Chapter 1

DRAGON GIRLS Book 11 Zoe the Beach Dragon by Maddy Mara

《龙女孩》第11册玛蒂·玛拉著《沙滩龙佐伊》

1 Zoe sat on her yellow surfboard, floating on the water. She scanned the horizon. Were there any good waves coming? Zoe had been going surfing with her dad and big sister ever since she was really small. Riding a surfboard felt almost as natural as walking. She loved being out in the glittering sea, waves breaking around her. It was amazing how all Zoe's worries disappeared when she was on her board. Nothing beat the feeling of riding a wave all the way to shore! Zoe could do it all day.

1佐伊坐在她的黄色冲浪板上，浮在水面上。 她扫视了一下地平线。有好浪来吗? 佐伊很小的时候就和她爸爸和姐姐一起去冲浪。 骑冲浪板感觉就像走路一样自然。 她喜欢在波光粼粼的海面上，海浪在她周围拍打。 当佐伊坐在冲浪板上时，她所有的烦恼都消失了，这真是太神奇了。 没有什么比乘着波浪一路到达岸边的感觉更好了!佐伊可以做一整天。

That's why Zoe's mom had suggested sleepaway aquatics camp this summer. Zoe had jumped at the idea! So far, camp had been as good as she'd hoped. In fact, it had been way better. For one thing, she got to surf every day. For another, there were so many great kids to get to know. Zoe got along with most people. But she had formed a special bond with her cabinmates, Grace and Sofia. All these things combined to make camp fantastic. But there was something else. Something that made it… magical. Zoe, Sofia, and Grace had found out that they were able to travel to another realm. It was called the Magic Forest. When they were there, they became dragons. Not just ordinary dragons, either. Sea Dragons, to be exact! The three new friends had already had one adventure in the Magic Forest. They had helped the Tree Queen, who was the ruler of the Magic Forest, by rescuing a missing dolphin. Acing the quest had felt incredible, and the Tree Queen told them she would need their help again. Zoe could

这就是为什么佐伊的妈妈建议今年夏天去水上露营。 佐伊欣然接受了这个主意!到目前为止，夏令营和她希望的一样好。 事实上，情况要好得多。 首先，她每天都去冲浪。 另一方面，有很多很棒的孩子可以去了解。 佐伊和大多数人都相处得很好。 但她和她的舱友格蕾丝(Grace)和索菲亚(Sofia)形成了一种特殊的联系。 所有这些都使露营变得非常棒。 但还有别的事情。 让它变得……神奇的东西。 佐伊、索菲亚和格蕾丝发现她们可以去另一个世界旅行。 它被称为魔法森林。 当他们在那里的时候，他们变成了龙。 也不只是普通的龙。 确切地说，是海龙!这三个新朋友已经在魔法森林里经历了一次冒险。 他们帮助了树女王，她是魔法森林的统治者，解救了一只失踪的海豚。 完成任务让人觉得难以置信，树后告诉他们，她会再次需要他们的帮助。 佐伊可能

hardly wait to return. She was glad that she had surfing to keep her mind busy until that happened! Every day at camp, Zoe went with the other surfing kids to the local surf beach. Their coach, Stef, surfed alongside them, giving them tips to improve their skills. Zoe had already learned so much. Zoe did not see her new friends during the day, because Grace was a swimmer and Sofia a diver. This meant they each had different activities in other locations. But that was fine. It was fun talking about their days when they caught up every afternoon. Today, Zoe had already been in the water for an hour. But it felt like only a few minutes. Up ahead, she spotted a wave beginning to swell. Zoe started to paddle, getting herself into a good position as she waited for the wave to build. When Zoe was surfing, everything else dropped away. She thought about just two things: the board beneath her, and the movement of the water around her.

等不及要回来了。她很高兴她有冲浪来保持她的大脑忙碌，直到那一刻发生!每天在夏令营，佐伊都和其他冲浪的孩子一起去当地的冲浪海滩。 他们的教练斯戴菲在他们旁边冲浪，给他们一些技巧来提高他们的技能。 佐伊已经学到了很多东西。 佐伊白天没有见到她的新朋友，因为格蕾丝是游泳运动员，索菲亚是跳水运动员。 这意味着他们每个人在其他地方都有不同的活动。 但这很好。他们每天下午叙叙旧，谈论他们的日子很有趣。 今天，佐伊已经在水里待了一个小时了。 但感觉只有几分钟。 在前方，她发现一个波浪开始膨胀。 佐伊开始划桨，为自己找了一个好位置，等待波浪形成。 当佐伊在冲浪时，其他一切都消失了。 她只想到两件事:她身下的木板和她周围的水的运动。

"Get ready, Zoe!" called Stef from nearby. "That wave is going to be huge!" It was time. Zoe sprang up onto her board. She landed perfectly, crouching low, her left foot forward. She started coasting along the lifting wave. Foamy white droplets splashed down over her as the wave began to curve. Zoe could hear the swell of the ocean all around her, the waves crashing on the shore. But she could hear something else, too.

“准备好，佐伊!”斯戴菲在附近喊道。 “这一波将是巨大的!”是时候了。 佐伊跳上冲浪板。 她完美地落地，蹲下身子，左脚向前。 她开始沿着上升的波浪滑行。 当波浪开始弯曲时，泡沫般的白色水珠溅落在她身上。 佐伊能听到她周围的海浪，海浪拍打着海岸。 但她也听到了别的声音。

Magic Forest, Magic Forest, come explore… Excitement bubbled in Zoe—and it wasn't about the perfect wave she was riding. She'd heard that song before. It had been when she traveled to the Magic Forest last time! Was she about to go back? Oh, she hoped so! The wave Zoe was riding stretched on and on. She felt like she was surfing through a beautiful blue tunnel. Zoe heard the song again. It blended with the sound of the sea itself. Magic Forest, Magic Forest, come explore. Zoe stretched out a hand and trailed it along the wave. Her silver bracelet with its fan-shaped shell glinted on her wrist. The Tree Queen had given one each to Zoe, Grace, and Sofia. Usually the shells were white. But right now, Zoe's glowed pale aqua. Zoe's heart thumped. She was sure of it. She was about to be sent on her second magical quest! She had a feeling that this quest would be even harder than the first. But that probably meant it

魔法森林，魔法森林，快来探索吧……佐伊兴奋不已——这并不是因为她正在驾驭的完美波浪。 她以前听过那首歌。 那是她上次去魔法森林的时候!她是要回去吗? 啊，她希望如此!佐伊骑着的那股波浪一直延伸下去。 她觉得自己就像在一条美丽的蓝色隧道里冲浪。 佐伊又听到了那首歌。它与大海的声音融为一体。 魔法森林，魔法森林，来探索吧。 佐伊伸出一只手，沿着波浪拖着。 她的扇形银手镯在她的手腕上闪闪发光。 树后给了佐伊、格蕾丝和索菲亚每人一颗。 通常贝壳是白色的。 但现在，佐伊的眼睛是淡水色的。 佐伊的心怦怦直跳。她对此很有把握。 她即将被派去进行第二次魔法探索!她有一种感觉，这次的探索会比第一次更难。 但这可能意味着它