Chapter 1

DRAGON GIRLS Book 6 Quinn the Jade Treasure Dragon by Maddy Mara

《龙女孩》第六册玛蒂·玛拉著《玉宝龙奎恩》

1 Quinn hummed to herself as she put her shiny golden trumpet back into its velvet-lined case. Around her, the other band kids chatted loudly as they packed up after practice. Everyone was excited. The big concert was tomorrow night!

奎因一边哼着歌，一边把闪亮的金色小号放回天鹅绒衬里的盒子里。 在她周围，其他乐队的孩子们在练习结束后收拾行李时大声聊天。 每个人都很兴奋。盛大的音乐会在明天晚上举行!

Quinn was extra pleased because she had a new tune in her head. Quinn loved writing her own songs. She looked around. She was too shy to play her own music in front of anyone else. But no one was paying attention. Maybe she could try it now? Quickly, she pulled her trumpet back out of its case. She loved the smooth metal in her hands. It sometimes felt like her trumpet was a part of her. The loud part! Quinn began to play. The tune in her head flowed through the trumpet and out into the air. She repeated it, building on the melody as she went along. Quinn felt warm inside. It sounded even better than she'd hoped.

奎因特别高兴，因为她脑子里有了新的曲调。 奎因喜欢自己写歌。 她环顾四周。她太害羞了，不敢在别人面前演奏自己的音乐。 但是没有人注意到。 也许她现在可以试试? 她迅速地把她的小号从箱子里拉了出来。 她喜欢她手中光滑的金属。 有时感觉她的小号是她身体的一部分。 大声的那部分!奎因开始演奏。 她脑子里的曲调穿过喇叭传到空中。 她把它重复了一遍，边唱边加强旋律。 奎因感到内心温暖。听起来比她希望的还要好。

"That's beautiful, Quinn! What is it?" Quinn spun around. Her band leader, Ms. Tran, smiled at her. "It's not a real s-s-song," stammered Quinn. "I just made it up." "Oh, it's definitely real," Ms. Tran said. "And it's great. Quinn, I'd like you to play it tomorrow,

“太美了，奎恩!”这是什么?”奎因转过身来。 她的乐队领队陈小姐对她微笑。 “这不是真正的s-s-song，”Quinn结结巴巴地说。 “这是我瞎编的。”“哦，这绝对是真的。” Tran说。“这很棒。 奎恩，我想让你明天演奏，

to kick off our concert. Would you do that for me?" Quinn's hands went all sweaty. She loved playing in the school band. The way the different instruments all worked together felt like magic. They created something bigger and better than any of the musicians could create on their own. But playing a solo in front of everybody? She really didn't think she could do it. But Ms. Tran looked so excited, it was hard to say no! "Maybe," she said, fiddling with the jade-green bead in her friendship bracelet. She had made it with her jewelry-class friends, Mei and Aisha. They were both very brave. They wouldn't be scared about playing a solo. Ms. Tran looked at her kindly. "You don't have to, Quinn. But it would be lovely to let others hear your music. Think about it and let me know tomorrow?"

来拉开我们音乐会的序幕。你愿意为我这样做吗?”奎因的手都出汗了。 她喜欢在学校乐队里演奏。 不同的乐器一起工作的方式就像魔术一样。 他们创造的东西比任何音乐家自己所能创造的更大、更好。 但在大家面前演奏独奏? 她真的认为她做不到。 但陈女士看起来很兴奋，很难拒绝!“也许吧，”她一边说，一边摆弄着友谊手镯上的玉绿色珠子。 这是她和珠宝课上的朋友梅和艾莎一起做的。 他们俩都很勇敢。 他们不会害怕独奏。 陈女士和蔼地看着她。 “你不必这么做，奎因。 但如果能让别人听到你的音乐，那就太好了。 考虑一下，明天告诉我?”

"Okay." Quinn nodded as Ms. Tran strolled off, whistling Quinn's new song. Quinn was about to return her trumpet to its case when she heard singing. It was familiar but very faint. Where was it coming from? She glanced around the room, which was now empty apart from Ms. Tran, who was stacking music stands. Outside the window, Quinn saw the forest trees swaying. They seemed to be calling her. Quinn's heart began to beat faster. She was pretty sure she knew what was happening. Recently, she, Mei, and Aisha had discovered that they shared more than a love of making jewelry. They were also Treasure Dragon Girls! It was their job to protect the treasure in the Magic Forest. When they were needed, the ruler of the forest—the Tree Queen— called for them. Quinn had a feeling this was happening right now! The words of the song grew clearer.

“好吧。”奎因点了点头。 特兰一边吹着奎因的新歌，一边溜达着。 奎因正要把她的小号放回箱子里，这时她听到了歌声。 那声音很熟悉，但很微弱。 它是从哪里来的?她扫视了一下房间，房间里现在空荡荡的，只有她。 Tran说，他当时正在堆叠乐谱架。 窗外，奎因看到森林里的树木在摇曳。 他们似乎在呼唤她。 奎因的心跳加快了。 她很确定自己知道发生了什么事。 最近，她、梅和艾莎发现，她们分享的不仅仅是对制作珠宝的热爱。 她们也是宝龙女!保护魔法森林里的宝藏是他们的职责。 当需要它们的时候，森林的统治者——树女王——就会召唤它们。 奎因有预感这事马上就要发生了!歌词越来越清晰了。