Chapter 5

Chapter FIVE The following morning I woke up on time and leapt out of bed. Today was the day! I was going to sell LOADS of charm bracelets, I was sure of it! And then the sleek and shiny witch skates would be mine! I made sure to brush my hair until it

第五章第二天早上，我准时醒来，从床上跳了起来。 就是今天！我肯定会卖出很多手镯！然后这双光滑闪亮的女巫溜冰鞋就是我的了！我一定要把头发梳到

shined and put my dress on the right way round. Then I left for school feeling smug. Because I had been so organized, I was one of the first witches to arrive at the playground. Miss Spindlewick was nowhere to be seen, so I quickly set up my stall of bracelets on the bench again.

把我的衣服擦得锃亮，整得整整齐齐。 然后我洋洋得意地去上学了。 因为我很有条理，所以我是第一批到达操场的女巫之一。 斯平德威克小姐不见了，所以我很快又在长凳上摆好了我的手镯摊。

They looked lovely, all glittering and twinkling in the sunshine. Soon witches started to arrive. I saw Carlotta touch down on the tarmac, but she ignored me and walked off in another direction.

它们看起来很可爱，在阳光下闪闪发光。 很快，女巫们开始到来。 我看到卡洛塔降落在停机坪上，但她不理睬我，朝另一个方向走去。

'Ooh!' said Tabitha coming over to look at the bracelets. 'I love the look of these, Mirabelle! Can I buy one? I've got lunch money I can give you!' 'Of course!' I grinned, holding out my hand for the money. Tabitha took a bracelet and slipped it on. Immediately, that lovely vanilla scent filled the air, and three birds came fluttering over, cheeping and chirping. 'I want what she's got!' said a witch nearby and hurried over to take a look at my bracelets. 'That one, please!' she said, beginning to rummage in her schoolbag. 'I know I have some money somewhere. I was going

“哦!塔比莎走过来看手镯说。 “我喜欢这些衣服的样子，米拉贝尔！”我可以买一个吗？ 我有午餐钱可以给你！“当然！”我咧嘴一笑，伸出手去要钱。 塔比瑟拿了一个手镯戴上。 立刻，空气中充满了可爱的香草味，三只小鸟叽叽喳喳地飞了过来。 “我想要她所拥有的！”旁边的一个女巫说，急忙过来看了看我的手镯。 “请拿那个！”她说着，开始在书包里翻找。 “我知道我在什么地方有些钱。 我正要去

to use it to pay my library fine!' Witches were swarming over to my stall now, all jostling and nudging to get a look at the bracelets.

用它来交图书馆的罚款！”女巫们现在都蜂拥到我的摊位来了，都挤来挤去，想看一看手镯。

'Slow down!' I gasped as I tried to keep up with the shower of coins that were thrown towards me. One by one, the bracelets quickly disappeared until there were none left. 'I'll make more,' I promised the disappointed little group of witches who had been at the back of the queue. 'I'll bring them tomorrow!'

“慢下来!”我倒吸了一口冷气，努力跟上向我扔来的硬币。 手镯一个接一个地迅速消失，直到一个也不剩。 “我再做一些。”我向排在队伍后面的一小群失望的女巫保证。 “我明天带来！”