Both of the strange animals jumped so quickly that they almost fell over backward, and ran off a little way. 这两只奇怪的动物飞快地跳起来，几乎摔倒在了地上，然后跑开了一点儿。

That made the boy laugh, and he blew again, and then waited to see what would happen. 男孩笑了，他再次吹起来，然后等着看会发生什么事。

One of the animals soon came back, sat down again on the edge of the hollow, and watched the little boy. 一只动物很快回来了，再次坐回到洼地边缘，看着小男孩。

The full moon, shining on the animal's eyes, made them look big and green. 满月的光照到它的眼睛里，让它们看起来大大的，绿油油的。

In a few minutes, the other animal returned also and sat down beside the first one. 几分钟后，另一只动物也回来了，坐在第一只动物的旁边。

Then others came, until there were five. 然后又有其他动物前来，最后到了五只。

And then, all at once they began to make the long, loud howl 然后，它们突然开始长声嚎叫起来，

that Jonathan had so often heard as he sat by the cozy camp fire. 乔纳森之前坐在舒适的营火旁时，常常听到这样的嚎叫。

He saw that the animals held their heads high in the air, with their noses pointed to the sky. 他看到这些动物们昂着头，鼻子指向天空。

They were singing the song which had made him feel so creepy that he would snuggle up to his father. 它们正在唱歌，这歌声曾让他感到毛骨悚然，依偎着他的父亲。

He knew, then, that they were not dogs, but prairie wolves! 随后，他明白了，这些动物不是狗，而是草原狼。

The frightened boy started to cry, but the whistle was in his mouth, and he made only a funny little noise. 这个害怕的男孩开始哭起来，但是哨子在他嘴里，他只能发出一种滑稽的微小声音。

The wolves stopped their strange singing and jumped. 几只狼停止了奇怪的歌唱，跳了起来。

Jonathan blew again, this time with all his might. 乔纳森再次吹起口哨，这次用尽了全力。

The animals ran back a few steps. Once more the boy sounded his whistle in a long, high squeal. 动物们后退了几步。再一次，男孩在一声长而高的尖叫中吹响了哨子。

Then, almost before he knew it, the wolves had gone, 然后，几乎在他有意识之前，狼已经走了，

and he saw some lights and heard the cries of men and the sound of galloping horses. 他看到了一些火光，听到了人们的尖叫声和奔腾的马声。

Down the side of the hollow, bounding and barking, came Shep himself. 老谢普跑到洼地边上，围着他又跳又叫。

The next thing Jonathan knew he was in his father's arms and galloping back camp. 接下来，乔纳森知道自己到了父亲怀里，骑着马跑回了营地。