03. Forest of Secrets《秘密森林》

Ans: A brown tom named OakheartThe text says a bracken-colored tom named Oakheart carried the two kits he found in the forest to the nursery on the island, and gave them to Graypool to care for.

Ans: Her own kits were dead, and she had plenty of milkIn the text Graypool says "Your other kits died, and these will die too, unless you help them", and she also says "I have plenty of milk", so she agreed to keep them.

Ans: To a nursery on an island in the river, surrounded by reedsThe text describes the cats walking along the frozen river to an island, through a grove of willows into the nursery, where Graypool was.

Ans: In the freezing leaf-bare, the tom Oakheart found two abandoned kits in the forest and brought them to the nursery on the island in the river, asking Graypool, who had lost her own kits, to raise them.

Ans: He let a RiverClan warrior escape during a battleTigerclaw told Fireheart "I saw you let that RiverClan warrior escape", referring to the last battle when Fireheart let a RiverClan warrior go.

Ans: Go with the Clan leader to the full-moon GatheringTigerclaw said "Bluestar has chosen you and Graystripe to go to the Gathering", a great honor at the peaceful four-Clan meeting under the full moon.

Ans: She was Silverstream, loved by Graystripe, and he would not betray his friendThe text shows the warrior was Silverstream, whom Graystripe (Fireheart's best friend) loved. Fireheart did not want to hurt her, and he would never betray Graystripe.

Ans: Fireheart suspected that Tigerclaw had murdered the former deputy Redtail, and even planned to get rid of leader Bluestar. He also remembered Tigerclaw standing by and refusing to help during a battle.

Ans: BarleyIn the text Barley is a black-and-white loner who let Ravenpaw share the barn, and warmly welcomed Fireheart and Graystripe.

Ans: TigerclawRavenpaw said firmly "I know Tigerclaw killed Redtail. I was there, and I saw him do it."

Ans: Stonefur (a gray warrior)Ravenpaw remembered: Redtail knocked down a gray RiverClan warrior named Stonefur and was about to strike hard when Oakheart ran out, bit Redtail's scruff, and pulled him away, letting Stonefur escape.

Ans: Ravenpaw said he had seen Tigerclaw kill Redtail with his own eyes, and told the story of the Sunningrocks battle. This proved Fireheart's suspicion about Tigerclaw and was a key clue for later action.

Ans: They had eaten prey themselves but brought no fresh meat back to the ClanTigerclaw revealed that the two were "full-fed, but they haven't brought home a single piece of fresh-kill", so Bluestar was disappointed.

Ans: Hunt only for the Clan until next sunrise, and eat only after everyone elseBluestar said "Until next sunrise, you'll hunt for the Clan... When the rest of the Clan have eaten, then you can take food for yourself."

Ans: He sniffed them and smelled mouseIn the text Tigerclaw "sniffed him, and then did the same to Graystripe", and asked "how is it the pair of you smell of mouse?"

Ans: Tigerclaw was full of hostility and contempt for Fireheart: he sniffed out that the two had eaten, reported them to Bluestar, called Fireheart a "kittypet", and said that if he were leader he would punish Fireheart more harshly.

Ans: Her leg was crippled in an accident on the ThunderpathThe text says her leg was "the result of an accident on the Thunderpath", crushing her leg, so she could never run normally and had to give up her dream of becoming a warrior.

Ans: To the medicine cat Yellowfang's denBluestar said "Will you take that straight to Yellowfang in her den?", so Fireheart took the rabbit to Yellowfang the medicine cat.

Ans: OakheartMistyfoot said "Oakheart was his father, too", showing that Oakheart was also the father of Stonefur and her.

Ans: Because Graypool is the mother of Mistyfoot and Stonefur, and she best understands Oakheart's puzzling last words about Stonefur. Mistyfoot said "If she can't explain it, no cat can".

Ans: To cover the smell of being in RiverClan territoryThe text says "No cat would ever guess he had been into RiverClan territory now"; the fox dung smell hid the RiverClan smell.

Ans: Cloudkit was the son of Fireheart's sister Princess (his nephew)The text says Princess is Fireheart's sister who still lives with Twolegs, and she gave her first kit Cloudkit to the Clan, so Cloudkit is Fireheart's nephew.

