2. Goblin Afloat

Kirsty was just about to open the window to let Hayley in, but then she hesitated. "All of the water will rush inside," she said, frowning. Hayley laughed. It sounded like a tinkling bell. "Don't worry!" she called through the window. "It's fairy rain. It doesn't spill into people's houses." Slowly, Kirsty opened the window. The water stayed right where it was! Rachel leaned forward. She could tell that a strange invisible barrier was holding the water back. "It feels like jelly!" she said, poking her finger into it. The water on the other side of the barrier felt just like normal. Hayley fluttered through the window and blew the swan a kiss. "Thanks for the ride!" she said. "Good-bye!" The swan dipped its head

科斯蒂正要打开窗户让海莉进来，但她犹豫了。 “所有的水都会冲进去，”她皱着眉头说。 海莉笑了。它听起来像一个叮当作响的铃铛。 “别担心！”她透过窗户喊道。 “这是仙雨。它不会溢出到人们的房子里。” 科斯蒂慢慢地打开窗户。 水还是原地不动！瑞秋身体前倾。 她能感觉到有一道奇怪的看不见的屏障挡住了水。 “摸起来像果冻！”她说着，用手指戳了戳。 屏障另一边的水感觉和平常没什么两样。 海莉拍着翅膀穿过窗户，给天鹅一个飞吻。 “谢谢你载我一程！”她说。 “再见!”天鹅低下了头

and glided away. "Hello, girls," Hayley sang happily. "Hello again, Hayley," Kirsty replied. She and Rachel had met Hayley in Fairyland at the beginning of their adventure, along with all of the other Weather Fairies. "We're so glad to see you," added Rachel. Hayley hovered in the air. She wore a pretty violet skirt and a matching top. Her long, dark hair was tied up in a ponytail and decorated with a bright blue flower. She folded her arms, and little droplets of blue and violet scattered from her silver wand. "It's time to get Doodle's Rain Feather back from that terrible goblin!" she said firmly, eyes flashing. "We think so, too," Rachel agreed. "But how can we look for him with all this flooding? We really need a boat." That gave Kirsty an idea. "I helped Dad clean out the garage last week, and we found an old raft. Let's go ask if we can take it out to play."

然后滑走了。“你好，女孩们，”海莉高兴地唱着。 “你好，海莉，”科斯蒂回答。 在冒险之初，她和瑞秋在仙境遇到了海莉，还有其他所有的天气仙子。 “我们很高兴见到你，”雷切尔补充说。 海莉在空中盘旋。 她穿了一条漂亮的紫色裙子和一件相配的上衣。 她长长的黑发扎成马尾辫，头上饰着一朵亮蓝色的花。 她交叉着双臂，蓝色和紫色的小水滴从她的银色魔杖上散落下来。 “是时候从那个可怕的妖精手里把嘟嘟的雨羽拿回来了！”她坚定地说，眼睛闪闪发光。 “我们也这么认为，”瑞秋同意道。 “可是这么大的洪水，我们怎么去找他呢？” 我们真的需要一艘船。”这给了Kirsty一个主意。 “上周我帮爸爸打扫了车库，我们发现了一个旧木筏。 我们去问问能不能把它拿出去玩。”

Hayley dived off the curtain rail, her delicate wings flashing, and landed on Rachel's shoulder. She hid beneath Rachel's hair. The girls found Mr. and Mrs. Tate in the kitchen. Mr. Tate looked baffled as he stared out of the window. "Since I can't get to work in this rain, I think I'll work on a mathematical theory about this flood water…" he murmured, wandering past them. "Hello, girls," said Mrs. Tate with a smile. "Your dad's trying to figure out why the water isn't flooding into the house, Kirsty. But I'm just glad the place is dry! I made some toast. Help yourselves."

