4. Feathered Friends

Kirsty stood up. "I have a plan!" she announced. "Hooray! What is it?" Hayley asked. "Remember how the goblin said he had wanted the Sunshine Feather?" Kirsty began. Hayley and Rachel both nodded. "Well, if we could find a feather that looks like the Sunshine Feather, then we might be able to trick the goblin into swapping with us!" explained Kirsty. "It's a good plan. But where can we get a feather?" Rachel wondered. "The magic feathers are so long and beautiful."

科斯蒂站了起来。“我有一个计划！”她宣布。 “万岁!这是什么？”海莉问道。 “还记得那个妖精说他想要那根阳光羽毛吗？”开始。 海莉和瑞秋都点了点头。 “嗯，如果我们能找到一根长得像阳光羽毛的羽毛，也许就能骗妖精跟我们交换！” “这是个好计划。可是我们到哪里去弄羽毛呢？”瑞秋很好奇。 “神奇的羽毛又长又漂亮。”

Kirsty grinned and flew into the air. "Follow me!" Hayley and Rachel zoomed after Kirsty. She led them back over toward her house and then to the nearby farmyard. The farmhouse and cow shed were flooded with a few inches of water. Kirsty swooped through the henhouse door with Hayley and Rachel close behind. Inside, they saw fluffy, dark shapes huddled together on a perch above the wet floor. "Excuse me," Hayley said politely to the chickens. "We need your help." The chickens looked up with dull eyes. "Eggs all wet. Feet cold and muddy. Feathers all soggy," they squawked sadly.

科斯蒂笑了笑，飞到了空中。 “跟我来!”海莉和瑞秋紧跟着科斯蒂。 她领着他们回到她的房子，然后来到附近的农家院子。 农舍和牛棚被几英寸深的水淹没了。 科斯蒂冲进鸡舍的门，海莉和瑞秋紧随其后。 在里面，他们看到毛茸茸的黑影挤在湿漉漉的地板上方的栖木上。 “对不起，”海莉礼貌地对鸡们说。 “我们需要你的帮助。”鸡抬起头，眼神呆滞。 “鸡蛋全湿了。脚又冷又泥泞。 羽毛都湿透了。”他们伤心地尖声叫道。

"Oh, dear. They seem so upset," Hayley said with a sigh. "It's because everything is so wet. Dad says chickens really hate being soggy," Kirsty explained. Hayley flew down to pet the chickens' heads. "Don't worry, chickens. We can make this rain stop with your help," she told them brightly. "We need a big feather, as long as this'" Kirsty said, spreading out her hands to show what she meant. "Why didn't you say so?" squawked a handsome rooster. He twisted around and plucked a feather from his tail. "Will this do?"

“哦,亲爱的。他们看起来很沮丧，”海莉叹了口气说。 “这是因为一切都太湿了。 爸爸说鸡真的很讨厌湿漉漉的，”科斯蒂解释说。 海莉飞下来抚摸小鸡的头。 “别担心，小鸡们。在你们的帮助下，我们可以让这场雨停下来。”她欢快地告诉他们。 “我们需要一根像这样长的大羽毛，”科斯蒂说着，伸出双手表示她的意思。 “你为什么不早说？”一只英俊的公鸡叫道。 他转过身，从尾巴上拔下一根羽毛。 “这样行吗？”

"Oh, yes! It's beautiful. Thank you very much." Hayley fluttered down and took the feather. "Now, cheer up!" she said, flying toward the door. "We're going to go stop the rain!" "Thank you," called Kirsty and Rachel as they followed Hayley to the door. The chickens fluffed themselves up, already looking much happier. They lifted their wings to wave at the girls. "Good-bye!" they clucked.

“哦,是的!它是美丽的。非常感谢。” 海莉拍着翅膀下来，拿起羽毛。 “现在，振作起来！”她一边说一边朝门口飞去。 “我们要去堵雨！”“谢谢你，”科斯蒂和瑞秋跟着海莉走到门口时喊道。 鸡们把自己弄松了，看起来已经高兴多了。 他们扬起翅膀向女孩们挥手。 “再见！”他们咯咯地说。

Outside, on the henhouse roof, Hayley, Rachel, and Kirsty looked at the long copper-colored feather. "I don't think the goblin will be fooled," Hayley said doubtfully. "The Sunshine Feather is covered with golden yellow spots." Kirsty grinned. "No problem. There's a can of yellow paint in our garage!" They all rushed back to the garage. Inside, Kirsty struggled to open the paint can. "The lid's stuck!" she groaned. Hayley tapped the can with her wand, and a shower of sparkles twinkled around the lid. It popped right open! Moments later, Kirsty

外面，在鸡舍的屋顶上，海莉、瑞秋和科斯蒂看着那根长长的铜色羽毛。 “我想妖精不会上当的。”海莉怀疑地说。 “阳光羽毛上布满了金黄色的斑点。” 斯蒂咧嘴一笑。“没问题。 我们的车库里有一罐黄色的油漆！”他们都冲回车库。 在里面，科斯蒂挣扎着打开油漆罐。 “盖子卡住了！”她呻吟道。 海莉用魔杖敲了敲罐子，盖子周围闪着一阵闪光。 它突然打开了！过了一会儿，科斯蒂

had painted tiny yellow speckles on the feather. "Perfect! It looks just like the Sunshine Feather!" exclaimed Hayley. "Now all we have to do is find the goblin," said Rachel. Just then, a group of ducks flew by. Without a word, Hayley rose up in a cloud of violet sparkles. Rachel and Kirsty watched her, a tiny spot of light, as she flew next to the ducks in the rain. Before long, she was back and she had news for the girls. "The ducks just saw the goblin in the field behind the museum!" Hayley declared. "Let's go!" The girls followed Hayley to the back of the museum. Sure enough, there was the goblin, floating across the flooded field in Kirsty's raft. "Achoo!" he sputtered loudly. "I'm sick of being wet and miserable. And my cold's getting worse." Hayley, Kirsty, and Rachel floated at a safe distance from the goblin. "Here goes," Hayley said bravely. "I have something you might like," she called to the goblin in a singsong voice, waving the fake Sunshine Feather.

在羽毛上画了小小的黄色斑点。 “完美!它看起来就像阳光羽毛！”海莉叫道。 “现在我们要做的就是找到妖精。”瑞秋说。 就在这时，一群鸭子飞过。 海莉一句话也没说，在一片紫罗兰色的光芒中升起。 瑞秋和柯斯蒂看着她，一个小小的光点，在雨中飞到鸭子旁边。 不久，她回来了，她有消息要告诉女孩们。 “鸭子们刚刚在博物馆后面的田野里看到了妖精！”海莉说。 “我们走吧!”女孩们跟着海莉走到博物馆的后面。 果然，那个妖精就在那儿，坐在科斯蒂的木筏上漂过被水淹没的田地。 “阿嚏！”他大声吼道。 “我受够了浑身湿漉漉、痛苦不堪。 而且我的感冒越来越严重了。” 海莉、科斯蒂和瑞秋漂浮在离妖精安全距离的地方。 “来吧，”海莉勇敢地说。 “我有你可能喜欢的东西。”她挥舞着假的阳光羽毛，用轻快的声音对妖精喊道。