Chapter 3

Chapter THREE Wilbur and I helped to clear away the breakfast things and then Granny and I left the toadstool house to go to town. It was another beautiful day in fairyland, and the birds chirped, butterflies fluttered and the sun shone as we made our way towards the shops. It was really quite cheering and Violet flapped along happily

第三章我和威伯帮着收拾早餐用品，然后我和奶奶离开毒菌屋进城去了。 这又是仙境里美好的一天，鸟儿啁啾，蝴蝶飞舞，阳光灿烂，我们朝商店走去。 这真的很令人高兴，维奥莱特高兴地拍打着翅膀

beside my ear as we walked. 'Here we are!' said Granny, leading me into a fairy bakery where puffs of pink flour wafted out of the door. It smelt lovely inside and there was a whole counter of delicious-looking cakes and

我们走在我的耳边。 “我们到了！”奶奶说着，把我领进了一家梦幻般的面包店，粉红色的面粉从门口飘了出来。 里面闻起来很香，还有一整柜台看起来很好吃的蛋糕和

pastries. Granny let me choose some to take home. I picked an iced cherry bun for me and a strawberry swirl slice for Wilbur. Then she has a long chat with the baker which was a bit boring.

糕点。奶奶让我挑一些带回家。 我给自己选了一个冰樱桃面包，给威尔伯选了一个草莓漩涡面包。 然后她和面包师聊了很长时间，聊得有点无聊。

Next, we went to the grocer's stall which was in the market outside. Granny piled up a basket with provisions. 'Ooh this is getting heavy!' she remarked. 'Do you need me to carry it for you?' I asked, hoping that she would say no. 'Oh, if you don't mind Mirabelle!' said Granny 'You are kind!' She handed me the basket and I took it, feeling pleased that Granny thought I was kind. I was being much more helpful than Wilbur. Then Granny had a long chat with the grocer about the weather and the shortage of fairy dust at the moment. I stood there as patiently as I could, trying

接下来，我们去了外面市场上的杂货店摊位。 奶奶把食物堆在篮子里。 “哦，越来越重了！”她说。 “需要我帮你拿吗？”我问，希望她会说不。 “哦，如果你不介意的话，米拉贝尔！”奶奶说，“你真好！”她把篮子递给我，我接了过去，感到很高兴，因为奶奶认为我很善良。 我比威尔伯更乐于助人。 接着，奶奶和杂货店老板就天气和眼下仙尘短缺的问题谈了很久。 我尽可能耐心地站在那里，试着

not to tap my foot on the ground or yawn because that would be rude. Were some people this good and helpful all the time? How did they do it?! After the grocers, we had to go to the haberdashery where Granny picked out a ball of rainbow wool and then after that, the pharmacy where Granny bought some peppermint tablets for Grandpa's indigestion. I followed her, lugging the heavy bags and waiting while Granny

不要用脚轻拍地面或打哈欠，因为那样会显得很粗鲁。 是不是有些人一直都这么好，这么乐于助人？ 他们是怎么做到的？！逛完杂货店后，我们去了一家男装店，奶奶在那里挑了一个彩虹羊毛球，然后去了药店，奶奶在那里买了一些薄荷片，治疗爷爷的消化不良。 我跟着她，拖着沉重的袋子，等着奶奶

chatted to all the shopkeepers. She seemed to know everyone in Glimmerview! I was quite relieved when we were finally finished and it was time to go home. The bags were feeling very heavy now and I was extra tired from having to get up so early that morning. I felt like if I had to be polite and helpful and fairy-ish for much longer, I might explode. 'I think I might go and have a little nap,' I said when we got back to the toadstool house. 'Good idea!' said Grandpa, who had been busy doing a crossword at the kitchen table. 'I think I'll go and have a little nap too,' and he disappeared off

和所有的店主聊天。 她似乎认识微光景镇的每个人！当我们终于完成，该回家的时候，我松了一口气。 现在我觉得行李很重，而且那天早上起得这么早，我特别累。 我觉得如果我必须礼貌、乐于助人、像仙女一样待得太久，我可能会爆发。 “我想我应该去睡一会儿，”我们回到毒菌屋时，我说。 “好主意!”爷爷说，他正忙着在厨房的桌子上做填字游戏。 “我想我也要去睡一会儿。”说完，他就消失了