13. THE FINAL CLUE

CHAPTER 13 THE FINAL CLUE Drake, Darma, and the three dragons walked toward a flock of singing bluebirds. Rune ran in front of them. Danger! Danger! he signed. Drake saw Rune, and understood the sign. He paused.

第十三章最后的线索德雷克、达玛和三条龙走向一群歌唱的蓝鸟。 符文跑到他们前面。 危险!危险!他签署了。 德雷克看到了符文，明白了这个符号。 他停顿了一下。

Beyond the birds was nothing but an eerie, blue mist. Drake somehow knew the mist was dangerous. But the music I have to follow the music, he thought. Then Rune's Dragon Stone began to glow. Lysa blinked and a bright light shone from the symbol on her chest. The light hit the birds, and they scattered.

鸟群后面什么也没有，只有一层可怕的蓝色雾。 德雷克不知怎么知道雾是危险的。 但是音乐我必须跟着音乐走，他想。 然后，符文的龙石开始发光。 莱莎眨了眨眼睛，一道亮光从她胸前的标志中闪耀出来。 光打在鸟身上，鸟就散开了。

The singing stopped. But the mist remained. Drake, Darma, Worm, and Hema stopped walking. Drake shook his head from side to side. "Thanks, Rune," he said. "We almost walked right into that mist." Rune says: The birds were trying to get us lost in that mist. We should go backin the other direction. Rune and Lysa led the way. They turned left, and right, and then left again. The next right took them to a dead end.

歌声停止了。但雾依然存在。 德雷克、达玛、沃姆和赫马停下了脚步。 德雷克摇了摇头。 “谢谢，符文。”他说。“我们差点就走到雾里去了。” 符文：那些鸟想让我们在雾中迷路。 我们应该从另一个方向回去。 如尼和莱莎领路。 他们向左拐，向右拐，然后又向左拐。 下一个右转把他们带进了死胡同。

This pathway ended with a tall wall made of a green hedge. Right before the hedge was a box floating in the air. It was bigger than the puzzle box—about as long as Drake's arm. And carved on the box was a flute!

这条小路的尽头是一道绿色树篱砌成的高墙。 树篱前的空中飘着一个盒子。 它比拼图盒还大——大约和德雷克的手臂一样长。 盒子上刻着一支长笛！

"We've finally found the Star Flute!" Drake cried. "Just in time," Darma remarked "The sky is a shade lighter than it was when we began. Dawn is coming very soon."

“我们终于找到星笛了！”德雷克哭了。 “来得正是时候，”达玛说，“天空比我们出发的时候亮了一点。 天很快就要亮了。”

Drake looked at Rune and motioned to the box. Rune stepped up to the box and tried to open it, but the lid did not move. He frowned. Rune says: It will not open. Then Rune's eyes widened. He pointed to the top of the box, where a rhyme was carved. IF YOU CAME HERE ALONE, THERE IS NO HELP FOR THEE. THE BOX WILL OPEN ONLY FOR A CIRCLE OF THREE. The boys grinned at one another. They knew what the rhyme meant. Drake, Darma, and Rune formed a circle around the floating box. Then they held hands.

德雷克看了看符文，指着盒子。 符文走到盒子前，想打开它，但盖子没有动。 他皱起了眉头。符文说：打不开。 这时，如文睁大了眼睛。他指着盒子的顶部，上面刻着一首押韵诗。 如果你一个人来，没有人能帮你。 盒子只会在三个人围成一圈时打开。 男孩们互相笑了笑。 他们知道这首歌的意思。 德雷克、达玛和符文围成一圈，围着漂浮的盒子。 然后他们手牵着手。