6. Back on Track

Back On Track The three friends made their way toward the race course. The forest paths were tinged with gold, and the smell of earth and leaves filled the air. Runners pounded along between trees marked with big red signs. Everyone could see where they were going now. "You'd better hide on my shoulder," Rachel said to Evie. Evie nodded and fluttered beneath Rachel's hair. Suddenly, Kirsty spotted her mom dashing through the trees. Two other runners were close on her heels. "Come on, Mom!" Kirsty shouted. "You can do it!" yelled Rachel. Kirsty's mom smiled and waved. "Not far to go now," she called.

三个朋友朝赛马场走去。 森林里的小路染上了金色，空气中弥漫着泥土和树叶的气味。 赛跑者在标有大红色标志的树木之间奔跑。 现在每个人都能看到他们要去的地方了。 “你最好躲在我的肩膀上，”雷切尔对伊维说。 伊薇点点头，在瑞秋的头发下扑腾。 突然，科斯蒂看见妈妈在树林里飞奔。 另外两名赛跑者紧跟在她后面。 “加油，妈妈！”基喊道。 “你能做到的！”瑞秋喊道。 科斯蒂的妈妈微笑着挥手。 “现在走不远了，”她喊道。

Kirsty and Rachel jumped up and down with delight. Evie cheered, too, but only Rachel could hear her tiny voice. "Looks like your mom's doing well," said someone at Kirsty's side. "Dad! Gran! You're here!" Kirsty exclaimed.

柯斯蒂和瑞秋高兴得跳上跳下。 伊薇也欢呼起来，但只有瑞秋能听到她微弱的声音。 “看来你妈妈过得不错，”科斯蒂身边的一个人说。 “爸爸!格兰!你在这里!”基喊道。

"And just in time. That fog held us up," said Mr. Tate. "Strange how it's completely gone now. Almost like magic!" Rachel and Kirsty looked at each other and smiled. "We're going to head home now," Kirsty told her dad. "Sounds good," he replied. "Gran and I will wait for Mom at the finish line." On the way home, the girls enjoyed the glorious sunshine, but Kirsty couldn't help missing the sparkly fairy mist just a little bit. "Time to give Doodle his feather back," said Rachel, as they reached Kirsty's house. "I wonder if he'll say something to us again." Every time the girls had returned a tail feather, Doodle had come briefly to life and started to speak. He'd given them part of a message, and they couldn't wait to hear the rest. "I hope so," said Kirsty. She repeated what Doodle had told them so far. "Beware! Jack Frost will come…" Evie flew up to the barn roof. As she put the feather into place, the girls watched eagerly.

“而且时间正好。雾把我们挡住了，”泰特先生说。 “奇怪的是，它现在怎么完全消失了。 简直像魔法一样！”雷切尔和科斯蒂相视一笑。 “我们现在要回家了，”科斯蒂告诉她爸爸。 “听起来不错，”他回答。 “奶奶和我将在终点线等妈妈。” 在回家的路上，女孩们享受着灿烂的阳光，但Kirsty却忍不住有点想念那闪闪发光的仙女雾。 “是时候把他的羽毛还给嘟嘟了，”当他们到达柯斯蒂家时，瑞秋说。 “我不知道他会不会再对我们说点什么。” 每当女孩们归还一根尾羽时，嘟嘟就会短暂地活过来，开始说话。 他给了他们一部分信息，他们迫不及待地想听剩下的部分。 “我希望如此，”科斯蒂说。她重复了嘟嘟说过的话。 “小心!杰克·弗罗斯特会来的……”伊薇飞上了谷仓的屋顶。 当她把羽毛放好时，女孩们急切地看着。

A fountain of copper and gold sparks fizzed from Doodle's tail. The rusty old weather vane disappeared and in its place was a fiery magic rooster. Doodle fluffed up his glorious feathers and turned to stare at Rachel and Kirsty. "If his—" he squawked. But before Doodle could finish the message, his feathers turned to iron and he became an ordinary weather vane again.

嘟嘟的尾巴喷出一股铜和金的火花。 生锈的旧风向标消失了，取而代之的是一只火红的魔法公鸡。 嘟嘟抖了抖他那华丽的羽毛，转过身来盯着瑞秋和科斯蒂。 “如果他——”他尖声说。但还没等Doodle说完，他的羽毛就变成了铁，又变成了一个普通的风向标。

Kirsty frowned. "Beware! Jack Frost will come if his…" she said, repeating all the words Doodle had said to them so far. "Jack Frost will come if his what?" Rachel wondered. Kirsty shook her head. "We'll just have to find the next feather and hope that Doodle tells us," she said. Evie nodded. "It's important to know the whole message. Jack Frost is dangerous," she warned. "And now I must leave you." She hugged Rachel and Kirsty. "Dear friends, thank you for helping me."

基皱起了眉头。“小心!杰克·弗罗斯特会来的，只要他……”她说，重复着嘟嘟迄今为止对他们说过的话。 “杰克·弗罗斯特会来，如果他说什么？”瑞秋很好奇。 科斯蒂摇了摇头。“我们只需要找到下一根羽毛，并希望嘟嘟能告诉我们，”她说。 艾维-点了点头。“了解整个信息很重要。 杰克·弗罗斯特很危险，”她警告说。 “现在我必须离开你了。” 她拥抱了瑞秋和科斯蒂。 “亲爱的朋友们，谢谢你们的帮助。”

"You're welcome," said Kirsty. "Say hello to all our friends in Fairyland for us," added Rachel. "I will," Evie promised, zooming up into the bright blue sky. Her wand left trails of silver mist in the air. Then she was gone.

“不用谢，”科斯蒂说。 “代我们向仙境里所有的朋友问好。”瑞秋补充道。 “我会的。”伊薇承诺道，飞上了明亮的蓝天。 她的魔杖在空中留下银色的薄雾。 然后她就走了。