Ans: The smell of ThunderClanGraypool said "The kits smelled of the forest all right, but there was another scent underneath. The scent of ThunderClan."

Ans: Cloudkit is the son of a kittypet, given to the Clan, and longs for Clan life. When he saw Frostfur's two kits about to become apprentices, he was full of envy and hoped to become an apprentice too.

Ans: No, Oakheart was a noble warrior and would not steal kitsWhen Fireheart asked "Did Oakheart steal them?", Graypool bristled and snarled: "Oakheart was a noble warrior. He would never stoop to stealing kits!"

Ans: Her own kits had frozen to death, and she had plenty of milk to spareIn the text Graypool said all but one of her newborn kits had frozen to death, and "I had plenty of milk to spare", so she agreed to raise the kits for Oakheart.

Ans: She angrily called it idle gossip and accused him of disloyaltyBluestar angrily told Fireheart he had believed "idle gossip" in an enemy Clan, said "Maybe Tigerclaw is right to doubt your loyalty", and ordered him never to mention it again.

Ans: She warned Fireheart that Mistyfoot and Stonefur know nothing about this, and that if he ever told those two the truth, she would "rip out his liver and feed it to the crows".

Ans: He obeyed Bluestar's order to "do something useful" and also helped the medicine cat restockCinderpaw said many cats were sick and Yellowfang's herbs were almost gone. Fireheart also wanted to do something Bluestar would consider worthy of a warrior, so he went to collect herbs with her.

Ans: Bluestar took in the traitor; he lived alone in a den guarded by warriorsThe text says Bluestar took in Brokentail, who lived alone in a den in the branches, "with warriors to guard him".

Ans: Her leg had healed as much as it ever would; she would leave Yellowfang's den, but did not know what to do in the futureCinderpaw said "my leg has healed as much as it ever will"; she hated to leave the medicine den but did not know what else she could do.

Ans: Her leg would never heal fully, so she could never become a warrior, who needs to run, hunt, and fight. She would leave Yellowfang's den, but did not know what she could still do for the Clan, and felt sad and lost.

Ans: She slowly faded into the darkness, leaving only helpless kitsIn the dream the silver-gray queen "began to fade, leaving nothing but darkness", and the kits screamed in fear at losing their mother.

Ans: SpottedleafThe text says "It was Spottedleaf"; after looking at Fireheart with infinite love, her image disappeared.

Ans: Yellowfang was Brokentail's mother (medicine cats are not allowed kits; she blinded him to save the Clan)The text clearly says "Yellowfang was Brokentail's mother", and medicine cats are not allowed to have kits. She blinded Brokentail to save the Clan, and Brokentail himself does not know.

Ans: He suspected it was a prophecy: the Clan had no kits that young now, so he thought maybe it was about Mistyfoot and Stonefur. Had their real mother also disappeared like in the dream?

Ans: To put on ticks so they would drop offCinderpaw said "If you put some on the ticks, they soon drop off", and warned Cloudkit not to lick his paws afterward because it smells bad.

Ans: The warrior code says he must feed the Clan first, and he did not want to carry Twoleg smellsThe text says the warrior code forbade him from eating before the Clan was fed, and "He couldn't possibly return to camp with Twoleg scents all over him".

Ans: BrackenpawAfter checking, Yellowfang said Brackenpaw "was clawed by a badger". Fireheart thought it was not Cloudkit's fault and the punishment was unfair.

Ans: The cat clawed by the badger was Brackenpaw, which was not Cloudkit's fault, but Tigerclaw still punished Cloudkit by making him clean ticks for the elders, so Fireheart thought the punishment was unfair.

Ans: Five or six strange cats with no Clan smell, smelling of crowfood (rogues)Fireheart said he smelled "Five or six at least" strange cats with no Clan smell who "smelled of crowfood". Bluestar guessed they were rogues from Twolegplace.

Ans: Tigerclaw was usually hostile to him, and only acted fair in public this time so Bluestar would not noticeFireheart thought Tigerclaw was "too clever to behave hostilely toward him in public", deliberately treating him like a normal warrior in public to avoid making Bluestar suspicious.

