Chapter 13

13 The Rescue Rosa stepped off the cliff and slid a short way down until the earth felt solid under her, then, with careful precision, she tiptoed over the slope. Stick's eyes opened and she yipped in happiness at the sight of Rosa. The rope grew shorter in Nan's hands. 'How much further?' she shouted. 'Almost there!' cried Rosa.

罗莎从悬崖上走下来，滑了一小段路，直到她觉得脚下的土地很结实，然后，她小心翼翼地踮着脚尖爬过斜坡。 斯塔克睁开眼睛，看到罗莎，高兴得叫了起来。 楠手里的绳子越来越短了。 “还有多远？”她喊道。 “差不多了!”罗莎叫道。

With a stretch and a pull Rosa clambered up on to the rock where Stick was waiting. The little cub's ears pricked up. 'Stick?' said Rosa. The cub's tail wagged furiously, and she leapt at Rosa, licking her face from chin to forehead. 'We found you!' said Rosa, squeezing the cub tight. 'Everyone was so worried. Why did you run away?' Stick's tail drooped. 'Was this where you lost your family?' asked Rosa. Stick threw her head back and howled at the sky. Rosa understood exactly what that meant. 'Come on then,' she said, and tucked

罗莎伸了个懒腰，又拉了一下，爬上了棍子正等着的岩石。 幼崽的耳朵竖起来了。 “坚持?罗莎说。幼崽的尾巴狂怒地摇着，她扑向罗莎，舔着她从下巴到前额的脸。 “我们找到你了！”罗莎说着，紧紧地抱着那只幼崽。 “每个人都很担心。你为什么要逃跑？”棍子的尾巴耷拉着。 “你就是在这里失去家人的吗？”罗莎问。 棍子向后仰着头，对着天空嚎叫。 罗莎完全明白这是什么意思。 “那就来吧，”她说着，盖上了被子

Stick into her jacket, but the cub squirmed and yipped unhappily. 'What?' said Rosa. Stick's eyes were fixed on the rock and Rosa saw that she'd dropped the cloth - it was a bright red neckerchief. 'Is that yours?' asked Rosa, picking it up. It was a little large for Stick, but Rosa folded it over and tied it round her neck anyway. The cub calmed down straight away - and looked incredibly smart in it. 'Good. Now to get back,' said Rosa, taking a deep breath. 'Hold tight.'

但幼崽扭动着身子，不高兴地汪汪叫着。 “什么?罗莎说。木棍的眼睛盯着岩石，罗莎发现她把布弄掉了——那是一条鲜红色的围巾。 “那是你的吗？”罗莎把它捡起来问道。 对棍子来说，它有点大，但罗莎还是把它折叠起来，系在脖子上。 这只幼崽很快就平静了下来，看起来非常聪明。 “好。“现在回去吧，”罗莎深吸了一口气说。 “抓住”。

Rosa slid back on to the broken earth. Her feet skidded slightly, and she froze. Now that she'd done the hard part and reached Stick, everything felt a lot more territying. 'I'm coming!' she shouted. Grandma Nan took the strain, and Tori clamped her jaws on to the end of the rope, growling with the effort. 'We're ready!' said Nan. Rosa set off once more, only this time the ground below her feet really was sliding away. 'Hurry!' cried Nan. With every step closer to the cliff Rosa slipped further down. Time was running out. Nan's feet lost their grip, the rope juddered and Rosa dropped further.

罗莎滑回到破碎的土地上。 她的脚微微打滑，她僵住了。 现在她已经完成了最难的部分，摸到了棍子，一切都变得更有领地感了。 “我来了!她喊道。 奶奶拉紧绳子，托丽咬住绳子的一端，使劲地咆哮着。 我们准备好了!南说。罗莎又出发了，只是这一次她脚下的地面真的在滑动。 “快点!”南叫道。罗莎每靠近悬崖一步，就往下滑一步。 时间不多了。南的脚失去了控制，绳子抖动着，罗莎又往下掉。

Tori took the extra strain but it wasn't enough. Higgs jumped in to help, yet his paws failed to make any difference. 'More!' shouted Rosa, skidding further down the slope. 'We need more strength!' said Nan. Little Pig flew down, and snatched the end of the rope with his talons. But no matter how hard he flapped, it had little effect.

托丽承受了额外的压力，但这还不够。 希格斯跳进去帮忙，但他的爪子没能起任何作用。 “多!罗莎喊道，一边顺着斜坡往下滑。 “我们需要更多的力量！”南说。 小猪飞了下来，用爪子抓住了绳子的一端。 但无论他如何用力拍打，都无济于事。