Chapter 9

CHAPTER 1 Rock Pigeon is taking a stroll with his pet twig, Trent. They are enjoying one of their passions- NATURE! "Leaves are like feathers made from green alien skin." Until Rock sees a tree that makes him scream with all his beak. "Ahhhhhh!"

第一章 岩鸽正和他的宠物小树枝特伦特一起散步。 他们正享受着自己的一大爱好——亲近大自然！ “叶子就像是用绿色外星皮肤做的羽毛呀。” 直到岩鸽看见一棵树，吓得他用尽全力尖声大叫。 “啊啊啊啊啊！”

The tree has arms and a face and is wobbling to-and-fro. "Eek- a MONSTER TREE!" cries Rock. He drops Trent in his hurry to escape. TRENT-PLONK!

那棵树长着胳膊和脸，还摇来晃去的。 “哎呀——是怪物树！” 岩鸽大叫道。 他慌着逃跑，把特伦特都弄掉了。 特伦特——扑通！

When pigeons get surprised, their PIGEON INSTINCT is to FLY UP AND AWAY in a panic. "Eek- a crow!" FLAP FLAP FLAP "Eek- a fire cracker! FLAP FLAP FLAP "Eek- a human took one step too close!" FLAP FLAP FLAP This is exactly what has happened to Rock.

鸽子受到惊吓的时候，鸽子本能就是慌慌张张飞走逃命。 “哎呀——乌鸦！” 扑棱扑棱扑棱 “哎呀——炮仗！” 扑棱扑棱扑棱 “哎呀——有个人走得太近啦！” 扑棱扑棱扑棱 岩鸽现在就是这个情况。

But then he notices that the MONSTER TREE is holding a pair of binoculars. So is a stump. And a bush too. "Look at that pigeon's pretty plumage!" "INCREDIBLE!" "They're just Bird Watchers in disguise!" says Rock, with relief, as he returns for his twig.

可接着他发现，那棵“怪物树”举着一副双筒望远镜。 一个树桩也举着。 一丛灌木也举着。 “看那只鸽子的羽毛多漂亮呀！” “太厉害了！” “他们只是乔装打扮的观鸟人啦！”岩鸽松了口气，边说边回去找他的小树枝。

He flies to the Real Pigeons" gazebo. But doesn't notice a weird blob in the sky. "Sorry I dropped you, Trent! I'll keep you safe from now on!" When Rock lands, Homey gives him an odd look. "You OK, dude?" he says. "You look like me after I mistook a cleaning sponge for a bread loaf."

他朝着“真鸽子”的露台飞去。 但没注意到天上有个奇怪的小团块。 “对不起呀特伦特，我刚才把你弄掉了。 以后我一定会好好保护你的！” 岩鸽落地的时候，霍米用奇怪的眼神看着他。 “伙计，你没事吧？” 他说。 “你现在的样子，就跟我上次把清洁海绵当成面包啃了之后一模一样。”

Rock explains what happened. "I won't panic and FLY UP AND AWAY like that again," he says. "No matter what my PIGEON INSTINCTS tell me!" "We have INSTINCTS for a reason, you know," says Frillback. Rock frowns. "Are you holding... a cat?" "Oh yeah!" Frillback smiles. "This cat tried to eat us. So my PIGEON INSTINCTS told me to throw him away."

岩鸽解释了刚才发生的事。 “我以后再也不会慌慌张张乱飞逃命了，”他说。 不管我的鸽子本能怎么提醒我都不会！” “我们的本能是有用处的，你知道的。”皱背鸽说。 岩鸽皱起了眉头。 “你手里抱着的……是只猫吗？” “对呀！” 皱背鸽笑了。 “这只猫刚才想吃我们。 所以我的鸽子本能告诉我，把他扔远点儿。”