Chapter 4

4 Stella, Rosie, and Phoebe flew through the shimmery force field and out into the Magic Forest. They flew higher and higher, until they were way above the treetops. Stella preferred flying very high. There were fewer things to crash into! The darkness closed in around the Night Dragons, but this didn't bother them. Their eyes were perfectly adjusted to seeing in low light.

斯特拉、罗茜和菲比飞过闪闪发光的力场，飞进了魔法森林。 他们飞得越来越高，一直飞到离树梢很远的地方。 斯特拉喜欢飞得很高。 可以撞到的东西少了!黑暗包围了夜龙，但这并没有困扰他们。 他们的眼睛完全适应了在弱光下看东西。

"I guess the stars in the Magic Forest are totally different from the stars in our world," Rosie commented as they flew. "I've looked at stars through my cousin's telescope. They're not normally something you could hide." "I was thinking that, too," said Stella. "The sun is a star, after all. That would NOT be easy to steal." "Which way to the Star Fields?" Rosie asked. As Rosie spoke, the little ball of thread around Stella's neck begin to unwind. The end of the thread rose, just a little. It was pointing toward the horizon. "I guess we go that way." Stella pointed. She flapped her wings harder, loving the feeling of the cool night air rushing past. Stella wasn't perfect at flying yet, but that didn't stop her from loving every moment of it. Phoebe swooped alongside her, wobbling a little as she tried to straighten up her wings. She scanned the forest below.

“我想魔法森林里的星星和我们世界里的星星完全不同，”罗西一边飞一边说。 “我用我表弟的望远镜看星星。 它们通常不是你可以隐藏的东西。” “我也这么想，”斯特拉说。 “太阳毕竟是一颗恒星。 这可不容易偷。” “去星田的路怎么走?”罗西问道。 罗茜说话的时候，丝戴拉脖子上的小线球开始散开。 线的末端上升了一点。 它指向地平线。 “我想我们走那条路。”斯特拉说。 她更用力地拍打着翅膀，喜欢凉爽的晚风呼啸而过的感觉。 斯特拉还不擅长飞行，但这并不妨碍她热爱飞行的每一刻。 菲比突然飞到她身边，微微摇晃着，试图把翅膀伸直。 她扫视了一下下面的森林。

"Watch out!" Stella laughed. "You nearly crashed into me." Phoebe also had a little bit to learn when it came to flying. But like Stella, she was improving every time they visited the forest. "Sorry!" Phoebe said, swerving away. "I got distracted by that glow down there. Can you see it? Between those trees. It's pale. I am not sure if I'm imagining it." "You're not imagining it," said Rosie, flying closer. Stella felt the ball of thread give a gentle tug, and when she looked, the end of it was pointing toward the pale glow Phoebe had noticed. "Here goes, Night Dragons," said Stella, taking a deep breath. "Get ready for landing." The three friends flew lower and lower. Soon they were flying between the trees. The strange glow grew brighter. Stella stretched out her paws to brace herself for landing. It was about to be the

“小心!”斯特拉笑了。 “你差点撞到我。” 菲比在飞行方面也有一点需要学习。 但和斯特拉一样，每次他们去森林，她都在进步。 “对不起!”菲比说着，急转弯走开了。 “我被下面的光芒分散了注意力。 你能看到吗?在那些树之间。 这是苍白。我不确定这是不是我的想象。” “这不是你的想象，”罗茜说着飞近了一些。 斯特拉感到线团轻轻地拉了一下，当她看的时候，线团的末端指向菲比注意到的苍白的光芒。 “来吧，夜龙们，”斯特拉深吸了一口气说。 “准备着陆。”三个朋友飞得越来越低。 很快他们就在树林间飞行了。 奇怪的光越来越亮了。 斯特拉伸出爪子支撑自己，准备着陆。 它即将成为

best one she'd done, except that she bumped into a tree right at the end. "I swear that tree wasn't there just before." Stella groaned, picking herself up. Rosie laughed. "Yep, it just jumped into your way at the last minute," she teased. "Anything is possible around here," Stella said. Phoebe, who had landed near a dense row of trees, pressed a talon against her mouth in a silent shushing motion. With the other paw she beckoned them over. Stella and Rosie crept closer. On the other side of the trees was a strange sight. Dozens of tiny star-shaped creatures were lined up in rows. Their points were sharper than LuckyStar's, so Stella knew they were not starfish. "They look like the sort of stars you draw!" Stella whispered in delight. "I know, right?" Phoebe whispered. "Or like star-shaped cookies." "Do you think they are the missing stars?" Rosie asked.

这是她做过的最好的一次，除了最后她撞到了一棵树上。 “我发誓刚才那棵树不在那儿。” 斯特拉呻吟着，站了起来。 罗西笑着说。“是的，它只是在最后一刻突然出现在你的面前，”她揶揄道。 “在这里一切皆有可能，”斯特拉说。 菲比降落在一排茂密的树旁，用一只爪子抵住嘴巴，做了一个无声的嘘嘘动作。 她用另一只爪子招呼他们过来。 斯特拉和罗茜慢慢靠近。 在树林的另一边是一个奇怪的景象。 几十个小小的星形生物排成一排。 它们的尖比幸运之星的尖要锋利，所以斯特拉知道它们不是海星。 “它们看起来就像你画的那种星星!”斯特拉高兴地小声说。 “我知道，对吧?”菲比低声说。 “或者像星星形状的饼干。” “你认为他们是失踪的星星吗?”罗西问道。

"Maybe," Stella replied. Phoebe moved a branch to get a better look. "What are they doing? Having a dance class?" Rosie nodded. "I think so. And that must be their teacher." In front of the little stars was a small pink pony with a glittery, golden mane. She stood on her back legs and clapped out a rhythm with her shiny pink front hooves. "Right now, junior stars. Five, six, seven, eight! And float to the left. Then twinkle! And float to the right. Then twinkle!" neighed the pony. She tossed her mane and pranced around.

“也许吧，”斯特拉回答。菲比挪动了一根树枝，想看得更清楚些。 “他们在干什么?”上舞蹈课?”罗西点点头。 “我想是的。那一定是他们的老师。” 站在小星星前面的是一匹粉红色的小马，金色的鬃毛闪闪发光。 她用后腿站立，用闪亮的粉红色前蹄拍出节奏。 “现在，年轻的明星。五，六，七，八!然后向左转。 然后闪烁!然后向右浮动。 然后一闪一闪!”小马嘶鸣着。 她甩了甩鬃毛，跳来跳去。

The junior stars did their best to follow the pony's moves. But they kept making mistakes. Some of them twinkled when they were supposed to be floating. Some floated when they were supposed to be twinkling. They kept crashing into one another. "Now spin!" called the pony. The junior stars tried to spin, but most of them lost their balance and ended up in a heap on the

年轻的明星们尽力跟随小马的舞步。 但他们一直在犯错。 他们中的一些人在应该漂浮的时候闪闪发光。 有些在应该闪烁的时候浮在水面上。 他们不停地撞在一起。 “现在旋转!”小马叫道。 年轻的明星们试图旋转，但他们中的大多数人失去了平衡，最后在操场上堆成一堆