Chapter 1

Chapter ONE It was a bright and sparkly spring morning, and I opened my eyes to sunshine streaming through the arched window of my turret bedroom. 'Oh, Pink Rabbit,' I exclaimed. 'It's such a perfect day for a picnic by the stream!' I leapt out of bed and flew downstairs

第一章这是一个阳光明媚的春天早晨，我睁开眼睛，阳光从我的塔楼卧室的拱形窗户里射进来。 “哦，粉红兔子，”我叫道。 “这是在小溪边野餐的完美天气！”我跳下床，飞奔下楼

to the kitchen, flapping my bat-like vampire-fairy wings. Mum wasn't there but Dad was standing by the fridge drinking a glass of red juice and looking windswept. He must have just arrived home from his nightly flight. My dad is a vampire and stays up most nights, soaring high among the stars.

飞到厨房，拍打着我蝙蝠般的吸血鬼仙女翅膀。 妈妈不在，但爸爸站在冰箱旁边，喝着一杯红色的果汁，看起来很沮丧。 他一定是刚从夜间航班回来。 我爸爸是一个吸血鬼，大多数夜晚都不睡，在星空中翱翔。

'Good evening, Isadora,' he said. 'I mean morning, sorry!' 'Hi, Dad!' I said, hopping up and down excitedly. 'It looks like it's going to be such a nice day! We could go for a picnic and splash in the stream and make flower crowns and eat peaches and...' Dad glanced out of the window at the sunshine and looked a little worried. 'I'd better get forty winks first if we're going on a picnic...' 'Oh, but can't we leave now?' I asked. 'You can snooze under your big black parasol!' 'It's only six in the morning, Isadora!' he laughed. 'And besides, we haven't even

“晚上好，伊莎多拉，”他说。 “我是说早上好，对不起！”“嗨，爸爸！”我说着，兴奋地跳上跳下。 “看起来今天会是个好天气！”我们可以去野餐，在小溪里嬉戏，做花冠，吃桃子，还有……”爸爸瞥了一眼窗外的阳光，看上去有点担心。 “如果我们要去野餐，我最好先打个盹儿……“哦，我们现在就不能走吗？”我问。 “你可以在你的大黑遮阳伞下打盹！”“现在才早上六点，伊莎多拉！”他笑着说。 “再说，我们甚至还没有

talked to Mum yet. Where is she, anyway? She's usually the first one up...' 'Let's go and ask her!' I cried, grabbing Pink Rabbit's paw and running out of the kitchen. Pink Rabbit used to be my favourite stuffed toy, but my mum magicked him alive for me with her fairy wand! Dad caught up just as I pushed open the door of his and Mum's bedroom and we both peered inside. The curtains were drawn, tissues littered the floor and there was a sniffling sound coming from the bed. Through the gloom, I could just about see Mum lying there, her pink hair splayed across the pillow.

我还没有和妈妈谈过。她到底在哪儿？ 她通常是第一个起床的。“我们去问问她吧！”我哭着抓住粉兔的爪子，跑出了厨房。 粉红兔子曾经是我最喜欢的毛绒玩具，但是我妈妈用她的魔法棒把它变活了！就在我推开他和妈妈卧室的门时，爸爸赶上来了，我们俩都往里看。 窗帘拉上了，纸巾散落在地板上，床上传来一阵抽噎声。 透过黑暗，我几乎能看到妈妈躺在那里，她粉红色的头发散落在枕头上。