4. THE DRAGONS' NEST

CHAPTER 4 THE DRAGONS' NEST Drake watched the last fig disappear. Then a loud buuurp! came from the fig bowl. The air shimmered, and a baby dragon appeared on top of the table! The dragon was about the size of a large dog. Her scales were a mix of shiny purple and green. The dragon sat up and rubbed her belly.

第四章龙窝德雷克看着最后一颗无花果消失了。 然后是一声巨响！来自无花果碗。 空气在闪烁，一条小龙出现在桌子上！这条龙大约有一只大狗那么大。 她的鳞片混合着闪亮的紫色和绿色。 龙坐起来揉了揉肚子。

"Gotcha!" a guard yelled as he lunged for the baby dragon. "Don't scare her!" Diego warned. The dragon jumped off the table and ran to the nearest corner, shaking. Val got up and slowly approached the dragon. Everyone else in the Great Hall got quiet. Val crouched down. "It's okay. Nobody is going to hurt you. We want to help you." The dragon took a step toward Val. Then she scooted into Val's arms. Val giggled and patted the baby dragon. "Everything's going to be all right." Diego stood up. "Well done, Val!" he said. Then he bowed to Queen Sofia. "Thank you for this wonderful feast, but I must see to the baby dragons."

“抓到你了！”一个卫兵一边喊一边扑向小龙。 “别吓着她！”迭戈警告说。 龙从桌子上跳下来，颤抖着跑到最近的角落。 瓦尔站起来，慢慢地走近龙。 礼堂里的其他人都安静了下来。 瓦尔蹲了下来。“这是好的。 没人会伤害你。 我们想帮助你。”龙朝瓦尔走了一步。 然后她跳到瓦尔的怀里。 瓦尔咯咯地笑着，拍了拍小龙。 “一切都会好起来的。” 迭戈站了起来。“干得好，瓦尔！”他说。 然后他向索菲亚王后鞠了一躬。 “谢谢你的盛宴，但我必须照顾小龙。”

"Shall we get there magically?" she asked, standing up. "Yes, my Queen," Diego replied, and took her hand. "Meet us in the tower!" Diego told the others, and then... poof! He and the queen vanished in a sparkle of magical light. Then Worm transported Drake, Carlos, Val, Lalo, and the baby dragon.

“我们能神奇地到达那里吗？”她站起来问道。 “是的，我的女王。”迭戈回答，握着她的手。 “在塔里和我们会合！”迭戈告诉了其他人，然后…… 噗!他和王后在一道神奇的光芒中消失了。 然后，虫子把德雷克、卡洛斯、瓦尔、拉洛和小龙运了过来。

They landed on top of a wide, round tower. A giant nest of straw had been built against one part of the wall. Three castle guards were chasing after four more baby dragons, who were running and tumbling all over the tower.

他们降落在一座又宽又圆的塔顶上。 一个巨大的稻草窝靠在墙上。 三个城堡守卫在追赶另外四条小龙，它们在塔楼上奔跑翻滚。

When the dragons saw Worm and Lalo, they ran to them, excited. Three of them climbed onto Worm's back! The fourth ran toward Lalo, but jumped away when the Lightning Dragon threw off a nervous spark. Diego made a high, chirping noise. The baby dragons — including the one with Val — all stopped what they were doing. Five heads turned toward the wizard, their eyes wide.

当龙看到蠕虫和拉洛时，它们兴奋地跑向他们。 他们中的三个爬到了虫子的背上！第四个人跑向拉洛，但当闪电龙发出紧张的火花时，他跳开了。 迭戈发出一种尖锐的唧唧声。 小龙们——包括和瓦尔在一起的那只——都停止了他们正在做的事情。 五个脑袋转向巫师，眼睛睁得大大的。

Diego chirped some more, and the five dragons sat on their hind legs and stared at him. "Wow, that's amazing, Diego!" Drake said. "It takes practice," Diego said. He chirped again, and the five baby dragons jumped into their nest. Queen Sofia nodded. "Well done, Diego," she said. "Now, can you and your helpers find their parents?" Drake stepped forward. "Your Majesty, I can ask Worm to help. He can try to communicate with the baby dragons," he said.

迭戈又叫了几声，五只龙用后腿坐着，盯着他看。 “哇，太神奇了，迭戈！”德雷克说。 “这需要练习，”迭戈说。 他又叫了一声，五只小龙跳进了它们的窝里。 索菲亚王后点点头。“干得好，迭戈，”她说。 “现在，你和你的帮手能找到他们的父母吗？”德雷克走上前去。 “陛下，我可以请蚯蚓帮忙。 他可以试着和小龙交流，”他说。