Chapter 3

Chapter THREE Dad shot into the air with his black cape flying out behind him and I held my hand out to Nova. She took it and we flew up into the air too, following Dad who looked like a giant bat flapping in the darkness. 'Pluto definitely fell somewhere near this town!' said Nova. 'I just didn't see exactly where!'

爸爸突然飞到空中，他的黑色斗篷在他身后飘扬，我向诺瓦伸出手。 她接过它，我们也飞上了天空，跟着爸爸，他看起来像一只在黑暗中拍打翅膀的大蝙蝠。 “冥王星肯定落在这个镇附近的某个地方！”诺瓦说。 “我只是不知道具体在哪里！”

'Look for anything glowy!' shouted Dad. 'Keep your eyes peeled!' I stared down at the dark fields and the forest below, straining to try and spot anything that might look like a moon kitten. But all I could see was darkness and the occasional headlight from a car winding along the country lane. It's useless, said Nova after a while. 'We're never going to find Pluto!' and she

“找发光的东西！”爸爸喊道。 “睁大眼睛！”我盯着下面黑暗的田野和森林，努力想找出任何看起来像月亮小猫的东西。 但我所能看到的只有一片黑暗，偶尔有一辆汽车的前灯在乡间小路上蜿蜒行驶。 “没用的。”过了一会儿，诺瓦说。 “我们永远也找不到冥王星！”她说。

started to cry again. 'It IS more difficult than I thought,' said Dad, as we hovered in the air above a clump of trees. 'But he will be somewhere. We're just not looking in the right place. What if we NEVER look in the right place!' said Nova. 'I can't go back home without him! Mum will be so cross!' 'She must be worried!' I said thinking about how I would feel if Pink Rabbit had

又开始哭了。“这比我想象的要难多了。”爸爸说，我们在一丛树的上空盘旋。 “但他会在某个地方的。 我们只是找错地方了。 如果我们找不到合适的地方怎么办？诺瓦说。 “没有他我不能回家！”妈妈会很生气的！“她一定很担心！”我说的是，我在想如果粉红兔有

gone missing. 'She will be if we're not home by tomorrow evening,' said Nova. 'Pluto and I often stay out playing with our friends all night long. Mum's used to that. The sky is perfectly safe for young Glow Sprites and their pets as long as we stay close to Glistopia. But if we're not back by the time she gets home from work at the Stardust Factory tomorrow evening then I'm going to be in big, big trouble!' 'Hmm,' said Dad. 'Why don't you come back to our house, Nova?' I suggested. 'Maybe, if we get some sleep, we can think of a better plan in the morning!' Then I had a

失踪。“如果我们明天晚上不回家，她就会生气的，”诺瓦说。 “普路托和我经常整夜和朋友们在外面玩。 妈妈已经习惯了。天空对年轻的辉光精灵和他们的宠物来说是完全安全的，只要我们离格利斯opia很近。 但如果明晚她从星尘工厂下班回家时我们还没回来那我就有大麻烦了！“嗯，”爸爸说。 “你为什么不回我们家来呢，诺瓦？”我建议。 “也许，如果我们睡一会儿，明天早上我们可以想出一个更好的计划！”然后我有了

sudden thought. 'There's a famous astronomer coming to visit our school tomorrow,' I said. 'Maybe she will be able to help! She might know something about how to find a lost moon kitten.' Nova looked doubtful. 'I'm not sure,' she said. 'Most humans don't know anything about us.' 'Well even if she doesn't,' I said. 'She's an astronomer. She probably studies the night sky all the time! Maybe she was looking through her telescope last night and spotted where Pluto landed!' 'Maybe...' said Nova, starting to look a bit more hopeful. She wiped

突然的想法。“明天有一位著名的天文学家要来参观我们学校，”我说。 “也许她能帮上忙！”她也许知道怎么找到一只走失的月亮小猫。”诺瓦露出怀疑的神色。 “我不确定，”她说。“大多数人对我们一无所知。“好吧，即使她不知道，”我说。 “她是个天文学家。她可能一直在研究夜空！也许她昨晚在用望远镜看的时候发现了冥王星着陆的地方！“也许……诺瓦说，开始显得更有希望了。 她擦去

her eyes and put the bat patterned handkerchief into her pocket. 'I AM quite tired,' she said. 'Maybe it would be better to begin our search again in the morning.'

她的眼睛，把蝙蝠图案的手帕放进她的口袋。 “我很累，”她说。 “也许明天早上再开始搜寻会更好。”