The Rainbow Fairies 彩虹仙子（节选）

李明娟选译

“Of course well look for your sisters，” Kirsty said quickly. “Wont we， Rachel？”

“我们当然会找你的姐妹们。”科斯蒂很快说，“不是吗，瑞秋？”

Rachel nodded.

瑞秋点点头。

“Oh， thank you！” Ruby said happily.

“哦，谢谢你！”鲁比高兴地说。

“But were only here for a week，” Rachel said. “Will that be long enough1？”

“但我们只在这里呆一个星期。”瑞秋说，“够久吗？”

“We have to get started right away，” said Ruby. “First， I must take you to Fairyland to meet our king and queen. They will be very happy to know that you are going to help me find my sisters.”

“我们必须马上开始。”鲁比说，“首先，我必须带你去仙境见我们的国王和王后。他们知道你们会帮忙找到我的姐妹一定会很高兴。”

Rachel and Kirsty looked at Ruby.

瑞秋和科斯蒂盯着鲁比。

“Youre taking us to Fairyland？” Kirsty said in surprise. She could hardly believe2 her ears.

“你要带我们去仙境？”科斯蒂很惊讶，她简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。

“But how will we get there？” Rachel wanted to know.

“但是我们怎么去呢？“瑞秋想知道。

“Well fly，” Ruby answered.

“我们可以飞过去。”鲁比回答。

“But we cant fly！” Rachel said.

“但是我们不会飞！”瑞秋说。

Ruby smiled. She whirled3 up into the air over the girls heads. Then she swirled4 her wand5 above them. Magic red fairy dust fluttered6 down.

鲁比笑了，她在姑娘们头上飞舞起来。然后她在她们头顶挥了挥魔杖，神奇的红色仙尘飘落下来。

Rachel and Kirsty began to feel a bit strange7. Were the trees getting bigger or were they getting smaller？

瑞秋和科斯蒂开始觉得有点奇怪。树是变大了还是变小了呢？

They were getting smaller！

她们越变越小了！

Smaller and smaller and smaller， until they were the same size as Ruby.

越來越小，越来越小，直到和鲁比一样大。

“Im small！” Rachel laughed. She was so small， the flowers around her looked as big as trees.

“我变小了！”瑞秋笑着说，她太小了，周围的花看起来像树一样大。

Kirsty twisted8 around to look at her back. She had wings—shiny and delicate9 as a butterflys.

科斯蒂扭过头去看她的背，她有翅膀了——像蝴蝶一样闪亮而娇嫩！

Ruby smiled at them. “Now you can fly，” she said. “Lets go.”

鲁比对着她们微笑起来。“现在你们可以飞了。”她说，“我们走吧。”

Rachel moved her shoulders. Her wings fluttered， and she rose up into the air. She flew from side to side at first. Flying was not at all like walking！

瑞秋动了动肩膀，她的翅膀拍打着，她升到了空中。一开始她飞得左摇右晃，飞行一点也不像走路！

“Help！” Kirsty shouted， as she flew up into the air. “Im not very good at this！”

“救命啊！”科斯蒂大叫着，她冲上了天空。“我不太擅长这个！”

“Come on，” said Ruby， taking their hands. “Ill help you.” She led them up out of the grass.

“来吧。”鲁比拉着她们的手说，“我来帮你们。”她领着她们走出草地。

From the air， Rachel looked down on Rainspell Island. She could see small houses next to the beach， and the harbor10.

瑞秋从空中俯视着雷恩斯佩尔岛，她可以看到海边的小屋和港口。

“Where is Fairyland， Ruby？” Kirsty asked. They were flying higher and higher， up into the clouds.

“仙境在哪里，鲁比？”科斯蒂问。她们飞得越来越高，飞到了云朵里。

“Its so far away that no one could ever find it，” Ruby said.

“太远了，没有人能找到它。”鲁比说。

They flew on through the clouds for a long， long time. But at last Ruby turned to them and smiled. “Were here，” she said. “Luckily， while were in Fairyland， no time passes in your world. No one will even know you were gone！”

她们在云层中飞行了很长很长时间。……