012 红花之力

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Later Mowgli returned to the cave

过了一会儿，毛克利回到了山洞。

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Mother Wolf sensed something was wrong." What is it, son?"

狼妈妈感觉不对劲。“怎么了，儿子？”

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Mowgli didn't want to tell her about the other wolves

毛克利不想告诉她其他狼的事情。

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" Oh, some bat was chattering about Shere Khan

“哦，有只蝙蝠在唠叨谢利·汗的事。

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He's hunting nearby, so I think I'll hunt near the people's fields tonight."

它就在附近打猎，所以我想今晚我去人类的田地那边打猎。”

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With that, Mowgli hurried away, racing downward through the bushes

说完，毛克利急忙离开，穿过灌木丛向山下跑去。

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Near the stream at the bottom of the valley, he heard howls

在山谷底部的溪流附近，他听到了狼嚎。

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The wolves were hunting

狼群正在打猎。

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" Spring, Akela!" a young wolf shouted

“跳起来，阿克拉！”一只年轻的狼喊道。

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" Show your strength!"

“展示你的力量！”

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Mowgli heard teeth snapping and then a yelp

毛克利听到牙齿猛地一咬，接着是一声惨叫。

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Akela had sprung at something — and missed

阿克拉扑向了什么东西——但没扑中。

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Mowgli raced on toward the village

毛克利继续冲向村庄。

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Mowgli had never come this close to the village before

毛克利以前从未如此靠近过村庄。

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He slipped over to a hut and peered inside

他悄悄溜到一间小屋前，往里窥视。

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A red flower glowed along one wall

一朵红色的花沿着一面墙发着光。

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He watched a woman get up and blow on it

他看见一个女人起身对着它吹气。

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Then she fed it some sticks

然后她喂了它几根木棍。

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Mowgli sighed

毛克利叹了口气。

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The red flower was dangerous. What should he do?

红色的花很危险。他该怎么办？

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He waited through the night

他等了整整一夜。

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In the morning he saw a child pick up a pot

早晨，他看到一个小孩捡起一个罐子。

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The boy filled it with lumps of the red-hot flower

男孩往里面装满了炽热的红花块。

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Mowgli laughed

毛克利笑了。

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" That small cub can handle the red flower," he thought." So can I!"

“那只小幼崽都能掌控红色的花，”他想，“我也能！”

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He ran at the boy and grabbed the pot

他冲向那男孩，一把抢过罐子。

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Then he ran deep into the jungle

然后他跑进了丛林深处。

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After some time he stopped to blow at the red stuff as the woman had done

过了一会儿，他停下来，学着那个女人的样子吹那红色的东西。

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" Now it's time to feed it."

“现在该喂它了。”

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He dropped twigs and bark on the red flower

他把小树枝和树皮丢在红色的花上。

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It quickly bloomed again

它很快又燃了起来。

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Mowgli grinned." I did it!"

毛克利咧嘴笑了。“我做到了！”

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Halfway up the hill he met Bagheera

走到半山腰时，他遇到了巴希拉。

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The panther looked worried

黑豹看起来很担心。

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" Akela failed at last night's hunt

“阿克拉昨晚打猎失败了。

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The wolves wanted to kill him, but they were looking for you instead."

狼群想杀了他，但他们却在找你。”

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" I was in the valley

“我去了山谷。

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I am ready to fight now." Mowgli held up the fire pot

我现在准备好战斗了。”毛克利举起了火罐。

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Bagheera nodded." Good."

巴希拉点点头。“好。”

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Then he peered more closely at the red flower

然后他凑近了仔细看那朵红花。

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" Are you afraid of that thing? It's dangerous when it blooms."

“你怕那东西吗？它开花的时候很危险。”

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Mowgli shrugged." I'm not afraid. In fact, I remember it from long ago

毛克利耸耸肩。“我不怕。其实，我很小的时候就记得它了。

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Before I was a wolf, I rested near the red flower. It was warm and pleasant."

在我成为狼之前，我曾在红色的花旁休息。它温暖又舒服。”

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That night Mowgli headed to the pack council

那天晚上，毛克利前往狼群会议。

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He stayed in the back so the wolves wouldn't see the fire pot

他躲在后面，这样狼群就看不见火罐。

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Mowgli gulped when he saw the empty rock

毛克利看到那块空石时，倒吸了一口气。

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Akela lay beside it, injured from the hunt

阿克拉躺在石头旁边，狩猎时受了伤。

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The pack was removing him as leader!

狼群正要罢免他这个首领！

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Shere Khan walked around the rock, young wolves trailing him

谢利·汗绕着岩石走来走去，身后跟着一群年轻的狼。

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When everyone had gathered, Shere Khan began to speak

等大家都聚齐后，谢利·汗开始说话了。

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" He has no right to speak here!" Bagheera whispered furiously to Mowgli

“他没权利在这儿说话！”巴希拉愤怒地对毛克利低声说。

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Mowgli sprang to his feet." Why is he — "

毛克利一跃而起。“为什么他——”

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" Quiet, man cub!" some wolves yelled

“安静，人崽子！”一些狼叫道。

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Akela slowly raised his head

阿克拉慢慢地抬起头。

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" I'm weak and old

“我又弱又老。

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Another wolf must fight me to become the pack's new leader."

必须有另一匹狼和我打斗，才能成为狼群的新首领。”

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There was a long silence. None wanted to fight Akela

一阵长长的沉默。没有谁想和阿克拉打。

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" I want only the man cub," Shere Khan roared

“我只想要那个人崽子，”谢利·汗吼道。

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" Give me the man cub, and I will leave your pack alone."

“把那个人崽子给我，我就不再来打扰你们的狼群。”

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" Let the tiger take Mowgli!" a wolf yelled." Mowgli is not a wolf!"

“让老虎带走毛克利！”一匹狼喊道。“毛克利不是狼！”

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Akela lifted his head again

阿克拉再次抬起头。

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" Mowgli has eaten our food and slept with us

“毛克利吃过我们的食物，和我们一起睡过觉。

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He has not broken the law of the jungle. He's our brother."

他没有违反丛林法则。他是我们的兄弟。”

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" No, he's a man!" the pack snarled. Shere Khan's tail flicked

“不，他是人！”狼群咆哮道。谢利·汗的尾巴甩了甩。

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Bagheera glanced at Mowgli." Now!"

巴希拉瞥了毛克利一眼。“就是现在！”

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Mowgli stood upright — showing the fire pot to the pack

毛克利站直了身子——把火罐展示给狼群看。

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" You've often told me that I am not a wolf

“你们经常告诉我，我不是狼。

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So I won't call you my sisters and brothers anymore!"

所以，我不会再叫你们兄弟姐妹了！”

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He flung the fire pot on the ground

他把火罐摔在地上。

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Swiftly it bloomed into furious flames

它迅速绽放成愤怒的火焰。