Chapter 1

DRAGON GIRLS BOOK 5 Aisha the Sapphire Treasure Dragon by Maddy Mara

《龙女孩》第五册玛蒂·玛拉的《蓝宝石宝龙阿伊莎》

1 Aisha and her grandmother pushed open the wooden door of the antique store. It creaked loudly. Aisha loved coming here. The store was filled with very old, very interesting things: rich tapestries, heavy chests, fancy vases, paintings with thick golden frames. There was even a suit of

1艾莎和祖母推开了古董店的木门。 它吱吱作响。艾莎喜欢来这里。 店里摆满了非常古老、非常有趣的东西:华丽的挂毯、沉重的箱子、别致的花瓶、镶着厚厚的金框的油画。 甚至还有一套

armor near the door. It was the kind of place where you might find something special in a dusty corner. The days Aisha spent with her grandmother were the best. They always had lunch, and then visited the antique store. Looking at treasures from the past was their all-time favorite thing to do together. "Let's look at the jewelry," Aisha's grandmother suggested. The jewelry was displayed in a glass cabinet at the back of the store. Aisha and her grandmother loved trying on all the old pieces. Now that Aisha was doing a jewelry-making course, she liked looking at the old rings and necklaces to get ideas for her own creations. "I'll be there in a moment," Aisha replied. "I'll just take a quick look around first." Aisha had a quivery, excited feeling in her stomach. The moment she stepped inside the store today, she knew something was going to happen.

门附近有盔甲。在这种地方，你可能会在一个尘土飞扬的角落里找到一些特别的东西。 艾莎和祖母在一起的日子是最美好的。 他们总是吃午饭，然后去古董店。 看过去的珍宝是他们最喜欢一起做的事。 “我们去看看那些珠宝吧，”艾莎的祖母建议道。 珠宝陈列在商店后面的一个玻璃柜里。 艾莎和她的祖母喜欢试穿所有的旧衣服。 现在，艾莎正在学习珠宝制作课程，她喜欢看着旧戒指和项链，为自己的创作寻找灵感。 “我马上就到，”艾莎回答。 “我先随便看看。” 艾莎的胃里一阵激动的颤抖。 今天她一走进店里，就知道有什么事要发生了。

Something magical. Recently, Aisha had been to a very special place with her friends Mei and Quinn called the Magic Forest. There, the three girls had discovered they were Treasure Dragon Girls! This meant that they could do all kinds of cool things like fly and roar powerful, magical roars. They were also good at finding treasure and protecting it. Aisha couldn't wait to go back. Aisha looked down at the friendship bracelet on her wrist. She, Mei, and Quinn had made matching bracelets in jewelry class. Each had chosen a different color. Mei had picked ruby-red, and Quinn jade green. Aisha's favorite gemstone was sapphire, so in the center of Aisha's bracelet was a gorgeous blue bead. She picked blue whenever she could—for her clothes, her pencil case, even her hair ties. As Aisha looked at the bracelet, something strange began to happen. Was she imagining it, or was the bead glowing like real sapphire? Aisha rushed to the window so she could inspect the

神奇的东西。最近，艾莎和她的朋友梅和奎因去了一个非常特别的地方，叫做魔法森林。 在那里，三个女孩发现她们是宝龙女孩!这意味着他们可以做各种很酷的事情，比如飞行和咆哮，强大的，神奇的咆哮。 他们也善于发现宝藏并保护它。 艾莎迫不及待地想回去。 艾莎低头看了看手腕上的友谊手镯。 她、梅和奎因在珠宝课上做了一对手链。 每个人都选择了不同的颜色。 梅摘的是红宝石红色，奎因摘的是玉绿色。 艾莎最喜欢的宝石是蓝宝石，所以在艾莎手镯的中心有一颗华丽的蓝色珠子。 只要有可能，她就会选择蓝色——她的衣服、铅笔盒，甚至是发带。 当艾莎看着手镯时，奇怪的事情开始发生了。 是她想象出来的，还是那颗珠子真的像蓝宝石一样发光? 艾莎冲到窗前，想看看

bead more clearly. Outside the antique store, snow covered the ground. The light was already starting to fade even though it was still afternoon. Aisha made a face. She hated winter. This was another reason why she longed to go back to the Magic Forest. It was so warm and bright there. She stared curiously at the bead in her bracelet again. It was definitely glowing.

头更清楚。在古董店外面，雪覆盖了地面。 虽然现在还是下午，但天色已经开始暗淡了。 艾莎做了个鬼脸。她讨厌冬天。 这是她渴望回到魔法森林的另一个原因。 那里又温暖又明亮。 她又好奇地盯着手镯上的珠子。 它确实在发光。

Then Aisha heard someone singing. It wasn't her grandmother or the shopkeeper. They were busy talking together. Aisha listened more carefully to the words: Magic Forest, Magic Forest, come explore… Aisha spun around. Hanging on a nearby wall was a large tapestry. She had always loved tapestries. From a distance they looked like paintings, but up close you could see every single perfect stitch. Aisha gazed at the scene in the tapestry. A snow-covered landscape of trees and mountains glistened like a diamond. Aisha leaned in. The singing seemed to be coming from the tapestry itself! Aisha felt her heart beating. Was she imagining it, or were the woven trees in the tapestry swaying, just a little? She took a step closer. She could almost smell the dark, smoky scent of pine cones in winter. Aisha was certain she could even hear the woven leaves on the tapestry trees rustling!

然后阿伊莎听到有人在唱歌。 不是她的祖母，也不是店主。 他们正忙着交谈。 艾莎更仔细地听着:魔法森林，魔法森林，来探索吧…… 旁边的墙上挂着一幅大挂毯。 她一向喜欢挂毯。 从远处看，它们就像画一样，但近距离看，你可以看到每一针都很完美。 艾莎凝视着挂毯上的情景。 积雪覆盖的树木和山脉像钻石一样闪闪发光。 艾莎靠了过去。歌声似乎是从挂毯本身传来的!艾莎感到自己的心在跳动。 是她想象出来的，还是挂毯上编织的树在微微摆动? 她走近了一步。她几乎能闻到冬天松果的黑烟味。 艾莎确信她甚至能听到织锦树上的树叶沙沙作响!