Chapter 1

DRAGON GIRLS Book 9 Stella the Starlight Dragon by Maddy Mara

龙女孩第九册《星光龙斯特拉》作者:玛蒂·玛拉

1 Stella woke to the sound of her alarm. She sat up, feeling confused. Was it time to get up for school? No, it couldn't be. Starlight shone through her bedroom window. Then she saw Rosie and Phoebe, asleep on sleeping bags on the floor. Stella and her two best friends had a sleepover most Friday nights, which meant that it was the weekend.

斯特拉被闹钟的声音惊醒了。 她坐了起来，感到很困惑。 该起床上学了吗? 不，不可能。星光透过她卧室的窗户照进来。 然后她看到了罗西和菲比，他们睡在地板上的睡袋里。 斯特拉和她的两个好朋友大多数周五晚上都在朋友家过夜，这意味着今天是周末。

So why had her alarm gone off? And why was it shoved under her pillow, instead of sitting on her bedside table like usual? Stella quickly turned it off. The clock was shaped just like a star. Stella loved stars. Her name even meant star! But that wasn't the only reason she liked stars so much. Ever since she had been very young, Stella had wished on the first star she saw each night. Her favorite wish was always that something magical would happen. Not so long ago, something very magical had happened. And not just to her but to her friends, too. The three girls had been transported into the Magic Forest, where they had become Night Dragons. Stella was the Starlight Dragon, Rosie was the Twilight Dragon, and Phoebe was the Moonlight Dragon. Stella loved everything about being a dragon. She loved how powerful she felt. She loved roaring whirls of colored smoke that were deliciously and mysteriously cool. She also loved

那为什么她的闹钟响了? 为什么它被塞在枕头下面，而不是像往常一样放在床头柜上? 斯特拉很快把它关掉了。 钟的形状就像一颗星星。 斯特拉喜欢星星。她的名字甚至有星星的意思!但这并不是她如此喜欢明星的唯一原因。 从很小的时候起，斯特拉就对着每天晚上看到的第一颗星星许愿。 她最大的愿望总是有神奇的事情发生。 不久前，发生了一件非常神奇的事情。 不仅对她，对她的朋友们也一样。 三个女孩被送到了魔法森林，在那里她们变成了暗龙。 斯特拉是星光之龙，罗西是暮光之龙，菲比是月光之龙。 斯黛拉喜欢做龙的一切。 她喜欢这种强大的感觉。 她喜欢呼啸而过的彩色烟雾，那是一种美味而神秘的凉爽。 她也爱

flying, even though she was still learning how to do it the right way. So far, the Night Dragons had twice been summoned to the Magic Forest. Stella couldn't wait until they got called again. The glowing numbers on her clock read 11:45 p.m. Suddenly, Stella remembered why she had set it in the first place. They were having a midnight feast! She fizzed with excitement as she pushed back the covers and stood up. The sleepover was at her house, so she was in charge of waking the others. Mostly, Sleepover Club was at Phoebe's house because she got homesick the most. But ever since they'd started going to the Magic Forest, Phoebe had become a lot braver. In fact, it had been her suggestion to have tonight's sleepover at Stella's place. Her friends were still fast asleep as Stella knelt down beside them. "Rosie! Phoebe!" she whispered. "Time to wake up and FEAST!" Her friends were awake in an instant.

飞行，尽管她还在学习如何正确地飞行。 到目前为止，夜龙已经两次被召唤到魔法森林。 斯特拉迫不及待地等着他们再次接到电话。 她的时钟上闪烁的数字显示晚上11点45分。 突然，斯特拉想起了她当初为什么要设置它。 他们正在举行夜宴!她推开被子站了起来，兴奋得嘶嘶作响。 在她家过夜，所以她负责叫醒其他人。 大多数时候，“过夜俱乐部”都在菲比家，因为她最想家。 但自从他们开始去魔法森林后，菲比变得勇敢多了。 事实上，今晚在斯特拉家过夜是她的建议。 她的朋友们还在熟睡，斯特拉跪在他们身边。 “罗西!菲比!” “是时候醒过来大吃大喝了!”她的朋友们立刻醒了过来。

Then Rosie smacked her forehead. "Oops! I left my treats in the kitchen. I'll go and get them now." "I'll come with you," said Phoebe. "I put some juice in the fridge. Should I get glasses and plates while I'm there?" "Good idea." Stella nodded. "While you guys do that, I'll set up a comfy spot for us here. Just be extra quiet so you don't wake my little brother!" As her friends sneaked out of the room, Stella got busy. She pushed the sleeping bags to one side and grabbed the quilt off her bed. Her grandmother had made it. Little silver and gold stars had been embroidered onto fabric the color of inky-blue sky. Stella smoothed it out like a picnic blanket on the floor. Then she collected all the pillows and arranged them around the edge. From under her bed she gathered her own offerings for the feast: popcorn and candy. Perfect! Stella stretched out on the quilt to wait for her friends to return.

然后罗茜拍了拍额头。 “哎呀!我把零食忘在厨房了。 我现在就去拿。” “我和你一起去。”菲比说。 “我在冰箱里放了一些果汁。 我去的时候要不要带上杯子和盘子?”“好主意。” 斯特拉点了点头。“你们去的时候，我在这儿给大家找个舒服的地方。 你要格外安静，别吵醒我弟弟!”当她的朋友们偷偷溜出房间时，斯特拉开始忙碌起来。 她把睡袋推到一边，从床上抓起被子。 这是她祖母做的。 银色和金色的小星星被绣在墨蓝色天空的布料上。 斯特拉把它弄平了，就像在地上铺野餐毯一样。 然后，她把所有的枕头都收集起来，排列在边缘。 她从床底下拿出自己的祭品:爆米花和糖果。 完美!斯特拉躺在被子上等她的朋友们回来。

Stella loved nighttime. She loved the velvety blue-black of the sky, and she loved how quiet it was once the traffic died down and everyone was asleep. You could hear different things at night. Things that were drowned out by the bustle of the day. In fact, Stella could hear something right now. What was it? She held her breath as a soft, beautiful song floated around her. Magic Forest, Magic Forest, come explore…

斯特拉喜欢夜晚。她喜欢天鹅绒般的蓝黑色天空，她喜欢车辆停了下来，每个人都睡着了之后的寂静。 晚上你能听到不同的声音。 那些被一天的忙碌淹没的事情。 事实上，斯黛拉现在能听到一些声音。 是什么?她屏住呼吸，耳边响起了一首轻柔优美的歌曲。 魔法森林，魔法森林，来探索吧……