Ans: The river had flooded over its banks, and Sunningrocks were islands in a silver lakeMelting snow made the river "burst the banks", and Sunningrocks became "gray islands in the midst of a shimmering silver lake"; the river was in full flood.

Ans: Melting snow made the river rise and burst its banks. Sunningrocks became islands in a silver lake, and the river went into full flood.

Ans: "Water can quench fire."The text says Fireheart "recalled Spottedleaf's ominous words: 'Water can quench fire.'"

Ans: His love Silverstream was in RiverClan, and the camp on the island might be floodedRiverClan's side was low, so the flood spread farther. Graystripe worried about the camp on the island and, even more, about Silverstream's safety.

Ans: He swam into the rushing water and pushed the log carrying two RiverClan kits downstream to Graystripe, who was waiting to rescue themAt the end of the text, Fireheart found two kits (one black, one gray) in the dark water and used his muzzle and paws to push the log tangled with branches toward Graystripe, who was ready to rescue them.

Ans: He jumped into the dark flood, found two terrified RiverClan kits (one black, one gray) drifting on a log, and used his nose and paws to push the log downstream toward Graystripe, working hard to rescue them.

Ans: RiverClanIn the text Fireheart "sniffed the black kit carefully... he could still detect a faint trace... 'RiverClan,' he mewed, unsurprised."

Ans: Garbage from the Twoleg camp polluted the river and poisoned the fishGraypool said "Last newleaf, the river was clean... Now it's filthy with Twoleg rubbish". Mudfur added "the fish are poisoned", so cats eating fish got stomach pains.

Ans: Until the flood went down and the river was clean, ThunderClan would hunt for RiverClan and bring the prey overFireheart said on his own "We'll catch prey for you in our territory and bring it to you, until the floods have gone and the river is clean."

Ans: Fireheart offered that until the flood went down and the river was clean, ThunderClan would hunt in its own territory for RiverClan and bring the prey over. Crookedstar accepted and promised not to challenge them on his territory until the flood went down; after that, RiverClan would fend for itself.

Ans: They had to do their ThunderClan duties and secretly bring prey to RiverClanThe text says "supplying RiverClan with fresh-kill as well as keeping up with their duties in ThunderClan was taking up all their time and energy".

Ans: They used the steppingstones and the fallen treeThe text says they went to "the steppingstones" and used "the fallen tree" to cross, with only a few final strokes of swimming to reach the other bank.

Ans: Silverstream was going to have his kitsGraystripe whispered "Silverstream is going to have my kits!". Their cross-Clan love would have more serious consequences.

Ans: Silverstream was going to have Graystripe's kits. The danger is that the two cats are from different Clans, the kits will belong to RiverClan, Graystripe cannot claim them, and in the future he might even have to fight his own kits.

Ans: The two cats were from different Clans; the kits belong to RiverClan, Graystripe cannot claim them, and may have to fight them laterFireheart pointed out that Graystripe could not claim the kits, Silverstream could not name the father, and he feared that one day Graystripe might have to fight his own kits.

Ans: Hunt for the elders like apprentices under supervision, and no more visits to RiverClanBluestar said "you can hunt for the elders... you'll have another warrior to supervise you... There must be no more visits to RiverClan."

Ans: They are still warriors, but must live like apprentices until they learn their lessonGraystripe worried "we won't be apprentices again". Bluestar said no — they are still warriors, but must live like apprentices until she thinks they have learned their lesson.

Ans: She said they had deceived others, kept things from Tigerclaw, and hunted for another Clan before their own, breaking the warrior code. She punished them by making them hunt for the elders like apprentices under supervision, and forbade any more visits to RiverClan.

Ans: LongtailLongtail swaggered over and mocked "our newest apprentice, Firepaw", saying "Tigerclaw sent me to be your mentor".

Ans: It was torn in the fight with Fireheart when Fireheart first came to the campThe text says Longtail remembered that when Fireheart first arrived he "fought Longtail fiercely", and that fight left "his torn ear", an eternal reminder.

Ans: Tigerclaw and Brokentail grooming each other and talking like old friendsFireheart saw Brokentail lying outside his den, and "Tigerclaw was beside him, and the two cats were sharing tongues like old friends".

