3. Fairy Magic

The fairy flew over Rachel's and Kirsty's head. Her short, silky dress was the color of ripe strawberries. Red crystal earrings glowed in her ears. Her golden hair was braided with tiny red roses, and she wore crimson slippers on her little feet. The fairy waved her scarlet wand, and a shower of sparkling red fairy dust floated softly down to the ground. Where the dust landed, all kinds of red flowers appeared with a pop!

仙女飞过瑞秋和科斯蒂的头顶。 她那短短的丝绸连衣裙是熟草莓的颜色。 红色的水晶耳环在她的耳朵上闪闪发光。 她的金发上扎着小小的红玫瑰，小脚上穿着深红色的拖鞋。 仙女一挥她猩红色的魔杖，一阵闪闪发光的红色仙尘轻柔地飘落到地上。 尘土落地的地方，各种红色的花朵啪的一声出现了!

Rachel and Kirsty watched, openmouthed. This really and truly was a fairy. "This is like a dream," Rachel said. "I always believed in fairies," Kirsty whispered back. "But I never thought I'd ever see one!" The fairy flew toward them. "Oh, thank you so much!" she called in a tiny voice. "I'm free at last!" She glided down and landed on Kirsty's hand. Kirsty gasped. The fairy felt lighter and softer than a butterfly. "I was beginning to think I'd never get out of that pot!" the fairy said.

雷切尔和科斯蒂目瞪口呆地看着。 这真是个仙女。 “这就像一场梦，”瑞秋说。 “我一直相信精灵的存在。”柯斯蒂小声回答。 “但我从没想过我会看到一只!”仙女飞向他们。 “哦，太感谢你了!”她用细小的声音喊道。 “我终于自由了!”她滑下来，落在科斯蒂的手上。 气喘吁吁地说。仙女觉得自己比蝴蝶还轻盈柔软。 “我还以为我永远出不了那个罐子了呢!”仙女说。

Kirsty wanted to ask the fairy so many things. But she didn't know where to start. "Tell me your names, quickly," said the fairy. She fluttered up into the air again. "There's so much to be done, and we must get started right away." Rachel wondered what the fairy meant. "I'm Rachel," she said. "And I'm Kirsty," said Kirsty. "But who are you?" "I'm the Red Rainbow Fairy — but you can call me Ruby," the fairy replied. "Ruby . . ." Kirsty breathed. "A Rainbow Fairy . . ." She and Rachel stared at each other in excitement. This really was magic! "Yes," said Ruby. "And I have six sisters: Amber, Sunny, Fern, Sky, Inky, and Heather. One for each color of the rainbow, you see." "What do Rainbow Fairies do?" Rachel asked. Ruby flew over and landed lightly on Rachel's hand. "It's our job to put all the different colors into Fairyland," she explained. "So why were you shut up inside that old pot?" asked Rachel.

科斯蒂想问仙女很多事情。 但她不知道从哪里开始。 “快告诉我你们的名字。”仙女说。 她又振翅飞向空中。 “有很多事情要做，我们必须马上开始。” 瑞秋不知道仙女是什么意思。 “我是瑞秋，”她说。“我是科斯蒂，”科斯蒂说。 “可你是谁?”“我是红彩虹仙女——不过你可以叫我红宝石，”仙女回答说。 “鲁比……”柯斯蒂喘着气说。 “彩虹仙女……”她和瑞秋兴奋地面面相觑。 这真是太神奇了!“是的，”鲁比说。 “我有六个姐妹:Amber, Sunny, Fern, Sky, Inky和Heather。 你看，彩虹的每一种颜色都有一个。” “彩虹仙女是做什么的?”雷切尔问道。 鲁比飞过去，轻轻地落在瑞秋的手上。 她解释说:“我们的工作是把所有不同的颜色都融入仙境。” “那你为什么被关在那个旧罐子里?”雷切尔问。

"And where are your sisters?" Kirsty added. Ruby's golden wings drooped. Her eyes filled with tiny, sparkling tears. "I don't know," she said. "Something terrible has happened in Fairyland. We really need your help!"

“你的姐姐们呢?”基补充道。 鲁比的金色翅膀垂了下来。 她的眼睛里充满了细小的、闪闪发光的泪水。 “我不知道，”她说。“仙境里发生了可怕的事情。 我们真的需要你的帮助!”