Chapter 1

Chapter ONE 'NO witchy magic!' said Dad, wagging his finger at me. It was Saturday morning and we were all in the dining room together having breakfast. Me, my mum, my dad, and my brother Wilbur. 'Remember,' said Dad, 'this is a fairy celebration, the most important one in the whole year! I don't want to see any of your

第一章禁止使用巫术！爸爸对我摇着手指说。 那是星期六的早晨，我们都在餐厅里一起吃早餐。 我，我妈妈，我爸爸，还有我弟弟威尔伯。 “记住，”爸爸说，“这是一个仙女的庆典，一年中最重要的一个！我不想看到你的任何

witchy things at the midsummer dance tonight. No cauldrons, no potion bottles. No pointy witch or wizard hats!' 'No cauldrons!' I gasped. 'But I always take my travelling potion kit with me, wherever I go!' 'I know,' said Dad. 'And it always seems to cause a lot of mischief.

今晚仲夏舞会上的女巫。 没有坩埚，没有药瓶。 不要戴尖尖的巫师帽！“不要坩埚！”我喘息着说道。 “但无论我走到哪里，我总是随身带着我的旅行药水包！”“我知道，”爸爸说。 “而且它似乎总是引起许多恶作剧。

'Mischief?' I said trying to look surprised. 'Yes,' said Dad. 'And I don't want any naughtiness at the midsummer's ball this year. You must embrace your fairy side for the night. Why don't you dust off your fairy wand? I never see you using it.' 'That's because it's rubbish!' I complained. 'It only does... boring magic.' Dad raised his eyebrows at me and his fairy wings fluttered in annoyance. I had almost said 'good magic' but stopped myself just in time.

“恶作剧?”我装出惊讶的样子说。 “是的，”爸爸说。“今年的仲夏舞会上我可不想有人淘气。 今晚你必须拥抱你仙女的一面。 你为什么不重新拾起你的魔法棒呢？ 我从没见你用过。“那是因为它是垃圾！”我抱怨道。 “它只是……无聊的魔法。”爸爸扬起眉毛看着我，他那仙女般的翅膀恼怒地拍打着。 我差点儿要说“好魔法”，但及时制止了自己。

'Dad's right,' chipped in Mum. 'You and Wilbur must embrace your fairy side for the night.' She smiled at us with her dark purple lips. 'You are both half fairy after all.' Wilbur sighed. He hates being reminded that he's half fairy. He finds it embarrassing and would prefer to be full wizard. I don't mind so much. It can be useful for getting out of trouble. People never expect fairies to be naughty! 'We will all do our best to be as "fairy" as possible for Dad, said

“爸爸说得对。”妈妈插嘴说。 “你和威伯今晚必须拥抱你的仙女一面。”她用深紫色的嘴唇对我们微笑。 “你们俩毕竟都是半个仙女。”威尔伯叹了口气。 他讨厌别人提醒他是半个仙女。 他觉得这很尴尬，更愿意成为一个真正的巫师。 我不太介意。这对摆脱困境很有用。 人们从来没有想到仙女会淘气！她说：“我们都会尽自己最大的努力，为爸爸做一个‘仙女’。

Mum and I stared at her in surprise. Mum is a full blown witch and I could never imagine her trying to be 'fairy,' she loves whisking around on her broomstick and cackling and making potions. Sometimes she can even be quite mischievous too! 'That's settled then!' said Dad. He took a sip of his flower-nectar tea and looked at us all happily over the rim of the mug. Mum crunched down on her spider-sprinkled toast.

妈妈和我惊讶地盯着她。 妈妈是一个十足的女巫，我无法想象她会成为一个“仙女”，她喜欢骑着扫帚四处走动，咯咯地笑，做魔药。 有时候她甚至还很调皮！“那就这么定了！”爸爸说。 他喝了一口花蜜茶，从杯沿上高兴地望着我们大家。 妈妈嘎吱嘎吱地吃着蜘蛛洒上的吐司。