Chapter 10

10 Friends Not Foes The cubs had formed a circle with their tails in each other's mouths and were running round and round and round, before falling down dizzily in a heap. Rosa thought it looked like a lot of fun. 'Stick,' she asked, 'would you like to live here with the Greybacks?' The little wolf bounded up to Rosa and nudged her leg.

幼崽们把尾巴叼在彼此的嘴里围成一个圈，一圈一圈地跑着，最后头昏眼花地倒在地上堆成一堆。 罗莎觉得这看起来很有趣。 “棒极了，”她问，“你愿意和灰背队一起住在这里吗？”小狼跳到罗莎身边，用肘轻推她的腿。

'You could play with the cubs whenever you like,' said Rosa. Stick yipped, and ran back to the other cubs to continue their game. 'I think that means yes, said Rosa. Despite everything, her heart sank. Rosa wasn't prepared to say goodbye to her friend. 'We won't forget how kind you've been to her,' said Tori. 'Wolves are rarely treated with such care; we're always moved on from place to place, until there is nowhere left for us to live. Our pack travelled long and far to find somewhere as safe as Big Sky Mountain. That's why we guard this place with our lives.' 'You've certainly ruined my woods,' said Higgs.

“你可以随时和小熊们玩，”罗莎说。 棍子叫了一声，跑回其他幼崽那里继续他们的游戏。 “我想这意味着是的，”罗莎说。 尽管如此，她的心还是沉了下去。 罗莎还没准备好跟她的朋友说再见。 “我们不会忘记你对她有多好，”托丽说。 “狼很少受到这样的照顾；我们总是从一个地方搬到另一个地方，直到没有地方留给我们居住。 我们的狼群长途跋涉寻找像大天山一样安全的地方。 所以我们要用生命守护这个地方。“你确实把我的树林给毁了，”希格斯说。

'They have become our protection - a defence against intruders, said Tori. 'But the woods were my life, said Higgs. Higgs was a cheerful if nervous hedgehog, who rarely spoke out of turn, but when he started discussing trees he became a very different creature. He had a lot to say on the subject. 'These woods were home to many animals, insects and plants - some so tiny you could barely see them,' he said. 'But then you came along and—'

托里说：“它们已经成为我们的保护伞，抵御入侵者。” “但森林是我的生命，”希格斯说。 希格斯是一只欢快的刺猬，虽然有些紧张，他很少不按顺序说话，但当他开始讨论树木时，他就变得非常不同了。 他对这个问题有很多话要说。 他说：“这些森林是许多动物、昆虫和植物的家园，有些很小，你几乎看不见它们。” “但是后来你出现了，然后——”

He stopped, worried that he might overstep the mark and anger the wolves. 'Go on,' said Nan. 'It's important.' Higgs took a deep breath. 'If you stop working the trees, the canopy grows so dense and blocks the sunlight so that everyone suffers. Things stop growing,' he said 'The darkness keeps us safe,' said Tori. 'Everyone is safe on our mountain,' said Nan. 'I make sure of it.' The wolf growled, though there was little menace. 'You don't understand. People fear us, without ever meeting us,' said Tori. 'I was definitely scared of you,' admitted Rosa. 'But I came back, didn't I? I'm pleased I did. Stick seems so happy.'

他停了下来，担心自己可能会越界，激怒狼群。 “继续，”南说。“很重要”。希格斯深吸了一口气。 “如果你停止砍伐树木，树冠就会长得太密，挡住了阳光，每个人都会遭殃。 “黑暗让我们安全。”托丽说。 “我们山上的每个人都很安全，”南说。 “我确信这一点。”那只狼咆哮着，虽然没有什么威胁。 “你不明白。“人们害怕我们，虽然他们从未见过我们，”托丽说。 “我真的很怕你，”罗莎承认。 “但我回来了，不是吗？” 我很高兴我做到了。棍子看起来很开心。”

The wolf growled in acceptance. 'Yes,' said Tori, 'you did. You were brave when you could easily have stayed away. Perhaps I could learn from you, young girl.' 'Will you let Higgs back into the woods?' asked Rosa. 'The forest would look much nicer for it,' said Nan, smiling. Tori agreed. 'I will do all I can,' she said. Higgs started dancing on the spot. 'I can start working the woods again?' he asked excitedly. 'You won't scare me any more? I won't get in your way; I won't!' 'No, we won't scare you any more,' said Tori. 'You have my word.' Higgs took off his helmet and threw it

狼咆哮着表示接受。 “是的，”托丽说，“你说了。 当你可以轻易地远离时，你表现得很勇敢。 也许我可以向你学习，小姑娘。“你会让希格斯回到树林里去吗？”罗莎问。 南笑着说：“如果有了它，森林会好看得多。” Tori同意了。“我会尽我所能，”她说。 希格斯当场开始跳舞。 “我又可以开始在树林里干活了？”他兴奋地问。 “你不会再吓唬我了吧？” 我不会妨碍你的；我不会!“不，我们不会再吓唬你了，”托丽说。 “我向你保证。”希格斯脱下头盔扔了出去