6. Twilight Magic

Now that the three friends were out of danger, Goldie expertly waved the Sunshine Feather. The sun began to set, just like it was supposed to. The girls watched as the sky turned orange, pink, and a deep red. "Let's bring the Sunshine Feather back to Doodle," Kirsty said. "And then we'd better go to bed!" Rachel was yawning. "It's been another busy day, hasn't it?" She smiled. As the sun set, the warmth quickly faded away. The girls soon found themselves shivering in their thin shirts. Goldie fluttered above them with the Sunshine Feather, waving it gently. A few sunbeams flooded onto Rachel and Kirsty's bare arms to keep them warm.

现在三个朋友都脱离了危险，戈尔迪熟练地挥舞着阳光羽毛。 太阳开始下山，就像它应该的那样。 女孩们看着天空变成了橙色、粉红色和深红色。 “让我们把阳光羽毛还给嘟嘟，”科斯蒂说。 “然后我们最好上床睡觉！”瑞秋在打哈欠。 “又是忙碌的一天，不是吗？”她笑了。 随着太阳落山，温暖很快就消失了。 姑娘们很快发现自己穿着单薄的衬衫在发抖。 戈尔迪拿着阳光羽毛在他们上方拍打着翅膀，轻轻地挥动着。 几缕阳光照在瑞秋和柯斯蒂裸露的手臂上，为她们保暖。

It was almost dark by the time they all got back to Kirsty's garden. They could just barely see the silhouette of Doodle on top of the barn roof. Goldie flew up to give the rooster back his magic feather. As she did, Doodle came to life. His fiery feathers glowed brilliantly in the twilight. He turned to look at Rachel and Kirsty. "Will come—" he squawked urgently. But before he could say any more, the magic drained away. Doodle's colors faded and he became a rusty old weather vane again.

当他们回到科斯蒂的花园时，天已经快黑了。 他们只能勉强看到嘟嘟站在谷仓屋顶上的剪影。 戈尔迪飞起来把他的魔法羽毛还给了公鸡。 就在她这样做的时候，Doodle活了过来。 他那火红的羽毛在暮色中闪闪发光。 他转过身来看着瑞秋和科斯蒂。 “会来的——”他急切地尖声说。 但他还没来得及说什么，魔力就消失了。 嘟嘟的脸色褪去了，他又变成了一个生锈的旧风向标。

Every time the girls returned one of Doodle's feathers, the rooster came to life for a few seconds and squawked a word or two. Rachel frowned as she pieced together all the words that Doodle had said so far. "Beware! Jack Frost will come…" she murmured. An icy shiver shot down her spine, as if Jack Frost was already there. "I think it's a warning, Kirsty. Let's hope he doesn't come soon!" Goldie looked worried. "Take care of yourselves. And thank you for everything," she said. She blew them a stream of fairy kisses that sparkled in the darkening sky. "I must go back to Fairyland now. Good-bye!" Kirsty and Rachel watched Goldie fly away. Soon she was nothing more than a tiny golden speck in the distance. Then, just as the girls were about to get ready for bed, they heard footsteps. Mr. Tate came out of the house, looking around with a puzzled expression on his face. "Did I just hear a rooster crowing?" he asked.

每次女孩们把嘟嘟的一根羽毛还给它，这只公鸡就会活过来几秒钟，吱吱地叫上一两个字。 瑞秋皱起眉头，把嘟嘟说过的话拼凑在一起。 “小心!杰克·弗罗斯特会来的……”她喃喃地说。 一阵寒颤从她的脊背上直泻下来，仿佛杰克·弗罗斯特已经在那儿了。 “我认为这是一个警告，科斯蒂。 希望他不要很快就来！”戈尔迪看上去很担心。 “照顾好自己。谢谢你做的一切，”她说。 她给他们吹了一连串在黑暗的天空中闪闪发光的仙女般的吻。 “我现在必须回仙境去了。 再见!”科斯蒂和瑞秋看着戈尔迪飞走了。 很快，她就变成了远处的一个小小的金色斑点。 然后，就在女孩们准备睡觉的时候，她们听到了脚步声。 泰特先生从房子里走了出来，脸上带着困惑的表情环顾四周。 “我刚才听到公鸡叫了吗？”他问。

"A rooster? At this time of day?" Kirsty replied innocently. Mr. Tate frowned. "I must be hearing things," he said, turning to go back inside. "Good night, girls. Sleep well." He glanced up at Doodle as he headed back toward the house. "I'm sure that weather vane had a smaller tail before," he muttered, then shook his head. "Now I'm seeing things, too! It's definitely time to call it a night…."

“一只公鸡?在这个时候？”柯斯蒂天真地回答。 泰特先生皱起了眉头。“我一定是听到了什么声音。”他说着，转身往回走。 “晚安，姑娘们。睡得好。” 他抬头看了嘟嘟一眼，朝房子走去。 “我敢肯定，那个风向标以前的尾巴要小一些。”他喃喃自语，然后摇了摇头。 “现在我也能看见东西了！”是时候收工了....”

Kirsty and Rachel smiled at each other. "He's right!" Kirsty said. "Doodle does have four feathers now. We only have three more feathers to find. I wonder which one will be next!"

科斯蒂和瑞秋相视一笑。 “他是对的!”基说。 “嘟嘟现在确实有四根羽毛了。 我们只剩下三根羽毛了。 我想知道下一个会是哪一个！”