海莉从窗帘栏杆上俯冲下来，她精致的翅膀闪烁着，落在瑞秋的肩膀上。 她躲在瑞秋的头发下面。 女孩们发现泰特夫妇在厨房里。 泰特先生望着窗外，一脸困惑。 “既然我不能在这样的雨里工作，我想我还是研究一下关于洪水的数学理论吧……”他喃喃地说，从他们身边走过。 “你们好，姑娘们，”泰特太太笑着说。 “你爸爸在想为什么水没有冲进房子，科斯蒂。 但我很高兴这地方很干燥！我做了一些吐司。 帮助自己。”

"Thanks, Mom." Kirsty grabbed a piece of toast. "Is it OK if we go out in the old raft?" Mrs. Tate smiled. "Sounds fine to me. Just be careful, please!" Kirsty and Rachel rushed out to the garage, finishing their toast on the way. Kirsty pulled out the raft, along with an air pump and two wooden paddles.

“谢谢,妈妈。”科斯蒂抓起一片吐司。 “我们坐旧木筏出去行吗？”泰特太太笑了。 “听起来不错。小心点，求你了！”科斯蒂和瑞秋冲到车库，在路上吃完吐司。 科斯蒂拉出了木筏，带着一个气泵和两个木桨。

It didn't take long to inflate the raft. Then the girls pushed it out through the window of the garage, onto the water. They climbed in carefully. It was just big enough for two people. "Perfect!" said Hayley. She fluttered down to the front of the raft, where she sat like a tiny sparkling figurehead. Blue and violet droplets scattered from her wand.

给木筏充气没花多长时间。 然后女孩们把它从车库的窗户推到水面上。 他们小心地爬了进去。 它刚好够两个人住。 “太好了！”海莉说。她扑扇着翅膀来到木筏的前面，坐在那里，像一个闪闪发光的小傀儡。 蓝色和紫色的水珠从她的魔杖上散落下来。

"Here we go!" Rachel dipped her paddle into the water. Kirsty began paddling, too. At first, the raft spun in circles. As the girls got the hang of steering it, they began moving out toward High Street. Suddenly, a lady in a yellow raincoat and boots jumped out in front of them. "Look out, Kirsty! It's the crossing guard!" called Rachel. She dragged her paddle in the water, using it as a brake. Quick as a flash, Hayley whooshed into Kirsty's pocket, out of sight. "Let the people cross!" said the crossing guard, holding out her arms. Kirsty and Rachel waited for a man to cross the street. He was pulling a floating wooden box with a dog sitting inside. "Thank you. All clear!" The crossing guard smiled at Rachel and Kirsty as they paddled on. Outside the post office, the girls saw a group of kids splashing about happily. They all wore boots and raincoats and didn't seem to mind the pouring rain at all. But not everyone was enjoying the rain. Kirsty spotted a cat perched in an oak tree in the village square. "Poor thing," she said. "At least it's safe up there." As they continued paddling toward the park, Rachel saw a strange, dark shape floating out from behind the playground slide. "Look over there. It's an upside-down umbrella!" she cried, pointing. Kirsty's eyes widened. Four ducks, all connected to some sort of rope, were quacking loudly, and pulling an umbrella boat along. Inside

“我们走吧！”雷切尔把桨浸入水中。 科斯蒂也开始划桨。 起初，木筏打转。 当女孩们掌握了驾驶的窍门后，她们开始向高街走去。 突然，一位穿着黄色雨衣和靴子的女士跳到他们面前。 “小心，基斯蒂！”是交警！”瑞秋叫道。 她在水里拖着桨，用它来刹车。 瞬间，海莉嗖的一声钻进了科斯蒂的口袋，不见了。 “让人们过马路！”过路警卫伸出双臂说。 科斯蒂和瑞秋等着一个男人过马路。 他拉着一个漂浮的木盒子，里面坐着一只狗。 “谢谢。都清楚!”当雷切尔和科斯蒂划着水继续前行时，过路警卫朝她们微笑。 在邮局外面，女孩们看到一群孩子玩得很开心。 他们都穿着靴子和雨衣，似乎一点也不介意倾盆大雨。 但并不是每个人都喜欢这场雨。 柯斯蒂发现一只猫栖息在村广场上的一棵橡树上。 “可怜的家伙，”她说。“至少在上面是安全的。” 当他们继续向公园划去时，瑞秋看到一个奇怪的黑影从滑梯后面飘出来。 “看那边。这把伞倒了！”她指着叫道。 科斯蒂睁大了眼睛。四只鸭子，都拴在某种绳子上，大声地嘎嘎叫着，拉着一艘伞船。 内部