Chapter 1

ISADORA MOON Under the Sea

《海底的月亮》

Chapter ONE It was Saturday morning, and we were all having breakfast in the kitchen when suddenly there was a loud tap-tapping on the window. It made me jump, and I accidentally dropped my toast on the floor! Pink Rabbit bounced onto my lap in alarm. (Pink Rabbit used to be my favourite stuffed toy, but my mum magicked him

第一章那是星期六的早晨，我们都在厨房里吃早饭，突然传来很响的敲击声。 它把我吓了一跳，我不小心把吐司掉在地板上了！粉红兔子惊恐地跳到了我的腿上。 (粉红兔曾经是我最喜欢的毛绒玩具，但我妈妈给它施了魔法

alive for me with her wand. She can do things like that because she is a fairy.) 'Bird!' shouted my baby sister Honeyblossom from her high chair, and she pointed her chubby little finger at the window.

用她的魔杖为我活着。 她能做那样的事，因为她是仙女。)“鸟!我的小妹妹蜜花从她的高脚椅上喊道，她胖乎乎的小手指着窗户。

'It's a seagull,' said Mum. 'How odd! Seagulls don't usually visit our town; they live by the sea.' 'Don't let it in!' said Dad, hiding behind his vampire cape. 'It will steal my red juice! Seagulls are notorious for stealing food.' My dad is a vampire, and he only eats food if it is red. He is very protective of his red juice. 'The seagull won't be interested in your red juice, Bartholomew,' said Mum, rolling her eyes fondly. 'But I think we SHOULD let it in. It's carrying something in its beak!' 'Ooh, what could it be?' I said,

“这是一只海鸥，”妈妈说。 “多么奇怪!海鸥通常不来我们镇；他们住在海边。“别让它进来！”爸爸说，躲在他的吸血鬼斗篷后面。 “它会偷走我的红果汁的！”海鸥以偷食物而臭名昭著。”我爸爸是个吸血鬼，他只吃红色的食物。 他很爱惜自己的红果汁。 “海鸥不会对你的红果汁感兴趣的，巴塞洛缪，”妈妈说着，深情地转动着眼睛。 “但我认为我们应该让它进来。 它嘴里叼着什么东西！“哦，会是什么呢？”我说,

hugging Pink Rabbit to my chest excitedly until he squirmed for me to let go. Mum opened the window, and the seagull came flapping into the room. It landed in the middle of the table and dropped a letter right next to the honeypot. Dad immediately swiped his red juice away and hid it under his cape. 'It's for Isadora!' Mum exclaimed.

兴奋地把粉红兔抱在胸前，直到它蠕动着让我放手。 妈妈打开窗户，海鸥扑扇着翅膀飞进了房间。 它落在桌子中间，在蜜罐旁边掉了一封信。 爸爸立刻把他的红果汁拿走，藏在他的斗篷下面。 “这是给伊莎多拉的！”妈妈喊道。

'Me?!' I squeaked, feeling excited and nervous all at once. Why would a seagull be bringing me a letter? I reached out and picked it up, tearing open the envelope. Mum, Dad, and the seagull leaned in to look. 'It's an invitation!' I said, pulling out a beautiful shell-shaped card, studded all over with glinty pearls. 'From my mermaid friend Marina. She wants me to come to her birthday sleepover next Saturday!'

“我? !”我尖叫起来，既兴奋又紧张。 为什么一只海鸥会给我带来一封信？ 我伸手把它捡起来，撕开信封。 妈妈、爸爸和海鸥凑过来看。 “这是请柬！”我说着，掏出一张漂亮的贝壳形状的卡片，上面镶满了闪闪发光的珍珠。 “来自我的美人鱼朋友玛丽娜。 她想让我下周六去参加她的生日过夜派对！”