As the sun broke over the horizon, the light dusting of snow sparkled against the ground. Ever faithful, the T-rexes, Arlo, and Spot herded² the longhorns on.

 

Arlo and Spot followed, helping³ to drive the herd¹ from behind. When Butch noticed the herd splitting off on one side, he called to Arlo for help: "Hey kid, head 'em off before those longhorns split!"

 

Arlo looked back at Spot and confidently nodded. Then the two of them ran ahead of the longhorns that were breaking away and stood directly in their path. The longhorns raced toward them at full speed. But the brave friends held their ground as the longhorns closed the gap between them. Arlo whipped his tail against the ground, whacking⁴ it again and again. He even roared at them, forcing the longhorns to head the other way. It worked! The longhorns were so startled, that they joined the rest of the herd and were back on track.

 

Arlo and Spot continued to chase them, making sure they stayed with the main herd. Spot panted with excitement and Arlo smiled. It felt good to help, and to feel like part of a team.

 

Butch passed by, giving them a chuckle⁵ and nod as he rode. He was impressed.

 

Once they made it over a slope and through the distant ridges⁶, Arlo could make out the snow-capped peaks of Clawtooth Mountain. He felt a rush of excitement. "There's home!" he exclaimed.

 

"Whooeee!" yelped⁷ Nash.

 

"Wahoo!" shouted Ramsey.

 

The T-rexes had to move and drive the herd down south, so it was time to say goodbye.

 

"You hurry on back to your Momma, and don't stop for nothin," said Ramsey.

 

Arlo thanked them. "I sure appreciate you lookin' out for me," he added.

 

But before Arlo and Spot headed toward the pass, Butch gave Arlo some parting words. "You'll be alright. You're one tough kid."

 

Arlo smiled. That meant a lot coming from Butch. The T-rexes continued on with the herd, while Arlo and Spot headed toward the pass.

 

As Arlo and Spot continued their journey alongside the river, Arlo felt like he was walking on air. Knowing he was close to home made him feel so happy. He felt a surge of energy and excitement. He and Spot began running and jumping, playing and laughing on their way.

 

Then Arlo saw a flock of wild birds pecking around in the distance and ran toward them. Spot jumped up on Arlo's back and climbed to the top of his head. Spot's tongue hung out happily and waved in the wind as they galloped⁸ toward the flock, picking up speed. Once they reached them, the birds scattered⁹, surrounding them, flapping their wings and then taking to the sky.

 

Spot howled with delight, "Arooowah!"

 

Arlo joined in, howling back at him as he jumped over boulders¹⁰ and swerved¹¹ past trees.

 

Eventually they reached a rocky hilltop and Arlo continued to jump across the rough terrain¹². He tossed Spot way up into the clouds and Spot caught a glimpse of the sun. Arlo laughed as Spot cheered; he was loving every minute. He signaled to Arlo, to toss him up again and again.

 

When they got to the top of a peak, Arlo sat Spot on his head and peeked¹³ through the clouds. The two watched the sunset together. It was spectacular.

 

"Wow," said Arlo. The friends looked at each other and smiled, sharing a moment of complete joy.

 

当太阳跃过地平线的时候，地面上的那层薄雪在阳光下闪着光。霸王龙们向来守信，他们和阿乐与小不点一起赶着牛群朝前走。

 

阿乐和小不点跟在后面，帮着驱赶牛群。布奇发现牛群正从一边脱离大部队，就喊阿乐帮忙：“嘿，孩子，快拦住那些要离队的长角牛！”

 

阿乐回头看了看小不点，然后自信地点了点头。接着，他俩跑到那些正要脱离牛群的长角牛前面，挡住了它们的去路。长角牛们朝着阿乐和小不点全速前进，但是随着长角牛群步步逼近，这对勇敢的朋友却丝毫没有退缩。阿乐甩动尾巴击打着地面，一次次地猛击。他甚至对着它们大吼，迫使长角牛们改道。成功了！长角牛们大惊，它们重返牛群，回到了原来的道上。

 

阿乐和小不点继续驱赶着它们，确保它们跟着大部队走。小不点兴奋地喘着气，阿乐也露出了笑容。能帮上忙的感觉真好，成为团队一分子的感觉也很好。

 

布奇经过小不点和阿乐身边，对着他们一边咯咯笑一边点头，他被他们打动了。

 

他们爬过山坡，越过远处的山脊，阿乐一下就认出了白雪覆盖的爪牙山山顶，他激动地脱口而出：“那儿就是我家！”

 

“哈哈！”纳什大叫起来。

 

“哇哦！”拉姆齐也大喊起来。

 

霸王龙们不得不前行，赶着牛群南下，因此到了他们该说再见的时候了。

 

“你快回去找妈妈吧，别再因为任何事耽搁了。”拉姆齐说。

 

阿乐谢过他们。“我衷心感谢你们对我的照顾。”他接着说。

 

但是，在阿乐和小不点出发前往山口时，布奇又跟阿乐说了一些临别的话：“你可以的，你是一个坚强的孩子。”

 

阿乐笑了，布奇的话对他来说很重要。霸王龙们继续赶着牛群启程了，阿乐和小不点则朝着山口走去。

 

在沿着河流继续赶路的时候，阿乐的步伐异常轻快。知道自己离家近了，他非常开心，内心涌出一股莫名的力量和兴奋。他和小不点开始又跑又跳，嬉戏打闹，欢声笑语撒满一路。

 

就在这时，阿乐看到远处有一群野鸟正在觅食，就向鸟群奔去。小不点跳到阿乐背上，爬到阿乐的头顶，高兴地伸出舌头。他们加速飞奔向鸟群，小不点的舌头在风中挥动。一到鸟儿们身边，它们就朝阿乐和小不点周围四散开去，扇动翅膀，飞向了高空。

 

小不点高兴地喊道：“啊哦！”

 

阿乐一边跳过大石块、避开树木，一边回头大喊，回应着小 不点。

 

最后他们来到了一个岩石密布的小山顶上，阿乐继续跳着越过崎岖不平的地面。他将小不点抛向云端，小不点得以一窥太阳本色。小不点欢呼着，阿乐也大笑着，他慢慢爱上了这每分每秒。小不点一遍又一遍地示意阿乐再把他抛起来。

 

到达山顶之后，阿乐让小不点骑在自己的头上，目光穿透云层。两人一起观赏着落日，真是太壮观了！

 

“哇。”阿乐称赞道。你看看我，我看看你，两个小伙伴都笑了，这一刻他们心底只有欢乐。

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