Ans: Yellowfang complained that Cloudkit had taken damp moss, but the elders (Dappletail, Patchpelt, Halftail, and others) all protected him, made excuses for him, and did not want to hear anyone say anything bad about Cloudkit.

Ans: Bluestar and Tigerclaw thought they had been punished enough and restored their warrior statusBluestar told Fireheart "Tigerclaw and I think you've been punished enough. You and Graystripe can be full warriors again."

Ans: He deliberately chose Fireheart's enemy to make trouble for himThe text says "It looked as if Tigerclaw had chosen the third member of the patrol deliberately to disadvantage Fireheart", and Longtail had always been Fireheart's enemy.

Ans: He stepped on a thin branch laid across the river; it broke, and the rushing water swallowed himTigerclaw made Fireheart step on a branch to test the way. The branch shook in the rushing water, broke, and was swept away. Fireheart slipped, and "the waves closed over his head".

Ans: The stream had widened from the flood and the steppingstones were covered. Tigerclaw made him cross on a thin branch laid across the water. The branch shook in the rushing current, suddenly broke, and was swept away. Fireheart slipped into the water, and the waves closed over his head.

Ans: LongtailThe branch was caught on a jutting rock, and "Longtail was crouched on the rock, leaning down toward him", yelling "Move, kittypet!" to help him climb up.

Ans: The current was far too strong for him to swimThe text says "the current was far too strong for him to swim", so he could only hold on to the branch.

Ans: Become the apprentice of ThunderClan's next medicine catYellowfang asked Cinderpaw "how would you feel about becoming ThunderClan's next medicine cat?", and announced at the Clan meeting that she would be her medicine cat apprentice.

Ans: Cinderpaw, who could not become a warrior because of her leg injury, finally found a new path — becoming the next medicine cat. This uses her knowledge and passion, and means Fireheart no longer has to worry about her future.

Ans: Fireheart, Sandstorm, and GraystripeTigerclaw passed on the message: "Bluestar wants you to go to the Gathering... bring Sandstorm and Graystripe."

Ans: He wanted to see his pregnant love Silverstream, but meeting at a Gathering was very riskyThe text says Graystripe "must be longing to see Silverstream again, especially now she was expecting kits, but there was a huge risk in meeting at a Gathering".

Ans: Nightstar (ShadowClan leader)Nightstar walked forward "stiff-legged with barely suppressed fury" and said "Until last greenleaf, Brokenstar was leader of ShadowClan".

Ans: All the ShadowClan cats he passed glared at him with fierce hostility, and kept looking up at the Great Rock, eager for the meeting to begin.

Ans: Chatty apprentices (like Swiftpaw) at the last Gathering had leaked it to ShadowClanNightstar said "My warriors heard this at the last Gathering". Fireheart then remembered that at the end of the last Gathering, Swiftpaw had been gossiping with ShadowClan apprentices.

Ans: She honestly admitted, "Yes, it's true"Bluestar "lifted her head defiantly" and said "Yes, it's true", admitting that she had taken in Brokentail without backing down.

Ans: Graystripe (he cared more about Silverstream)Fireheart thought "Graystripe had never taken his duties as mentor seriously... more interested in Silverstream right from the start", so he took over training Brackenpaw himself.

Ans: Because she had taken in Brokenstar (Brokentail), the former ShadowClan leader who had cruelly persecuted WindClan. The other Clans saw this as betrayal. Tallstar angrily shouted "Traitor!" at her and brought up what Brokenstar had done to WindClan.

Ans: A united force of WindClan and ShadowClanFrom a tree, Fireheart saw "Warriors from WindClan and ShadowClan bore down on his camp together", led by Nightstar.

Ans: Because ThunderClan had taken in Brokentail, whom they hatedThe text says these cats were "united in their hatred of Brokentail and of ThunderClan for sheltering him", so they joined forces because ThunderClan sheltered Brokentail.

Ans: With Silverstream (not in camp)After the battle Tigerclaw demanded of Graystripe "Where were you?". Fireheart answered in his mind "With Silverstream" — Graystripe had not been in camp.

