Chapter 9

9 The sky blazed with starlight. Just moments ago it had been a dark, inky blue! Now stars zipped back and forth, squealing with star delight. "The stars look better already," Phoebe said. "They are much brighter," Rosie said, "but they're still not very shiny." The stars looked a bit like old coins in need of a good polish. But at least they had lots of energy!

天空闪耀着星光。 就在片刻之前，它还是墨蓝色的!现在，星星们来来回回地跳着，欢快地尖叫着。 “星星看起来已经好多了，”菲比说。 “它们更亮了，”罗茜说，“但还是不太亮。” 星星看起来有点像需要好好擦亮的旧硬币。 但至少他们精力充沛!

Down below, the creatures of the forest blinked and stretched. It was like they'd just woken from a deep sleep. The Fire Queen's hold over them was broken. The animals chatted happily as they started to scurry, swim, or fly home. They were returning to their burrows, streams, and nests. The Fire Queen, however, was not happy at all. She flew back and forth in a rage, her fiery gown trailing smoke behind her. She was trying to recapture the stars, but they were too quick for her. Each time, they slipped from her outstretched hands. "Come back here!" she screamed, her voice so full of fury that she singed the leaves on a nearby tree. It wasn't very scary, though. She just wasn't as bright as before. She looked like a fire that was running out of fuel to burn. The stars circled around her, blocking her way.

下面，森林里的生物眨着眼睛，伸展着身体。 就好像他们刚从沉睡中醒来。 烈火女王对他们的控制被打破了。 动物们开心地聊着天，开始奔跑、游泳或飞回家。 它们正在返回它们的洞穴、溪流和巢穴。 然而，火女王一点也不高兴。 她愤怒地飞来飞去，火红的长袍在身后拖着烟。 她试图夺回星星，但它们对她来说太快了。 每一次，它们都从她伸出的手中滑落。 “回来!”她尖叫着，声音里充满了愤怒，把附近一棵树的叶子都烧焦了。 不过，这并不是很可怕。 她不像以前那么聪明了。 她看上去就像一团即将燃尽燃料的火。 星星围着她转，挡住了她的去路。

One of the bigger stars hovered above the others. It clapped two points together to get everyone's attention. "Follow me!" it called. "We need to get polished up so we can get the forest's wishes flowing again!" The star took off like a rocket into the sky. Many of the other stars promptly shot off after it, leaving sparkly trails behind them. "We should go, too," Stella said to her friends. "The Fire Queen will chase them as soon as she

其中一颗较大的星星在其他星星上方盘旋。 它把两点放在一起以引起大家的注意。 “跟我来!”“我们需要梳洗一下，这样才能让森林的愿望再次流动起来!”那颗星星像火箭一样飞上了天空。 许多其他的恒星也紧随其后，留下了闪闪发光的痕迹。 “我们也应该去，”斯特拉对她的朋友们说。 “烈火女王会立刻追上他们

can. We need to make sure the stars get away safely." "They're heading for the Wish Clouds," LuckyStar said as he cartwheeled over to Stella. "Those are the highest layer of clouds. The air is too thin for dragons to fly that high. You'll need to catch a ride on a shooting star." This sounded like an excellent idea to Stella! But catching a shooting star was easier said than done. Rosie was the first to do it. Phoebe and Stella cheered as she zoomed up into the dark sky. Then Phoebe took off, too. Stella was just about to catch one when she felt a tug on her wing. It was one of the little stars, and hovering next to it were all the other little stars. "Can we ride with you?" the junior star asked. "We don't want to get lost." "Of course," said Stella. "Climb on." As the last little star clambered on, Stella saw a shooting star heading her way. It was a nice big

可以。我们需要确保星星们安全离开。” “他们朝许愿云去了。”幸运之星一边说着一边翻了个身向斯特拉走去。 “这些是最高的云层。 空气太稀薄，龙飞不了那么高。 你需要搭流星的便车。” 斯特拉觉得这是个好主意!但是捕捉流星说起来容易做起来难。 罗茜是第一个这么做的人。 菲比和斯特拉欢呼着，她在黑暗的天空中急速上升。 然后菲比也走了。 斯特拉正要抓住一只，突然感到有人在拽她的翅膀。 它是其中一颗小星星，在它旁边盘旋的是其他的小星星。 “我们能和你一起坐车吗?”这位年轻的明星问道。 “我们可不想迷路。” “当然，”斯特拉说。“爬上”。 当最后一颗小星星爬上去时，斯特拉看到一颗流星朝她飞来。 这是一个漂亮的大

one. Stella hoped it was strong enough to pull both a dragon and lots of little stars along. It was! In fact, it was such a strong star that Stella soon caught up with Phoebe and Rosie. She could see on their faces that they were enjoying the ride just as much as she was. "I wonder if this is what waterskiing feels like?" Phoebe called as her shooting star neatly dodged around other slower stars. Rosie laughed. "If your boat was a star!" Stella was having so much fun that she forgot all about the Fire Queen. It was only when she heard a crackling behind her that she turned and saw the Fire Queen's menacing shape. She was surrounded by sparks, but there were fewer of them than usual. She still looked a little scary, but there was no doubt the Fire Queen was weaker. And she looked furious about it! Still, she was traveling fast, and gaining on the Night Dragons.

一个。斯特拉希望它足够强大，既能拉动一条龙，也能拉动许多小星星。 这是!事实上，它是如此强大的明星，斯特拉很快就赶上了菲比和罗茜。 她可以从他们的脸上看出，他们和她一样享受这段旅程。 “我想知道这是不是滑水的感觉?”菲比喊道，因为她的流星巧妙地绕过了其他速度较慢的恒星。 罗西笑着说。“如果你的船是一颗星星就好了!”斯特拉玩得很开心，把火女王的事都忘了。 当她听到身后的噼啪声时，才转过身来，看到了烈火女王的威风。 她周围都是火花，但比平时少。 她看起来还是有点吓人，但毫无疑问，火女王更弱了。 她看起来很生气!尽管如此，她还是走得很快，逐渐赶上了夜龙。

Stella felt the little stars on her back shiver nervously. They flew through two layers of clouds before the shooting star they were riding called out, "Wish Clouds looming! Get ready for buffing!" Up ahead was a layer of pale, silvery cloud. The stars all flew to it, disappearing into its billowing shapes. Would they make it into the clouds before the queen reached them? "I'm not finished with you yet!" the Fire Queen growled. The queen loomed just behind Stella, one flaming hand reaching out to grab her tail. "Well, we're finished with you!" Stella roared. Rosie and Phoebe saw what was going on, and added their roars. "Leave our friend alone!" Their roars mingled and swirled with Stella's, shoving the Fire Queen back with a jolt. Stella felt energy surging through her. Right then, she was

斯特拉感到她背上的小星星在紧张地颤抖。 他们飞过两层云，他们所骑的流星喊道:“愿云若隐若现!”准备加油吧!”前面是一层苍白的银色云。 所有的星星都飞向它，消失在它汹涌的形状中。 他们能在王后到达之前飞进云层吗? “我和你还没完呢!”火女王咆哮道。 女王隐约出现在斯特拉的身后，一只火红的手伸出来抓住她的尾巴。 “好了，我们跟你说完了!”Stella怒吼。 罗茜和菲比看到了这一切，也跟着吼叫起来。 “放开我们的朋友!”他们的咆哮声和斯特拉的咆哮声交织在一起，把火女王猛地推了回去。 斯特拉感到全身充满了能量。 就在那时，她是