2. The Magic Feather

The Magic Feather Very carefully, Rachel picked up the shell. It felt warm and smooth. The humming stopped at once. "I should not be scared," said the tiny voice. "I just have to be brave, and help will come very soon." Kirsty put her face close to the shell. "Hello," she whispered. "Is there a fairy in there?"

魔法羽毛瑞秋小心翼翼地捡起蛋壳。 摸起来又暖和又光滑。嗡嗡声立刻停止了。 “我不应该害怕，”那个微小的声音说。 “我只要勇敢一点，救援很快就会来的。” 科斯蒂把脸贴近贝壳。 “你好，”她低声说。“里面有仙女吗?”

"Yes!" cried the voice. "I'm Amber the Orange Fairy! Can you get me out of here?" "Of course we will," Kirsty promised. "My name is Kirsty, and my friend Rachel is here, too." She looked up at Rachel, her eyes shining. "We've found another Rainbow Fairy!" "Quick," Rachel said. "Let's get the shell open." She took hold of the scallop shell and tried to pull the two halves apart. Nothing happened.

“是的!”那声音叫道。“我是橙仙子安布尔!”你能把我弄出去吗?”“我们当然会的，”柯斯蒂保证道。 “我叫Kirsty，我的朋友Rachel也在这里。” 她抬头看着瑞秋，眼睛闪闪发光。 “我们又找到了一个彩虹仙女!”“快，”瑞秋说。 “我们把壳打开吧。” 她抓住扇贝壳，想把它撕成两半。 什么也没有发生。

"Try again," said Kirsty. She and Rachel each grabbed one half of the shell and tugged. But the shell stayed tightly shut. "What's happening?" Amber asked. She sounded worried. "We can't open the shell," Kirsty said. "But we'll think of something." She turned to Rachel. "If we find a piece of driftwood, maybe we can use it to pry open the shell."

“再试一次，”科斯蒂说。她和瑞秋各抓了一半贝壳，使劲地拽着。 但蛋壳仍然紧紧地紧闭着。 “发生了什么?”琥珀问道。 她听起来很担心。“我们打不开壳，”科斯蒂说。 “不过我们会想办法的。” 她转向瑞秋。“如果我们找到一块浮木，也许我们可以用它撬开壳。”

Rachel glanced around the beach. "I don't see any driftwood," she said. "We could try tapping the shell on a rock." "But that might hurt Amber," Kirsty pointed out. Suddenly, Rachel remembered something. "What about the magic bags the Fairy Queen gave us?" she said. "Of course!" Kirsty cried. She put her face close to the shell again. "Amber, we're going to look in our magic bags," she said.

雷切尔环视了一下海滩。 “我没有看到任何浮木，”她说。 “我们可以试着把蛋壳敲在石头上。” “但这可能会伤害安布尔，”科斯蒂指出。 突然，瑞秋想起了一件事。 “那仙女女王给我们的魔法袋呢?”她说。 “当然!”哭了。 她又把脸凑近贝壳。 “安布尔，我们要去看看我们的魔法包，”她说。

"OK, but please hurry," Amber called. Rachel opened her beach bag. The two magic bags were hidden under her towel. One of the bags was glowing with a golden light. Carefully, Rachel pulled it out. "Look," she whispered to Kirsty. "This one is all lit up." "Open it, quick," Kirsty whispered back. As Rachel untied the bag, a fountain of glittering sparks flew out. "What's inside?" Kirsty asked, gently putting down the shell. Rachel slid her hand into the bag. She could feel something light and soft. She pulled it out, scattering sparkles everywhere. It was a shimmering golden feather.

“好吧，但请快点。”安布尔喊道。 瑞秋打开她的沙滩包。 两个神奇的袋子藏在她的毛巾下面。 其中一个袋子发出金光。 瑞秋小心翼翼地把它拔了出来。 “看，”她小声对科斯蒂说。 “这个灯都亮了。”“快打开。”科斯蒂小声回答。 当雷切尔解开袋子时，一股闪闪发光的火花飞了出来。 “里面有什么?”科斯蒂问，轻轻地放下蛋壳。 瑞秋把手伸进包里。 她能感觉到什么东西又轻又软。 她把它拔了出来，把火花撒得到处都是。 那是一根闪闪发光的金色羽毛。

Kirsty and Rachel stared at the feather. "It's really pretty," said Kirsty. "But what are we going to do with it?" "I don't know," Rachel replied. She tried to use the feather to push the two halves of the shell apart. But the feather just curled up in her hand. "Maybe we should ask Amber."

科斯蒂和瑞秋盯着那根羽毛。 “它真的很漂亮，”科斯蒂说。 “可我们拿它怎么办呢?”拉结说:“我不知道。” 她试着用羽毛把蛋壳分成两半。 但那根羽毛在她手里只是卷了起来。 “也许我们应该问问安布尔。”