Chapter 13

ChAPTER THIRTEEN The vines were getting lower, the river thinner and the tree trunks thicker. As the boat chugged into the heart of the jungle, the birds began to chant. "We loot and we toot, yes we're absolutely fruity We'll kick you in the booty, we'll snatch away your snooty We'll leave you wearing nothing but your nakey-birthday-suit-y

第十三章 藤蔓垂得越来越低，河流越来越窄，树干却越来越粗。 小船突突地驶入丛林腹地，鸟儿们开始高声唱了起来。 “我们抢东西，我们吹号角，耶，我们实在是古灵精怪 我们会踢你的小屁股，抢走你的臭架子，把你扒得精光，只剩一身光溜溜的生日皮肤”

And that's when you'll know we're the bittiirds! We protect, we respect, every neck-fleck- speckled-peck We pillage all the pillagers then leave their boats to wreck If we spy you with your nets, let it be known we'll have your necks And that's when you'll know we're the biiiirds!" "We get it!" muttered Rupert, who was squashed between Kate and Bertie, tiny legs dangling in the air. But Kate wasn't in the mood for

到时候你就知道，我们就是无敌小——鸟！ 我们守护，我们尊重，每一块颈上的斑点、每一次尖啄的出击我们洗劫所有劫匪，再把他们的船凿个稀巴烂要是让我们看见你拿着网，告诉你，我们准拧断你的脖子 到时候你就知道，我们就是无敌小——鸟！” “我们知道了！” 鲁珀特嘟囔着，他被挤在凯特和伯蒂中间，小短腿悬在半空晃来晃去。 可凯特现在没心思听

biting observations. For the first time in her short but nonetheless brimmingly full- and-promising life, she was out of plans. When she had come face to face with a tiger at least she had been able to bargain with him. But these birds were different. They were wild, mean and didn't seem to need anything from her at all. For the millionth time, Kate wondered what Catherine Rodriguez would do. But her One True Idol was too clever to get captured by looting birds, she thought glumly. If she had only followed orders and stuck to the shrimp story, she would never have wound up in such a mess. Meanwhile, Toot was gearing up for his solo verse.

这些扎人的吐槽。 在她不长却满满当当、充满希望的人生里，她第一次没主意了。 之前她和老虎正面撞见的时候，至少还能和他谈条件。 可这些鸟儿不一样。 他们又野又凶，看起来半点儿都不需要从她这儿得到什么。 凯特第一百万次琢磨，凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯会怎么做呢。 可她的头号偶像太聪明了，才不会被这群抢东西的鸟儿抓住，她闷闷地想。 要是她当初乖乖听话，老老实实讲虾的故事，她绝对不会落到这么一团糟的境地。 与此同时，嘟嘟正摩拳擦掌准备唱他的独唱段落。

"Take it away, Toot!" hollered the long- legged green bird. After what seemed like hours (and seven more painful renditions of Toot's solo), the vines began to part and a shadowy structure jutted up from the river. It first appeared as some sort of

“开始吧，嘟嘟！”长腿绿鸟儿大喊道。 感觉过了好几个小时（嘟嘟的独唱还难熬地重唱了七遍）之后，藤蔓渐渐分开，一座影影绰绰的建筑从河面上冒了出来。 一开始它看着像

wrecked ship, then a crumbling castle, but, as the moon threw a beam of light through the trees, Kate saw nests balanced atop winding branches and ripped flags fluttering slowly in the dense jungle air. It was a treehouse. "Flaming flamingos, whispered Bertie in awe. "What's that, kid? You wanna set some flamingos ablaze now?" said the green bird, who was lazily whittling a stick into the shape of a pineapple. "Turn them pink wings into tasty bar-bee-cue dippers?" "No!" gasped Bertie. "No not at all I-I-" "Better save your chatter for the interrogation." Kate gulped. She could feel Rupert

艘失事的船，又像座快塌的城堡，可当月光透过树林洒下一道光时，凯特看见蜿蜒的树枝上架着一个个鸟巢，破破烂烂的旗子在茂密的丛林空气里慢悠悠地飘着。 那是一座树屋。 “我的火烈鸟妈呀。”伯蒂敬畏地小声说。 “你说啥呢，小家伙？ 你现在想把火烈鸟点着吗？”绿鸟儿一边说，一边懒洋洋地把一根棍子削成菠萝的形状。 “把它们粉色的翅膀做成好吃的烧烤串？” “不是！”伯蒂喘着气说。 “不，完全不是，我——我——”“有话还是留到审问的时候再说吧。” 凯特咽了咽口水。 她能感觉到鲁珀特