Chapter 1

DRAGON GIRLS Book 13 Hana the Thunder Dragon by Maddy Mara

《龙女孩》第13册《雷龙哈娜》作者:玛蒂·玛拉

1 Hana ran to the front of the banquet hall and pushed aside the curtains. The big windows looked out onto a beautiful garden. Today was her grandma's eightieth birthday. People were coming from all over the country to celebrate. Hana's family was huge and she loved everyone in it.

1哈娜跑到宴会厅前面，拉开窗帘。 从那扇大窗户可以看到一个美丽的花园。 今天是她奶奶的八十大寿。 人们从全国各地赶来庆祝。 哈娜的家庭很大，她爱家里的每一个人。

But there was one person in particular she couldn't wait to see: her cousin Zora. "Is she here yet?" Hana jumped, then turned to see her twin sister, Mina. "I never hear you coming!" Hana laughed. "Then in a flash, you're there." Her sister smiled. "I definitely don't have that problem with you. I can hear you from a hundred miles away!" People always said Hana and Mina didn't seem like twins. They looked different, for one thing. Their personalities were very different, too. Hana loved talking with everyone she met, and somehow, noise just seemed to burst out of her. When they'd chosen an instrument to learn at school, Hana didn't think twice. She HAD to learn the drums! Mina, on the other hand, had chosen the flute. She was much quieter, but she was also a bright

但有一个人她尤其迫不及待地想见:她的表妹佐拉。 “她来了吗?”哈娜跳了起来，然后转身看到了她的双胞胎妹妹米娜。 “我从来没听见你来过!”刘荷娜笑了。 “然后在一瞬间，你就到了。” 她姐姐笑了。“我对你绝对没有这个问题。 我在一百英里外都能听到你说话!”人们总说哈娜和米娜不像双胞胎。 首先，他们看起来不一样。 他们的性格也非常不同。 哈娜喜欢和她遇到的每个人说话，不知怎么的，她似乎就会发出声音。 当他们选择在学校学习一种乐器时，哈娜毫不犹豫。 她得学打鼓!另一方面，米娜选择了长笛。 她安静多了，但她也很聪明

spark. Mina always knew what to do when a problem struck. But there were lots of things they both loved. Music. Gaming. Their cousin Zora. She was cool and calm, and really fun. The three girls often met in online worlds and played together. But they only saw each other in real life a few times a year. Mina stood beside Hana and looked out the window. "A storm is on the way," Mina said. Hana nodded. Normally, the twins loved storms. There was something so exciting about them. But today, the timing was terrible. A storm could slow down Zora's family. "She'll be here soon," Hana said. "Hopefully she'll beat the weather." "Hana? Mina? Where are you? Come here so I can finally do your hair!" The twins exchanged a look. This was another thing they shared: a hatred of getting their hair

火花。米娜总是知道问题来临时该怎么做。 但是有很多他们都喜欢的东西。 音乐。游戏。他们的表妹佐拉。 她很冷静，很有趣。 这三个女孩经常在网络世界见面，一起玩。 但他们在现实生活中一年只见几次面。 米娜站在哈娜身边，看着窗外。 “暴风雨就要来了，”米娜说。 刘荷娜点了点头。通常，这对双胞胎喜欢暴风雨。 他们身上有一种令人兴奋的东西。 但今天，时机太糟糕了。 一场风暴可能会拖慢佐拉一家的脚步。 “她马上就到，”哈娜说。 “希望她能战胜天气。” “Hana ?米娜?你在哪里? 过来，我终于可以给你做头发了!”双胞胎交换了一下眼色。 这是他们的另一个共同点:讨厌自己的头发

done. All day they'd been avoiding their mom, who was determined to give them French braids. "I want you to look nice and neat for your grandma," she kept saying. But the girls liked their hair being free! "Let's split up," whispered Hana. "We've got a better chance of escaping that way." Mina gave Hana a mischievous smile. "Good idea. You should go somewhere noisy, though. Otherwise Mom will find you instantly!" Mina dashed off as quickly and silently as she'd arrived.

完成了。他们一整天都在躲着妈妈，妈妈决定给他们编法式辫子。 “我要你在你奶奶面前打扮得漂亮整洁，”她不停地说。 但是女孩们喜欢她们的头发是自由的!“我们分头行动吧。”哈娜小声说。 “我们这样逃走的机会比较大。” 米娜对哈娜调皮地笑了笑。 “好主意。不过，你应该去一个嘈杂的地方。 否则妈妈会立刻找到你的!”米娜冲了出去，和她来的时候一样快，一样无声。

Hana looked around. Where could she hide? People were bustling around, getting everything ready for dinner. Maybe she could hide under one of the tables? No, too boring! Could she sneak into the kitchen? That was bound to be noisy. But she knew she'd get in the way. The garden! Her mom couldn't possibly hear her out there. Even better, she'd be there when Zora arrived. Hana glanced through the window at the thick gray storm clouds. She saw a flash of lightning. Several seconds later, thunder rumbled. The storm was still a long way off. "Girls! Where ARE you?" Her mom sounded closer, and grumpier. If Hana was going to avoid hair torture, she had to escape now! As quietly as she could, Hana dashed over to the main entrance. The glass doors automatically slid open. She was going to get outside without making a single sound!

哈娜环顾四周。她能躲在哪里呢? 人们忙得团团转，为晚餐做准备。 也许她可以躲在桌子下面? 不，太无聊了!她能溜进厨房吗? 那肯定很吵。 但她知道她会碍事。 花园!她妈妈不可能在外面听到她说话。 更好的是，佐拉来的时候她就在那里了。 哈娜透过窗户瞥了一眼厚厚的灰色乌云。 她看见一道闪电。 几秒钟后，雷声隆隆。 离暴风雨还很遥远。 “女孩!你在哪里?”她妈妈的声音听起来更近了，也更暴躁了。 如果哈娜想要避免头发折磨，她现在就得逃跑!哈娜尽可能安静地向大门冲去。 玻璃门自动滑开了。 她打算悄无声息地走出去!