Chapter 6

6 The Night Dragons gazed up at the sparks. They swirled through the sky, arranging themselves into different shapes and patterns. First, they formed a huge rectangle. Then they began to form words. Tonight Only! Magic Forest Talent Quest.

夜龙们抬头凝视着火星。 它们在天空中旋转，排列成不同的形状和图案。 首先，它们形成了一个巨大的矩形。 然后他们开始组成单词。 今晚只!魔法森林天赋任务。

Only true stars may compete. Show starting soon. Do not be late! "See?" the Fire Queen cackled meanly. "I am simply here to let everyone know about the talent quest." Much to the astonishment of the Night Dragons, the Fire Queen and her sparks flew off into the night sky. They didn't take so much as a blade of grass with them. "Weird," Rosie said. "Really weird," Phoebe agreed. "What is she up to?" Stella had no idea, but she knew one thing for sure: There was no way the junior stars should go anywhere near that talent quest! Madame Prancey trotted over. "I suppose that decides it." She sighed. "Decides what?" Stella asked. "You dragons will have to take the junior stars to the competition," Madame Prancey snorted. "I

只有真正的明星才能参加比赛。 演出就要开始了。不要迟到!“看到了吗?”火女王刻薄地咯咯笑着。 “我来这里只是为了让大家知道我们在寻找人才。” 令夜龙惊讶的是，火女王和她的火花飞向夜空。 他们连一根草都没带。 “真奇怪，”罗茜说。“真的很奇怪。”菲比同意。 “她想干什么?”斯特拉不知道，但有一件事是肯定的:那些年轻的明星们不应该去那种追求才华的地方!普朗西夫人小跑过来。 “我想这就决定了。” 她叹了口气。“决定什么?”斯特拉问道。 “你们这些龙得带初级明星去比赛了。” “我

was going to take them. But I can't fly. We won't make it in time." Stella stared at her, aghast. "You can't be serious! The talent quest is a trap." "The Fire Queen is definitely up to something," Rosie added. But Madame Prancey dug in her hooves. "They must go," she said. "True stars always perform. No matter what!" The junior stars twinkled furiously, jumping up and down on Stella's back. "We want to go! It's our first performance!" "It could be your last one," muttered Stella under her breath. Doing what the Fire Queen asked seemed like a very silly idea. Phoebe nudged her. "Maybe we should go," she said. "It's the only way to figure out what the Fire Queen is really up to. And we still need to find the missing stars." "Phoebe's right," Rosie said. "And if we're expecting the Fire Queen to trick us, then she

我要带走他们。但是我不会飞。 我们赶不上了。” 斯特拉目瞪口呆地盯着她。 “你不是认真的吧!”寻找人才是一个陷阱。” 罗西补充说:“火女王肯定在做什么。” 但普朗西夫人却用蹄子戳了戳。 “他们必须走，”她说。“真正的明星总是表演。 不管怎样!”小星星们在斯特拉的背上跳上跳下，疯狂地闪烁着光芒。 “我们要去!”这是我们第一次演出!”“这可能是你最后一次了，”斯特拉低声咕哝着。 按照火后的要求去做似乎是一个非常愚蠢的想法。 菲比推了推她。“也许我们该走了，”她说。 “这是搞清烈火女王真正意图的唯一方法。 我们仍然需要找到失踪的恒星。” “菲比说得对，”罗茜说。 “如果我们指望烈火女王会骗我们，那么她

won't be able to. We're too smart for that!" Stella smiled at her friends. She often felt like the brave one of the group. But her friends were every bit as brave as she was! "Let's do it. But we must be on guard at all times." "For sure," Phoebe said. Rosie began to giggle. "I can't believe I'm laughing when we've just met the Fire Queen. But you look so funny, Stella. You really ARE the Starlight Dragon." All the junior stars were clinging to Stella. "It's why we love you so much," trilled one of the little stars. Stella smiled. She had always adored stars. Clearly, they adored her right back! She made herself make a serious face. "You must listen to me and my friends. Understood?" "Yessssss!" chorused the stars. "Do any of you know where this talent show is being held?" Stella asked. "Noooooooo!" chorused the stars.

我没办法。我们太聪明了，不会那样的!”斯特拉对她的朋友们微笑。 她经常觉得自己是一群人中最勇敢的一个。 但是她的朋友们和她一样勇敢!“我们开始吧。 但我们必须时刻保持警惕。” “当然，”菲比说。罗茜开始咯咯地笑。 “我真不敢相信，我们刚刚见到了烈火女王，我还在笑。 但你看起来很有趣，斯特拉。 你真的是星光龙。” 所有的后辈明星都对斯黛拉恋恋不舍。 “这就是我们如此爱你的原因，”其中一颗小星星颤抖着说。 斯特拉笑了。她一向崇拜星星。 很明显，他们也很喜欢她!她强迫自己摆出一副严肃的表情。 “你必须听我和我的朋友们的话。 明白了吗?”“耶!”众星齐声欢呼。 “你们有人知道这个才艺表演是在哪里举行的吗?”斯特拉问道。 “不!”星星齐声说。

Madame Prancey did not know, either. Stella frowned. The further they got into this quest, the more complicated it became. She scrunched her eyes shut and let out a long, slow breath. "Stay calm," said a familiar voice. "Losing your cool is not going to help right now. And remember, you're not doing this alone." She opened her eyes to see LuckyStar spinning by her side. Phoebe and Rosie were also right there. "We'll figure it out," Phoebe said. "Together," Rosie added. Stella felt a gentle tug. The ball of magical thread was unwinding. Its end pointed toward the horizon. "That's the way to go," Phoebe said. Stella nodded. "Hey, stars, can some of you please climb onto Rosie and Phoebe? I can't take you all." "We want to ride on you!" they wailed.

普朗西夫人也不知道。 斯特拉皱起了眉头。他们越深入探索，事情就变得越复杂。 她紧紧地闭上眼睛，慢慢地长呼了一口气。 “保持冷静。”一个熟悉的声音说。 “现在失去冷静是没有用的。 记住，你不是一个人在做这件事。” 她睁开眼睛，看到幸运之星在她身边旋转。 菲比和罗茜也在那里。 “我们会想办法的。”菲比说。 “一起，”罗西补充道。斯特拉感到一阵轻轻的拉扯。 那团魔法线正在散开。 它的尽头指向地平线。 “就该这么做。”菲比说。 斯特拉点了点头。“嘿，明星们，你们谁能爬到罗西和菲比身上吗?” 我不能把你们都带走。”“我们要骑在你身上!”

Rosie laughed. "Nice try, Stella." Stella sighed. The stars were very cute and very persistent. "Okay, okay! But you'll have to climb up onto my back rather than cling to my wings and legs. I can't fly like that." The stars did as they were told and arranged themselves into neat rows. "You look like a bus for stars!" Rosie laughed. "I feel like a bus for stars." Stella grinned. "Let's follow those sparks."

罗西笑着说。“想得漂亮，斯特拉。” 斯特拉叹了口气。星星们很可爱，也很执着。 “好了,好了!但你得爬到我背上而不是抓着我的翅膀和腿。 我不能那样飞。”星星们照吩咐的做了，排成整齐的一排。 “你看起来像一辆明星巴士!”罗西笑着说。 “我觉得自己像是一辆载着明星的巴士。” Stella咧嘴一笑。“让我们跟着火花走吧。”