4 The Ghost Horse

CHAPTER 4

第四章

The Ghost Horse The prince hitched two horses, Ivan and Scallop, to the rail outside the bakery. The children planned to get an early start, but first they had breakfast—warm blueberry muffins and milk. As they ate, they listened to Mr. Gills wait on a customer. "Those are nice-looking horses you've got out there," said the customer, referring to Scallop and Ivan.

王子把两匹马，伊凡和扇贝，拴在面包店外的栏杆上。 孩子们打算早点起床，但他们先吃了早餐——热蓝莓松饼和牛奶。 他们边吃边听吉尔斯先生招呼一位顾客。 “你们这些马真好看，”顾客说，他指的是扇贝和伊万。

"One belongs to my daughter, Clara," Mr. Gills said proudly. "And the other to Prince Lucas." The customer nodded and smiled. "Speaking of horses," he went on, "I saw a very unusual one on the mainland yesterday. A white stallion stood in the foothills in the early-morning fog. It looked like a ghost horse. And then it vanished like a ghost too!" Clara's father raised his eyebrows and looked at the man doubtfully. "That is unusual," he commented. "Yes... very unusual," repeated the customer. Then he tucked his loaf of bread into a sack, tipped his hat, and headed for the door. Clara pinched Lucas on the leg. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" she whispered.

“一个是我女儿克拉拉的，”吉尔斯先生自豪地说。 “另一张是给卢卡斯王子的。” 顾客点点头，微笑着。 “说到马，”他接着说，“昨天我在大陆上看到一匹很不寻常的马。 在清晨的雾中，一匹白色的种马站在山脚上。 它看起来像一匹幽灵马。 然后它也像鬼一样消失了！”克拉拉的父亲扬起眉毛，疑惑地看着那个人。 “这很不寻常，”他评论道。 “是的…很不寻常。”顾客重复道。 然后他把面包塞进一个袋子里，脱下帽子，朝门口走去。 克拉拉捏了捏卢卡斯的腿。 “你在想我在想什么吗？”她小声说。

Lucas nodded. "It might be the pegasus!" "Let's get going," whispered Clara. They packed some muffins and filled their canteens with water. Then they unhitched the horses and galloped across the mainland. When they got to the foothills, they began to look for clues.

卢卡斯点点头。“可能是飞马！”“我们走吧，”克拉拉小声说。 他们装了一些松饼，把水壶装满了水。 然后，他们解开缰绳，疾驰穿过大陆。 当他们到达山麓时，他们开始寻找线索。

Clara pointed to a print on the ground up ahead. "Is that something?" she wondered out loud.

克拉拉指着前面地上的一个脚印。 “这是什么？”她大声地问。