11. THE DRAGON TREE

CHAPTER 11 THE DRAGON TREE Tana and Fig led the way to the Dragon Tree, staying visible so that Drake, Worm, and Val could see them. Still weak, Yeray stayed behind. The two Invisible Dragons took the group to the opening in the mountain. At first, it was dark in the cave, and Drake shivered. They walked for a few minutes and then the tunnel opened up into a large chamber.

塔娜和费格走在通往龙树的路上，让德雷克、虫子和瓦尔都能看见他们。 耶瑞仍然很虚弱，留在了后面。 两条隐形龙带着这群人到了山上的洞口。 起初，洞里很黑，德雷克打了个寒颤。 他们走了几分钟，隧道通到了一个大房间。

Standing outside the edge of the tunnel, Drake saw a strange purple sky overhead. "This is weird," he said. "We're in the middle of the mountain, but it's like we're not." Val's eyes sparkled. "I think it's a magical place. Can you see that light up ahead?" A faint purple light rippled in front of them. Beyond the light, Drake could see a moat surrounding a round patch of land. Growing on the land was a single tree with a wide, gray trunk. Its branches grew straight up. Green leaves covered the very top of the tree. Purple fruits dangled from the branches.

站在隧道边缘外，德雷克看到头顶上有一片奇怪的紫色天空。 “这很奇怪，”他说。“我们在山中央，但又好像不在。” 瓦尔的眼睛闪闪发光。“我认为这是一个神奇的地方。 你能看见前面那盏灯吗？”一道微弱的紫光在他们面前荡漾。 透过光线，德雷克可以看到一条护城河围绕着一块圆形的土地。 地上长着一棵树，树干又宽又灰。 它的树枝笔直地长着。 绿叶覆盖了树的顶端。 紫色的果实在树枝上晃来晃去。

Tana says that only invisible creatures can pass through the energy field, Worm explained. We must wait here. Drake repeated Worm's words out loud. Val knelt down. "Good luck," Val whispered to Fig. Fig and her mother turned invisible. The energy field shimmered and a moment later, they reappeared on the other side. They walked up to the moat.

塔娜说只有看不见的生物才能穿过能量场，沃姆解释道。 我们必须在这里等。德雷克大声地重复了沃姆的话。 瓦尔跪了下来。“祝你好运，”瓦尔低声对菲格说。 菲格和她妈妈都不见了。 能量场闪烁着，片刻之后，他们又出现在另一边。 他们向护城河走去。

Splash! A large, purple fish jumped out of the water. It snapped at the dragons with a mouthful of sharp teeth. Splash! Splash! Splash! Several more toothy fish jumped out of the water. Drake frowned. "How are they going to get past those nasty fish?" Tana will distract the fish, Worm told Drake. Then Fig will jump across the moat and get five pieces of fruit from the tree. One for each baby. The mother dragon became invisible again. She picked up a branch from the bank of the moat and waved it over the water. The fish jumped up and tried to bite it.

飞溅!一条紫色的大鱼跃出水面。 它用一口锋利的牙齿咬住了龙。 飞溅!飞溅!飞溅!又有几条长牙的鱼跳出水面。 德雷克皱起了眉头。“他们怎么过那些讨厌的鱼呢？”“塔娜会分散鱼的注意力，”沃姆告诉德雷克。 然后无花果会跳过护城河，从树上摘下五块水果。 每个宝宝一个。龙妈妈又隐形了。 她从护城河岸边拿起一根树枝，在水面上挥动。 鱼跳了起来，想咬它。

Fig turned invisible. Then Drake saw her footprints in the dirt as she landed on the other side of the moat. The baby dragon turned visible again and scrambled up the bumpy tree trunk. Then she shook the lowest branches of the tree. The purple fruit rained to the ground.

菲格隐身了。当她降落在护城河的另一边时，德雷克看到了泥土上的脚印。 小龙又出现了，爬上了颠簸的树干。 然后她摇了摇树最下面的树枝。 紫色的水果像雨点一样落在地上。