Ans: Because ThunderClan had taken in Brokenstar (the blind Brokentail), the former tyrant leader of ShadowClan. Out of hatred, WindClan and ShadowClan joined forces to attack the ThunderClan camp.

Ans: Stay in camp for the next few days so Tigerclaw sees him oftenFireheart said "I'd stick around camp for the next few days, and make sure Tigerclaw sees you", so Tigerclaw would not grow suspicious.

Ans: She died giving birth to Graystripe's kitsIn the text the silver queen's "body gave a massive shudder... she was still". Cinderpaw said "their mother is dead" — she died in childbirth.

Ans: He said coldly they were half-breeds no Clan would want, and asked why ThunderClan should raise themTigerclaw said "They're half-breeds. No Clan will want them", and asked "Why should ThunderClan raise them?"

Ans: She died giving birth to Graystripe's kits (her body shuddered, her head dropped, and she was still), leaving two kits. Graystripe was heartbroken, while Tigerclaw coldly called them half-breeds that no Clan would want.

Ans: Goldenflower (she had newborn kits of her own and plenty of milk)Bluestar asked Goldenflower if she could take two more kits. After hesitating, she said "How can I say no? I have plenty of milk.", and agreed to feed them.

Ans: SpeckletailSpeckletail interrupted, telling Goldenflower to first ask about the kits' history, and scolded "They both betrayed their Clans. There's bad blood in those kits."

Ans: Mistyfoot and Stonefur were once her own kitsBluestar whispered "Mistyfoot and Stonefur were once my kits.", echoing all the earlier clues about the two RiverClan cats.

Ans: She admitted that Mistyfoot and Stonefur were once her own kits (which also explains why she understood Graystripe's situation), suggesting the two RiverClan cats were her kits with Oakheart, sent to RiverClan later.

Ans: BluefurBluestar remembered "My warrior name was Bluefur", her name before becoming leader.

Ans: The Clan would not take a queen nursing kits as deputy, and she was about to become deputyShe said deputy Tawnyspots was retiring and she had a good chance to take over, but "the Clan would never take a queen nursing kits as deputy", so she gave the kits away.

Ans: The two kits were alive, in the ThunderClan nursery, fed by GoldenflowerFireheart said "The kits are alive... In the ThunderClan nursery. Goldenflower is suckling them.", and Graystripe was shocked and overjoyed.

Ans: He had thought the kits had died with Silverstream. When he learned the two kits were alive and being fed by Goldenflower in the nursery, he was shocked and overjoyed, immediately said "I want to see them", and followed Fireheart back to camp.

Ans: He thought RiverClan had the right to know about Silverstream's deathThe text says he thought Silverstream's Clan "had the right to know what had happened to her", so he went to tell them without Bluestar's permission.

Ans: No more punishment, but he could not attend Gatherings for three moons for safetyBluestar thought Silverstream's death was punishment enough — "there will be no punishment" — but to keep angry RiverClan cats from breaking the truce, she ordered "for three moons you will not attend Gatherings".

Ans: Fireheart (his sister's kit, and the one who best knows how an outsider fits into the Clan)Bluestar said "Fireheart, you are ready for another apprentice, and Cloudpaw is your sister's kit. You will be his mentor."

Ans: She thought Silverstream's death was punishment enough, and gave no more punishment. But for safety, she forbade Graystripe from attending Gatherings for three moons, so angry RiverClan cats would not break the truce and hurt him.

Ans: Walking along the Clan borders and renewing the scent marksThe text says it was "the first long expedition of his apprenticeship, tracing the Clan boundaries and renewing the scent marks".

Ans: Tigerclaw's scent (mixed with strange cats' scent)Fireheart "caught a trace of Tigerclaw's scent" and remembered tracking Tigerclaw here mixed with the scent of many strange cats, but could not figure out why he came near Twolegplace.

Ans: Crookedstar sent them in peace to talk with Bluestar about something importantLeopardfur said "We come in peace... Crookedstar has sent us to talk to your leader."

Ans: He quietly asked Princess if she had seen any strange cats nearby, especially a big, dark tabby tom with a scarred muzzle (that is, Tigerclaw), and told her to stay far away from him if she saw him.

