1. A Sunny Spell

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A Sunny Spell "I feel like I'm going to melt," said Rachel Walker happily. It was a hot summer afternoon and she and her friend, Kirsty Tate, were enjoying the sunshine in Kirsty's backyard. A bumblebee buzzed lazily around Mrs. Tate's sunflowers, and a single gust of wind blew through the yellow rosebushes. The weather was so warm and sunny that Mr. and Mrs. Tate had given the girls permission to camp out in the yard that night. Kirsty looked up from a jumble of tent poles and bright orange material. "It's been a perfect day," she agreed. "Let's hope tonight is perfect, too. It wouldn't be much fun to sleep out here in the rain!"

“我觉得我要融化了，”瑞秋·沃克高兴地说。 那是一个炎热的夏日午后，她和她的朋友科斯蒂·塔特在科斯蒂家的后院享受阳光。 一只大黄蜂在塔特太太的向日葵周围懒洋洋地嗡嗡叫着，一阵微风吹过黄色的玫瑰丛。 天气如此温暖，阳光明媚，泰特夫妇允许女孩们当晚在院子里露营。 科斯蒂从一堆帐篷杆和亮橙色的材料中抬起头来。 “这是完美的一天，”她同意道。 “希望今晚也是完美的。 在外面雨中睡觉可没多大乐趣！”

Rachel laughed, and then started untangling tent poles with her friend. "I think I'd rather take a shower in the morning, not in the middle of the night," she agreed. Kirsty held up some poles. "Right. So how do we put this thing together?" she asked brightly. Rachel scratched her head. "Well…" she began. "Need some help?" came a voice from behind them. "Dad!" said Kirsty, relieved. "Yes, please. We—" She turned to look at her father and burst out laughing. Rachel spun around to see what was so funny. She had to bite her lip not to laugh, too. Mr. Tate was wearing the most enormous sunglasses she had ever seen!

瑞秋笑了，然后开始和她的朋友解开缠在一起的帐篷柱子。 “我想我宁愿在早上洗澡，而不是在半夜，”她同意道。 科斯蒂举起几根杆子。 “正确。那我们怎么把这个东西组合起来呢？”她欢快地问道。 瑞秋挠了挠头。 “嗯……”她开始说。“需要帮忙吗？”一个声音从他们身后传来。 “爸爸！”柯斯蒂松了一口气。 “是的,请。我们——”她转过身来看着父亲，突然大笑起来。 瑞秋转过身来，想看看有什么好笑的。 她也不得不咬紧牙关忍住不笑。 泰特先生戴着她所见过的最大的太阳镜！

Mr. Tate looked very pleased with himself. He wiggled the glasses up and down on his nose. "Do you like my new shades?" he asked. "Well, yes," Kirsty said, trying to keep a straight face. "They're very… summery." Mr. Tate knelt down and started putting the tent together. "The weather has been so strange all week, I didn't know whether to buy the sunglasses or not," he said. "I just hope it doesn't start snowing again!"

泰特先生看上去对自己很满意。 他把鼻子上的眼镜上下摆动。 “你喜欢我的新墨镜吗？”他问。 “嗯，是的，”科斯蒂说，努力板着脸。 “它们非常……夏天。” 泰特先生跪下来，开始搭帐篷。 他说：“整个星期天气都很奇怪，我都不知道该不该买这副太阳镜。” “我只希望不要再下雪了！”

Rachel and Kirsty looked at each other but didn't say anything. The two friends shared a very special secret. They knew exactly why the weather had been so strange—Jack Frost had been messing it all up. Doodle, the weather vane rooster, usually controlled the weather in Fairyland with his seven magic tail feathers and the help of the Weather Fairies. But mean Jack Frost had sent his goblins to steal Doodle's feathers. Without the feathers, the weather in Fairyland and the real world had gone completely crazy. Rachel and Kirsty were helping the Weather Fairies to get them back, but until then, Doodle was just a regular weather vane on top of the Tates' barn. The day before, with the help of Pearl the Cloud Fairy, Kirsty and Rachel had returned the Cloud Feather to Doodle. But even though the girls had found the Snow Feather, the Breeze Feather, and the Cloud Feather, they still had four feathers left to find. "There!" said Mr. Tate, stepping back and admiring the finished tent. "It's all yours." "Thanks, Dad," Kirsty said as he walked away. She put two sleeping bags inside the tent and then flopped down on the grass. "Phew!" she said, and whistled. "It's still so hot! I hope it cools down soon, or we'll never be able to sleep in there." Rachel was frowning and looking at her watch.

雷切尔和科斯蒂面面相觑，但什么也没说。 这两个朋友分享了一个非常特别的秘密。 他们清楚地知道为什么天气如此奇怪——杰克·弗罗斯特把一切都搞砸了。 Doodle是一只风向标公鸡，通常在仙子的帮助下，用七根神奇的尾羽来控制仙境里的天气。 但是刻薄的杰克·弗罗斯特派了他的妖精去偷嘟嘟的羽毛。 没有了羽毛，仙境和现实世界的天气都变得疯狂了。 瑞秋和科斯蒂正在帮助气象仙子把它们找回来，但在那之前，涂鸦只是塔特家谷仓顶上的一个普通的风向标。 前一天，在云仙子珠儿的帮助下，科斯蒂和雷切尔把云羽还给了嘟嘟。 但是，尽管女孩们已经找到了雪羽、风羽和云羽，她们仍然有四根羽毛没有找到。 “好了！”泰特先生说着，退了一步，欣赏着完工的帐篷。 “都是你的了。”“谢谢，爸爸。”他走开时，科斯蒂说。 她在帐篷里放了两个睡袋，然后扑通一声躺在草地上。 “呸！”她说，吹了一声口哨。 “还是这么热！”我希望天气快点降温，否则我们永远都睡不着了。” 瑞秋皱着眉头看表。

"Kirsty," she said slowly. "Have you noticed where the sun is?" Kirsty looked up and pointed. "Right there, in the sky," she replied. "Yes, but look how high it is," Rachel insisted. "It hasn't even started setting yet." Kirsty glanced at her watch. "But it's seven-thirty," she said, frowning. "That can't be right."

“科斯蒂，”她慢慢地说。 “你注意到太阳在哪里了吗？”科斯蒂抬起头，指了指。 “就在那儿，在天上。”她回答。 “是的，但是看看它有多高，”雷切尔坚持说。 “它甚至还没有开始落下呢。” 柯斯蒂看了看表。 “可是已经七点半了，”她皱着眉头说。 “这不可能是对的。”