Chapter 4

Chapter FOUR Estrella, Pink Rabbit, and I hurried through the busy, bustling crowd on the lookout for the star. I searched the ground in case it was lying there and I looked at all the other fairies in case one of them might have accidentally picked it up. I saw starry coats and scarves, starry midwinter crowns, and starry strings of lights. But

第四章埃斯特蕾拉、粉兔和我匆匆穿过熙熙攘攘的人群，寻找那颗星星。 我翻遍了地面，以防它还躺在那里。我看着所有其他的仙女，以防其中一个不小心把它捡了起来。 我看到满是星星的外套和围巾，满是星星的隆冬王冠，满是星星的一串串灯火。 但

no big glowing star tree topper. 'Let's check behind all the stalls,' said Estrella. 'Just in case someone handed it in or something.' We headed for a stall full of little wooden animals, and while Estrella was talking to the owner, I couldn't help marvelling at the hand-carved figures. They were all so charming! There were little mice wearing crowns, dancing squirrels, sweet spiky hedgehogs, and big wooden acorns with smiling faces. 'I haven't seen a star,' said the stall owner. 'But I'll keep a lookout!' Then he glanced down at me and spotted Pink Rabbit. His eyes lit up.

没有大的发光的星星树顶。 “我们去看看所有摊位的后面，”艾丝特拉说。 “以防有人把它交上去什么的。”我们走向一个满是木制小动物的摊位，当埃斯特蕾拉和店主交谈时，我忍不住对那些手工雕刻的人物感到惊叹。 他们都是那么迷人！有戴着王冠的小老鼠，会跳舞的松鼠，可爱的刺猬，还有带着笑脸的大木橡子。 “我没看到星星，”摊主说。 “不过我会放哨的！”然后他瞥了我一眼，发现了粉红兔子。 他的眼睛亮了起来。

'Oh!' he said, 'What a lovely rabbit! I'd love to carve a model of him for my stall. Do you think he could pose for me?' Pink Rabbit wiggled his ears with excitement but I shook my head. 'I'm so sorry,' I said, 'but we both have to help our friend look for the star! Maybe we can come back later once we've found it?' The stall owner looked a little disappointed, but he nodded his head in understanding. 'I hope you find the star soon!' he said. Then he picked up his carving knife and began to cut away at a block of wood, sending peelings flying everywhere.

“啊!他说，“多可爱的兔子啊！”我想为我的摊位雕刻一个他的模型。 你觉得他能给我摆个姿势吗？”粉红兔兴奋地摇着耳朵，但我摇了摇头。 “我很抱歉，”我说，“但我们都必须帮助我们的朋友寻找那颗星星！也许我们找到以后可以再来？”摊主看起来有点失望，但他点头表示理解。 “我希望你能很快找到那颗星星！”他说。 然后他拿起他的切肉刀，开始切一块木头，削的皮到处都是。

Together Estrella and I made our way to the next stall which was selling cosy, knitted fairy hats. There were pointed hats, ones with pompoms, and some pretty purple ones shaped like giant harebell flowers.

我和埃斯特蕾拉一起走到下一个摊位，那里出售舒适的针织仙女帽。 那里有尖顶的帽子，上面有绒球，还有一些漂亮的紫色帽子，形状像巨大的铃铛花。

'Oh!' I cried, distracted for a moment. I knew Mum would LOVE a knitted hat in the shape of a flower for Christmas. I dug down in my coat to see how much pocket money I had with me in my purse. Just enough! Hurriedly, I paid the stall owner and they wrapped it in a striped paper bag and handed it over. Then I ran after Estrella who was already moving on to the next stall. This one sold candy canes in all different colours and sizes. There were rainbow ones, and red- and-white ones, and giant pink-and-green striped ones.

“哦!”我叫道，一时心烦意乱。 我知道妈妈一定会喜欢一顶花形的针织帽子作为圣诞礼物。 我把手伸进大衣里，看看钱包里还有多少零用钱。 就够了!我赶紧给摊主付了钱，他们用一个带条纹的纸袋包好，递给了我。 然后我追上了埃斯特蕾拉，她已经朝下一个摊位走去了。 这家店出售各种颜色和大小的拐杖糖。 有彩虹的，有红白相间的，还有巨大的粉绿条纹的。