Ans: To take Silverstream and Graystripe's kits back to RiverClan, saying they are RiverClan catsLeopardfur said "We've come here about the kits... They're RiverClan kits. We've come to take them home."

Ans: He roared, asking if someone had leaked the news, and glared suspiciously at FireheartTigerclaw, "glaring in fury", asked "Have you been spying? Or did some cat tell you?", and "turned on Fireheart".

Ans: He was with several thin, mangy, strange cats that smelled of crowfood (maybe exiled warriors)Cloudpaw said those cats "smelled of crowfood... thin and hungry-looking... fur all mangy". Fireheart guessed they were the old followers who left ShadowClan with Brokentail.

Ans: He said at the edge of Twolegplace he had seen Tigerclaw meeting several thin, mangy strange cats that smelled of crowfood. Fireheart suspected they were the exiled warriors who left ShadowClan with Brokentail.

Ans: Tigerclaw's claws were sheathed (not out) while "fighting" the roguesLooking closely, Fireheart saw "his claws were sheathed", and understood that Tigerclaw's defense was all an act — he was the one who brought the enemies in.

Ans: His old ShadowClan rogue companions (not ThunderClan)Brokentail attacked Dustpelt, who was guarding him. Fireheart realized he "was fighting on the side of his old rogue companions", and had planned it all with Tigerclaw.

Ans: He ambushed her, saying he would kill her and lead the Clan himselfIn the den, Tigerclaw told Bluestar "I'm going to kill you... It's time for me to lead this Clan!", and then came the sounds of a struggle.

Ans: He pretended to defend the camp, but actually plotted with Brokentail and the rogue warriors to attack ThunderClan. Finally he snuck into Bluestar's den and showed his true face, saying he would kill Bluestar and lead the Clan himself.

Ans: He burst into the den and threw himself at Tigerclaw, forcing him to let go of Bluestar's throatFireheart "burst through the curtain of lichen" and threw himself at Tigerclaw, raking his eyes and ears with his claws, forcing the deputy to let go of Bluestar's throat.

Ans: DustpeltDustpelt stepped forward and said "Redtail was my mentor. I owe him more than any cat. And you killed him... I'd rather die than follow you."

Ans: Tigerclaw had plotted with the tyrant Brokentail without telling himDarkstripe said "I trusted you... But you plotted with that tyrant [Brokentail] and you said nothing to me", so he refused to go.

Ans: Darkstripe, Longtail, and Dustpelt all refused him. Among them, Dustpelt openly accused Tigerclaw of killing his mentor Redtail, saying he would rather die than follow a traitor.

Ans: FireheartCloudpaw excitedly announced "I think Fireheart should be deputy! He'd do a great job!"

Ans: She had always trusted Tigerclaw, and was deeply shaken to find she had misjudged himSandstorm said Bluestar would not come out of her den. Fireheart felt for her — she had depended on and defended Tigerclaw, and now realized she had been wrong all along, so she was shocked and broken.

Ans: FireheartAt the Clan meeting, Bluestar clearly announced "The new deputy will be Fireheart.", and the whole Clan was stunned.

Ans: She named Fireheart the new deputy. Fireheart was shocked and could hardly believe it, feeling he was "barely a warrior", as if a thorn had pierced his heart.

Ans: First, solve the food problem: send hunting patrols and have Cloudpaw take fresh meat to the eldersFireheart first said "Food. We all need to eat", had Cloudpaw take prey to the elders, and sent Mousefur and Darkstripe with warriors to hunt while watching for rogues.

Ans: Tigerclaw's old sympathizers Darkstripe, Longtail, and DustpeltWatching Darkstripe leave with Longtail and Dustpelt, Whitestorm said "All Tigerclaw's sympathizers... You'll need to keep an eye on them."

Ans: Mistyfoot and Graystripe each picked up a kit and disappeared into the reedsAt the end, Mistyfoot touched noses with Graystripe, then "each picked up a kit, and all four cats disappeared into the reeds", taking the kits back to RiverClan.

Ans: He watched Graystripe hand the two kits to Mistyfoot of RiverClan. Though he felt lonely and sad, strength also rose in him. He had exposed Tigerclaw and been named deputy by Bluestar, so he ran back to ThunderClan in the purple dusk to begin his new life as deputy.