4 Chapter 4

4 The bag had looked golden when Azmina was wearing it. But as Willa put it on, it changed color until it blended with her silvery tones. Willa

阿兹米娜戴着的那个包看起来是金色的。 但当薇拉把它戴上时，它的颜色发生了变化，直到与她的银色色调融为一体。 威拉

slipped the apple inside. The bulge of the apple almost completely disappeared. And the bag was so light, Willa couldn't even tell she was wearing it. She wished her schoolbag worked the same way! Willa could see Naomi and Azmina watching her. She was nervous about being in charge of the apple, but she felt excited, too. Willa flapped her wings, sending silver glitter fluttering around her. "Okay, let's go!" she called. "We'll follow the river until we find the waterfall." Together, the three Glitter Dragons rose through the shimmering air and up above the treetops, their glitter settling on the glade's force field like twinkling snow. Clouds began to gather, and it soon started to rain. But Willa had always liked the rain.

把苹果塞进去。苹果隆起的部分几乎完全消失了。 而且这个包很轻，威拉都看不出来她背着它。 她希望她的书包也能这样!威拉可以看到娜奥米和阿兹米娜在看着她。 她对掌管苹果感到紧张，但她也感到兴奋。 威拉拍打着翅膀，银色的光芒在她周围飞舞。 “好，我们走吧!”她喊道。 “我们顺着河走，直到找到瀑布。” 三条闪闪发光的巨龙一起穿过闪闪发光的空气，升到树梢之上，它们的光芒像闪闪发光的雪一样落在空地的力场上。 乌云开始聚集，不久就开始下雨了。 但威拉一直喜欢下雨。

The big, silvery drops tinkled out strange melodies and kept her cool as they sped along. When Willa had first tried flying, she'd found it very hard. She kept crashing into things! Then she discovered that if she imagined she were swimming through the air, it was easier. She especially loved diving through the sky, adding fancy twists as she whooshed down. It was like jumping from the highest diving board at the pool.

银色的大雨滴丁丁当当地发出奇怪的旋律，让她在疾驰时保持冷静。 当威拉第一次尝试飞行时，她发现很难。 她老是撞东西!然后她发现，如果她想象自己在空中游泳，就容易多了。 她特别喜欢在天空中跳水，在她俯冲的时候加上一些奇特的曲折。 就像从游泳池最高的跳板上跳下来一样。

But the best part about flying, Willa decided, was that Naomi and Azmina were there with her. Azmina had started making up a silly song as she flew along. She had a really nice voice, rich and strong. Hearing her sing made Willa feel less worried about the quest ahead of them. Then Naomi joined in with the singing, too. Naomi was a terrible singer, but she didn't care. She sang as loudly as she could until Azmina had to stop because she was laughing so hard. Willa grinned at her friends. It was good to be one of the Dragon Girls! But when Willa looked down, her good spirits dropped. Below them stretched the river, and it had even more gray swirls than before. Azmina and Naomi noticed the murky water, too. Azmina's usually bright smile faded. Naomi stopped singing. "We'd better hurry!" Soon Willa could hear falling water. It was getting louder and louder. And sure enough, when

但威拉认为，飞行最棒的地方在于，娜奥米和阿兹米娜一直陪在她身边。 阿兹米娜一边飞一边开始编了一首愚蠢的歌。 她的声音非常好听，浑厚而有力。 听着她的歌声，威拉对前方的任务不再那么担心了。 拿俄米也跟着唱起来。 娜奥米唱得很烂，但她不在乎。 她尽可能大声地唱，直到阿兹米娜不得不停下来，因为她笑得太厉害了。 威拉对她的朋友们咧嘴一笑。 成为龙女郎的一员真是太好了!但当威拉往下看时，她的好心情就低落了。 在他们的下面，河流伸展开来，河上的灰色漩涡比以前更多了。 阿兹米娜和娜奥米也注意到了浑浊的水。 阿兹米娜平时灿烂的笑容消失了。 娜奥米停止了唱歌。“我们最好快点!”不久，威拉听到了落水的声音。 声音越来越大。 果然，当

she looked up the river, she could see magnificent turquoise water spilling over the cliff and crashing onto the rocks below. "The waterfall!" yelled Willa. "The bird we're looking for must live nearby." "Nice work!" Azmina yelled back. Together, the Dragon Girls swooped down toward the waterfall. They hovered in front of the tumbling water, the bright drops spraying into the air. It was very loud! Willa was gazing at the sheets of falling water when she spotted something: "There's a cave back there!" she called to the others. She'd always loved stories about secret caves hidden behind waterfalls. "Maybe that's where the Worrying Waterfall Bird lives."

她抬头望着河水，看到碧绿的河水从悬崖上溢出，撞击着下面的岩石。 “瀑布!”威拉喊道。 “我们要找的鸟一定住在附近。” “干得好!”阿兹米娜喊道。 龙女们一起向瀑布俯冲而下。 他们在翻滚的水面前盘旋，明亮的水珠飞溅到空中。 太吵了!威拉凝视着一片片落下的水，突然发现了什么:“那边有个山洞!”她对其他人喊道。 她一直很喜欢关于隐藏在瀑布后面的秘密洞穴的故事。 “也许那就是烦恼瀑布鸟住的地方。”

"How will we fly through all that water?" asked Naomi. "Won't it crush us?" "I bet we can slip around the side of the waterfall. We'll hardly even get wet," said Willa. Azmina looked relieved. "I'm not wild about water—especially crashing, cold water! I like being warm and dry." "We'll go together," decided Willa.

娜奥米问:“我们怎么从水里飞过去呢?” “它不会把我们压垮吗?”“我打赌我们可以从瀑布边上溜过去。 我们几乎不会被淋湿，”威拉说。 阿兹米娜看上去松了口气。“我不喜欢水，尤其是冷水!”我喜欢温暖和干燥。” “我们一起去，”威拉决定。