4. Fairy Fireworks

Fairy Fireworks Rachel, Kirsty, and Fern listened in horror as the goblins came closer. As usual, they were arguing with each other. "Come on!" snorted one goblin. "We can't let her get away again." "Stop bossing me around," grumbled the other one. "I'm going as fast as I can. OW!" Just then, there was a loud THUD! It sounded like someone had fallen over.

瑞秋、科斯蒂和弗恩惊恐地听着半兽人走近了。 像往常一样，他们在互相争论。 “来吧!”一个妖精哼着鼻子说。 “我们不能再让她跑了。” “别对我颐指气使了。”另一个抱怨道。 “我已经尽可能快了。 噢!”就在这时，砰的一声巨响!听起来像是有人摔倒了。

"If your feet weren't so big, you wouldn't trip over them," jeered the first goblin. "They're big enough to give you a good kick!" the other goblin snapped. "Let's hide in the tree," Fern whispered to Rachel and Kirsty. "I'll make you fairy-sized so we can all fit under a leaf." Quickly, she shot up into the air and sprinkled the girls with fairy dust.

“如果你的脚不是那么大，你就不会被它们绊倒了。”第一个妖精嘲笑道。 “他们足够大，可以狠狠地踢你一脚!”另一个妖精厉声说。 “我们躲到树上吧。”芬小声对瑞秋和科斯蒂说。 “我要把你变成仙女那么大，这样我们就可以挤在一片叶子下面了。” 很快，她飞到空中，给女孩们洒上了仙尘。

Rachel and Kirsty gasped as they felt themselves shrinking, down and down. It was so exciting! Once they were small enough, Fern took the girls' hands. "Let's go," she said, and the three of them fluttered up into the air and landed on a branch. Fat brown acorns grew on the tree, as big as beach balls. Even the thinnest twigs looked like tree trunks to the tiny girls! Fern lifted up the edge of a leaf, which was as big as a tablecloth, and all three of them crept underneath. A moment later, the goblins rushed into the clearing. "Where can that fairy be?" one of them grumbled. "I know she came this way!" They began to search around the bottom of the tree.

瑞秋和科斯蒂感到自己在往下缩，往下缩，她们倒吸了一口冷气。 太令人兴奋了!等她们长得足够小了，芬就拉着女孩们的手。 “我们走吧。”她说，于是三个人飞到空中，落在一根树枝上。 树上长着胖胖的棕色橡子，像沙滩球一样大。 即使是最细的树枝在小女孩看来也像树干!弗恩掀起一片像桌布一样大的叶子的边缘，他们三个都爬到了下面。 过了一会儿，半兽人冲进空地。 “那个仙女会在哪儿呢?”其中一个嘟囔着。 “我知道她是从这边来的!”他们开始在树底周围搜寻。

"How are we going to get back to the pot?" Rachel whispered to Fern. "Kirsty and I aren't very good at flying. The goblins will catch us if we try!" Fern laughed. "Don't worry! I think I know someone who can help us." She pointed behind them. Rachel and Kirsty turned to look. A gray, furry face was peeking shyly around the tree trunk. It was a squirrel. "Hello," Fern called softly. The squirrel jumped and hid behind the trunk. Then he peeked out again, his dark eyes curious. "Maybe he'd like an acorn," Kirsty suggested.

“我们怎么才能回到锅里去呢?”瑞秋小声对弗恩说。 “科斯蒂和我不太擅长飞行。 如果我们试一试，半兽人会抓住我们的!”蕨类植物笑了。 “别担心!我想我认识一个能帮我们的人。” 她指着他们身后。雷切尔和科斯蒂转过头去看。 一张灰色的、毛茸茸的脸害羞地在树干周围偷看。 那是一只松鼠。“你好，”弗恩轻声叫道。 松鼠跳了起来，躲在树干后面。 然后他又探出头来，黑眼睛里充满了好奇。 “也许他想要一颗橡子，”科斯蒂建议道。

There was a big, shiny nut growing right next to her. She wrapped her arms around it, but she couldn't pull it off the twig. It was too big! Rachel and Fern came to help. All three of them tugged at the acorn until it came off the branch with a crack. Fern held the acorn out to the squirrel. "Mmm, a yummy nut!" she said.

她旁边长着一颗又大又亮的坚果。 她用双臂抱住它，但她无法把它从树枝上拉下来。 它太大了!瑞秋和弗恩过来帮忙。 他们三个人都使劲拉橡子，直到橡子啪的一声从树枝上掉了下来。 芬把橡子递给松鼠。 “嗯，好吃的坚果!”她说。

The squirrel ran lightly along the branch, his long, furry tail waving. He took the acorn and held it in his front paws. "What's your name?" asked Fern kindly. "I'm Fluffy," squeaked the squirrel, between nibbles. "I'm Fern," said the fairy. "And these are my friends Rachel and Kirsty. We need to get away from the goblins. Will you help us?" Fluffy shivered. "I don't like goblins," he squeaked. "We won't let them hurt you," Fern promised, stroking his head. "Can you give us a ride on your back? You can jump from hedge to hedge much better than we can! We have to get out of this maze."

松鼠轻轻地沿着树枝跑，毛茸茸的长尾巴摇摆着。 他拿起橡子，用前爪捧着。 “你叫什么名字?”弗恩和蔼地问。 “我是毛毛，”松鼠在吃东西的间隙尖声说。 “我是芬，”仙女说。 这是我的朋友Rachel和Kirsty。 我们得远离妖精。 你会帮助我们吗?”毛茸茸的颤抖。 “我不喜欢妖精。”他尖声说。 “我们不会让他们伤害你的。”弗恩抚摸着他的头保证道。 “你能让我们骑在你的背上吗?” 你们在树篱之间跳得比我们好得多!我们必须走出这个迷宫。”