Chapter 2

2 Slowly, Stella opened her eyes. She no longer felt like she was moving. Was she in the Magic Forest? It was dark, but Stella could see the outlines of trees. Long blades of grass swayed in a gentle breeze and the faint smell of tropical fruit wafted past. Stella smiled. She was definitely back in the Magic Forest! She looked down. It was so cool to

斯特拉慢慢地睁开了眼睛。 她不再觉得自己在动了。 她在魔法森林里吗? 天很黑，但斯特拉能看到树木的轮廓。 长长的草叶在微风中摇曳，热带水果的清香飘过。 斯特拉笑了。她肯定回到了魔法森林!她低下头。 这太酷了

find herself transformed into a dragon. She was a deep purple and yellow, with stars on her wings. She would never tire of seeing her shining scales, strong limbs, and gleaming claws. But nothing was as awesome as her wings! Stella gave them a mighty flap, making the leaves on the nearby trees rustle and sending a ripple through the grass. She breathed in deeply and let out a roar. Stella relished the sound of it echoing through the forest. The darkness lit up with a purple-and-yellow glowing light, creating a little patch of starlight that soon faded. It was good to be back, but Stella had the feeling something was not quite right. Something was missing. She looked up at the sky and realized what was wrong. There were no stars! Sometimes the stars are hidden by clouds. And in the normal world, the lights of the city can make the stars hard to see. But the sky above the forest was completely clear. And there were no city lights to cause

发现自己变成了一条龙。 她是深紫色和黄色的，翅膀上有星星。 她永远不会厌倦看到她闪亮的鳞片，强壮的四肢和闪闪发光的爪子。 但没有什么比她的翅膀更令人敬畏的了!斯特拉用力拍打着它们，使附近树上的树叶沙沙作响，在草地上掀起了涟漪。 她深深地吸了一口气，然后发出一声吼叫。 斯特拉喜欢它在森林中回荡的声音。 黑暗中闪烁着紫黄色的光芒，形成了一小片星光，很快就消失了。 回来真好，但斯特拉总觉得有些不对劲。 有些东西不见了。她抬头看了看天空，意识到出了什么问题。 没有星星!有时星星被云遮住了。 在正常的世界里，城市的灯光会使星星难以看到。 但是森林上方的天空是完全晴朗的。 也没有城市灯光

problems here. "This is not good," Stella muttered to herself, looking down with a frown. In front of her was a small pool of crystal-clear water. Something in the water caught Stella's eye. A little golden starfish was lying on a rock. As Stella watched, it raised one of its five arms. It's waving at me! thought Stella in delight. Carefully, she reached her paw into the water. To her surprise, the starfish jumped right into it! As Stella gently pulled her paw out of the water, the little creature gave itself a quick shake, water flying in all directions. Then it floated up into the air and began to turn cartwheels! Stella blinked. A starfish with a funny little horn spinning in midair? This seemed like a very strange thing to see. But this is the Magic Forest, Stella reminded herself. She had seen plenty of weird and wonderful things here.

问题在这里。“这可不妙，”斯特拉皱着眉头低头自言自语。 在她面前有一小池清澈的水。 水里的东西引起了斯特拉的注意。 一只金色的小海星躺在一块岩石上。 在斯特拉的注视下，它举起了五只手臂中的一只。 它在向我招手!斯特拉高兴地想。 她小心翼翼地把爪子伸进水里。 令她惊讶的是，海星直接跳了进去!当斯特拉轻轻地把爪子从水里抽出来时，这个小家伙迅速地摇晃了一下，水四溅开来。 然后它浮到空中，开始翻筋斗!Stella眨了眨眼睛。 一只长着滑稽小角在半空中旋转的海星? 这似乎是一件很奇怪的事情。 但这是魔法森林，斯特拉提醒自己。 她在这里见过许多奇奇怪怪的东西。

The golden starfish came to a stop in front of Stella, bobbing up and down in the air like it was floating in the ocean. Its friendly face was smiling. "Hi! I'm Stella," Stella said. She had no idea who this creature was, but she was always friendly when she met someone new. The starfish did another spin. "I know," he said in a surprisingly deep voice. "I'm LuckyStar, and I'm here to help you. Any questions?"

金色的海星在斯特拉面前停了下来，在空中上下摆动，就像漂浮在海洋里一样。 它友好的脸在微笑。 “嗨!我是斯特拉，”斯特拉说。 她不知道这个怪物是谁，但她遇到新朋友时总是很友好。 海星又转了一圈。 “我知道，”他用低沉得令人吃惊的声音说。 “我是幸运星，我是来帮助你的。 有什么问题吗?”

"So many!" Stella said. "Like, where have all the stars gone?" LuckyStar twirled in the opposite direction. "That's a very good question," he said. "Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer. The truth is, no one is sure where they are. One night recently, there was a big flash. It was like the sky was on fire! It dazzled us all. When we could see again, all the stars had disappeared." Stella frowned. "I bet it's the work of the Fire Queen," she muttered. Stella and her friends had already dealt with problems caused by the evil Fire Queen and her band of Fire Sparks. "You're probably right," LuckyStar said, nodding the top point of his star. "That's why the Tree Queen has called you and the other Night Dragons to the forest. Come on! She's waiting for us in the glade." Stella did not need to be asked twice. With a flap of her wings, she rose into the air. "Lead the

“这么多!”斯特拉说。“比如，星星都去哪儿了?”幸运之星向相反的方向旋转。 “这是一个非常好的问题，”他说。 “不幸的是，我没有一个好的答案。 事实是，没人知道他们在哪里。 最近的一天晚上，出现了一道闪光。 就像天空着火了!它使我们都眼花缭乱。 当我们能再看见的时候，所有的星星都消失了。” 斯特拉皱起了眉头。“我敢打赌是烈火女王干的。” 斯特拉和她的朋友们已经解决了邪恶的火焰女王和她的火焰乐队造成的问题。 “你可能是对的。”幸运之星说着，点了点头。 “这就是树后召唤你和其他夜龙到森林里来的原因。 来吧!她在林间空地等我们呢。” 斯特拉不需要被要求两次。 她扇动翅膀，飞上了天空。 “领导

way, LuckyStar!" she called. The glowing star zipped off between the trees. He was very fast but easy to track in the dark, starless sky. "You are flying really well!" called LuckyStar as they wove in between the trees. "Thanks," said Stella. "I improve every time we come here. And on the first star I see each night, I've been wishing I'd get better at flying." LuckyStar's glow seemed to falter. "That's one of the biggest problems now that the stars have vanished," he said. "No one can make any wishes. And without things to wish for, no one in the forest has anything to look forward to." Stella loved making wishes. It would be awful if there were no stars to make them on! She was about to tell LuckyStar not to worry, because she and her friends would get the stars back, when she spotted something bright up in the leaves of a tree.

快走，幸运星!”她喊道。 那颗发光的星星在树间飞快地消失了。 他跑得很快，但在黑暗、没有星星的天空中很容易被追踪到。 “你飞得真棒!”当他们在树间盘旋时，幸运星喊道。 “谢谢，”斯特拉说。“每次来到这里，我都在进步。 每晚看到第一颗星星的时候，我就希望自己能飞得更好。” 幸运之星的光芒似乎减弱了。 “现在星星已经消失了，这是最大的问题之一，”他说。 “没有人可以许愿。 如果没有愿望，森林里的人就没有什么可期待的了。” 斯特拉喜欢许愿。 如果没有星星来制作它们，那就太可怕了!她正要告诉幸运星不要担心，因为她和她的朋友们会把星星拿回来的，这时她在一棵树的叶子上发现了一个明亮的东西。