 'You are very cute,'said Rosa. 'That's the rudest thing anyone has ever said to me, said the owl.'Now put me back, please. The owl frowned and crossed its wings in an attempt to look strong and fearsome, but Rosa thought it simply made the bird look even cuter.She smiled and placed the bird back in its crevice.

“嗯，我很高兴我抓到你了，”罗莎说。“像你这样的小东西，落差太大了！”“你叫谁小？”猫头鹰说。 罗莎把猫头鹰举到和眼睛一样高的地方，这样她就能更近距离地看它。这只猫头鹰真的很小——比罗莎的手大不了多少。 “你很可爱，”罗莎说。 “这是别人对我说过的最粗鲁的话了，”猫头鹰说。“现在请把我放回去。 这只猫头鹰皱着眉头，交叉着翅膀，试图显得强壮和可怕，但罗莎认为这只是让它看起来更可爱。她笑了笑，把小鸟放回了裂缝里。