12 MAGIC

MAGIC? CHARTER 12 Mom set out several pots, a bag of potting soil, a watering can, and the bag full of my catnip clippings. I planted the stems just like I'd done with the African violet leaves for my friends. As we worked, Mom explained that not all plants grow well from pieces—only certain kinds, like aloe or herbs. I felt pretty lucky that catnip was one of those

魔法吗?妈妈拿出几个花盆，一袋盆栽土，一个喷壶，还有一袋我剪下来的猫薄荷。 我种植了茎，就像我为我的朋友种植非洲紫罗兰的叶子一样。 在我们工作的时候，妈妈解释说，不是所有的植物都能长得很好，只有某些种类的植物才能长得很好，比如芦荟或草药。 我很幸运猫薄荷是其中之一

plants! When I was done, I stood back to admire my work. "Will this be enough, Mom? Won't the caterflies need to eat these?" A caterfly landed on my wrist. "Silly Zoey. We don't eat plants. Blech! Only caterpillars like the taste of them. We drink delicious nectar from flowers. Like butterflies!" "Ooooooh, nectar!" several caterflies purred. I looked around the greenhouse. "But we don't

植物!当我完成后，我退后一步欣赏我的作品。 “这些够了吗，妈妈？” 毛毛虫不需要吃这些吗？”一只毛毛虫落在我的手腕上。 “愚蠢的佐伊。我们不吃植物。 太令人恶心了!只有毛毛虫喜欢它们的味道。 我们喝美味的花蜜。 喜欢蝴蝶!”“哦哦，花蜜！”几只毛毛虫呜呜地叫着。 我环顾了一下温室。 “但我们没有

have any flowering plants. How will you eat?" "Well, we usually drink nectar from the forest flowers, but we know a trick." The caterflies giggled. "If we want to try different nectar, we sneak into garden stores. It doesn't hurt the flowers. There's plenty of food there. And it's warm inside!" purred the caterfly on my wrist. Then it popped into the air and flew to the greenhouse roof. "We can come and go through here. It's useful to be small sometimes!"

有开花植物吗？ 你怎么吃？”“嗯，我们通常喝森林花朵的花蜜，但我们知道一个诀窍。” 毛毛虫咯咯地笑。“如果我们想尝试不同的花蜜，我们会溜进花园商店。 它不会伤到花。 那里有很多食物。 里面很暖和！”我手腕上的毛毛虫咕噜着。 然后它突然飞到空中，飞到了温室的屋顶上。 “我们可以从这里进出。 有时候个子小是有用的！”

The caterfly fluttered back to Sassafras, who was thrilled at the attention from the tiny creatures. Mom and I worked together to add the catnip stems to the different pots. When we finished, we stepped back and grinned. Sassafras had curled up on the workbench and was snoring lightly. And so were the dozen caterflies on his back. Mom tenderly placed the eggs at the bottom of a new catnip plant, and we tiptoed out of the greenhouse.

毛毛虫扑扇着翅膀飞回萨萨法斯身边，萨萨法斯对这些小生物的关注感到非常兴奋。 妈妈和我一起把猫薄荷茎放进不同的花盆里。 当我们结束时，我们退后一步，笑了。 萨萨弗拉斯蜷缩在工作台上，轻轻地打着鼾。 他背上的十几只毛毛虫也是如此。 妈妈温柔地把鸡蛋放在一株新栽的猫薄荷的底部，我们蹑手蹑脚地走出温室。